Milford chronicle., 1925-05-15
TWELFTH INSTALLMENT

''You don't remember me, huh2
Red Vest sidled a little closer an
perled his head coquettishly to on
side. There was something familiar Il
the bulging brown eyes and marrow
wrinl1ly forehead. "Tal1e q look q
Uncle Henry and guess again."
"ElmerW Admah was seized with
sudden delight: here was Elmer, tht
friendly usher at Macmurray's TheateF
4 "Them was happy days, huhP'
slowed Elmer. Remember the time
you rushed the queen to see The Idol,
Eye. Geel Why didn't you marry
the girl2"
"She was some old for me, reckon, u
replied Admah, embarrassed as he al
ways was at mention of Mabel Sick.
1.-THE women sure do ball things up,
said Elmer, Wrinlling his forehead.
"But they're all right if you know how
10 handle 'em. It's the Pushy kind
that gets me. I guess I'd. a-been star
n a musical show by now if it hadn' t
been for the leadin' lady. She had an
awful crush on me"
Admah looked shyly up at this
superior being, who might have been
twenty-five years old.
"Then you're a regular actor"
I'm little bit of evORythin'." {"
Elmer seemed to snap his flngers at Q
world of which he was already htSlO
weary. Don't pay to git into a rut,
zee? I suppose you're still hawdn'
Mas peppermints around little girls
schools"
'I been m the T. & P.," replied Ad-
nah with dignity, then lowered himself
10 explain, But quit today"
well, since saw you last I been
ilingin' hash in Detroit" here he
began counting off occupations on his
ong fingers seda-clerkin' in India
napolis, drivin' hack in New Haven
say, that's a hick town-runnin' q
mnch-wagOn in Cincinnati; and blew
N here with the ponies last week.
bollered the Circuit all the way from
baurez. But it's no game for me.
Phewl" He pulled down his red waist
coat, suggesting a great emptiness.
They were silent again, watching the
Ilumsy hogsheads numbering down the
way. Roll, roll, roll, the rumbling
march had reached its crescendo; the
group of waiting hOgsheads was growing
mailer and smaller.
"SayW Elmer came out Of his trance, |
3 speculative light in his eye. "Want |
ne to put you onto a good thing? |
Ground floor, see-just me and you,
a.q. Better hurry, though, because |
;his old tubs going to leave the post in
about ten minutes"
Because Admah had no reply to this
sudden proposal Elmer enlarged it.
Lunch wagon business - seer I
mow fine wagon, laid up in Cincin-
Rata, and Dago to stake us. We can
dean up q hundred dollars week, easy
IS pie. All we needs twenny dollars
Town for the wagon"
81 amt got twenty dollars"
"Fudgel' crowed Elmer, swapping his
lngers. Anybody can raise tWenny
lOllars. Are you on2"
"GO to Cincinnata-"
"Won't cost you a bean to go there.
Don't like it, come home. Free ticket
n the Coop Special. Are you on?"
Whether on or of, Admah required
letails; and Elmer furnished them
luenbly. For q quarter, he explained,
roU could bribe a roustabout to let you
,ush a hand truck full Of chicken crates
Iown the gangway into the hold. Once
here, he promised, you could hide :
mong the tobacco hogsheads all the I
ray to Cincinnati.
Its easy like hittin' church with
strich egg," said Elmer, i've done
hunnerd times"
Elmer, it developed, was familiar
18th the water front as with lunch c
Tagons and musical comedy queens. t
Without a word to Admah he singled S
ut the negro who had stolen the red Z
nicken. and accused him Of the crime. q
hey came to terms for q cash payment t
7 fifty cents, borrowed from Admah. [
1bsequent progress down the gang
lank, behind a truckload Of chickens,
as nervous work, but not difficult.
eckhands below were busy with other r
lings as Elmer, releasing his load at t
10 right instant, plucked Admah by I
le sleeve; and the two of thom went /
rambling over hogsheads to a hiding P
ace aft where the giant barrels stood D
a convenient seni-circle around a
gnchiuAl. G.
1'heiP retreat was narrow, shrinking "
y noiaI. Ror another detachment of 81
,ssnsPfs eaIue rolling in. humping t;
&c 49, With a sound of doom | Is