San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29

here freight train"
My old and revered friend, Scan
dalous DoolaH, is much addicted to
opening narrative smack down the
middle, as though it were an oyster.
hardened, therefore, saying moth
ing, and sure enough, he presently re-
traced his verbal footsteps and began
AZ the beginning.
~ quote in full;
lies, sir, that's what he does. Re-
fusing to listen to reason, this here
head brakeman, he just red lights
us off into the peaceful and sunlit
bosom of the rooral New York State
landscape.
For some months previous to this
me and the Sweet Caps Kid has been
sojourning in that favored metropolis
which is bounded on one side by a
loud Sound and on the other by a
steep Bluff, and is doing her constant
best at all times to live up to the sur
roundings. Needless TO say, l refer
to little Moo Yawk, the original haunt
of the come-on and the native habitat
Of the sure thing, where the jays bite
freely and the woods are full of fish.
We have been doing very well there
very, very well, considering. But
all Of a sudden, something seems to
tell me that we oughter be moving.
You know how them mysterious
preinonitions comes to Teller. \
little bird whispers to you, or you
have a dream, or else you walk into
/ the mitt-joint and hand a he-note to
a dark Completed lady wearing a red
kimono and a brown mustache, and
she takes a flash at your palm and
seems to see a dark man coming with
a warrant, followed by a trip up a
great river to a large stone building
like castle. Or else headquarters
issues a general alarm, giving names,
dates, personal description, size Of
reward and place where last seen.
This time it's 4 general alarm. l
CLEANS a little valuable information
from a friendly barkeeper who's got
sr<brother-in-law at the central Of
flee, and SO is in position TO get hold
of much interesting and timely chit
chat before it becomes comomn gossip
throughout the neighborhood. SO then
L takes the Sweet Caps Kid OF to
one side and / says TO him, / says:
I. sKiddo,' says, listen; I've got a
strong presentiment that We should
pughter be going completely away
rom here. DO you seem to get my
general drift says.
Z" Huh he says, you talk as if
here's been q squeal.'
'Squeal? 1 says. 'Squeal? Son,
GU can take it from me there's been
regular season of grand opera. You
nd me are about TO be accused OF
,ernicious activity. What's more,
hey're liable to prove it. There's
,oyement on foot in influential quar-
ers 70 provide us with board and
bdcings at a place which I will not
anne to you in so many yords on ac-
4.
punt of your weak heart. The work
here ] says. is regular, and the
heals is served on time, and you're
rotccted from The damp night air;
lt., l says, 'the hours is too long and
DO combining to suit me-
ON the other hand says, all
ature seems TO beckcn us. Let's you
nd me steal forth under the bill
WV blue caliber of heaven and make
az while the haymakers are good.
ct us quit the city with its tempta--
nns and its snares and its pitfalls.
pecially the last named says, and
vs6Ase peaceful SPOT far, far away,
ms teach Uncle Joshua Whitcomb
at the hand is quicke. than the eye.
m paying cash down in advance Tor
e lessons. Tubby sure, the pickings
been excellent here in the shadow
the skyscrapers, and it'll probably
harder shedding out amongst the
sk-harrow boys. Everybody reads
papers these days. only the Rube
ieyes what he reads and the city
don't. / hate 10 go, but l amt
Enfortable where I am. In short,
,ays. I've been handed the office TO
ddoo. and in such cases believe
skiddooing. Let US create a va
ncy in these parts sine quinine-
ich,' / says, is Latin, meaning it's
bitter does but you gotta take it,
Il can start right this minute,
s Sweet Caps: my toothbrush is
,ked and all I've got to do is TO
on my hat. S'pose we run up to
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street,
ich is nice secluded spot he says,
II catch the rather
How are you fixed for currency,
avs.
'Pixed:' he says, 4 amt fixed a.
Amt you been carrying the
MS bankroll? Say, amt you?
Well. up until that minute hadn't
the heart TO tell the Sweet Caps