Show CASE OF MISTAKEN AIKEN IDEN 1 y and it cost the smart drummer a D for three A boob book agent a drummer and a life insurance man were chatting in front of the sub treasury in wall street the other day the book agent who is said to be an artist la in his profession began to blo v about his success he laid qaid he neer neier found much trouble in ili persuading people to buy books and then he claimed that he could ap an utter stranger and borrow a dollar from him by the sheer force of his personality this was disputed vehemently by the other two and while the argument was waxing warm an elderly man with a shrewd clean cleam shaven face happened to pass chats russell sage remarked the insurance man to the drummer drun mer with an air of superior wisdom the drummer thought he saw a chance of getting a shade the best ot of it turning to the book agent he said bet you a dinner for the three of us that you can t borrow a quarter let alone a dollar from that old man walking up the street go you replied the book agent starting in kursu t the man of nerve accosted his victim apparently got him interested and then steered him up against a store window out of the way vay of the passing crowd his two chums could not hear what he was saying but they could see by his motions and espres sion that he was doing the pleading of his life it was a long hard job but at last nerve wont out and the book agent returned with a satisfied ek expression on his face and a bright new q quarter barter A broker who was passing was told about the wager and they pointed out to him the old man walking slowly up the street gosh shouted the broker that aint aln t russel sage |