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Show Why He Wanted To Know The man in the upper berth leaned over Its edge, and jamming his frown firmly down on his brow cried in a harsh, coarse voice that was audible abovo the rattle and rumble of tho engine: "HI, you down there. Aro you rich?" "Hey?" ejaculated the man In the lower berth, almost swallowing his Adam's app'o. "Wazzer mazzer?" "I say, are you rich?" "What's that air? Richer What j you mean by waking me up In (ho middle of tho night to ask mo such a question as this?" "I want to know that's why." "Well then, confound you, 1 am rich. Now I hope your curiosity is satisfied and you will let me go to Bleep." "Very rich?" "Millionaire, confound you. Now shut up, and" "Well, then, why in torment dont you charter n wholo train to do your snoring ln? Searchlight. |