The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
CAPPY KICKS
He Discusses the Hard Luck Story and the
Ready Touch
Written for The Coming saturday

OF clothes usuaily pay him for tho
last one.
His ahlfty eyes frightened lie
looked down at his shabby ,rous
cts. which had tendency toward
lace AZ tho bottom. and sighed 4
need new suit VERY badly. he
mourned. hut unfortunately have
no credit with iAilorn They al
ways hold me to that rulo about
the deposit. and never seem 20
have tho denoalt A. result I'm
very. very shabby.
4 was about TO Bympathixo With
him. but he waved away my prof.
Tered sympathy. 7 have brigii,
idea. SIR, Kicks. no declared, sup.
pose you hand me $40 bill now.
Then III walk down TO your iailor's
with sou. To bo seen entering his
shop as a familiar OF yours viii
tend 10 stabilize my standing with
him instantly. despite my some.
what neglected appearance, VIII
help you select your cloth and
when you 10 10 pay him for your
last suit discover that YOU are $50
shy OF tho necessary amount. with.
out a moments hesitation turn 20
mo and say.
I'm. ! ind I'm $40 short OF
tho amount necessary 70 pay this
excellent fellow what I owe HIM.
Let mo have $50 until I can set
hack 10 my office. when III send
ynu a check TO cover
To this reply: why. with
pleasure. MIR. Kicks. Arc you quito
certain $50 Is cnough7 10, you
have thousand II you want ltr
But you insist that $40 is ample and
will give II to you. Tho tailor
will be impressed. He will think
am. without doubt. rich. but
careless business associate Of yours.
for have you not borrowed $40 from
mo in his presence? My credit
rating win at once DO assured I
will order n suit Of clothes and
quite overlook that deposit re.
quircd' sign. by tho time the
clothes have been made. win have
had two paydaya and tho tailor will
have been paid Tho next time l
order n suit there win not be tho
slightest difficulty.
Wen. the brilllanco OF his plan
intrigued me nightly. / knew he
wasn't worth two squlrts OF swamp
water, but his psychology was with.
out flaw and. after all. stupidity
Is tho one crime ! cannot forgive.
And he was not a stupid man. So.
with n mental resolve to protect my
tailor provided my protcgo hap.
penod to back.fire, fell for his
scheme just TO see how Il would
work out. gave him tho $40 bill
and he walked with me to the tail.
or'H. where the little play waA
| pulled off according 10 schedule. At
the proper moment turned TO him
and said: BIZ, find I'm short 500
OF tho amount necessary to pay
this excellent tailor. Loan mo
SEQ"
Cappy paused and sighed
What did he do2" Mr.. Skinner
queried.
HE looked mo calmly In tho
eye" Cappy replied. and said with
the most wonderful. ohlldliko sym.
patty on his face: MIR. Kicks, I'm
mighty sorry. but haven't got
red cent with mel Then he said
no had TO be running along-and
no did, taking my $50 with him.
He never gave II back and to tho
day of his death no laughed at me
every time he met me-"
II suppose he died in the City and
County hospital and was buried in
Potter's field said Mr. Skinner.
II regret to inform you no was
not" Cappy replied, with faraway
look and n gentle. president smile.
He lay out drunk ono night and
contracted pneumonia. Ho only
lasted three days, but no spent
those three days In tho best hospi.
tai In town and | buried him In
paid grave and erected n small
tomb rock over him, commomorat.
ing his virtues. In his rnscally way
/ think no was ono OF the most
honest men I have ever known"
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