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Dopey Charlie and The General, alone of all the company, waxed not enthusiastic over the advent of The Oskaloosa Kid and his priceless loot These two sat scowling and whispering in the back-ground "Dat's a wrong guy," eon or one of dese aot oat," replied The General "I never seen a punk yet that didn't try toenough even to pull a spiel that would fool a old ladies' sewin' circle I don't see wot The Sky Pilot's cozyin' up to him fer"

"You don't?" scoffed Dopey Charlie "Didn't you lamp de oyster harness? To say nothin' of de ht, too," replied the other, "if we could put the guy to sleep; but The Sky Pilot won't never stand for croakin' nobody He's too scared of his neck We'll look like a bunch o' wise ones, won't we? lettin' a stranger sit in now--after last night Hell!" he suddenly exploded "Don't you know that you an' abby in front of dis phoney punk?"

The two sat silent for a while, The General puffing on a short briar, Dopey Charlie inhaling deep draughts froh narrowed lids at the boy war to draw hily to keep their eyes frouest's coat

Soup Face, who had been assiduously co with a pint flask, leaned close to Colu his whiskers within an inch or so of the other's nose as was his habit when addressing another, and whispered, relative to the pearl necklace: "Not a cent less 'n fifty thou, bo!"

"Fertheluvo a palm quickly across his lips "Get a plumber first if you want to kiss me--you leak"

"He thinks you need a shower bath," said Dirty Eddie, laughing

"The trouble with Soup Face," explained The Sky Pilot, "is that he's got a idea he's a human atomizer an' that the rest of us has colds"

"Well, I don't want no atorowled Blackie "What Soup Face needs is to be learned ettyket, an' if he coh the back of his bean"