The Coolidge examiner., 1933-02-17
The Fable of Rid
ing the Skyrocket
By GEORGE AIDE
BY GEORGE AIDE
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Once there was a Man who
~ played safe. He preferred to
never lay down bet unless
the Odds were approximately 1000
to in his Favor. Before he tackled
any Proposition he liked to gaze
at it from all Angles and get the
outward Aspect and inside Dope.
All OF that Bunk about Nothing
venture Nothing gain" had not
been In his Copy Book. but he re-
membered luminous Page devoted
TO BE sure you're Right and then
go into the High"
Mr.. Dawdell had always been eau
tious that way. He was not an
ambitious Explorer, a reckless Elk
perimenter or an intrepid Pioneer.
For instance. he didn't go in for
any new-fangled Didoes until they
were five or six Years old and had
been thoroughly tested and ap-
proved by all the Neighbors.
He never bought a Bicycle until
after Autos came in. He wanted
to be sure that they were safe to
use and would stand the Wear and
Tear.
Up to last Fall he wore a Derby.
He didn't want to buy the Soft
Kind until certain that the Fedora
was more than a transitory Fad.
His Excuse for wearing Detach-
able Cuffs is that the Style may
change back at any time from At
tached Cuffs to Detachable Cuffs,
and If II does he wants to have a
lot of Detachable Cuffs all ready
to wear Here we have a Brand of
Intelligence often encountered but
seldom understood and less seldom
appreciated.
Once he served on a Jury and
held up the Verdict for Two Days
because he felt sure that all OF the
Witnesses on Both Sides had per-
jured themselves. consequently he
was not In possession of any accu-
rate Information upon which to
base a definite Conclusion.
Matching Out His Role.
The only Reason he is alive now
is that so many Drivers are good
Dodgers because, when Mr.. Dawdell
gets out into the Street and Ii be-
comes a Question MS to whether he
shall hurry on across or beat 1t
back TO the Sidewalk. that is
Problem which cannot be settled
offhand. He has to get out Pen
Gil and Pad of Paper and work
on ii for quite a While.
Possibly you have heard of
his famous Wager On certain
"Wednesday he laid Odds Of > to
that the next day would be Thurs
day, but that Evening he heard
Rumor that the World was coming
to an End. so at II 80 r. NJ. he
hedged
Even from this Blue Print you
may be able To corral correct Line
on Mr.. Dawdell, otherwise known
as Safety First. All he wanted at
any time was a lead-pipe Cinch
which did not involve any Element
of Risk.
AFn hn
tate Boom were simply made to Or
der for Birds Of his general De
scriptlon. ii being well-known
geological fact that the Village
Miser who Is afraid to put any Coin
into the building and Loan will al
ways go to the County Fair and fall
for the Shell Game.
1t is the Concern promising Ten
Per Cent Month that brings all
of that widowed Money ont Of the
Stockings. To the Sure Thingers
all that Is Real looks Counterfeit
whereas the Phonies seem to he
not only plausible hut absolutely
gilt-edged.
Mr.. Dawdell had pinched out
Bank Roll and he was sitting on Ii
to keep 1t warm. He was waiting
for a Chance to double his Money
over Night. hut he didn't propose
to rush into any speculative Deal
until he knew that it was alright.
sound and guaranteed. In the mean
time he was watching the Stock
Market and the Guardian Angel
supposed to take care of Suckers
was on Vacation.
Everything had been going up and
up. He watched the Ticker and
the Black Board and the Newspa-
per Quotations and he could not
refrain from making Mind Bets.
All Set for a Killing.
AS. for instance. If he had bought
LOO Shares of Milk Can Preferred
on July LIST and held ii until Sep
TENDER 18th. he would have cleared
enough to permit him to take on
5000 shares of BOhunkus Steel Coil
Common at the Low Point and hold
it until just before the Holidays and