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Show Gotch's Tip Reveals an Honest Man "OOBBY BURNS would say, "A man's a man for a' that,' but Bobby had his wires grounded It Isn't so. There was the case of Frank A. Gotch the big wrestling champion and It helps provo the point. It gives us Exhibits Ex-hibits A and B This is Exhibit A: Frank and a friend own a garago In Humboldt. la., a perfectly healthy garage, ga-rage, where one may get new tires punctured, or purchase gasoline, or negotiate ne-gotiate a monkey wrench or a wrenched wrench-ed back, as one desires. And In the garago ono between season sea-son day was Trank. clad In the glad benzine raiment of overalls and Jumper v. ith an Instrument of motorology gripped In his right mitt Into tho palace of gasoline and embrjo lawsuits strolled a pair of out of towners "Mr Gotch around7' thov queried "Nope." Frank lied with the flno abandon "Well, well: we'd hoped to seo him Anyway, boy, we'll buy a few gallons of that Standard Oil Julco you have" They bought, Frank filled the tank (fair measure) and then made change They handed Gotch two bits bv waj of a Up, for which tho champ smiled gratefully. ' Gee, Isn't It great to pull down this tip stuff?' ho asked of a gaping friend "1 tell you whit." said Gotch as he surveyed the quarter and satisfied himself him-self that tho coin was good or his teeth were very bad, "I'm going over and buy a shave. This Is shave money and a tip " Trank strolled tnto the basement barber bar-ber shop and placed his noble Jowl at tho mercy of tho knight of the keon blade It was a good Job worth 15 cents of any man's money and with magnanimous magnani-mous spirit he hurried out, leaving the quarter In the barber's palm. "Great day for us tipsters." quoth Gotch as ho went home, satisfied with his success. Now, that was Exhibit A, which Isn't bad at all. but Exhibit B Is where the G string sounds. They are great hearted In their bucolic bu-colic simplicity In Humboldt, U. S A.. for. as Frank strolled to the garage next morning to take up his duties and hope for another tip Ed, the barber, hailed him "Oh Frankl" he caroled. "Oh. Franklel" Trank hurried ovor. thinking perhaps the barber had accidentally slashed the thorax of an Innocent victim "What's up?' Gotch queried as he steadied himself for tho worst "Nothln' much, Frank," Ed replied, with tho light of honesty dancing In his blue eyes, "only you went away in such a hurry iestorday vou forgot jour change. Here's your dime." "And.'' saj'3 Frank, In referring to Exhibit B. "what would they do to a guy like that In New York now, tell 'mo?" |