The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-29

the hot-dog stand In the far corner.
And each event above actual expenses
Semore was dividing with the de-
bonair young professor who repaid
him by dazzling the young lady whom
Semore had marked out as his own.
True, each had furnished an equal
share Of the money which provided
without salary-having merely a mod
est drawing account to tide him over
| until the day-three months from the
| opening of the rink-when they
should make their first financial ac-
counting and division of profits; but
Semore felt that without his support
the enterprise would have died
a-bornin'.
Finally an idea came to him and
he merged into the night that he
might walk a long distance and re-
fleet upon this plan to restore what
he conceived to be the equities of the
situation.
Meanwhile Zero Harris injected the
full radiance of his ingratiating per
coild4liN III Nic etioit ~ btoit'i tht
marvellous Ammonia Minis. Ammo
MIA liked the young gentleman and
made no bones about II. Only the
annoyance Of her recent scene with
Semore Mashby disturbed the serenity
OF their contentment.
Don't you worry bout what Sc
more Mashby says" insisted Zero.
"Aw. Zero. But Semore Is a
pow'ful man In Bummin ham,"
"Shuh. He Amt got a thing but
money"
Money counts"
Use gittin' money, too. Sweetness.
Lookit all these folks In heah at four
bits each. Two bits out OF each sd-
mission goes to me after espenses is
taken out. Also an Semore gifts a
split FUN the hot-dog an of'-drink
concessions. Ise gwine make a heap
of money in this rink. Sugar.foot;
an when I does so l Is gwine asst a
suttin' young lady will she leave off
her. job of stenographing To- Lawyer
Evans Chew an take a position
lookin' after my house."
you hush.'
The following morning Mr.. Mashby
presented himself at the office Of
Lawyer Evans Chew.
The suite of offices occupied by
the erudite colored attorney were at
tractive In the extreme. A ground
glass door opened from the hallway
into a large and airy snteroom in
one corner OF which was a near
mahogany typewriter desk where sat
the trim figure of Miss Ammonia
Minis
'Mawnin'. Ammonia"
"Mawnin', Mistuh Mashby."
HAS Lawyer Chew come In yet7'
He'll be heah mos any minute.
Wont you be-
The door was flung open and Law
yer Evans Chew breezed into the
room. The attorney WAS in fine
fettle
What I can do you for this
mawnin', Mistuh Mashby?"
Once closeted with the lawyer in
tho lstter's mahogany-furnished Of
flee, Semore outlined a certain finan-
oial deal which aimed at the financial
destruction OF Professor Zero Harris.
"In the fust place, lawyer Chew.
you know that 7 an Zero II In
partnership with that skatin' rink"
II IL aware of that salient fac.
Brother Mashby."
I'VE have been rlinnin' six weeks
an we amt due To settle up until
the end OF thee months. That means
six weeks mo- befo' we has an ac-
counting. In other words. except
that he has drawin' account Broth
er Harris don't know where he is at.
mr. neither he won't know until us
settles Now aims that when he
fins out where he In at, he won't
be there"
Chew rubbed the palms Of his
hands together unctlously. proceed.
Brother Mashby; proceed. 1t begins
to sound like you exhibited yo' per.
ceptions when you sillected me as yo'
: attorney.
TITS thisaway." explained the little
man. "The buildin' that the Ning'ra
Falls rink In In was one which ! has
used as a warehouse TO about h'ee
years. The business never amounted
} to much an not on'y I paid $50 n
; month TO same, but amt never
\ had no lease. Jest rentin' FUN month
TO month Now what Graves IL
this; that you should get me a five
yeah lease ut $40 month or even
IL. a.. a IA