Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-09-19
An Internission
for Trouble
(Copyright.)
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BY w. 8. ROGERS

said the long-legged Brill swell, /
should demonstrate. l secretly hope
so. If you'd seen me DEMONSTRATING
in Jersey once you'd believe in it. Ex-
element? Don't mention it.
"The gentle East may be gentle to
them that understand 1t, but I'll take
my peace and quietude on the back Of
an Arizona cyclone and be satisfied
with that. No East for me. It's en-
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, thought I'd nat
urally move around through some of
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 and
studying the outlook, till came after
while to a tobacco establishments
layout, you know, where they had mag
azines to sell In the window and lot
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
hsked him for something injurious but
smokable, and all the latest news.
"'Shake hands with sympathizer,'
says I. DO you live in New Jersey all
the time? If So
"'Say,' he says, as If it was 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 q minute or two
while / go out and see to something.
Would you favor man like thatT he
says.
"Well, it sounded reasonable, and
couldn't freely object right off quick
60 such thing as that. I only asked
him If he didn't think 1t might be I'M
lawful to trust perfect stranger with
a fifty-dollar outfit on such short no.
tice.
"'Well, all right, Willyp ! says. I
didn't come East looking for impromp-
tn adventures like this, but Of course
I'm not going to throw down nice
looking young man like you just from
bashfulness and unknown scruples. So
hit the warpath whenever you're
ready / says, and I'll stay behind,
and keep perfect order for YOU
$50 he went, and I was left there
all alone with that messy little cargo
Of misplaced confidence in the amateur
pipe and tobacco line. And wasn't
especially afraid of it nor pulled all
up with rapture on account Of the way
was suddenly getting on in the world.
"But then, pretty soon 1t got different
and lantern-jawed cuss In n white
vest and gold-trimmed nose pinchers,
wearing considerable of big brown
looking trunk that they call grip, was
responsible for it. 1t was him that
started things, and says he:
"I'm the collector
~ didn't seem to know much about
such a thing.
"'You areT 1 says What's that
/ never heard Of you. What do you
make speciality of collectingT says L
"Well, he didn't approve Of that way
of coming back at all.
Don't monkeyp says he. Amt
your accounts readyf
"AccountsT says I. don't thlnl
so. This is too sudden don't seen
to remember you at all. What did yoJ
say your particular line wasr says
"That man begun to jerk himself
around and look irritated.
"'Tm not here for conversation HI
/ says, but money. Pony up he says
and be a little soon about 1t, toor
"'You're a trifie overheated, ain
your says I. Or applying to thu
wrong address1 Hadn't you bette
take a mild cigar and walk down tn,
street and try to forget IT.
But he wouldn't.
"Tm after the money! he snort
Up. The money Don't you know
what that 49, II you don't I'll spsl
1t. I'm after the weekly money h,
says.
"'Oh, the weekly money! / says
Thope you'll excuse me, but it's it'll
too premature and unexpected. II
hive to think some before can &C
commodate you. Would you mind TAX
ing chair for q few minutes Will
we both rehectf
"But he wouldn't do that, either.
HE glared at me for about second
and then he broke loose.
"HellT he says. I can't deal witt
lunatics. Get out of herel I'll clos
this damn place upl' he says.
81 thought he must be pretty badl
afflicted by that time, and when h
give me shove by the shoulder an,
was going to throw me out in TIL
street, 1t seemed to me he showed en-
tirely too much self-confdence for
newcomer and I couldn't put up wit
It.
II couldn't quite catch myself cater
ing to any such stranger-than-fictio
little arrangement so sudden. So
picked up that Pinchers by the cola
and the seat of his trousers and waltz
ed him back to the hind end of GU
studio, where there was branch OF
fee, poker booth or something, an
chucked him out of sight and locke
the door.
II hadn't scarcely turned aroun,
with my face to the street before IA
other grievance came romping in,
gray-halred party in sack coat, bris
Ting all over with dangerous-lookin