South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-20

conc for the lady?" suggested
. Fuzzy impudently and tucked an
/ other contribution 20 Art beneath
+ his Waist-coar
Re began 20 sec possibilities In
\ Betsy. His frst-night had been o
/ success. Visions Of a vaudeville cir
/ cult about town daWned upon him.
In a group near the stove sat
/ Pigeon Mccarthy. Black Riley,
: and "Dne-ear" Nike well and un-
favorably known in tho tough shoe
string district that blackened the
left bank Of the river. They passed
4 a newspaper hack and forth among
themselves. The item that each
solid and blunt forcdnger pointed
out was an advertisement headed
'Dne Hundred Dollars Reward" To
earn 70 one must return the rag
doll lost. strayed, or stolen from tho
. Millionaire's mansion. II seemed
that grief still ravaged, unchecked.
in the bosom OF the too faithful
Child Flip. the terrier, capered and
shook his absurd whisker before
her. p0werless 20 distract. She
walled for Betsy in the face OF
walking. talking mama-ing, and
eye closing French Mabelles and
Niolettes The advertisement was a
F last resort
Black Riley came from behind
the stove and approached Fuzzy IN
his one-sided paraboliC way.
The Christmas hummer. flushed
I with success. had tucked Betsy I'M
der his arm, and was about 70 de-
part 70 the filing Of impromptu
dates elsewhere.
"Sav. 30" said Black Riley 10
hin where did you cop out dat
doll p"
This dolI?" asked Fuzzy. touch
ing Betsy with his forehnger 20 be
sure that she was the one referred
TO- why, this doll was presented
90 be BY the emperor Of Beloochi-
stan. I have seven hundred others
I'm my country home in Newport.
This doll"
CHEESE the funny business" sail
Riley. You swiped 1t or picked II
Up at de house on de hill where
but never mind dat. You want 70
take nifty cents for de rags, and take
u quick. Ne brothers. kid at home
might be wantin' TO play wild It. Hey
-what2'
He produced the coin
Fuzzy laughed a gurgling, 1nsOl-
ent, alcoholic laugh in his face. Go
20 the office Of sarah Bernhardts
manager and propose to him that
, she be released from "A nights per-
Torrance 20 entertain the Tacky-
town Lyceum and Literary COterie.
: y on will hear the duplicate OF
Fuzzy's laugh.
Black Riley gagged Fuzzy quick
: ly with his BURBERRY eye as a
wrestler docs. His hand was itching
, TO play the Roman and wrest the
, rag Sabine from the eXtempOran-
, eous merry andrew who was enter
tanning an angel unaware. But he
, refrained. Fuzzy was fat and solid
[ and big. Three inches OF well-nour-
, ished Corporeity. defended from the
, winter winds by dingy linen, inter
yened between his vest and trousers.
, I Countless small circular wrinkles
, running around his coat sleeve and
! knees guaranteed the quality OF his
bone and muscle. His small, blue
. eyes, bathed in the moisture OF al
truism and wooZinesS looked upon
YOU kindly. yet without abashment.
He was whiskerly, whiskyly. fleshly
, formidable. SO, Black Riley tenn
ported.
"W6tu you take for it, DEM" he
5 asked.
Money" said Fuzzy, with husky
{ frmness. cannot buy her
r He was intoxicated with the ar
lists first sweet cup OF attainme nt.
To set a faded blue earth-stained
rag-dou on a bar. 20 hold mimic
converse with IT, and 10 and his
heart leaping with the sense OF
plaudus earned and his throat
scorching with free libations pour
ed I'm his honor-could base coin buy
him from such achievements? You
-, will perceive that Fuzzy had the
temperament
Fuzzy walked out with the gait
o. n trained sea-lion in search OF
other cafes 20 conquer.
Though tho dusk OF twilight was
= hardly vet apparent, lights we're be =
ginning 10 spangle the city like pop
, corn bursting in deep skillet.
. Christmas eve, impatiently expected.
was peeping over the brink Of the
/ hour. Millions had prepared for its
celebration. Towns would be paint
ed red You, yourself have heard
| the horns and lodged the capers Of
the SaturnalianB
Pigeon" Mccarthy. Black Riley
and "One-ear" Mike held a hasty
converse outside GrOgan's They
were narrow -chested, pallid strip
linEs. not lighters in the open. but
more dangerous in their ways OF
warfare than the most terrible 81
! Turks Fuzzy, in pitched battle,
{ could have beaten the three Of them.
in a EO-as- ou-pleaSe encounter ne
was already doomed.
They overlook him just as he and
Betsy were entering Costigan' $
, Casino. They detected him, and
z showed the newspaper under his
nose. Fuzzy could read-and more.
Boys" said he. you arc certain
, lv damn true friends Give me d
= week 10 think il over
The soul OF a real artist Is quench-
- ed with difficulty.
s The boys carefully pointed out 20
him that advertisements were soul
less. and that the deficiencies Of the
3 day might not be supplied by the
morrow.
A cool hundred" said Fuzzy
thcughtfully and mushily.
Boys" said he, you are true
friends I'll go up and claim the re
ward The show business is not
. what it used 10 be
: Night was falling moro surely
The three tagged al his sides 20 the
foot 81 the rise on which stood tho
NfiInonairc's house. There Fuzzy
b turned upon them acrimoniously.
; you are a pack OF putty-faced
. beagle hounds he roared. GO