The Washington herald., 1920-08-04
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It's too much like swearing of
taxes. I can't go off with this
mans money without doing some
thing to earn 1t like taking ad-
vantage of the bankrupt act or
leaving a bottle OF eczema lotion
in his pocket to make It look
more like a square deal
Well. says Andy, 1t does
seem kind OF hard on ones pro-
fessionsl pride to lope off with a
bearded pard's competency, es-
peCialIy after he has nominated
you custodian OF his bundle in the
sappy insouciance OF his urban
discrimination. Suppose we wake
him up and see if we can formu-
late some commercial sophistry
by which he will be enabled to
give US both his money and a
good excuse.
We wakes up Whiskers. He
stretches himself and yawns out
the hypothesis that he must have
dropped off for a minute. And
then he says he wouldn't mind
sitting in at a little gentleman's
game of poker. He used to play
some when he attended high
school in Brooklyn; and as he was
out for a good time, why-and
so forth.
Andy brightens up a little at
that, for it looks like it might be
/ solution to our financial troubles
So we all three go to our hotel
further down Broadway and have
the cards and chips brought up
to Andy's room. l tried once
more to make this Babe in the
horticultural Gardens take his
five thousand. But no.
Keep that little roll for me.
Mr.. Peters says he. and oblige.
Ill ask you for 1t when I want II.
l guess l know when I'm among
friends. A man that's done busl-
ness on Beekman Street for
twenty years. right in the heart
OF the wisest little old village on
earth. ought to know what he's
about. l guess l can tell a gen.
tleman from a con man or a fiim-
Hammer when l meet him. I've
got some odd change in my
clothes-enough to start the
game with, ! guess
He goes through his pockets
and rams $50 gold certificates on
the table till it looked like a S1o,-
900 Autumn Day in Lemon
Grove picture by Turner in the
salons. Andy almost smiled:
The first round that was dealt,
this boulevardier slaps down his
hand, claims low and jack and
big casino and rakes in the pot,
Andy always took a pride in
his poker playing. He got up
from the table and looked sadly
out Of the window at the stree,
cars.
well. gentlemen says the
cigar man, I don't blame you
for not wanting to play. I've
forgotten the fine points of the
game, l guess, it's been so Ions
since 1 INDUCED. Now. how lone
are you gentlemen going to b
in the cityT
II told him about a week long.
er. He says thatll suit him ine
His cousin is coming over from
Brooklyn that evening and they
are going to see the sights Of
New York. His cousin, he says
is in the artificial limb and LEAD
casket business, and hasn't cross
ed the bridge in eight years. The,
expect to have the time Of theil
lives, and he winds up by ask
Ing me to keep his roll of none,
for him till next day. triet
to make him take 1t, but It onl,
insulted him to mention 1t.
I'll use what I've got in loos,
change says he. You keep tn,
rest for me. I'll drop in on yol
and Mr.. Tucker tomorrow aft
ernoon about or a. says he, ant
. we'll have dinner together. B,
good
After whiskers had gone And,
looked at me curious and doubt
full.
Well, Jen,' says he, 1T look
like the ravens are trying to feet
US two Elljahs so hard that IL W,
turned 'em down again we oush
to have the Audubon Society aft
er us. 1t won't do to put tn,
crown aside too often. I know