The Washington herald., 1920-08-23
CoyrrSUEp FROM PAGE ONE.

me- 90 HhO" WndL We &c dO-
ing? Were taking voyage upon
the water"
There now" says I; "subdue I.
ysrself. The boat'll land in ten
minutes more" I
Look" says he, at the light
lady upon the bench. And have
ye forgotten the Niger man that
burned me car? And isn't the
money l had gone--a dollar sixty
five IL Was7"
thought he was no more than
summing up his catastrophes so
as to get violent with good excuse,
as men will do, and 1 tried to
make him understand such things
was trihes.
Listen" says Tobin. we've no
ear for the gift of prophecy or
the miracles of the inspired. What
did the palmist lady tell ye out
of me hand? 'Tis coming true
before your eyes. Look out.
says she, for a dark man and a
light woman; they'll bring ye
trouble Have ye forgot the mig
ger man, though he got some OF
il back from me fist? Can We
show me A lighter woman than
the blond lady that was the cause
OF me hat falling in the water?
And where's the dollar sixty-five
] had in me vest when we left
the shooting gallery"
The way Tobin put it. il did
seem to corroborate the art Of
prediction, though it looked to me
that these accidents could happen
to any one at Coney without the
Implication of paImistry.
Tobin got up and walked around
m deck. looking close at the pas
sengers out Of his little red eyes
] asked him the Interpretation Of
his movements. Ye never know
what Tobin has in his mind until
he begins to carry it out.
fe should know" says he. I'm
working out the salvation prom
Ised by the lines in me palm. I'm
looking for the crooked nose man
that's to bring the good luck
Tis all that will save US, Jswn.
did We ever see a straighter-nosed
band of hellions in the days of
YOUR life
Twas the nine-thirty boat, and
We landed and walked uptown
through Twenty-second street.
TobIn being without his hat
On a street corner, standing un-
1er EasHEht and looking over
the elevated road At the moon
was a man. A lonE man he was.
dressed decent, with a segar be-
tween his teeth. and I saw that his
nose made two twists from bridge
TO end, like the wriEgle Of snake
TohlU saw it At the same time.
and heard him breathe hard like
= horse when you take the saddle
o1. He went straight up TO the
man and I went with him.
Good night to ye." says Tobin
- the man The man takes out
his segar and passes the compu-
rents. sociablP
Would 70 hand us your name. %
asks Tobin- and let US look at
the size Of it, II may he our duty
to become acquainted with ye."
Ny name says the man, po-
lie. lis Friedenhausman - Max
linus q. Friedenhausman
Tis the right length" says
TobIn- DO you spell it with an
% anywhere down the stretch Of
it,"
Do not. SAYS the man
'Nsn y spell il with an o.
inauires Tobin. turning anxious.
IT your conscience" SAYS the
man with the nose. is indisposed
toward foreign idioms. We might
to please yourself, smuEgle the
letter into the penulitmate syI-
liable"
"Tis we'll" says T0bin. "Ye're
in the presence Of lawn Malone
and DanicI Tohin"
IT'S highly appreciated. says
the man. With bow. And now
since cannot conceive that We
would hold a spelling bee upon
the street corner. will We name
some reasonable excuse for being
at large"
'~Ey the two signs" answers
Tobrn. trying tn explain. which
ys display according to the read
ing Of the Egyptian palmrst from
the sole Of me hand, ye've been
nominated to offset with good
luck the lines Of trouble leading
10 the niger man and the blonde
lady Vith her feet crossed in the
boat. besides the financial loss of
n AA'AA6A DANN II - Nll 50 al Lul
hllsd according to Hoyle"
The man stopped smoking and
looked at me
Have ye any amendments" he
asks. "to offer to that statement.
or are We one too" I thought by
the looks OF We ye might have
him in charge"
None says I to him. except
that As one horseshoe resembles
another 50 arc ye the picture Of
good luck as predicted by the
hand Of me GricHd. Ir not. then the
hines Of Dannys hand may have
been crossed. don't know"
There's two of We" says the
man with the nose. looking up
and down for the sight or a po-
lrcemsn. I've enjoyed your com
pany immense. Good night"
Listen. man says I to him.
Daniel TobIn Is as sensible as
he ever was. Maybe he is A bit
dsranged on account Of having
drink enough to disturb but not
enough to settle his wits. but he
is no more than following out
the legitimate path Of his SUPER
Stitions and predicaments. which
] will explain to you" With that
relates the facts about the palm
iSt lady and how the finger OF
suspicion points to him as an
instrument Of good fortune. Now.
understand" 7 concludes. my po-
sitIon in this riot am the
friend OF me friend Tobin, ac-
co-dinE to me interpretations. 1t
strains the art Of friendship to be
true friend to a born fool. And
that's what I'm doing" says T.
for in my opinion there's no for
tune to be read from the palm OF