The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02

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his face closer to Williams well,
you got a swell chance of finding
out if it's rainin' or not Cause I'm
goirl' to l1eave you out on your ear
just as sure as my names Diffen-
derfer."
For your information said
Bill, II don't know this Bernie
FeldmRn and ! don't work for him.
And I'm not trying to get your
freaks away from YOU So keep
your shirt on. And don't stick that
dead fish you call a face so close to
mine or. I'm liable to forget myself
and oblitefate it. J"
aAaaaah!h sneered Mr.. Diffen-
derfer. SO you don't work for
Bernie, Ell? Then maybe you'll tell
me thisi What about that hundred
bucks apiece yet was offerin' them
| two heels Horace and Morris when
leone up behind you?"
II seemed to be a sweeping Diff
fenderfer victory. William, open
ing his mouth to reply. perceived
| that he had no adequate reply. To
L
Horace and Morris East with a
brace of century notes to this Grass
soul would be, he was certain, the
height Of folly. Mr.. Diffenderfer,
at his best, was doubtless-a skeptic.
And the fact that he had over
heard William mentioning money
| to the Siamese twins -as fatal. No,
thought William, it would be idle
to protest further to this Diffen-
derfer. Wherefore he closed his
mouth again and because he knew
that words were expected of him
and he had no words. blank look
arrived upon his face. Mr.. Diffen-
derfer. noting his confusion, guf-
fawed raucously.
Three Chins
lDAD the Diffenderfer guffaw
L 4 been alone and unsupported,
William might have endured it.
The trouble was that the guffaw
received backing.
The freaks on the platform, per-
ceiving now that their boss was
making jokes, considered it the
better part of valor to, join in the
hilarity. So did the group of by
ISLANDERS who had likewise been an
interested audience. The result
was symphony of laughter, rang
ing from the deep sonorous notes
of the base to the trilling, fiuting
tones OF the treble.
Mrs. Gussie Zilch, alias Madame
EAbdullah, The Fattest Woman In
The World, emitted sound as of
a clock about to strike, slapped
both knees simultaneously, threw
back ner head and gave herself
over to loud merrinent after
which, for an interminable period
of time, her $50 pounds shook like
a vat of Blanc mango. The Light
Lavender Lady From The Linz
popo laughed with more polite
ness, yet uncontrol lably. Mr.. Jep-
tliasoh, The Absolutely and Posi-
lively Only Living Skeleton, Choir
tied in hideous % lea sure. The
ourang outang, Mr.. Moss, gave
vent to a sound which indicated
that he was not, ill-pleased. The
Tallest Man On Eearth Uttered in
a high fal.etto. Pearl. the snake
charlner, who had been giggling
of and on anyway, now abandoned
herself to q perfect frenzy OF
cac hinn alton. The fnidgets
laughed. The East brothers, baSely,
laughed at their benefactor. And
during the general hubbub Anas-
tasia, the python, awoke to pune
tuate the enthusiasm with terrible
Kisses doubtless denoting reptiliah
mirth. William, the butt of it all
was stung to.the quick.
Mr.. Diffenderfer, wiping his
eyes, spoke to William as one
speaks to the leading moron in the
kindergarten.
Come on" he said, placing q
| fiabby hand on Williams arm.
"You amt got a leg left to stand
on. Outside, young fella. They's
lots of subways back TO Brooklyn.
/ An you might tell Bernie Feldman
| that Herman ]. Diffenderfer sends
his kindest regards" Having de-
| livered himself of this, Mr.. Diffen-
derfer rested his other hand on
| Williams shoulder and attempted
Ito push.
Furious, William shook him of.
He had been worSted in debate,
but for all that he refused to be
/ hustled. There was some suggeS-
| ton Of belligerence IN the way in
/ which he flung himself out of the
| Diffehderfer grasp.
| Mr.. Diffenderfer, an observant
imam. noted the belligerence and
remarked upon it.
Il "Ho!" uuoth Mr.. Diffenderfer.
| "Gettin' tough. hey? Well. wen see
who's tough around here" And.
very unwisely. he regained pos
session Of Williams arm and began
to march him along toward the en-
trance of the arcade.
It seems to be q law of life that
the chin which gets cooked is the
| chin which sticks itself out. Mr..
| Herman ]. Diffenderfer. however.
| seemed blithely unaware Of this
|. fact. He likewise seemed blithely
unaware that the mere act of at
| tempting to hustle such as William
Steele was tantam0ut to j sticking
out of his own three TERED chin.
II II was only 3 matter of seconds
Iuntil Mr.. Herman j Diffenderfer
found this out.
Il Wrenching himself free for the
second time William faced him,
gIaring. And suddenly, through the
| red mist that envelopcd his eyes.
il was Sorne in upon him that Mr..
Diffenderfer possessed a chin. In
,Ideed, as his rage-diFnniesi vision
progressed further, William gath
Tered that Mr.. DsffendeFfe@ had q
r,ial,nhar If chins = cnEs1rinsa farl-