Evening star., 1921-01-30

had recognized my natural talent for
writing stuff that had a punch in it.
more than that. he remembered. SO
when his crowd struck this new line
and got over their panic about hav-
ing worked themselves out of a job.
| they looked me UP and turned me
! loose boosting for blue Sundays. Say,
| I've Knocked out some appeals that
hit EN- right between the eyes. Had
EN- printed in thousands of country
weeklies. even read from pulpits"
| And for minute or so all / could
do was stare at him. Well, you're
! some ambidextrous bird. skimp."
| says ]. From brewers to preachers!
And when you've finished putting the
! sob sobriety you start in to take the
sun out of Sunday. But you'll never
get away with this last one"
! Think so?" says he. "Just keen
your eye on US. Torchy. Why, in two
years from now. three at the outside,
that will make it look like Asbury
Park In February. We're going to
I give the honest workingman a day Of
rest that will be the real thing,
whether he wants 1t or not. He'll
! either go to church or he'll stay In
the front shades pulled down There'ii
be no movie shows. no sacred con.
certs. no profane amusements of any
kind: II he tries. to poke his nose
outside without q pa---. pas
tor or doctors certiffea.. y II have
to get back at his job by Monday
blueing."
Some dream" says I. THE people
will never stand for IT,"
That's what they said about half
of one per cent beer" says skimp
But look at 'em now. Tame as
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the Battery to the Bronx. TN be the
same with these blue Sunday laws
They won't believe the thing is COM
ing until it's been slipped over on
EN-. And by that time wen have our
anti-tobacco crusade in full blast,
with funds rolling in from good peo-
pie all over this fair land. SO / should
worry. And now, Torchy. IL you don't
mind. I'll see your Mr.. Eilins."
expect to get Old Hickory lined up
for any such campaign. do you?"
1T he wasn't interested says
Skimp, why did he phone the Rev.
Howler to send down a representa-.
tive? II Percey hadn't been after big
ger game he would have come. too.
But he knows I can land a four-dgure
! check almost as well as he can, SO he
: sent me-"
You've got your work mapped out.
I'll whisper" says !. "Why, say. Old
only way he observes Sunday is by
playin' either golf or billiards all the
forenoon and spendin' the rest Of the
day as far from q church as he can
get. I can see him helpin' finance any
scheme that'll change his Sunday pro-
gram the way yours would"
Skimp waves his hand careless.
Has the enforcement Of the Volstead
act deprived Mr.. Eliins Of his glass
of port or dinner Martini" he de-
mands.
II should say not" says l. Whats
he got a cellar for"
Neither will our blue Sunday pene-
trate to country estates or spacious
city homes" says Skimp. "Mr. Ellins
understands that thoroughly. But
every large employer OF labor knows
that his workmen will be better off
| if their day of leisure is planned out
for them by wise and pious men,"
Such as your l asks.
Il am but the humble instrument OF
great cause" says Skimp.
Then go to it," says I. "If you can
work a check out of Old Hickory Ell
Inns along them lines Say, I'll add
that FIVE you Jared me with not long
ago. There's his door. First on the
left"
was wishin' could be in on this
little confab, too. for when the big
boss got the complete details of the
proposition his remarks should be the
kind that would scorch the paint.
The best I could do. though. was to
watch the private Office door and see
how swift Skimp made his exit. But
ten minutes passed without anything
,, Violent happening. Fifteen.
And then I'll be hanged II it don't
open easy to reveal Mr.. Edgar Haugh-
ton Wiilers being ushered out gentle
by the old man himself. with partin'
had my face wide apart 90 Skimp
pauses at my desk to let me see the
size of the check Old Hickory has au-
"z-s-z-singr. says I. Say. I give
up, Skimp. Here's your five And I
ought to make it ten for being such
| q punk guesser. There's just one
thing that puzzles me. though, skimp.
Where do You get OF yourself when
no little saint, you know"
"Oh.. as for that" says he. pullin'
| on his gray gloves. II have already
made plans. This is to be a world
movement and the most efficient mem
bers Of our organization will un-
doubtedly be sent to reform the sin
soaked cities of Europe. Paris il my
choice. but I may have to put up with
/, London or Berlin"
| "Huhr says I. when you get there
look me up. Til be well settled there
I've been sent up for life for tryin' to
day paper"
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