Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-27

Masculine strollers had very decided
opinions about him. Mr.. Landoyer, the
panker' stopped TO discuss the toiling
menial with Mr.. Nicklestick, Mr.. Block
,ae ought to be in irons" said Mr..
what told the captain a little while
ago. He's bad egg, that fellow is, Pm
q pretty good Judge Of men, gentlemen,
ana 1 don't often make mistakes That
Isn't something worse Observe The cut
of his mouth--ahl see that? What did
GRIM"
Take 1t from me-" said Mr.. Nlckle-
stick, that guy knows good deal more
about sssu what's soing, on aboard this ship
he looks. I told Captain Trigger Just
now that he ought to give him a dose
OF the third degree. That's the way to
get to the bottom Of this business. String
What WIN up pay W fne FIt,. thumbs till he saueals
Mr. Fits, the architect, was a mild
He strikes me as a rather honest
LOOKING Looking sort Of chap" he said, and was
or course, he hastened to add, II am
not saying that he Is all right. He NAV
pc as crooked al the deuce. I'm oniy
ssay,ns saSa he's got rather pleasing sort of
The most innocent, open-faced vo,np
,eilow we ever had In the bank" said
MT LandoVer, turned out to be the
Torst rascal i've ever encountered" '
~. aow DID you happen to have him In
Of roan p, YOU are such q good Judge
without malice. u''efiy
.,. Mr. Landover Redeemed. MY dear
SIT, 1 40 not come in contact with every
a,s"p,Tye ,s p,,, OF the bank You forget that It
II sure is," said Mr.. Nickiestick "r,p,
,n,nnhhs vn,,r OF transferring Cur account to
iIour Io bank. Mr.. Landover. We've been
n ! vas telling my wife at lunch." broke
any lunch. by gracious no II vas telling
ner pet my boots dere ain't enough life.
ooats 10 get as much as half of us of
90 osie III case something happens. I count
su ,a " All tne lireboats I could see and
ven l estimate the number Of peoples on
ooard w, BY gracious, the loss of life
would be frightful, gentlemen, The oniv
cnance We would haf would be for an.
proximately so per cent Of the peoples on
,,San,a ooara to be killed outright BY the ex-
- hear there is a detective from Chi
cago on board, with a prisoner" ven
tured Mr.. Fits. why doesn't the cop-
an, TAN ask him to have look at this stow
VDeio bc tn6 BOOu OF tnltV'
demanded Mr.. Landover. iI never saw n
detective In my life that knew what
10 90 III an emergency. Soon as YOU get
one OF them where he can't telephone IN
70 headquarters for Instructions he's as
about detectives. Why. this fellow
would simply laugh in his face"
Just as he Is laughing in yours at
this moment. Mr. Landover," pursued
Mr: Fits pleasantly.
stalked away.
l., There goes one OF the biggest figures
IN the United States" said Mr.. Nickle-
stick. looking after the banker. His re-
mark was addressed to Mr. Fits. II
wish ] had hts brains"
! "Dey wouldn't do you any good,
Nicklestick," said Mr.. Block, unless you
had his money, too. also"
| II had his brains" said Mr.. Nickle-
stick, he wouldn't have his money, 50
| what's the difference?"
Mr.. Block looked uneastly out over
the tumbling ocean. focusing his gaze
on q section of the horizon that, for
want OF something more definite than
mere hope. lay In direct line with the
city Of New York.
wistfully, that We are still something
like 5000 miles from home-O, veil! Vat i
| the use? ! bet YOU ] never 60 so far
away so far from my business again.
Vat q fool vas to make this trip ven
tho whole ocean is full Of submarines
yes, vat fool ven had so many high
priced men working for me who vas
crazy to come. Rut my wife. she would do
It. Paris and London every year II used
or she viii die, she say. Veil. here We arc
And ven I think vat q long holiday It Ii
going to be, maybe. by gracious, / could
kick myself for not giving in TO my
brother.in-law ven he begged so hard to
be allowed to mako the trip because he
from the ONCE for five years. and his
vito and children, too. His wife, she
needed q change as much as he. vat with
not being able to get into any good hotels
In the summertime and not being able
to keep out of them IN the vintertime.
she vas nearly distracted. No, I vas
selfish. My wife. she vas selfish. too
| and him her own brother. Wy shouldn't
| he haf a vacation voice in q wnile?"
| He turned abruptly 10 the sailor who
| lounged near the persDiring PerciYal.
How far is 1t to land, my frientT" he
inquired.
The sailor touched his cap. (which
way. sir:" he asked solemnly. Fare or
aft?"
Uerclval said to himself: by golly,
I'll bet that man is an American")
"Vat? Land--you know vat mean
tho end OF the ocean. How far away Is
The sailor calculated. 'well, the near
est land, sir. l should say, is about 900
How deep Is It here? asked Mr..
Nicklestick. moving away from the rail
| suddenly.
The sailor glanced down at the water,
squinted an eye, and then spoke reas-
suringly.
1T amt half as deep here as it 10 q
| little furder on" he said. ITS only a
shade over three miles where we are
| now, sir. We're comm to the deepest
part Of the ocean-ought to be there In
side OF a couple Of hours Here. you |!
| On the job. on the job !"
"You ought to search that man care
| fully" advised Mr., Nicklestick.
Il have" growled the sal HE says
he never uses II in that form. guess
he's tellin' the truth"
Never uses what?"
"'Tobacco, sir"
"O!" said Mr.. NickleBtick, and. catch
ing q glimpse Of Nine, Obosky emerging
| upon the deck, unceremoniously deserted
| his companions and hurried OF to Join
her. his speed being suddenly accelerat.
cd by the spectacle Of Mr. Shine, the mo.
| ton picture magnate. who approached
! the lady from an equidistant station
and with similar haste. Mr. Block, being
to the whereabouts of his wife. peered
! hore and there intently. and then bore
down upon the celebrated Russian
! dancer. who, It would Seem, was in dire
| need of consolation.
Mr. Fits followed them with a glance
over his glasses and then turned to the
sailor man.
IT suppose it's against orders for me
to speak TO this man." ne said
"Yes, sir."
Tho architect sighed and walked away.
Tho parade became more interesting
| as tho lack of news from the investiga-
| tors restored q sort OF hopeful optimism