Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-26

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noisin' it round iY some places. an
then when he sells he pockets tn hull
thing. as he ought to- with outsiders
gittin' nothin'. Gee. ! wish them hum
dred head o. cattle I'm bringin' in was
q hul[herd. I'd climb into TIL wagon
myself" f,'
We'll, Jordan. cash begets cash."
unfeelingly- snickered /Phineas. I'm
glad my coin amt tied up in steers.
I can swing deal like this IL tn
terms re right an it's all 'bove board
as you say I don't mind tn secret
part Of 1t. Fact is Tin kinda secre.
tive myself Sides i don't banker t
hev no graftin'. loafin'. do nothin' Of
nceholders gittin' my money. 1t only
d send tn price a-kitin',f whereas I
cacklate Z make 1t low as can. I
wonder where thet soap Teller hangs
out?' - 3" I9.a .+-
Then as q feaLsome after thought:
"Y' amt figurin' on no commission
on this thing. be you? Cause I won't
pay it,
Nav, I don't want nothin' out of
+ it," denied Jupiter as he gripped the
others arm. afraid the fish might
break the line at the last jerk. I'm
glad t put good friend in the way
Of a nice business tibet I'd like t
handle myself. guess we can find
Soapy-er, mean this soap guy
easy nuff. Come on; Wen ask as we
CO." ",f-r
".
THREE days later soapy, spick,
span and Beau Brummelly as
ever, was again exhorting 18th
street crowd from behind his tripod
and gaudy vest A hand reached
around bystander and tapped his
shoulder. nj , ..
whats the good word now. Lar
SON." smiled the dealer in soaps.
jewelry and two-dollar bills
"Chief wants you." ordered the
square -jawed, square coated, square
toed plain clothes man.
. "Very well, Lars: we're all ready to
start-just like that" ;,,
where you been, Soapy? I've
pussy footed for you two days now
and then find you where least expect
ed to-"
Just business trip. Larson-little
jaunt into the wilds."
you ought to a. stayed longer, my
boy. The chiefs had the hooks out
for you since Tuesday morning. Just
told to bring you in. Don't know
what for. Do your
well. I might guess offered Smith,
leaving his escort in the captains
room and walking. as though perfectly
familiar with the way, into the office
Of the police chief.
Here, Soapy. you! What's this new
AFFAIR."" demanded the head keeper Of
the city's peace. swinging apgrily
around in his swivel chair. do you
know this man? He says he knows
you and that the acquaintance cost
him something. too"
well, II it isn't old Spinach-chin."
laughed Soapy. as he turned to view
the unkempt figure that crouched. hair
tousled and beard bristling. in q cor
ner chair. where did you md him,
chief"
spinach chin or not. soapy. tell
you to. cut the COMICS" snapped the
oHacial, even while the pretense Of
smile drifted across his face as he
. looked toward Phineas X. Hoskins
groveling on the hard chair. where
he had spent most of the past forty
eight hours, and apparently trying
to pull out the last remnant Of his
whiskers. TT you want to know. we
took him, in on the 14th street via
duct. where he was holding up peo-
pie for dimes. claiming he was toll
keeper of the bridge. He told me an
impossible yarn about buying the
franchise from you. and we figured
him a bug. but. by George. here Is
some sort of bill of sale that he hand
ed over to me.
That's right, chief agreed soapy.
CHANGING at the carefully penned pa
per and returning 1t to the chiefs
desk. II sold him that very bridge
A big deal, too--a bridge of size. No
doubt of It,"
"Of course, there amt, officer"
raved Phineas. exploding into sudden
action like a pent volcano; II told you
, ripbt an want nv $4,000 back TIL