San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08

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THE OTHER MAN-Well. what do
you know about buying them, Mr..
Isaac Ginsburg
THE DETECTIVE (smiling)-Not
much. Crossing him a pair Of
hdndcaHs nonchaIantlU - Here.
put em on.
THE OTHER MAN fSh0Wng sur
prise Hand, uffs?
TIE DETECTIVE Darbies, nip
pers, bracelets. Right i'm your
line. Mr.. Jewelry Salesman.
TIE OTHER MAN But-but who
do you think | am?
THE DETECTIVE-Well, who are
YOU!
THE OTHER MAN-l'm Donovan,
sir. Bud Donovan.
THE DETECTIVE Alias:
THE OTHER MAN-What do you
mean?
THE DETECTIVE Alias James
Reilly. Alias Jerry O'Connor.
Alias Jerry NJ CURE. No.
M'Guire's your right name, isn't
it:
THE OTHER Manicure got me
wrong. mister.
THE DETECTIvE-Have I: Want
to sae your picture? Two artis-
tic poses?
TIE OTHER MAN-Got it with
You:
TIE DETECTIVE- Surest thing
you know.
THE OTHER MAN (smiling)-
Well, games up. one puts on the
bdndrHHS.J made you hustle.
though. Didn't /:
TIE DEFECTIVE modding) -
Three months. All the way from
Seattle to Denver, and then most
of the way back again. (TdLing
up HC bag: not opening H)-And
h res the swag.
THE OTHER MAN-All there.
Tell me, were you following me
all that time?
THE DETECTINE-Mo of it.
lost you for three weeks.
TIE OTTER MAN Lost me:
Where was that:
THE DETECTIVE San Francisco.
THE OTHER MAN - San Fran
cisco? That's my home town.
THE DETECTIVE THAT so? It's
mine also.
TIE OTHER MAN didn't know
that. What's your Nance
THE DETECTIVE M'Cafferty.
THE OTHER MAN NriH consider
dblC surprise -M'Cafferty:
TIE DETECTIVE-Yes. Heard
of me?
THE OTHER MAN-Yes.
THE DETECTIVE (compIdccntlD
Guess lots of yOu fellows have
heard of me. NE pdUscs) Say,
What were YOU doing in Frisco:
Those three weeks | lost you:
THE OTHER MAN fsmiling) -
That would be telling.
THE DEFECTIVE Usually we
can get Won fellows by watching
your girls. I:ut yOu haven't got
girl.
TIE OTHER Haven't |?
THE DETECTIVE They're in the
way. You know, ! used to be
married.
TUE OTHER MAN-Did you?
THE DErECTIVE-Until | got
divorce. And then had to pay
alimOny. Fifteen bucks a week.
THE OTHER MAN-Tike paying
your fare after you've gotten off
the train.
THE DETECTINE-My sentiments.
a. lot 90
per Rose would raise.
THE OTHER MAN (intcrrUptiRg)
Rose?
TIE DETECTIVE-Th was her
name.
THE OTHER MAN (icHh ercitc-
mcRD-Have you got a picture
of her:
THE Def ECTIN Eyes. me
opens his Udich)-I forgot to
take it out.
THE OTHER MAN (impdticHtIN
Let's see it, me lO0Es. then rim
limitlcss SHrprisC)-Holy jump
ing IehOsaphat,
THE DETECTIVE - What's the
matter:
THE OTHER MAN That's what |
was doing i'm Frisco,
THE DETECTIVE-What do you
mean?
TIE OTHER MAN-That girl got
divorce from you:
THE DETECTIVE Yes.
THE OTHER MAN-Well, | mar
ried her.
THE DETE'TINE-l'll be damned,
TIE OTHER MAN knew she'd
been married to a plain clothes
man. but you Good Lord,
THE DETECTIVE (smiIng) Say.
what relation are We to each I
other?
THE OTHER MAN - Beats the
Dutch. doesn't it? You're her
husband once removed
TIE DETECTIVE you?
THE OTHER MAN guess I'm
following in fathers footsteps.
THE DETECTIVE (aftCr a lOnG
pause $50 she divorced me to
marry you! me rises SuddcHlB.
and unIOckS the hdndcWGSD
THE OTHER MAN-What are you
doing?
THE DETECTINE-You can 20.
THE OTHER MAN-You're letting
me go?