Evening journal., 1922-11-29
cuApTER II

ching begun 10 get my goat. Hei
father. a lawyer in the south, Wa'
dead. she had only the old Boston
erandnnother q heard the TAN
amons the women) and the coin was
getting scarce Your little Enghsn-
man played in form. every poin'
correct, and he was goin' to get her
II seen ST.
His voice became cold. level even
Ike a metallic click.
NOW. my little gentleman ]
said 10 myself, wen just see IL you
dol Right here is where "Aiioi Al
sets in with a stack OF blues
II got UP. folded my newspaper
and took a turn up and down the
veranda. as though I was trying out
nv game leg. an then limped down
to the fashionable church just across
from the library.
II stepped sup inside the door"
He paused. and his voice changed
to its former note.
'sYou see I had TO have little
help on this job. It had a big, loose
end.
II went in and sat down in a pew.
II was dim and quiet and I got right
down 10 business l didn't run in
any Of the prayer-book curtain
raisers. put the thing right up TO
the boss.
Now. look here, Governor
said. has a helpless little girl got
pun with you, or IL II bunk? Be
cause I'm agoin' 20 call you, and IL
the line your barkers are putting
out is on the level, you've got 10
come across with the goods. II
thsre's nothing 10 II. the Govern
ment ought 70 shut 'em up on
fraud order-I'm agoin' TO carry one
end of this thing; get busy at the
other endi'
Then I went out.
That night went over TO see
little Westridge.
We was surprised to see me-
didn't understand Il; he'd never met
me in the social line.
He was mighty formal. as you'd
say. but he didn't throw srS slut
terine into Aiibi Al. set down.
lust as II the place belonged 10 me,
and I waved q hand ~ him. said
to myself. You're a little piker; line
up and take what's coming 20 you"
But what I said out loud was
like this:
Carrots has got a little bunch
OF stuff that's goin' TO be wiped out
II II amt covered
That was her nickname among
the youngsters. becsuse her blue
black hair in the sun had heavenly
copper CLINT"
He looked mixed up. "'what. pre-
ciseiy, do you mean2' he says.
II didn't pay any attention to him.
went on Just as II he hadn't said
a word.
'women's got no sense about
business--she's agoin' TO lose IT.
lose what?' he says.
Rotten the way thev bring girls
up ! says, the same as II he hadn't
spoke Here's his steel bunch
beating the stuff down; her broker
wires for somethin' to cover Il. an
she sticks the telegram up against
the lookin'-glass so she'll remember
to write 10 him next week-can you
beat its'
II saw everything that was goin'
LII VA1t II AAAlAlr r4lAlC Us II NOA q IOlltQ
It out on the picture-reel.
The old friend. no manners
darn the difference stun, he'd hook |
ed him. And there were two other
hooks; this girl had some property
that he didn't know OF. and the |
friends OF the family. like me, was
a-coming TO him about It.
g He set up now pleasant as you
please.
"tAh-er. yes" he says; he
hadn't got the name was playing
under.
7 beloved at him, an he mighty
near jumped.
Johnsoni' said. 'Alonzo John /
con. Kansas cityl' !
Quite so. Mr.. Johnson he SAYS.
quick. same as you'd apologize, 1
there's some business AFFAIR to dis 4
cuss. fsuncy?'
He fell right in with the line OF
dope mighty easy and comfortable.
You see It was something ike the
~sy they DO things up in his country.
The cid uncle or the family lawyer
calls on you. when ma thinks that
frinzs are pretty well understood
With the young people. and glts
down 70 hggerin.'
II was near enough 20 my line
10 % across With him. He knew
ttlet me slri hadn't got any men
foif. - a. old friend Of the family
wovlc ~ me form ~ sort OF next
cf~k.n, - the isw-oooks say"
The biz mar linked hls fingers TO-
xerher On ne chsir-arTn.
t&s I was say1n. ne walked right
sn and made himself 81 home With
the notion. He called her Carrots"
strs1xht back ~ ne; 4 was. Kiss
her pap. she's our'n nom and he
bezsn - grin.
He boDncso VI and rot box OF
cigars snc liuie oish fDl Of
matches and showed them across the
table. took ore, BIT the end on,
scratched me match on my foot
Itxbted q and went ahead.
'Jt,s the butt end Of what she's
got,' says. an rs IN the door
he knew al about business. and
hs picked fhe~enings right out
"fYoU n<n. be says, that her
solicitor has invested herl fortune 10
= ssoc< on margin and the market
y dechningT
You got H. In says, only she