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

dark. 50 We rot Off the train In
Los Pcrros, a fine little town In the
silver region.
= had an elegant little sure thing
In the way OF a commercial s1ung-
shot that I intended 10 hit Barseu
behind the ear with. ! wasn't going
10 take his money while he was
asleep. but I was going TO leave him
with a lottery ticket that would rep.
resent in experience 60 him s4.755~-
/ think that Wis the amount he had
when We got off the train. But
the first time ! limited 10 him about
an investment, he turns on me
and disencumbers himself Of the
following terms and exprcxionr
Brother Peters says he. ~ amt
a bad Idea 10 go into an enterprises
of some kind. as you suggest J
think | Will. But II I do. II win be
such a cold proposition that nobody
but Robert T.. Pesry and Charlie
Fairbanks Will be able TO sit on the
board OF directors
II thought you might want 70
turn your money over says L
can't sleep on one side all night IN
tell you. Brother Peters Says he.
I'm going 20 start poker room I
don't seem TO care for the hundrum
in swindling, such as peddling egg.
heaters and working off breakfast
food on fsarnum & Bailey for saw
dust 10 strew in their circus ringa-
But the gambling business says he,
from the profitable side OF the
table, is a good compromise between
swiping silver spoons and selling
peuwipers at Waldorf Astoria char
ity bazaar
Them says ]. Mr.. Bassett. you
don't care 10 talk over my little bus
mess proposition7
why says he. do you know.
you cart get a Palsteur Institute q
start up within 80 miles OF where j
live. I bite 10 seldom
80. Bassctt rents room over :
saloon and looks around for some
furniture and chromoa. The same
night went TO Monty sIlvers house
and he let me have 5000 on my pros
pects. Then went to the only store
In Los Perros that sold playing cards
and bought every deck In the houyo-
The next morning. when the store
opened. ! was there. bringing all the
cards back with me. said that ny
partner. that was going to back ne
In the game had changed his mind;
and l wanted 10 sell the cards back
again The store keeper took ZEN e
half price.
Yes. j was SIS loser I'D to ma
time. But while had the cards that
night marked every one in every
deck That was labor. And then
trade and commerce had their IN
nings. and the bread I had cast upon
the waters began to come back IN
the form OF cottage pudding with
wine sauce.
"of course. I was among the fifze
to buy chips at Bill Bassett's gnme.
He had bought the only cards there
was 10 be had in town; and / knew
the back OF every one OF them better
than ! know the back OF my he'd
when the barber shows me my hair.
cut In the two mirrors.
i've thousand and a few odd doIiaxn,
and all Bin Bassett had was the van,
deriust and a black cat he hnA
bought for a mascot Bill shook
hands with me when / left.
Brother Peters, says he, 4 havn
no business being In businen I
was preordained to labor. When Z
No burglar tries to makes a james
out Of his jimmy. he perpctrates a
improfundity. You have a wefl-oileA
and efficacious system OF luck u
cards. says he. Peace go with yea
And / never afterward sees HIN
Bassctf again
We'll. Jcff.- said !, when ne
Auiolycan advcnturer seemed 10
have divulgcd the gist Of his tale. r
hope you took care OF the money.
That would be respccta---thaf q Z
considerable working capital u yom
should choose some day to nettlo
down TO some sort of regular bunk
ness
"Mer' said jeff. vfrtuously. sYsa
can bet I've taken care of that ~
thousand"
He tapped his coat over She regton
on his chest exultantiy.
Gold mining stock no explained
every cent OF It. Shares par value
one dollar. Bound to go up 500 por
cent within a year. Non-assessnlbia
The Blue Gopher mine. Just discop-
eF -
yourself IL you've any spare dollars
on hand
''somctimes.- said i. '.these- mines
are not
oh this ones solid ~ IN old
goose" said jeff. Fifty thousand
dollars worth of ore in sight, and
10 per cent monthly earnings guar
anteed"
He drew a hong envelope from In
pocket and cast IL on the table.
always carry il with me- said
he. 80 the burglar can't corrupt or
the capitalist break in and water it,
Il looked at the beautifully en-
graved certificate of stock.
I'm Colorado. l see." said L ~And.
by the way. jeff. what was the name
of the little man who went to Dem
ver-the one you and Bill met at
the stationy'
alfred f. Ricks.- said jeff. twas
the toad's designation
Il see" said /. -thc president Of
this mining company signs himself
A. l.. Fredericks. 1 was wonder
ing
Let me see that Stock said
jeff. quickly, almost snafchtng II
from me.
To mitigate. even tho slightly. the
summoned the
waiter and ordered another bottle OF
the Barbera- l thought it was the
least / could do.
The fabrication Of an artificial