New-York tribune., 1920-08-22

thatll land me in trouble if coono.,
tries to borrow on it. You be c.rs
ful who sees that document, and
get it back to me as soon "a ths,,..
swallowed it." 20
Leave it to me-" Barney zloates
Its pippin. It'lr make tn, ~.
geezer feel he's goin' to die rich.
He got an interview with Come,
after supper that evening, in beer'
sour room off Dolan's bar; and b.
explained the plant to the bewildsras
Old man over and over, till Coopev,s
face was bright with UNDERESTIMATE.
Saint in hivenw he kept mutter;rs
to himself, at admiring interval
The little divel! Look at that una
ye! Don't that beat the Dutcb,
Who'd "a thought av that! Fa;th
he's the wunder av the wurrldm
Barney carried himself as IL !.
were all of that. Don't you onsr
yer mouth, now, to NOBODY bs ~
dered, Ger you'll ditch the wbol,
frame-up. Just show the letter -
'em--when it comes to-morrab-sn,
II they want to see the policy lot
EN- have squint at it. oct -
nave 1t back again to-morrah njgbt
mind"
Cooney put the paper in his inside
pocket and buttoned his coat over i
reliably. Trust me, boy. Trus.
me-" ''
well, I don't trust you much F..
barney assured him cheekily, "bnt
the plants so good you'll have yer
own time crabbin' it. Go ahead
ne concluded, in Babbing's best man.
ner, "an' don't try to lie too gIib.
that's all. Let them do their own
thlnkin'. III see you here on NV
way home to supper, to-morrah. ebq.
1e Will that" He pulled down
his hat on his eyes, like a consnira.
tor. Trust me, boy. Trust mo
I'm no such fool as ye'd think
On the following evening, when
barney entered the room again. there
ne was in the dusk, smiling craftilv
with triumph in his face. He had
the policy with him, and he reported
that 1t had already begun to do
ITS perfect work. His daughter
Kathleen had been Immediately in
dignant with him for thinking Of
accepting $500 for a $4,000 policy
Its robbery she had cried
Don't you do it, paw" And when
Cooney argued that he needed the
money, she replied: 1--WE may need
money, but we don't need it so bad
that We'll sell $1,000 for s1.5OO
Well stick it out together. I amt
been feelin' well, an this big house
mas got on my nerves, but I'll drop
dead in my tracks before III let
that old insurance company cheat us
that way"
They were still discussing the mat
ter when Mrs. Buntz dropped in.
coolly, to tell her father that-an in
surance agent had telephoned about
some insurance policy early that
morning. She had been so busy all
day that she had not been able to
come over before Besides, she
thought there must have been some
mistake.
Well, there had not been. Not
any. The insurance company was
trying to persuade their innocent
father to take $500 for $1,000
policy. A paid-up policy in favor of
his two daughters, payable after his
death.
Mrs. Buntz was soon as indignant
as her sister. She read the policy
aloud-every word of it-with fine
conviction; and she followed it with
the agents letter, sarcastically, rath-
er through the nose. THAT she
sand, was written by a thief"
1t was she who thought to ask
why they had never heard of the
policy before. Cooney mumbled, "I'd
fergot about it, CURL Twas all paid
up, years since" Mrs. Buntz said:
There now! It's a good thing you
have US to look after you, er you'd
be in a nice way. | was just thinkin'
to-day that when Kathleen sells her
house"-
"I'm not goin' to sell the house.
Kathleen cut in. "As long as paw
lives he'll have his own roof over
him"-
Il don't see that this roof is any
more his than ours is" Mrs. Bunts
maintained. Hes got as good
right
And Cooney, foreseeing another
quarrel, sneaked away to keep his
appointment with Barney, two hours
ahead of time. He had promised to
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