The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-08-05
Champion Of Park Row, New
York, Whittier the Best Flock,
Is Forced to Yield.
He HAD A STORY that WON
New Londoner, His Pocket Picked,
Wanted Only Dollar TO Get to Rich
Relatives In Perth Amboy,
and Got II.


New York.-There recently landed
right out In the middle Of Park row
q well-dressed, smooth-talking person
who, In few short weeks, has done
q creditable job in making that thor
Oughfare live up to its other name
Panhandlers' Range. The first time
he was sighted by the only victim to
whom he Is known to have repaid a
"touch" he was sprinting west in
Chambers street. A few hundred feet
away, he was noticed searching wild
ly through his pockets and register
ing simultaneously impatience, embar-
rassment and chagrin.
"What do you think about that?"
he appealed to the victim as he rushed
and halted. "Some pocket-pickiag
cuss has grabbed my rollp r.
"You might have lost It," the victim
suggested.
The well-dressed man was relieved
vastly relieved. "Glad you men,
toned that" he observed, blocking the
others progress east. "Gives me the
creeps to think some guy had his
hand In my pocket. At that I'm care
less-very careless. If / had less mon
ey might be more careful"
At that the victim, not knowing he
was about to be bled and thinking
himself slightly outclassed financially,
started on his way, only to be re-
called by the stranger.
Tale That Brings Coin.
"Are you from New JerseyT" asked
the man. II ask" he went on hur-
riedly at the others negative shake
Of the head, because I'm well known
over there. Well-to-do family and all
that sort Of thing-uncle way up in
Democratic politics over In Jersey
City-another one down at Perth Am
boy. My names Doeley, and II you
had known anyone over In Jersey
was going to ask you to lend me
dollar until / could get some money"
The victims hand slid toward his
pocket. II haven't" he began.
"That's all right, old man." said
Doeley-that isn't quite his right
name, by the way-"don't let my trou-
bles worry you. As a matter Of fact
/ won't need whole dollar. 1 only
need one way fare to Perth Amboy.
I'll be coming right back through New
York to 60 to my own home In New
London, and"
Something In the victims express
sion told him that he had named
locality that was familiar. "You
know people in New .Londonf" he
asked.
"A few"
ado you know he began, men,
tioning the name Of friend Of the
victim. And upon being told the
name was familiar, he ran through
list of New Londoners that was al
most complete directory Of one
part of the town. ''Isn't 1t fortunate
that I've met fellow who knows
people know" Dpeley continued af-
fably, and he laid his hand on the
victims shoulder. He proceeded to
enumerate the eccentricities of one of
the victims New London friends and
raking his memory again, spoke of the
trick automobile another used to own.
DoeIey Lands His Dollar.
The connection was made and Doe
ley played for his dollar. Eventually
he got It. Il
"I'll be through New York in exact
ly three hours" he called over his
shoulder as hc sped toward the West
side ferries. "I1l look you up and
we can go to supper together before
I run for the Federal Express. You
all-night workers are bunch Of good
old scouts. S'long."
1t wasn't until eleven o'clock that
night. an hour after Doeley said he
would appear On dsck with roll that