Show HELPING HIM OUT A Delicate Situation But He Would Do the Best He Could Brlggs Strange what will sometimes happen to a man You know Miss Pimlico dont you Griggs Oh yes very well The girl from the south who Is visiting here Brlggs Yes Wel the other night I called on her and hearing that she was about to return T asked her if I could be of any service to her and she said she would like to have me get her railroad ticket secure a section and so forth Griggs And you did so Brings did old man I put up 32 for that ticket Griggs Didnt she offer to pay you Brlggs Certainly at the time I said no hurry to wait until I got the ticket You know girls dont think about those things dont realize the value of money Griggs Certainly not But didnt she pay you at all Brigrgs No she didnt I saw her off last night and the thing must have slipped her mind Places me In an awful fix Griggs I see Makes you short doesnt It Brlggs No name for it Dont know what Ill do old fellow Griggo But shes good for It Briggs Oh certainly The merest hint Griggs I see A delicate matter She will probably remember It soon but you naturally feel that you dont wart to remind her of It Briggs Thats it Could you Griggs Why certainly old fellow I think I can help you out Only too glad BrlggsBy jove you are the right sort of a friend Griggs Thats all right Ill drop her a line and tell her to send me the money and Ill turn over whats left after rye paid myself what you already al-ready owe me New York World |