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it wasn’t by any gangster either. my day off and as throe of the > camp in Nevada. "Did you ever light. "Boys, boys," I said, "for
The snow in Middle Park, Colo | Post papers had cume in ail at meet Frank Robertson there?” he the aake of Mike cut it out. I for
rado. piled up to seven feet on the ■ once, I was reading them. Sud- asked Frank Robertson was a fa got thia game over 20 yea re ago "
level and made it miserable to i denly I gave a wild yell and my mous mining man. a well-known And whirling on my heel, walked
work in. So I quit my job and l partner wanted to know what had promoter anti very wealthy. Ev away from them. Aa I turned the
came down to Denver over the bitten me I said. “Just look at erybody knew him. So I replied first corner, I flashed a backward
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Moffat road that used to climb i this. You remember I have told
minute. Some genteel appearing over the lofty Berthoud pass, be you about that guy in Denver beg in the affirmative. "He Is my un look They were standing talking
fellow rushes into the car with a fore they finally put the long tun- ging me for a dollar. Well, here cle." he stated. I swallowed that togetiier and watching me, won
$20 bill in his hand and says. "Will nel in, that you have heard so he is." Some bank president Nick all right and after more conver dering if I was going to call a cop
some gentleman please be kind much about. We reached lienver east had absconded with a couple sation I said, "Well, aa we have But I didn't. After getting out of
to wait a couple of hours, let's
enough to change this twenty for about dark and after supper, I of hundred thousand, had gotten go across the way and get us a sight I laughed till 1 waa nearly
me? I need four fives in a hurry." went down to the big union depot as far as Denver and had been cool drink. I do not remember sick and every time I thought of
Up jumps the “come-on" with the to see about the price of a ticket caught there The front page photo what he took, but 1 had a cocktail it fur a month afterward I aaid to
four fives which the sharper takes to California and some other showed him being taken to the po Thon we talked awhile Finally he myself, "Old tinier, you must sure
in one hand while extending the things. As 1 entered the depot lice station between two detectives aaid, "Have a cigar on me now, ly look like a rutie for them to try
other which holds the twenty. where several hundred people were and one of the detectives was the but hold on. I^t’s go up the street that moss-grown trick on you."
It had all come to me like a
"Say. hold on," he exclaims, •this sitting around waiting for trains. guy who had bummed the dollar to a place I know where they
flash, how easily I had gotten ac
bill is no good; counterfeit." Just I immediately noticed a tall, well- off of me. I aaid to my partner, "1 make the best cigars in town.”
quainted with the young stranger
then the train starts. "Here, take dressed guy walking up and down thought I was on to moat of the
So we started up the street for
your money back. I have no time with his hands behind him. It was cute tricks, but this is a brand the cigar store and after going nt the depot, how we had started
to explain now," he chirps, and j because lie looked at me so sharp- new one. That dick thought when j half a block, caught up with an for the cigar store where the fin
jumps from the train. The sucker i ly that I took especial note of him. he saw me that I resembled some-i I old fellow with long whiskers and est cigars in town were, how we
looking at his money, finds he is a While I was in conversation with one he was after. He couldn't bow-legs, dressed in countryfied had caught up with the little old
$5 bill shy. but the train is in mo- | the ticket agent, this guy passed pinch me without some kind of a fashion, who half turned as wv chap with whiskers and the men
tion. so all he can do is to forget it. close behind me several times and charge. So he put on that act to came up and spoke to the fellow tion of the "kyard game."
The next move would have been
These kind of swindles and doz without appearing to pay any at have a personal interview and sat who was with me in a long south for us all to have proceeded to the
ens more were being pulled off tention to it, I was watching him isfy himself and not only did that ern drawl that was humorous in cigar dive, where doubtless there
every day in Denver while the very closely.
but made it pay him a dollar." I the extreme. I am unable to spell were other sharpers, and the old
"Soapy" Smith gang was around
Leaving the depot, I started thought that was pretty good. Kill the words aa he pronounced them, "muel man" would have demon
there and any stranger in town back uptown but I hadn’t gone ing two birds with one stone, one but it would make a dog laugh to strated how he lost his money in
who didn't fall for at least one of more than a couple of blocks when might call it. Finding out what he hear him. "Say. Paardner,” he such a manner aa to induce me to
them, was indeed lucky.
I became aware I was being fol wanted to know and grafting a droned, "can yeou tell me when l>et my money on it, or at least
As I stated in a previous story, lowed. I have lived in the big cities dollar for himself at the same the train goes outa here fer Salt take a drink or two with them,
preachers were "Soapy’s" personal too long for anybody to trail me time.
Lake City?" "No. Uncle," my after which, good-bye bank roll.
meat. He would turn down good around without getting next to it.
Coming up from the Tonopah friend replied. "Are you going to That trick is so old that S000 veers
business to skin one of them for So when I reached Larimer street excitement, my train was late and Salt Lake? Do you live there?"
any insignificant amount. Why. I where there was a strong comer I had to stay over in Sacramento
“Neow I don’t live there, but I
wouldn’t say. Only know it was so I light, I turned the comer all right, till next day. I had $1600 and had have to geow through there to get
Privately, I have always sus- then wheeled and came right back. it right with me. The following away from this gol-darnod Yankee
picioned that "Soapy” knew they I wanted to meet the fellow who morning about 11 o’clock I went country." "Why is it you don’t
wouldn’t make much of a holler was trailing me right under that down to the depot to see about the like the Yankees, Uncle?" Inquired
Adults 25c - Kiddies 10c
about it. He knew a preacher, after bright light where 1 could get a north-bound train to Redding. Just my friend "Waal," he aaid, "I
being swindled, would hesitate to good look at him. And sure enough as I turned away from the ticket came up hyar from old Kaintucky
make a big fuss over it and then it was the tall man I had seen in window a well-dressed individual with a carload of muels and I sold
Frl-Sat
get up in the pulpit Sunday and the depot and it was me he was of about 30. with a swell overcoat them tha muels fer a darned good
admonish his hearers to "pray for trailing.
over his arm and a high-priced figger, but these gol-darned Yan
TWO FEATURES!
them which despitefully use you.”
grip
in his hand, had just come in kees got it mostly all away from
But
I
was
due
for
a
great
sur
and “him that taketh away thy
and had heard my question, but me,” I have not the s|>ace here to
WALTER HI STON in
cloake. forbid not to take thy coat prise. Stepping squarely in front had not heard the agent's reply. repeat half that was said, but that
of
me,
he
touched
his
hat
and
also." as the Good Book states.
"What did you say?” he inquired. old fellow was as comical as a
However, the last time I was spoke in a most humble and re "The train is two hours late," I clown at a circus and I remember
spectful
way.
He
said
"Mister,
I
in Denver I had a trick pulled on
answered. "Dam the luck." he I was immensely tickled at his
me which is worth repeating, and saw you in the depot and, begging growled. ”1 was going off on that talk. Finally my friend inquired,
Pl.CS
your pardon, made so bold as to
follow you. I am in an awful fix, train, myself." We got into con “How did the Yankees get your
a stranger in a strange town and versation and he asked me where money away from you, Uncle?"
flat broke. Could you possibly help I was from. That was no secret! "Well," was his reply, "they got
so I told him I had lately arrived me into a leetle kyard. game.”
me with the loan of a dollar?”
from
Manhattan, the new gold Suddenly I saw a vivid, brilliant
I did some of the fastest think
ing right then of my whole life.
Here was a guy. clean and better Adult,
dressed than I was myself, who 20c
I THEATRE
looked as if he could do anything
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Children 10c
any working man could do. asking
Ends
Saturday
Night
me for a dollar.
Saturday Only
Well, I had seen many fellows
go broke in towns like Denver and.
BOB STEELE in
as I had close to $700, I thought
I could easy spare a dollar, so I
said, “Why, yes, I guess I can let in “Emperor Jones”
you have a dollar.” I didn’t want
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
to spoil matters by asking him
also ‘Fighting With Kit < arson *
how
he
came
to
get
that
way,
or
Protected
anything along that line, so aa to
Sunday and Monday
W
ease the situation off. I began to
talk, telling him how I had just
FULL
in
got in from Middle Park and about
PLIES
the deep snow there and how I was
“Queen Christina”
of Super twist
on my way to California, etc.
Iff
ft
Cord insulat
We talked for maybe five or 10
with JOHN GILBERT
ed with heat-
minutes, then he touched his hat
IAN KEITH—LEWIS STONE
resist ini
again with a most respectful ges
Tuesday and Wednesday
rubber.
ture and thanked me very humbly
Wednesday, Thursday
for my help and left me.
Double Feature!
In the course of time I found
myself in Canada, in a tie camp.
“I WAS A SPY
My partner had been a cook on a
Great Northern dining car, until
NOEL COWARD’S
also
his health had failed and he had to
“BITTER SWEET”
take to the outside for a while to
ANOTHER ALL-STAR
build up. I took him for a partner,
FEATURE!
Starring ANNA NEAGLE
Still priced aa
taught him all about the tie busi
plus
low aa
ness and he taught me plenty
Thursday and Friday
about the cooking business in re
Warren
William
in
turn. We were together for over a
year with never a cross word be
“The Mindreader”
tween us. Day by day we took
with Constance Cummings
AN EPIC OF THE AIR!
turns. One day I did everything,
J made fires, cooked, chopped fire
I
I
wood, cleaned up the camp, every
• Come in, see the greater value
we offer at every price because
thing. He never lifted a finger to
more people buy Goodyears
help. Next day he did it all and I
than any other tire.
took it easy. Not a chance for
anybody to growl around that the
Price« subject to chant* without
notice and to any State sales tai
other fellow wasn’t doing his
share, as is generally the way with
Tue-Wed-Thur
partners. I had taken the Daily
Mrs. Arnold Rothstein's
Denver Post for 17 straight years.
The picture work of the Post is
remarkable for its accuracy and
I*»
clearness. Dozens of criminals all
over the U. 8. have been appre-
with
hended simply from their photos
E. S. SEVERANCE
Spencer
Tracy
in the Post.
On this day I speak of, it was
RUBE, BEWARE OF
CITYS* SLICKERS
WHILE OUT WEST
ago Noah and Methuselah uacd
to pluy it on the Egyptian*. Still,
I presume, there must be auckera
left even In theae <iaya who would
fall for It. Three new onea (ruck-
era) born every minute, you know
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