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     ;Excuse me�察�friend�察─�said be。 ;Could I have a few minutes' talk with 

you  on the level�拭─�

     ;Certainly�察─�said Vuyning�察�with a smile。 ;But�察�suppose we step aside to 

a quieter place。 There is a divan  a cafe over here that will do。 Schrumm 

will give us a private corner。; 

     Schrumm   established   them   under   a   growing   palm�察  �with   two   seidls 

between      them。    Vuyning     made     a  pleasant    reference    to  meteorological 

conditions�察  �thus   forming   a   binge   upon   which   might   be   swung   the   door 

leading from the thought repository of the other。 

     ;In   the   first  place�察─  �said  his  companion�察  �with      the   air   of  one  who 

presents his credentials�察 �I want you to understand that I am a crook。 Out 

West I am known as Rowdy the Dude。 Pickpocket�察�supper man�察�second´ 

story man�察�yeggman�察�boxman�察�all´round bur´ glar�察�cardsharp and slickest 

con man west of the Twenty´third Street ferry landing  that's my his´ tory。 

That's to show I'm on the square  with you。 My name's Emerson。; 

     ;Confound   old   Kirk   with   his   fish   stories;   said   Vuyning   to   himself�察�

with silent glee as he went through his pockets for a card。 ;It's pronounced 

'Vining��'; he said�察�as he tossed it over to the other。 ;And I'll be as frank 

with you。 I'm just a kind of a loafer�察�I guess�察�living on my daddy's money。 

At the club they call me 'Left´at´the´Post。' I never did a day's work in my 

life�察�and I haven't the heart to run over a chicken when I'm motoring。 It's a 



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pretty shabby record�察�altogether。; 

     ;There's one thing   you can   do�察─�said Emerson�察 �admiringly�察 �you   can 

carry duds。  I've watched   you   several times   pass   on Broadway。 You   look 

the best dressed man I've seen。 And I'll bet you a gold mine I've got 50 

worth more gent's furnishings on my frame than you have。 That's what I 

wanted to see you about。 I can't do the trick。 Take a look at me。 What's 

wrong�拭─�

     ;Stand up�察─�said Vuyning。 

     Emerson arose�察�and slowly revolved。 

     ;You've     been    'outfitted��';  declared     the  clubman。     ;Some     Broadway 

window´dresser has misused you。; 

     ;That's an expensive suit�察�though�察�Emerson。; 

     ;A hundred dollars�察─�said Emerson。 

     ;Twenty  too   much�察─  �said Vuyning。   ;Six   months   old   in   cut�察  �one   inch 

too   long�察 �and half   an   inch to´   much   lapel。 Your hat is plainly  dated one 

year ago�察�although there's only a sixteenth of an inch lacking in the brim to 

tell the story。 That English poke in your collar is too short by the distance 

between Troy and London。 A plain gold link cuff´button would take all the 

shine   out   of   those   pearl   ones   with   dia´   mond   settings。   Those   tan   shoes 

would be exactly the articles to work into the heart of a Brooklyn school´ 

ma'am  on   a   two   weeks'   visit   to   Lake   Ronkon´   koma。   I   think   I   caught   a 

glimpse   of   a   blue   silk   sock   embroidered   with   russet   lilies   of   the   valley 

when you  improperly  drew up your trousers as you sat down。 There 

are always plain ones to be had in the stores。 Have I hurt your feelings�察�

Emer´ son�拭─�

     ;Double the ante� ─�cried the criticised one�察�greed´ ily。 ;Give me more 

of it。 There's a way to tote the haberdashery�察�and I want to get wise to it。 

Say�察�you're the right kind of a swell。 Anything else to the queer about me�拭─�

     ;Your     tie�察─  �said   Vuyning�察     �is   tied   with   absolute     precision    and 

correctness。; 

     ;Thanks�察─�gratefully  ;I spent over half an hour at it before I  ; 

     ;Thereby�察─  �interrupted   Vuyning�察   �completing   your   resemblance   to   a 

dummy in a Broadway store window。; 

     ;Yours truly�察─�said Emerson�察�sitting down again。 



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     ;It's bully of you to put me wise。 I knew there was something wrong�察�

but I couldn't just put my finger on it。 I guess it comes by nature to know 

how to wear clothes。; 

     ;Oh�察�I suppose�察─�said Vuyning�察�with a laugh�察 �that my ancestors picked 

up   the   knack   while   they   were   peddling   clothes   from   house   to   house   a 

couple of hundred years ago。 I'm told they did that。; 

     ;And   mine�察─  �said   Emerson�察  �cheerfully�察   �were   making   their   visits   at 

night�察�I guess�察�and didn't have a chance to catch on to the correct styles。; 

     ;I   tell   you   what�察─  �said   Vuyning�察  �whose   ennui   had   taken   wings�察   �I'll 

take   you   to   my   tailor。   He'll   eliminate   the   mark   of   the   beast   from   your 

exterior。 That is�察�if you care to go any further in the way of expense。; 

     ;Play   'em   to   the   ceiling�察─  �said   Emerson�察  �with   a   boyish   smile   of   joy。 

;I've got a roll as big around as a barrel of black´eyed peas and as loose as 

the   wrapper   of   a   two´for´fiver。   I   don't   mind   telling   you   that   I   was   not 

touring among the Antipodes when the burglar´proof safe of the Farmers' 

National Bank of Butterville�察�Ia。�察�flew open some moonless nights ago to 

the tune of 16��000。; 

     ;Aren't you afraid�察─�asked Vuyning�察 �that I'll call a cop and hand you 

over�拭─�

     ;You tell me�察─�said Emerson�察�coolly�察 �why I didn't keep them。; 

     He laid Vuyning's pocketbook and watch  the Vuyning 100´year´old 

family watch on the table。 

     ;Man�察─�said Vuyning�察�revelling�察 �did you ever hear the tale Kirk tells 

about the six´pound trout and the old fisherman�拭─�

     ;Seems not�察─�said Emerson�察�politely。 ;I'd like to。; 

     ;But   you   won't�察─�said Vuyning。   ;I've   heard   it   scores   of   times。 That's 

why I won't tell you。 I was just thinking how  much better this is than   a 

club。 Now�察�shall we go to my tailor�拭─�

     ;Boys�察  �and   elderly   gents�察─  �said   Vuyning�察  �five   days   later   at   his   club�察�

standing     up   against    the  window      where    his   coterie   was   gathered�察   �and 

keeping out the breeze�察 �a friend of mine from the West will dine at our 

table this evening。; 

     ;Will he ask if we have heard the latest from Denver�拭─�said a member�察�

squirming in his chair。 



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     ;Will   he   mention   the   new   twenty´three´story   Ma´   sonic   Temple�察  �in 

Quincy�察�Ill。�拭─�inquired another�察�dropping his nose´glasses。 

     ;Will he spring one of those Western Mississippi River catfish stories�察�

in which they use yearling calves for bait�拭─�demanded Kirk�察�fiercely。 

     ;Be comforted�察─�said Vuyning。 ;He has none of the little vices。 He is a 

burglar and safe´blower�察�and a pal of mine。; 

     ;Oh�察�Mary Ann� ─�said they。 ;Must you always adorn every statement 

with your alleged humor�拭─�

     It came to pass that at eight in the evening a calm�察�smooth�察�brilliant�察�

affable man sat at Vuyning's right hand during dinner。 And when the ones 

who pass their lives in city streets spoke of skyscrapers or of the little Czar 

on   his   far�察  �frozen   throne�察  �or   of   insig´   nificant   fish   from   inconsequential 

streams�察�this big�察�deep´chested man�察�faultlessly clothed�察�and eyed like an 

Emperor�察�disposed of their Lilliputian chatter with a wink of his eyelash。 

     And   then   he   painted   for   them  with   hard�察�broad strokes a   marvellous 

lingual panorama of the West。 He stacked snow´topped mountains on the 

table�察  �freezing   the   hot   dishes   of   the   waiting   diners。   With   a   wave   of   his 

hand     he  swept    the   clubhouse     into   a  pine´crowned       gorge�察  �turning    the 

waiters into a grim posse�察�and each listener into a blood´stained fugitive�察�

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