The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-18

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some collars and socks and n half IA
page OF "A newspaper clipped out
Bili reads tho clipping careful. and
holds out hia hand To tho held-up
party.
Brother usyu m, 'rrccting,f Ac-
cspt tho apologies OF friends. I am
Blll liafHctt. the burglar. MIR. Peters.
you must mako tho acquaintance Of
Mr.. Alfred II. Kicks Shake hands
Mr.. PcterA.' says BIN. stands about
halfway between me and you. Mr.
Kicks. In tho line of havoc and cor
ruption. lie always gives something
for the money he gcta I'm glad 10
meet You. Mr.. Itieks-you and Mr.
Peters. This In the flint time ever
attended "A fun gathering OF the Ma
tional Synod OF Sharks-houHebrc
ing, nwindllng. and finnncicring all
represented. Please examine Mr..
uok's credentials. Mr.. Peters
Tho piece OF newspaper that BIN
BaHsett handed me had "A good pic
ture OF this Kicks on A. n was n
Chicago paper. and IL had obloquies
Of RiokB In every paragraph. by
reading II over / harvested the In.
teiligencc that said alleged Kicks had
laid OF all that portion Of the state
OF Florida that lies under water into
town lots and sold 'e,n IN alleged In.
nocent investors from his mngnifi-
Gently furnished offices In Chicago.
After he had taken in n hundred
thousand or NJ dollars one OF these
fur-y purchasers that are always
making trouble ave had 'cm actually
try gold Watches I've sold 'em with
acid took n cheap excursion down
IN tho land where IL II always Just
before supper TO look at his lot and
sec n II didn't need n new paling or
two on the fence. and market few
lemons IN time for the Christmas
present trade. He hires a surveyor
To find his lot for him. They run
the line on, and find the fiourishing
town OF Paradise Hollow. no adyer'
tised. 10 bo about 20 rods and ie
poles g. - degrees T. OF the middle
OF Lake Okccchobce. This mans lot
was under thirty-six feet OF water.
and. besides. had been preempted no
long by the alligators and gars that
his title looked fishy.
Naturally. the man goes back 70
Chicago and makes II as hot for Al
fred ". Kicks ms the morning after
a prediction OF SNOW by the weather
bureau Kicks defied tho allegation.
but nc couldn't deny the aliigators.
one morning the papers came out
with a column about II. and Kicks
come out by the fire-escape- IL seems
the alleged authorities had beat him
to the safe deposit box where he kept
his winnings. and Kicks has to west
ward hoi with only feetwcar and n
dozen ish English pokes In hia shop
ping bag. lie happened TO have some
mileage left In his book. and that
took him as far IA the town In the
wilderness where he WINS spilled out
on me and Bin Baszett as Elijah
Ill. with not a raven In sight for
any OF us.
.-rhen this Alfred r. Kicks let's out
squeak that he In hungry. too. and
denies the hypothesis that hAis good
for tho value. let alone the price. OF
a meal And 10. there was the three
OF IN. representing. n we had n mind
TO draw syiiogissns and paraboias,
labor and trade and capital Now,
when trade has no capital there isn't
decker TO b. made And when
capital has no money there's n stag
nation in steak and onions. That put
IL up 90 the man with tho Jimmy.
-Brothcr bushrang-r-. szys BIN
B.asxett. mover yet. In trouble. did ]
desert a pal Hard by. In yon wood.
s-cm TO see uufurnishcd lodgings
Let us 10 there and wait till dark
There was an old. deserted cabin
In the grove. and we three took pos
session OF IL After dark BIN Bias
sett tells us to wait. and goes out
for half an hour. He comes back
with a armful OF bread and spareribs
and pies.
Panhandied 'e1n at a farmhouse
on washi,a ave- says he. Eat
drink and he Ieary.'
The fun moon was coming up
bright. so we sat on the floor OF the
cabin and ate In the light OF IL And
this BIN Bassctt begins TO brag.
Sometimes says he. with his
mouth fun OF country produce. 7 lose
all patience with you people that
think you are higher up In the pro
fession than ! am. Now, what could
either OF you have done in the pres-
cnt emergency to set us on our feet
again7 Could you do IL Ricksyy
II mus; confess. Mr.. Bassctt.
says Kicks. speaking nearly inaudible
out OF a slice OF pie. that AZ this
immediate juncture I could not. per.
hapa. promote an enterprise to re
lew Ono situation. Large opera.
tons. such as direct. naturally re
uuirc careful preparation In advance,
l.
II know. Ricksy.' breaks IN Bill
Rassctt You needn't finish. You
need $500 so make the first payment
on a blond typewriter and four rooms
full OF quartcrcd oak furniture. And
you need $500 more for advertising
contracts And you need two weeks
time for the fish TO begin to bite.
Your line OF relief would be about
as useful In an emergency as advo-
eating municipal ownership TO cure
a man suffocated by eighty-cent gas.
And your graft amt much swifter.
Brother Peters he winds up.
"Oh.' says /. I haven't seen you
turn anything into gold with your
wand yet. Mr.. Good Fairy. Most
anybody could rub the magic ring
for little leftover victuais.'
THAT was only getting the pump
kin ready says Bassett. braggy and
cheerful. The coach and skill drive
up TO the door before you know Il.
Miss Cinderella Maybe you've got
some scheme under your siecve-bold.
ers that will give us a start
Son says I. I'm fifteen years
older than you are. and young
enough yet to take out an endow-
ment policy I've been broke before.
We can see the lights OF that town