The Washington herald., 1920-05-04

says I; hut wish all the same
had been satisfied with q small
business in Little Rock. The crop
Of farmers IL never 50 short out
there but what you can get afew
Of 'em to sign q petition for a new
postoffice that you can discount
for $500 at the county bank. The
people here appear to possess iny
stincfs Of self-preservation and
illiberality. I fear me that We
are not cultured enough to tackle
this game"
Don't worry" says Silver. I've
got this Jayville lle-near-Tarrytown
correctly estimated as sure as
North River Is the Hudson and
East River amt q river. Why.
there are people living In four
blocks of Broadway who never
saw any kind of q building except
. skyscraper I'M their hvesl A
good. live hustling Western man
ought to get conspicuous enough
here inside of three months to In
cur either Jerome's clemency or
Lawson's displeasure."
Mr. Morgan and Klein went
away together In q cab. Ne and
Silver talked about how simple
and unsuspecting great people
wass and Silver said what a
shame IL was to try to rob q man
like Mr.. Morgan; and said I
thought II would be rather i'm
prudent. myself. Klein proposes
. stroll after dinner; and me and
him and Silver walks down to-
ward Seventh Avenue to see the
Sights. Klein sees a pair of cuff
links that instigate his admira-
tion In a pawnshop window. and
we all go in while he buys 'em.
After we got back to the hotel
and Klein had gone. Silver jumps
at me and waves his hands.
did you see it?" says he. "Did
you see it. BillyT
'What?" I asks.
why, that picture that Nor
gan wants. It's hanging in that
pawnshop. behind the desk. I
didn't say anything because Klein
was there. It's the article sure
as you live. The girls are as
natural as paint can make them.
all measuring IS and IS and AZ
skirts, IL they had any skirts, and
they're doing a bucik-and-wing on
the bank OF a river with the
blues. What did Mr.. Morgan say
he'd give for It? Oh, don't make
me tell you. They can't know
what II Is in that pawnsnop.-
When the pawnshop opened the
, next morning me and Silver was
standing there as anxious as II
We wanted to soak our Sunday
suit to buy a drink. We saun-
tered inside, and began to look at
watch-chains.
That's a violent specimen Of a
chrome you've got UP there" re-
marked Silver, casual, TO the pawn
broker. But / kind OF enthuse
over the girl with the shoulder
blades and red bunting. Would
an offer of $2.25 for 1t cause you
to knock over any fragile articles
Of your stock in hurrying It OF
the nail?''
The pawnbroker smiles and goes
on showing US plate watch chains.
That picture" says he, was
pledged a year ago by an Italian
gentleman. loaned him $500 on
it. 1t Is called Loves Idle Hour
and It lis by Leonard De vinchy.
Two days ago the legal time ex-
pired, and tt became an unredeem-
ed pledge Here is a style of
chain that Is worn a great deal
now"
At the end of half an hour me
and Silver paid the pawnbroker
$4,000 and walked out with the
picture Silver got into a cab with
IL and started for Morgan's office.
goes to the hotel and waits for
him. In two hours Silver comes
back.
Did you see Mr.. Morgan7- /
asks. How much did he pay you
for itr
Silver sits down and fools with
a tassel on the table cover.
7 never exactly saw Mr.. Nor
gan" he says. because Mr.. Nor
gan's been in Europe for a month.
But what's worrying me, Billy, is
this: The department stores have
all got that same picture on sale,
framed. for $3.4s. And they charge
$3.50 for the frame alone-that's
what I can't understand"
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