American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-05-09
An Interrnission
for Trouble
CCopyright.)

BY w. S. ROGERS

said the long-legged Brill. wen,
should demonstrate. | secretly hope
so. If you'd seen me DEMONSTRATING
in Jersey once you'd believe in it. EX-
element? Don't mention it.
1.-THE gentle East may be gentle to
them that understand it, but I'll take
my peace and quietude on the back OF
an Arizona cyclone and be satisfied
with that. Nc East for me. It's en-
4 tirely too strenuous.
at was in New Jersey, and | was
waiting for a train. / had surplus
time on my hands amounting to three
hours, and not being restricted with
remorse or anything, l thought I'd nat
urally move around through some or
3 the Jay precincts next adjacent, and
see what there was, if anything, COM
ing to me.
$50 | rummaged up a long village
street, making sinuous reflections ana
studying the outlook, till | came after
a while to a tobacco Establishments
layout, you know, where they had mag
azines to sell in the window and a lot
a of disastrous truck for effete people
with weak teeth and | went in and
spoke with the young-looking gazelle
in charge of these preparations, and
asked him for something injurious but
smokable, and all the latest news
"'Shake hands with II sympathizer,'
says I. DO you live in New Jersey all
the time? If So
"'Say,' he a as if it was a bright
inspiration that had just come in to
him from the shores Of nowhere in
particular. If you haven't got anything
useful to attend to right away, maybe
YOU wouldn't mind holding down this
diversion here for a minute or two
while I 90 out and see to something
Would you favor a man like thatT he
p says.
"Well, it sounded reasonable, ana
couldn't freely object right off quick
to such a thing as that. | only asked
him If he didn't think it might be un
lawful to trust a perfect stranger will
n %ifty-dollar outfit on such short no
tice.
""Well, all right, Willy! 1 says.
didn't come East looking for impromp
tn adventures like this, but of course
Tn not going to throw down a nice
looking young man like you just r o
m bashfulness and unknown scruples. $
hit the warpath whenever your
ready | says, and I'll stay behind
and keep perfect order for YOU
III $50 he went, and l was left ther
alone with that messy little carg
|Of misplaced confidence in the amateu
pipe and tobacco line. And l WASH
especially afraid of it nor puifed al
ND with rapture on account of the wa
1 was suddenly getting on in the world
"But. then, pretty soon it got differen
and a lantern-jawed cuss in a whit
vest and gold-trimmed nose pincher'
wearing considerable of a big brown
looking trunk that they call q grip, wa
responsible for it. 1t was him tha
started things, and says he:
"1'm the collector
81 didn't seem to know much abOr
such a thing.
"'You are?' I says. whats that
Nih never heard of you. What do 20
make a speciality of collectingT says
"WeIl. he didn't approve of that wa
of coming back at all.
"Don't monkey says he. Ain
your accounts readyT
"'Accounts?' says I. I don't thir
so. This is too sudden. / don't see
to remember you at all. What did yC
say your particular line was? say
"That man begun to jerk himse
around and look irritated.
"'Pm not here for conversation
says, but money. Pony up he say
'and be a little soon about it, tool!
"'You're a trihe o%verheated, air
four says L. or applying to Il
wrong address? Hadn't you bett
take a mild cigar and walk down t
street and try to forget itT'
But he wouldn't.
"'Tm after the money! he snor
up. The money! Don't you knC
what that isl If you don't I'll sp
1t. I'm after the weekly money
says.
"'Oh, the weekly money! l sa!
Il hope you'll excuse me, but it's a lit
too premature and unexpected.
have to think some before l can {
commodate you. Would you mind Il
ing a chair for a few minutes VIII
we both refectT
but he wouldn't do that, either,
"He glared at me for about a secol
and then he broke loose.
"Hel?' he says. 4 cant deal W
iunatics. Get out of herel I'll Gle
this damn place up he says.
81 thought he must be pretty ba'
afflicted by that time, and when
give me a shove by the shoulder a
was going TO throw me out in
street, it seemed TO me he showed
tirely too much ~self-confdence for
newcomer and 1 couldn't put up W
1t.
81 couldn't quite catch myself cat
ing to any such stranger-than-fict
little arrangement so sudden. 81
picked up that Pinchers by the col
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