The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1919-04-04
The Fiftv
Dollar Bill
(Copyright)
BY FRANK CONDOR

-" wiz """ N"lH' luuVI'uN OF llON-
sands Of wives in New York city with
their hair done up, their going.dowu.
town shoes on, a severe and waiting
expression upon their countenanccs
and a wriSt-bag suffering from com.
plete emptiness.
They are waiting for their hundreds
of thousands Of husbands to come
homo from the office and hand over
without comment a sufficient amount
of money to relieve the w~rist-bags Of
their paucity.
Mr., James Joseph Sldell did not pull
down $50 a week. but through the
kindly help u a delayed expense bill,
the cashier at WOrner & Mulrcayy's
broke the glad news.
You've got something extra this
week. Sldell," he announced. handing
over the envelope. THAT expense ac.
count Of yours has come through with
the official OK"
would you mind changing the fifty
into tens?' said Sidell placatingIy.
"Tll need small money before night"
i"''' Isl, "l"'ner urop Oh money
u ou',u'n5' answered 'ne CASH,
get it changed
up, :" "'' 'lInE-'""
mug, "'n ~ "aSn 'nt H!'| anu
I i,ou'N'' men ne 'l>erI'''
ava 0,ponn ~. 80 I",a.lOo' poONLl,
hv ,LJurnHr ovn.no,Iaa ,,'"
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l"' "'o''rn' U'ouhe cHlng'u
p'' WI" o'u'I' MIS- 'IiN' SITTER
o'"S'u CURING "'' 'o'r On 'n' SIKH.
Io', W. '",- "l"''''e', at the corh'r
al I7''l street ana Amsterdam ave
anu ",s"" T." I""'pu'' '.''''
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'""n' anu ", '"' "'''''E-r"oIn 'anIe Jay
a s"P VI ''''"" paper q" "ilc' was
80" Nv ,''",' e. seventeen ar
- sue '''''u 10 p"''"iSe, .
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'u '~''"'"''''
me EelllipIhah III trlhlle D'hlhu the
l~"alos"Iy pI"ceu lhe arlhk Delore nm
WIN a nara thought in MS mind.
va" you .anEe Il hI'y,uoiIar Dul'
inquired Mt e'deu casually
no you LINK mus Is Il DahK' re-
'oi''" "'' r'"''' 'o"Nl's at ""'"eS De"
oepn peeNIS''S'
! lhough' you might nave IT, SAID
-'ui''N'
invent Salu the man.
Mr. Sldeii Ihld u hicRei ON the c0un'
ter tie maj borrowed " from
ORourkr during the morning n was
reI'eNeu TO ma most OF II IN ms pocket
IN the shape OF Slla! chahge'
he lefi the place IN Il slightly un'
Pheasant frame OF mlhu' ana wandered
toward the subway slowly n matt
lngIy' Il win a general hotloh OF
getting into Il tram.
There's no sense IN taxing rome a
n~ity'd"IIar DIN he reierteu' 'oliVe
doesn't need II ana she can't chahEe
~ anu besides itS 700 lnuch 10 hahd
20 u woman VIII" Is gong downtown
on Il shopping tour must orroK tHlS
Dill
once again he entered Il Elinpu deh
pf ihlqulty. The man behihd looked
~ MIN brightly as he cast anchor d.
fectIy before the goId caSh-reglSter'
tive me IL mix ana s%eltzer'' ne
SAID
tive you a WHAT Sald the man.
peering al James Joseph II raising
his voice as he said the word what
"A milk and seitzer,' repeated Mr..
Sidell.
The man sneeringly reached for the
milk bottle. and more sneeringly
squlried the settler at the glass,
Can you change a ifty-dollar billF'
he asked firmly, and with his blue
eye fastened i%ntentIy upon the gray
Eyes OF the barman.
No; and, what's further informa-
.fiOD. can't NAV the bOpuiupg. and |