The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-05-28
The Stars Daily Short Story
Hip Hip" by Albert w. Toman
ANOTHER COMPLETE SHORT STORY TOMORROW
so runs the motto:

SO runs the motto;
Every man has a Klondike Ia hls
own brain. Keep digglngl"
But not every man has klondikc
In his hip.
Malachi Iimson was natural
plumber lie could pull SO out %
a 81 job with as much ease as a
magician eau extract a rabbit from
a silk hat: and no could do his work
10 artistically that he would have
10 come back TO Il second. and per-
haps oven a third time. Ills life was
one long golden dream. untll a de-
partmrnt store automobile knocked
him down and dislocatod his right
hip.
Sorry" said the hospital surgeon.
but I'm afraid this win ineapaeithte
you for continuous work. for It's H.
able 10 pop out any time"
The store eomprimcsd for $1,000. OF
which Jimson's attorney gloomily
appropriated mere half
"A good case for five thou II you
hadn't bungled II by eontrlbu,ory
negligence" grumhled the legal phil
anthropist. Next tune. don't con-
tribute"
you bet / won't" mourned Ma
lachi.
lilo did not mind being incapacl-
tated FOR work. FOR he had never done
any. But how was he 10 get money
to live? As he fingered his $500 low
lngly. an idea came 10 him. on his
discharge from tho hospital. his brain
took his hip into partnership. and or
ganlzcd Unison. Limited" He
sought a retired spot. and expert
menied. until he could dlSloeatc the
Joint and replace a. without any
great Inconvenience.
Malachi trod on air. a. he llmpod
along the city payements. Between
the eurbz was flowing n Pactolus
with sands Of pure gold. Only. 60
convert II Into cash required oour-
age and judgment.
His $500 ehbed rapidly, while n.
awaited n favorable opportunity. but
most Automobiles seemed 90 be-
either too reckless. or too provikingiy
careful. He was roughly rescued
several times By meddieaoms police
ment, once being kept only 81 n
hair's-hreadth from snatching n
$4,000 BONANZA from under the tires
OF green driver. Desperation
urged him 20 take chance with n
sedan. in which a young couple were
incoming happily along thru tho twi-
HIGHT OF side street. He was picked
up. bruised but triumphant with n
badly disiocated hip. The settlement
netted him $3.50
Then ensured an Odyssey OF disas-
icrs widely separated in time and
place.
In Cincinnati Rudolph Ehcrshelm.
a German OF 81. vas thrown VIC
lcn,ly 10 the ground by a grocery
wagon. he had the good fortune 60
roll Just clear OF the wheels At the
hospital his right hip was found 60
DO dislocated. IL cost tho concern
$500 10 adjust tho damages.
A month later. Pole. Iadisias
L.adislaslSi. was Knocked over in
Cleveland by heavy furniture van.
The Granger Liability company. after
an investigation by their own physi-
clan. paid $500 cash and all expenses.
including a fortnight NJ a first class
hotel.
Five weeks afterward In Mlrnc-
apolls a Dane. Jens Jensen. fell I'M
der tho wheels OF Mrs. Goidyclt'a
limousine in Waterloo park. Tho lady
sioutiy Insisted that the man had
thrown himself before the machine.
like dcvoteo OF JuEgernui. on tho
contrary, tho Dane testified with evil
dent unwiIlingnrSs that he had tried
his best 10 escape. but that she had
run him down. Hts lawyer made
much OF his clients rcluc,ance TO
throw the blame on woman: and
the jury. after being out only 10 min
utcs. warded him 1880. agalns, the
fearful and excited protests OF Mre