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Show J ' v. SECTION THE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1928 FOUR t LESS M AfEOTY S 1 nmniMnMiMMHmunMHuunMminmim wwtwMimMiiiiMMMiiMMHiniiiiiMiMiniiiMmiiw i 'T'MERB we a sound of revelry I to hi head. Folks."- he announe-How to ou T night MU. Plgeonette Small waa gtvlng a party In honor jup,r, t aiiMCt ensued. Tbo enjafement to Mr. Acoy IP jn avkward Ahaw. edged cloeer. I the (oft4war. Measra. Floral.. 810Hundred waa preaent In tuU fore. around an(, ,mor. Maahby. an lll- behind a palm screen assorted from pair of conspirator who dta-- j.1'1 ir DarKtowns Napoleon of Finance Makes History Grow, and How! By OCTAVTJS ROY COHEN IlUutrated By BER1 SALG For th three days th Acey UP - id tho popull demanded to know shaw Taxicab Company, under tt why and where knd srnau Acey swung now management, gave ao signs , himself facing th most-r- decrepit ot Ufe eem At lmt UwomobUq h. had On Saturday afternoon of 'oaa.h e. a!t Valley. ChIU flown settled Uk wire A pall ore, Birmingham I : .purted whistled and music, through sprang up d recently com. out sadly Jasper. tbe stresta, bringing an unnatural beside im4 by Professor Aleck Cham-- 7 hsd best In a little transaction with "V, hat does this mean? Be. chllL The clouds descended lower Both parn. a Jaxsphony Orchestra. stood uniformed tha manded gentleman. furiously. i lor. the decorated fireplace and lower, urgent with rain, proPigeon-ett"What do which mean, Acoy? e h. proapectir. brld. and her- were grinning. They knew " phetic of storm. blockin ev'ry spot whore ' "This bridelees prospective Six o'clock and atitl tbs storm slightly fryinInto Jasper blundered Into the 'aura. yob? had not broken. Birmig hams col- -, folks could git I gotmyheah groom. g-pan, Ain't yon gwlne first, Golly, Arey, Plgeonette was an ampin lady due. me to yo lady fr.en, was ored oltlxen tt that presumed Arey. 1? dlnt one. n Bh. and gaaed poalUre j a mer craved and I threat, Ptgeonthey moved. Nor I. Jasper, "Yeah. But you aint t prldefully down at tho little man ette,Taasuh, their Saturday night out. meet Mr. Da Void, turn Doth-aneither of your other cars ain't. My a ha fidgeted uncomfortably at bar comn down-towtrek cabe ain't made a dime tonight. At :! the 5 Side. Mias Smalls frame trembled with "No? Tha'a too bad Acey. I menced. Eighteenth street seethed ; Acey pshaw waa a man of Parts. ; in ths business world of colored outrage. Bh toed the visitor bos citizenry. Res- guess Mias Plgeonette gwlne get with Mr. Upshaw waa a ttlely. ! Birmingham. taurants and barbecue stands did peeved wusa an' wusa.evry time it J person of prominence. But here he Pity an Idjlt like him ever left a land office business; ice cream rains at night. . Dothan! i wae not In his clement. What you mean by that, Jasparlors were crowded to th doors; thorn Thera was a gasp. Even Air. Upshaw was as Insignificant stores and offices buzsed with ac- per?" not had best who was knew Plgeonette f in appearance as Plgeonette "Well," reflectively, "I was tivity. Significant. He greeted each guest- anticipated euch aarmbomb. But th theatres, the Champion. thlnkin that your- - business aint of his e with a forced smile.. In this enAcey seised ths be were awful gwlne good. Acey. on acand par, Famous, Frolic, He rlronment ha waa no longer the bride. Honey gal. please streets of tho section. Eigh- count eiry night the weather is ears ; president of tho Gold A Silver turned to Jasper. Shes the Jokin la bad, Fourth my gwlne stay parked teenth street and Third and I Taxicab company; ba waa a mere eat woman. Brother De Void. avenues, were crowded with parked in front of these theatres, an' you I ain't ; man In a matrimonial celebration. No," she Interrupted. ain't gwina pick up no passengers. tho for spaces 8ave automobiles. waa young, and Tbs evening I wouldn't Joke with such three you talkin about? kept open in front of tho t gave every of being you nohow. I never Indication t you l, answered Jasper. an- - inch of wasnt there theatre was social No heahfcelebrity large. "Hub? You sa words, but they available parking room. Preaent were tha anuoi Jasper trembled. His face was 5 Jacking. mean don't nothin. At I:4d the storm broke. It the colore! community. ashen. His eyre blinked and his j figures of Oh, ye they does. Brother heavens mer Th not was rain. Dibe-j arms Mrs. Evans Chaw. and a turned He lawyer quivered. They means what I paid rector and Mrs J. Caesar Clump, wildered opened and th water cam down. I you aeven on bis single Birbunded an fifty dot- It cams In sheets. One mlnut the , of Midnight Pictures;of Orifice R. mingham gate friend. U Jupiter Jones lars cash money foY street were a dull gray, tha next that lraprea-- ; Mr. Jones struggled .to smooth aa president i Latimer, "Tou A sudden paid of siva organisation; Patera, gleaming fear smote me to Epic they were streaks situation. at the heart of Mr. i the wealthy Pullman Porter; Bud impossible black, swept by flood. Como tong with fne. Jasper." i Peaglar: Keefe Gaines, the genial And then It was that Mr. Jasper Upshaw. Hs grabbed Mr. De Teh! Go aiopg with him. Bplalu to tue, JasDe Void, president of the Acey Void's arm. undertaker; Mr. and Mra Edwin Nothin fum Dothem. An' per." ha begged an e Boecoo Plre: Semore Mash by; Dr. dont bother td atop ontil you puts apLam swung Taxicab company, Upshaw - and Mra iJJah Atcheraon; Fiorina thoough." Into action. tween yoaef an a of lot distance, Mr. De Void was willing enough. ; Slappey. No outstanding figure this bouse Tbe company commenced acti "It a 1 fact upon which knowed . was absent, acommented Acey: Miss Small Acey sit operations in a most peculiar man- these thiaaway. to automobiles her wasnt wuth Plgeonette Two ner. ownsef. ms his asthmatic, hash touring . "I ain't sayln' this cemp'ny la as cry slipped. Couple weeks ago I "Teh. But it seemed tike aa old friend, Mr. la Jupiter Jones. Mr. Up haw greeted his visitor en coughed Into the street. On of these j othth "Who Acey Is? as them meter cabs, Ju- thought you had some sense. Now , Mr. Jones gaaed through the "Aint hustnee Ilk youra ought to "No! I woul'nt have no such of thnaiastically. moved with snorting and spaamod - Jk he tha feller you la gwina successful bo seem to do I's lookin But piterfo busa throng. , an I sort of went I "Evybody know an was even to buyln I aa woman a think good 1c 1 the that. toward " ?" idjit "Mawnln. Champion How difficulty may you Jasper. admitted. la. ha That iness to git Into la Bummlnbam, beah, "Fool!- - Mr. I,. Jupiter Jones this mawnln?" you ast me theatre. It Jerked into the open If "I ain't maled to him yet. If an' " vybody except Jasper De Void. he's nodded solemn-th"Spoein. argued Jasper, "that was superbly disgusted. "I's goln. Tolable, Brother Upshaw. I has parking space before tb door ofljfgot many mf foolish friends If . "Who he? t. 'An', I or out studied you buys that Then I She 1 ain't aimin to be. Amys bougbten this of corapny off Jasper. Was I to talk with you any coma to 'sextss with you bout I uyin' house and died there, llslr. Acey edged Into tho conversa- -, Ilka you. t yo comp ny. Tbe fust made n big "Don't yon corap'ny, you goes back to Dothan Acey an more, Td have percussion of the yo1 taxicab corap'ny. driver sitting unconcernedly la the I bo lighten tioc. "Hes that country feller fum eyed him scornfully. when an' limbers thing I iacovered was that th that be a swell revenge brain. In tho head you ain't got "Tha's fine. Lawyer Evans Chew rain. yea re- - cotton. Now up yo muscles boein I south Alabama. Never ben of feu - know howto drre listen Taxicab Comp ny nothin but a vacuum an that's baa done d rawed up th papers, an' Jupiter seat- fo wnat ho done to me tonight? The battered old hulk filled the Acey Upshaw . a farm In bin life until two weeks captions with sasstety folks? ed on himself bed the An "Teh. and De Mr. Void's It waa Bo be After It! fine wouldn't all what brake, pleaded goes that please you you baa got to do la sign. open apace In front of the theatre gotten a 'sclualv franchise fum tha empty! ; ago. sutdhi with I nint aimin' tp was you to hertt a millium dol- remember that Fa willin to hep you I furnishes pen an Ink bofe." of Bummln'ham flv yea Its Not. by any possible feat of ma- c.ty to bride seemed annoyed. prids in his own sartorial perfec- hurt ysu friend. Tho to-son. Jasper, h lars an buy his Gold and Silver find a Job. ' "Who igo Jaa per clasped the pea, closed his neuvering tions received a crushing Jolt park In front of could another automonsf him beah? a few bout eullud tbeatrsa things bee In beah. too? tt That be Is the baa uniform Tbe that WouPnt "This and you Compny, foliowring morning eye ths wabbled hie head. Some bile come near tha curb In front yosof I did, honey." bad better fin out right away quick swell was you to swipe his got two mo' eahs to run. an dur-i- n' from Dothan, Alabama, pre- folks say I hadnt ought to buy of the Champion. "Well who net you to set hint? gal or alas la you "An this aint no place fo no that time nobody only th Acey gwlne divorce yosef fum under hi nose? sented himself at the offices of the this business, Acey." "Nobody. I Juot thought that The same thing occurred with fum Gold A Sliver Taxicab company. "Plgeonette Small? "Some folks dont use their noses the second 'car In the space before Upshaw Taxicab Comp'ny caiu l , this was kind of my party, too, an1 uniforms. I'd have you understand you that two tbousat cash dollars no car In front of thes the Mlstuh Monkey Pace, that you brung with you fum Dothan. park fo nothin but to poke Into other th Frolic theatre. Meanwhile. Jaswithout gittln arrested." aint welcome, an tho sooner you Ia you willin, I should tell you , , "An which? folks business. reckon a man per De Void himself sat at the atre I whats which? Mr. out Upshaw discovered that hla gits clever aa you knows when some wheel of tho third car of his fleet, "Well, I sort of has aa Idea . . 'D-- d "Tha the one thing I dont head ached. Ton see. Do Void la rich. Ha has dont TOU like, me. Mis thin fa wise. the car for which ha had paid the want you to do nothin else but An two Small?" with come ao, continued Jasper, evBummln'hard to I "Teh so. reckon But they say sum of fifty dollars cash. j- thousaa dollars cash money "An' no hard feellns? T sick an' 'gusted with .you. them two car cafn't run." k ery stormy night Its gwlne be like thi car refused Tonight Noasuh. d InterroPt-;to with crave An still he's "Which I I 'oclato dont realises ; got! you Jupiter, "Well, with disarming candor. to function. Jasper rented a tonight There wont nobody git friend L Jupiter Jones. evy no'count. wuthlere culled per-to-a is my T aint neither could wrecker. While tho storm wa at Into yo taxis, cause they calnt do that sayln X Good. An baa aa Idea that Fust off, Jasper, you ha Acoy trail aroun with. That' go into no race, nr nothin'. But. Its height. Mr, Da Void was towed same thout giuln, all wet. Once let yo head git swelled up. Tou Is wet, there aint no us of when you steps on tha gas an slips to th 2? 1V:bfrt7wrff Schulfetr) fhi: parking space In front they Mire Small stamped her foot bewtldared. come to Be in min ham a stranger Mr. Upshaw waa info gear, they gits you whore you of th open taxi Tidin. An thas all. Acey theatre. Famous turn and tha bouse qulvvered. "Always Maybe you'd better go. Brother a small IjUea-wittwo thou-aa- n Thera tbe three cars sat. Tem- en.Mr. Upshaw knew he waa beat"Well, says Jerry Moore, "now wants to b at." X you does somethin wrong, dollars. Tou ran right Into tho void. - When Plgeonette gits at least, the cars of the I come this far. Ifn goln to "They Is awful noisy, though." .that - Upshaw. Heah I has worked Acoyij), porarily. fo ajried two slickest slickers In the city, Whats yo terms, Jasper?" Thera wa a general excitement a look around this place. "Shub! Bo's some of these swell Acey Upshaw Taxicab com pay ocmonth, tryln to pick my gueaeea. Mr. De Void did not intend to, head wabbled- - "An also Pierian Slappey an 8or Maahby. In a moment. Of course, all the uka automoUke Folks In cam noise We re lucky we got In here. I bet available of Inch every which! cupied Invite an a countryman you They started out to trim you. an boys took tt for granted that they that old fox dicker. "You pays ms back tb hunting man wouldn't biles. Aint tbst th truth?" mow prob'ly would bo fine In parking spac In th renter ot th seven hund'ed an you happened to so what waa up. were Seems so. But yet down-tosr- n fifty cash I give going along, end Inasmuch let us In, If h knew It. By golly! section of Birmingmilkin contest but auttinly don wa that yog gotten that as Result our waa aa "Now listen Mr. Upshaw gesticu- hams Darktown. The drivers at you. Also seven hund'ed an fifty eager look at those fox houndsPCom oe, 1 captain, belong In no drawtn room. Tou la j swell nnltorm you le wear In', which as Dick, mo dollars Tben plus also cash. w lated to to had rest lot ths th time go "all you violently, the Champion and Frolic theatre taka a look at 'em, Bxln to make me ridiculous hefo , !? coat five hnnd'ed dollars, fo no- them all coma along. Perry earn let's go np and see we tears up our contrac's 'bout "? so many of em talks to ms 'boutam Well, it sat Uke wooden Indiana. Jasper De that . What you reckon anyway. Dont thin. m owin tween difference his "r out with. my hat la one hand and around hare often." Jaw. you ths eorry ain't on'y two ears you Is buyln. Void, In the third car, was . latter Chow an President LaU- -, What I baa paid an tha price of Sma'L Maybe soma "Ever sence that, eullud folk one glove in tho other. It's th good wilt of tha Acey Upwith We walked all , mer an all them, swell folks Is on you. Mias Jerry, along to vlte has be tollin' you how nick you hund'ed dollars an I Tou only left on glove on ths up to the big dogyard. It wa a long shaw Taxicab company I ask you At I o'clock, shows ended In all twenty-twgwlne say whea this feller walk in day you is gwlne bo glad In an you is fool enough to b'lievo table, sir," h said. gits a bill ot sale of the Acey Up; with overalls on? What you reck- - me to yo house. runway, covered with wire mesh, usnt that to be Intho finest eullud three of tbe theatres. The doors shaw . Taxicab Comp'ny.! Not so long's I got my sense. It Tou Is lookin fo gold bricks. Bumminbam? opened and the lobbies became No, Perry. I'm almost sura I put and there must have been two dos-- n taxi compny Tou la L. them both together on th table how, filled with colored persona Aesy emitted a howL Shh. Plgeonette. soothed who In tt. There were three Calnt you see to yo'so'f dogs "I aint neither. Is lookin fo Look again "That's all i Juptter Jonaa kllatuh Do Void is Jasper reached the veranda. Tha Acey. I didnt In th runway, and the prominent you gits when you ad. stared apprehensively Into the think you waaright. Tou moo probly night air fanned his hot cheeks. He chance to vest my two thousan' Tv looked good, Hawkins. It's partitions fins feller. gwina agree. But were divided up In tb. differ- storm. Each sought a taxicab. 1 ain't comifl' down CUllud ill tUlCAD dollars Jn n good busine fum them not there og anywhere in the club- dog. BJf COBip won't know he's heah. Jupiters moved toward tha gate, Gold ent compartments. They aU ran Bummlnham? will A Meanwhile the fleet of thestarted terms one penny. Tha's what you think. But you house. Maybe you've got on In down Passengers j eyes strayed toward the door. His A figure ranged beside him. Jas- Into a Uttla hollow where come Taixcab Silver company f Mr. ! countenance became rigid srith an per looked down at L. Jupiter aint. Theres n heap of good busiI know Frail you out Into the Upshaw catapulted from tbs your pocket, low bouse stood, and which Is night. They started car. He Ho fin- Jones. Mr. Jones dropped a friend- nesses you can put that money In. 5 expression akin to horror. sloshed back to hla office. I patted all my pockets, but athelittle gwlne ruin ths business of my circling iitti marked Thirl enter the trapcould by by loop dogs now compny. Then he telephoned fo nothing like a glove bulged from ished his spaech with a lanquld ly hand on Jasper's arm and mut- But they ain't swell enough Plgeonette and Fourth avenues, Eighand near doors th rround. Golla! under-staTou think n so? Small - you. Ton don't seem to and went to call Upon that word. really any of them. teenth and Seventeenth streets The bis dogs car of "He I , Mlaa Broall and her Intended fol- - tered a single takes Ilk good woul'n't to was Mr. lov Mike! Jones. to "For summed yon go exclaimyou of that the said put lucky "Trip! head car of the fleet reached the ample lady, InPlgeonette lowed the direction of Mr. Joness say Jerry Moore. broke, would sbe? a few words. thing up They moved down the street en over on Fiona an' Semore. ed Jerry Moor. Too won't frees all right." driver the theatre. Its Champion Shadow saw M has He lm Small says Acey to," -startled gaze. "Aw, Jasper" t Talnt many fellers does that. An' your hands off. Come along. ; "You is dumb, Acey. This feller , Did Once Jasper sotced a would-b- e "I know Acey. To finanaey ain't heard whistles from the ; shrink. She turned her eye back you has got ths Idee that eve'ybody you ever hear of a guy ilk that Loomis; "thes dogs cost money. has got you where you caln't wigyon goln. Jupiter?" fel- so crasy bout me. 1 was thlnkin' patrons He addressed the Imperthe I said, ; to the apparition In tbe doorway. Golly! By In Bummtnham la be cant but out without nothin his Just I's With go gwlne got you. gloves. persons at tbe wheel of gle."Then on this sld look pretty wild." shed 11k me better, was 1 to make turbableVoid t "Well, folks," announced- a too dlagustment to that woman back as easy. Acey Upshaw, specially. Better make your Ms knit you lows was you think De cab. me! Mlstuh I standing at ths center of a success with yo ol' cemp'ny. the Hey, hearty voice, beahsDonthan. a "Well, aint he?" of mittens " pair "I. dont think. I know that Git out of that parkyonder." you! I Jasper De Void, fum and Ain't tha th leaped the that truth? dogs runway, AU la suna He slicker. all broke "No, ainbte Acey started ther era I of ain't nothin fo you to do right, th It ray right," space. J They stared. They did not know and "Reckon so, Jasper. Plgeonette. in The but aasept his terms, whataver they The two meiy on clad in ribbin you up bout how clever in. "doat talk so much, Jerry. up against tbo wire mesh Do Void driver turned a Uhat Jasper had assumed this bluff shine. of some Is and 'bout dollars." barked and keen was. Come pretty on Mister, well show you tb yelped, He worked It so that, countenance. I's got or- are. Otherwise, you la gwlne be I heartiness to cloak a doubtful dinner clothes, the other In a cos- you Jasper produced bis sable roll grlnlng to put tho famous when you toon out 'bout bis ol place where you want to deliver them even snarled and showed der to, remain where I Is at," hp broke, an hell be buyln the Gold J heart and strengthen quaking tume calculated of bills I7S0 off teeth. th and went their to those taxi stripped him hounds. with you e compny moved the to A informed blush, - knees. They only saw what they green the Gold Silver driv- an Silver Comp'ny offen you. ' I as advance payment. It waa quit a little hike, but we "They sure do Uk you, Haw- stipulated . 1 down-tow- n to Jasper's modest the fust offer Hes amln to take er. reckon," she sighed, "I dont Ilk saw and beard what they heard. "I sho out to would o lose hat an not nothy It didnt because notice money tbe little kins, says Shadow, with a laugh. in give you that feller no betern I did. But a gasp room In Bally Crouch's Cosy Homs The driver shore. Jasper's attire brought this When this deal, man Acey. inmoney in. with us th hounds and Look bow! was until not not It Yeah. was I Colored. To for Hotel for said, reach any one of the cruis- he shoIy ain't ao lackin' In brains." kept from tbe multitude. It I don't know where mo gone, gits me aellln "Hes hi rith th Upterested Void of Ds Acey Fldo in tho way meter at himself stunned funny that The following morning Acey callths dree Void lean, Do to then unfortunate lanky the long, that ing cabs, Mr. Mr( shaw Taxicab compny. Thas the talking. And when we came to the looking at ms now. I sure am glad ia cornin fum. i not spoke. theatre patrons were forced to ed upon Jasper. That gentleman ; conventional "Shah! makes other the payJon oldest bottom hiU eullud taxi tbo in of I where "Wh-whis the dinner down comp'ny walk doe Acey majr up tba drenched sidearalk. waa reclining in bod. He greeted strong. path that wire netting javen thaIn law ostentations starts up to tbs white stonewall Wouldnt want that fellow to sink ments out of yo profits. You has across a aint It?" ; Jacket. tho first place ho own-;- d with a woman like that fot gutter, and enter Mr. Upsnaw cheerily. "Uh-huho It's so old It squeaks house we didnt have to tell the bis teeth in me. I wonder if these got brains. Brains bk a a the Gold foaming second. A Stiver cab In the midneither. In th I's licked," announced Acey.' "I "Hraph! He aint ma'yln her. I reckon statue." man little tt where Ha worn waa ain't them into anyway. you looked this knew dle of th. street. One man tried aasepta yo terms, Jasper." hounds over get dangerous? 'wouldn't have Shes mayln him. deshook hands and They d head of Jas-- ; sound Jasper the of by tho thoough. DoboL it a was and ; On ths dogs soaked. they aint "I'll say." poke np Roy c "Is it ao? "Well. Its the sain thing, sols owner of th Acey I has." Another man starling their yelping all at once. "Sometimes they get so excited parted, now Yes. tia. Now, if you comes by per Do Void waa n Napoleonic lt? Jasper's Taxicab company. His as- hireling. "I rentsaccosted from which floated a long "Has you noticed any profits be- Just aa If they knew some more theyre liable to do anything. Don't Upshaw car us to with hat, never taka the bank yo' cash me, the Beckon "Noasuh! aint gits yon sets consisted of: Item, good-wil- l; I white ostrich plume. Beneath th dogs were nearing their kennels. get too close to that wire, me horns." a mad recent? an then closes up our eontrack feC a woman wa sot in Nows. Item, two decrepit face waa a uni- been roun when -. But mahogany-colored Thats the all "Noasuh. Th was n run-nlsays place, driver right." been aint franchise that parkin they polite. to you?" Yet Mr. D Void seemed happy." It on gittln yon, was the little man. and that was all h "This car is engaged. I is waitin assignin form. And what aof uniform! their cars." ComI'm not afraid, I said to Roy. But M Jasper waa I sho aint.1 blue broad-- ; elated, bis Joy to th feller what engaged me." the Gold an Silver Taxicab Mr. L. Jupiter Jones made a ges- had lime to say, too. For aa soon "Jost look at them Jumping at ;waa a symphony what "Well. pny." thaa happened waa And now the traffic ture of disgust: "Foollshment what as his dofcs heard th yelping of the me! Say. some of you feUows walk of pallid, compared to the delight cloth, gold lace, gleaming braid, there. An' Jasper dressed unhurriedly. more Acey Is aposed to be rich. you talks. Upshaw. He called two of took a hand. The Gold policeman A Bilvlr hour shiny buttons, medals and Tou got yo'self convinc- others, they began to yelp, too. and around there, end get some of hisAcey ol taxi comp'ny. later the contracts were owned He that desdrivers Into of office and the I started tho Once away property th lip ba billy motionless In the street, were for tbe signatures. Fifteen' ready path, 'em down that way. ed that Acey Upshaw Is In th gold, hunstockholder now hes and majoUy the little man with them, ignated th contracts. Jones, it waa known a the traffic. Tha blast of the dred dollars in cash lay on the tacharity business. Well. tell you dragging ComThey all strung out along the "Oh. man!" he chortled. "Look blocking whistle foroed them ho had to ran aa fast aa his finest and moat expensive drill uni- In the Gold A Sliver Taxicab meter why that compny ain't Ill to ble In makln' no and a office. The original wire, and I walked around to tho t them. I has soR that ol compny officer' thin could He waited go. for legs move. form in all Th Bon A Daughters pny, which runs th eullud The head of the procession contractAcey ain't Iryln to- - Its causa us, however, at the stonewall and corner and started down along the 0f mine an gotten seven hnd'ed an earns of sale was Waiting to bo cabs. An Plgeonette set out to money, an no then to of I Will Aria. the Frolic theatre such of a comp'ny." when w hurried they ain't noise and fifty dollars cash advance." destroyed, so that, when tha deal All evening, while painstakingly hook him to his money. up to him, he runway. But hero the and atlli later to the Famous. At should Hut. Jupiter" be concluded, hounds grew) One of the men stared t bis 1 she dont seem to care asked: How do you get into this excitement of th Jasper Do the latter place was the grinning Void adorning himself In these1 I crave don't be to I butted. seem to care Acey sh would stand possessed of an didn't actin They aint hsd fo him. That la, plare. anyhow? ployer. glories, Mr. Do Void senJasper Da Void. started off a with He had compny. about Uk his th Wa a was seven other sh him scared showed hundred boys. create around feller a gat tha slickest original hed They! thing is would h away.' th capital, git "you eho'ly figured that he At each place the Gold A 8i!ver and fifty dollars' cars an plenty of business. He th side. There wasnt any "That seems so. But seems so six h cash profit, and presented himself sign ot Just followed me along the wire what ever come to this town. sation when Identical waa made nice reception Jaspers But money. his cars a lock or a knob or a thing to open the sale and complete ownership and marked and yelped until o festivities. hunded dollars you gits to cars blocked the aint la Waa Acey to alt his foot at tho Upshaw-Sma- ll old an taxi fashions It with. It was Just a solid wooden I thought only possible ths Acey Upshaw Taxicab ComHa suceeded beyond his wildest down, hefo' they was maled. shed started gittln' they would split their ) nothin Jus Ilka a gif. where passengers could step of like to die. She's on'y acta so posi- changed au roun'. lie seen that gate, of a pretty good size, and aa throats. And when I moved n little j "An 1 gits most ot It, too, cause spots pany. dream. taxicabs from shelter into coul'n't Jasper on things as workin wall Itself. Just push closer to the wire mesh, on of1 Jasper is bound to make soma mo th keep But Mr. De Void did not sign. high Gay uniform and clanking sword tive cause sh figgers tha's the way refused to move. 'were mere masks for a thumping to ho' him. But dollars Is the fond- that way. So he organized ths Gold it open. says Shadow Loomis. And them, the lean one. leaped np and payments besides bis adwance. and his men this was Impatient. night would have Acey, Ordinarily Taxicab Company. He he put both hand up against it to threw himself against It, so that I! Man! It waa too easy.' "Calnt you write yo name, big .heart. Mr. Do Void was possessed est things she fa of, an waa they and 8ilver an! A Bit Gold been th for prosperous moment but th hand his president chief, stockholder. push it, I Meanwhile, Mr. Do Void appear- - ver Tax of a humility complex and a great to finger in It well, I reckon backed away in sudden fright. Why dont yon leap company. But tonight boy? he asked. They own tdrelve meter cab, all touched It. a bell started ringing desire to take an ever so modest would do mos anything. 8ay," I said, turning around to ed to share non ot tbe pessimism th entire fleet continued to cruise sign? Inside somewhere tb soIn grounds Meanahllo, Acey dusky when More JaaBirmingham's on that "that a ain't fox bound place "Teh" thought Jasper smiled shyly. 'Cause pervaded Birmingham around the Mock, wafting for JasShadow drew back bis hand quick, Roy Dobel, cial whirl. His bravado conceal' per' part. "Acey di nt act so good sells four of his six car. Dobel. "that aint a fox the news of his purchase became pers cars to move from tho strat- theres one other thing ws aint "He didnt sell them last two. ly, frightened at th sudden sound Roy Ha was hissot. Seems Ilk he could of said ed n deep wist fulness. bruited wrote into this contrack yet. Acey. hound!" about. positions. "Ah why? Cause he couldnt. of th belL Jerry Moor hsd to Persons who knew Jasper only egic straggling heroically to show these somethin nice to me. But before Roy could answer. At length the colored population One Impawtant thing got to be laugh at the look on Shadows face. folks that ho wasn't Just a simto out no bettern she la. Them two cars calnt run, thas And went of cam their way there. Stokes to roe ain't "Acey and casually decided that, since it hsd to get up 1 stepped forward to try tt Perry Ho Wanted them to Hadn't he be n tryln to git yo why. Was you to fill Iheir tanks ple rustic. You la stranglin me Jolly him. They made It unmistakwet to reach a Gold A with cologne, they wouldnt do no- again, but Just then the door start- touched my arm. believe what he himself did not bis tt would forego that Silver taxi, clear considered that ratten "Those a business in at ably dont 'Tain t much," explained Jasper, deal money they dogs the Jump we ed to looked and luxury and Inward, swing thin - He aint got believe sweetbut smell he belonged! conthat could worst the on other landed they you harder than no office an-- he make a good Job of Its drenching "Its only that I aims toltie in boya sir," he said quietly. "I purchase A bush settled over the room. hed of aint got nothin Into the big yard. The first thing ceive. As for Acey Upshaw, that in ones and twos and threes, I know the reason, sir." Bummlnham ait. I dont crave to done. but them two ol cars nobody that caught our eyes, of course,, was think .Mr. Upshaw wished that ba might Plgeonette of bow person frantic with anger, each boasted Uke to said. You reckon? openly I d "I know gentleman Ye? the hounds because the the leave no old Insults standin Voun dog yard, wouldn't crawl into a hole and pull tbe e i an buy. from eept sucker . maybe trimmed the had be fo folks to laugh about. Befo I "I's shush." crowds sloshed to the street oars. were Jumping around excitedly and Perry. bole In after himself. But Miss An you come along He pointed to something tram- Alabama. It waa this news that Mm mm, I Id Ilk to show with dealer. . Plgeonette Small was In no such One ef th Gold A Silver driver signs that contrack. Brother Uptwo thousan' dollars achin' making a noise. But the next minfriend. to his Jones In over mud brought In tbe woman lower I tb Jupiter ute that ed a the pled against retti-ndoor somethin', where opened Jupiter. Acey shaw, we writes Into tt that, when to th office to be took In stats of embarrassment. I has "Ridiculous is what you of th house, and a man who ground boards of tb runway you marries Plgeonette, I is, to be She eyed the advance of the uni- sho'Iy would. "He on'y makln me pay seven floor Upehaw wa and mentally figuring yo ia Heah f. made you Smoke!" came looked I Tbe servant yo'se said. Ilka Jasper. out a An best mat!" "Holy I don't blame you. But the hunded an weather Inevitaformed gentleman with overt hos no th revenue that When dolars cash little man with the dogs went np an' fifty a taxicab with was one of comp'ny the It my bestest bofe even gloves to with Acey gasped, fumed, protested. way th driver git tlfity. She felt that sh was a bly portended. down on that 1 bad missed when w left taxis." what to him to and him. tell mo is But with' no to havin not began held firm, and eventualdo by frowned. Jasper entered. Acey She much Insulted lady. withered "Teh! An h g!la that other he came for. And then "Tou Is wrong, Juptter. I ba both tbe clubhouse. I sure waa surprised "Whaffo you come back o ly the clause wss Inserted. Both Acey Upshaw. He's tryln to steal twelve fifty you the little negro at her side. An then went back into tha little they left. two aasnt cars. I got thee Who could got flggored and have doorway, men mystified. the"So tha'a ths kind of friends you you money." signed the papers and the fifearly? Tou ain't got all them he don't care wha nap pen to yon. and tt closed them and ths taken tt off tb table In our enough, so 1 bonghten me a new atre folks boms yet. has you Aw. no. Seems like what he teen hundred dollars was passed has. huh? Mr. DeVoid waa obstinate. "Tou dogs the little upon secon-hsear to' fifty dollars." man had brought. And why? Noasuh! over to Jasper. I drove , aint Aw, now, Plgeonette honey " offrin me hi a bargain. nobody Is Just sore at Mistah "I "How did that get there?" I Li9uplter Jones collapsed. "Fifty "Well. says our captain. Upshaw on nor neither none of yo .other - T ahnah you . an Plgeonette -I reckon 1 a gwiu-le-te- ll hire "Acy Upshw ne er aor.no. bar- account of hovr ha fronted "we pan gd btrm now. That asked, pointing to th muddy glove dollars to a taxicab! - Who over home, gum In no life. a bis cabs ain't a few things.1 ain't pick gain gwlne be ashamed his tonight. Well. I alht little man didn't even say thank, and turning around to tb boys beard tell of such?" But. Jupiter, when a feller sits so reception foollshment Is me at vo weddln. Acey, What kind "Pleas don't." There wa a ring , I Jasper happy . 'bout it neither. But to ua. Can you beat that?" "Well," admitted Mr. De Void, you talkin with of hind me. But before they could eullud of genuine anxiety In Acey voice. a chance to buy a whole taxicab business said you mouf, "cause I la goln to be softly, is business, an I dont aee I thought sur he would give os' answer, there came a step behind "it runs as good aa them two I man ? I Is tryin to do some business business an' also two automobiles, why I ought to lay often an an up Unfixed right proper." ain't a dime for showing him this' us and ths servant of tho stonewall bougbten off Acey. Anyhow, "Wh-whfo twenty-tw- o Tho driver explained. Mr. Upwith him, an hund'ed dollars you mean?" questionunity Just causa him an his place. says Jerry with a disgusted house was telling ns the gat was Plgeonette Small gwina feel bad shaw slid Into a raincoat, clapped ed Acey weakly. "What you Is tryln to do to Fumadiddles! Tou ain't used to flnanaay insulted me." oT owns sees look she I the when that tb door. toward on Into opening hat 'him don't make no nevermln with city waya Acer's compny what he L, Jupiter Jones struggled the bead, and lurched to wear my uniform. 1 goln to T" No one Is permitted to anrtoy business of her flnanaay Forget It. I said, "do you have ! m. rain. Ho skidded around the corner An aims to sell you aint wuth nothin. choke his words gwlne " but they to be paid for everything you do? th hounds," he said quietly. "You Shes gwina ba sorry she and arrived at tbe Famous then-tr- man that will prove Ira the beet Hmph r Jnoper De Void paused before or even lew than that If it la. howicaacadrd forth In aback, torrent of in- Maybe the poor old fellow hasn't boy will have to go. df n't pitch you out on yo oar. ; Ml feoet and boat era. He bowed come him to quit It an Invest all Id Ignat Ion. (Copyright HIT Octavos a dime, himself. Anyway, we Which w did. maybe aa An then In lobby a score of hopeful , Jew, sweeping his plumed hat to his .money In th Gold A Silver j "When you got manufactured, got Cohen.) Schul-kersno telUn persona stood. At sight of .) again., maybe not. Aint had a good long walk, and it was (Copyright, 1928. Robert T. Me bosom and then returning it metdr cabe? Acey I Jasper De Void, th brain maebin- 1828 (Conyricht - t Metropolitan , . good for ns-- ' what wlmmln la gwlne do." Upshaw, a protest arose. Tho vox Neaapaper Service.) ?h.V aec-on- e. - - 1 , v t to-b- e ttb-wh- at Good-wil- ' w. ' Mie-tu- h. 'r..J;....... " ' ' at good-wil- success-Wouldn'- be but-the- y tha.-xhe- . gen-lem- an ' t point-blan- 1 Uh-ho- h. P. J1 i; smil-lxtff- o -- I -- question-Where-a- -- 1 bay-tre- -- -- : r, at pear-shape- -- HaW-kln- motor-vehicle- -- -- Ju-.ytt- er -- super-Bolom- ic ,B-b-b- ut er. Twen-meo- J - i mi-hu- cKb-houn- e? n' -- yne-zt' in be-y- ch at T r e. "We-o-ol- 1 u: U V A J |