The Arizona copper camp., 1920-03-20
CHAPTER vi.

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Eitzhugh began to fret and fume at
his irllsofne employment. He was
coming to believe he had made a mis-
take in adopting such slow means to
an eagerly desired end, when, in tie
fifth week, something occurred that
dispelled his growing pessimism. It
was a warm Saturday night, and
when he came from the broiling
kitchen with his coat under his arm,.
dripping with perspiration his em-
ployer met him and handed him eight
dollars, five of which he promptly
placed between the leaves of his saw
| ings handbook, which now showed a
balance of twenty dollars.
AS he nodded goodnight to his EN-
ployer he noticed a hatchet-faced man
in a checker-board suit on one of the
lunch-counter stools. Before Fitzhugh
reached Van Buren street this man.
confronted him and, smiling as corr
daily as his hard face would permit,
asked:~
"How much does the Greek pay
you?"
According to my desert, my solicit
GUS friend. I draw the munificent sal
ary of eight dollars each week."
The questioner pushed back his hat
and chewed his cigar. And his head
bobbed up and down as he scanned the
dishwasher from top to toe.
Il spose you'll do" he finally de-
cided. "Come long to the next block.
Got some'in' want to show you.''
+, He led the way up State street, ana
near Jackson boulevard stopped be.
fore a gold-and-white restaurant, gilt
! tering with electric. lights, brand new
and spick and span. Across the plate
glass window in letters three feet high
was the name, "Maxs"
"See that? That's me. I'm Max"
He tapped his chest proudly You've
got 10 make that name famous. I'm
derstand me? Famous! Come! Come
long inside and I'll tell you all bout
it," g
They went in, and Mr.. Max outlined
his plan. Briefly, it was this: Fitz-
hugh, after visit to a barber, was to
apparel himself in distinguished garb,
and with an aristocratic demeanor,
was to promenade State street for five
hours daily. Painted in white letters
on the back of his frock-coat would
be the name "MAX'S."
"Um-hum," observed Fitzhugh
drawing rcfiectively on hisejgar How
.much do ! get FOR his?"
Swell, let me sees say 6fteen a
week. Hows tbat Strike g3U?'
'Not favorahly Make it thirty ans
sr9fsp ipzi Ell, "as voud # rta.
aaar4 .sudlveuuy DISGUISED @ He
lecidcd it Ga Besides. taeae were
the theatrical possibilities tof ne
,tAng, ana this appealed strongly 10
his love Tor make-believe.
After some further bargaining It was
agreed he was to receive twenty dollars
the first week and, if employed longer,
thirty dollars each for all subsequent
weeks.
ing. Accompanied by Max, he went
to a BARRIERS shop and afterward to
clothing establishment where ready
made apparel of the better class was
sold. About eleven O'Clock he stepped
from the restaurant, paused in the YES
tibule, took pair of new chamois
gloves from a pocket and began draw
ing them on. When he stepped ouv
into the morning crowd and strolled
up State street, swinging gold
headed cane, his glistening hat tower
ing high above the mass of heads, he
started a furore far greater than his
sanguine employer expected.
When he reached Adams street
there was in his wake jostling num-
ber of more curious ones, anxious to-
keep him in sight, yet loath to betray
their eagerness. He stopped at the
corner, mounted metal refuse box
near the curb and, removing his silk
hat with sweeping gesture, shielded
his eyes with his hand and stared
straight into the zenith. A minute or
more he remained thus, the human
jam thickening about him with every
second The sidewalk became speedily
choked. A policeman showed his way
through the congestion, reached up,
jabbed his knuckles in Fitzhughs side.
"Come out of it, professor" advised
he. "It's the closed season for star
gazin'."
Fitzhugh put on his hat, stepped
down from his pedestal, nodded silent
iY TO the officer. and With the nonn