Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-14

outside had spasms Of restored eon-i
fidence and wanted to leave the money
invested salt away that chicken feed
in your duds. and skip along" says
investing in bonds? The teapot OF
the crack in the wall behind the clock
for your hoard of pennies"
When the pretty girl in the red shawl
cashes in Buck hands her an extra
twenty.
urer, from the Golconda Company. And
say-if Jakey ever follows his nose, even
at a respectful distance, around the cor
ner where Rosa Steinfeld lives, you are
hereby authorized to knock couple OF
inches of it of. 3"
When they was all paid off and gone,
Buck calls the newspaper reporter ana
shoves the rest of the money over to
him.
You begun this" says Buck NOW
finish it. Over there are the books, show
ing every share and bond issued Here's
the money to cover, except what We've
spent to live on You'll have to act as
receiver. I guess you'll do the square
thing on account of your paper. This
is the best way we know how to settle it.
Me and our substantial but apple-weary
vice president are going to follow the ex-
ample of our revered president, and skip.
Now, have you got enough news for to-
day, or do you want to interview US on
etiquette and the best way to make over
an old taffeta skirt?"
News says the newspaper man, tax
ing his pipe out; do you think / could
use this? I don't want to lose my job
Suppose I go around to the office and
tell 'em this happened What1l the man
aging editor say? He'll just hand me
pass to Bellevue and tell me to come
back when l get cured. ] might turn In
a story about sea serpent wiggGng up
2 - hn
to try EN- with a pipe like this. A get
rich -quick-excuse me-gang giving back
the Doodle! Oh. no. I'm not on the
comic supplement
'You can't understand it, Of course"
says Buck, with his hand on the door
knob. Me and Pick amt Wall streeters
ike you know EN-. We never allowed
to swindle sick old women and working
girls and take nickels off of kids. In the
lines of graft we've worked we took
money from the people the Lord made
to be buncoed-sports and FOUNDERS and
smart Alexis and street crowds. thai
always have few dollars to throw away,
and farmers that wouldn't ever be happy
II the grafters didn't come around and
play with 'em when they sold their crops.
We never cared to fish for the kind Of
suckers that bite here. No, sir. We got
700 much respect for the profession and
for ourselves. Goodby to you, Mr., Re-
ceiver."
"Herey' says the journalist reporter;
wait a minute. There's a broker I
know on the next floor. Wait till 1 put
this truck in his safe. I want you fell
lows to take a drink on me before you
60"
"On you?" says Buck, winking sol
emn. Don't you go and try to make
EN- believe at the office you said that.
Thanks. We can't spare the time,
reckon. So long"
If you had seen me and Buck the next
night you'd have had to go to little
bum hotel over near the West Side ferry
landings. We was in a little back room.
and l was filing up a gross of six-ounce
bottles with hydrant water colored red
with aniline and favored with cinnamon.
Buck was smoking, contented and he
wore decent brown derby in place Of
his silk hat.
It's a good thing, Pick" says he, as
he drove in the cOrks, that we got
Brady to loan US his horse and wagon
for week Wen rustic up stake by
then This hair tonicn sell right along
over in Jersey. Bald heads amt popu-
lar over there on account of the mos
quitoes."
Directly I dragged out my valise and
went down In it for labels.
Hair tonic labels are out" says l.
Only about a dozen on hand
Buy some more" says Buck.
We Investigated our pockets and found
we had just enough money! TO settle
our hotel bill in the morning and pay
our passage over the ferry.
Plenty of the 'Shake-th Shakes Chill
Cure labels" says l, after looking.
What more do you wantf" says Buck.
.'Slap 'em on. The chill season is just
opening up in the Hackensack low
grounds. What's hair anyway If you
have to shake it off,"
We pasted on the chill cure labels
about half an hour, and Buck Says
Making an honest hving's better than
that Wall street, anyhow; amt it, Pickf"
You bet" says l.