Show An Old Friend Perhaps you wont remember me said an old looking individual with long hair and a general look of the tramp about him walking up to the cashiers window and gazing intently at a little stack of trade dollars dol-lars placed just beyond his reach We havent seen each other for many a long year Never set eyes on you before said the cashier Ob yes you have Im a former resident of Brooklyn Ive just returned re-turned from Florida where I have been wintering for my health I shall start right in again in myoId business busi-ness Thats what I called on you about you understand I want to open up as Boon as possible Knowing Know-ing you to be an old friend I say I never met you before cried the cashier Oh yes Ive paid you many a dollar for advertisements ia the old days You always found my checks all right and dont you make any mistake Now Im going to start the old business but Ive got onto a new scheme too but its a dead secret Well dont bring it to life said the cashier Oh1 think to much of our old lien hip not to give you a chance at it Your fortune is made young man if you follow my advice Dont care for your advice and am to busy to talk eaid the cashier cash-ier But I wont let such a chance slip through the fingera of an old friend said the visitor Its my duty to let you into the scheme I shall give you the whole business from the ba gining You see I am about to I dont care what you are about to do said the cashier I am busy and havent time to talk to you Call I next week next month or in a year or BO But I say get eaid the cashier But you are such au old friend It breaks my heart You dont happen I til hap-pen to have a quarter about you un Kc I can gel along with the price of car fare See you in the morning You wont refuse an old timerone of the boys of other dayo Have you forgotten the old racketing days of theBut But just here the bouncer gave the tramp a little taste of argument I which convinced him the air of the office was unhealthy for his etyle of makeup Brooklyn Eagle I |