The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-12

the jar, we'll"
He pointed to tasty yellow, red.
purple and green placard Oh the
counter which ended his eluc4da-
ton for him:
..........s.esssss .. ssssS
what could you DO with . 5
so gold piece? f:
MONEY TALKS I II 1:
.eesssssesssse.esee
"I'm very good at estimating Jolly
BEANS" predicted Barbara.
She leaned. on the counter and
fumbled In her pockets. She found
the fragment OF envelope on which.
once long ago. she had added up
her frank estimate in dollars and
cents Of her worth a. . girl on the
front doorstep OF experience.
1855
I'm have to revise thak-dowu or
up" she unused. But the matter OF
the moment was the computation
Of jelly beans. What VA that &c.
ure? She made out the total drawn
under the ancient accounting
$443.SS.
my guess" she abandoned
plans to 60 at the problem BY
algebra and finishing-school Euclid
my guess Is 1853" s.
The storekeeper handed her pen.
ell and blank pad and instructed:
Put down the number and your
name and address twice."
She hesitated and then wrote
firmly:
mo. 1883. Bob Brown, somsr.
ville." With her duplicate pocket
ed she turned 70 leave.
I'VE announce the winner at
noon," the shopkeeper called altar
her. "You never can tell"
She loafed away the balance Of
the forenoon In pure brainless en-.
joyment OF the fact OF comfort
under warm sun. BY noon che had
exhausted all the possibilities Of
Somerville. She doubled down
Main Street to retrace her way %
the State road and further investir
CATION OF the mRrvels OF the unexr
plored universe. At the stationer'o
shop she was jostled into the
gutter BY Q mob which ntled the
sidewalk before the window dis.
play. With cat.like agility che
elbowed her way through the mass
to claim. in the front row Of spec.
tators. her Just share OF the excite.
ment. A large, freshly-painted sign
t. h. -fAAAo, o0fAA AfoAAA A. 49,
popping eyes the information:
THE EXACT NUMBER OF
BEANS :;
IN THIS JAR IS
$4,000.
THE WINNING ESTIMATE %
%%,3e&
"Catch him." somsbody yallea
Hes passin' ont"
She was pinioned and pdshsd.
She jerked herself tree and
wormed her way into the shop. She
waved her coupon frantically ana
shrieked:
Brownl I guessed III Give me
the gold blscs. ! need I'll I'm Bob
oEVW0S }IV So
Narclssus
Kenosha Slim addressed himself,
on the crest Of q wave OF eloquent
indignation. to six Holoteins In Q
neld OF stubble.
1.-THE measly tightwad!s 10 h.
rangued. HE grafts Z halt yarA
and won't give pal smell"
He turned and caught up with
Barbara. who was trudging rsso.
luteiy. onward.
Listen. bo." Kenosha whiued a
her ear. I'm on'y askin' for my
split. like ! gotta right Gimme
halt an We call H. square. I'm n
hog!"
was far from dumb.
Wasn't I right there In the front
row when they turned that $50
gold piece over to your Don't that
rate my rake-o6f You Wouldn't
hold out on . pair
He fell into step with Barbara
and stunned along ct her side IL IN.
jured silence. She wondered Il she
COulO OUItW0 OlM Oh I0O 0IyAIX00
away Of the high road.
Here was . problem OF the itin.
Grant profession that threatened
! to ruin her entire day. Koposha
Slim-thus the plump hobo had In
troduced himself. fondly, enthusl-
astically. on Somervills's main
street ave minutes after Barbera's
signal triumph over the Jelly
beans. Now hs was her sworn
partner and protector, for life. He
had elected himself secretary ard
treasurer particularly tfeasureg)
OF Jelly Beans 0usssers, Not he,
BY exclamation.
"aide kickls 10 ha0 1oyoudly
greeted her. sYo9 en- NEE q
ideal team. Yoa got Tho luck, I
cot tAo llooa.s
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