The evening world. Newspaper, June 27, 1914, Page 10

DER RRS FI ROT, 5 TON o A Page of Comics, Sketches and Stories STAGE 1 DONT care IF > NOU O10 Pick HIM OUT FOR ME, PAW, You JEST ENTERTAIN EACH OTHER FOR. & SPELL, Bors MARYiL (kux \ & ) KUK~ > 'S SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE HES @ HUGE JOKE HIS WAY BUT HE 5 FoR THE Love oF PETE Look wriats COMING NOW WATCH THis AKEL , AND WeLt ME WHERE '1 Goes! ‘Los? 4 DOLLAR Bare YESTERDAY You KNOW! Cops right Pobtis ny Y_Hyening Worlds iN THAT TUBBS BALLOON HE'S @LL RIGHT IN WHi6PER ) \ A BAD T30Y Had) (T TS ALL BACK; S all THE MARRYING OF MARY_Mary Kept the Rivals Waiting, Did She Not? Yes, She Did NOT! | more than filled by the recrults. | Women amused him most, Thetr | pitiful biandishments in attempting to coax the desired drug from him made him crackle with laughter; their hysterical beseechings were | more colorful than those of the men, ay and their dreams and ravings more Minetta Lane—The Coke Dump. Wiition Kaprcasiy for The Evening Word By Ethe! Watts Mumford Gongright, 101 0) The Prew Muplisiing Oo, (T ‘York Brening World.) imaginative. He never tired of them, ENNY THE] But though he had no vices, one he could listen by the hour to the B COKER | passion claimed him—power. The) strange, disconnected stories they lived in: passion amounted to insanity. He, murmured one to another in the Minetta Lane, | Would play with his customers’ desires} bunk room. He seemed to be tm- Within shadow of the|like a cat with a mouse, now with-| mune to humantty. ths | holding, now offering fresh tempta-| But Fate had not forgotten bim. Jefferson tions, He would walk between the) Benny sat in the little back room. ket Police Court! bunks on the second floor, and look | The door of the safe was open and he plied his evil| with evil elation at the forms he had just verified the number of trode and traf-| stretched upon them, gloating over| coke packets, and set out a tiny ficked in death,|them, ‘They were bis, he could make| eoales and welghts upon the table, lgne is hidden inside of a biock of |them servants of his slightest wish. | together with @ sheaf of thin white dings and its houses are little and| Ho was the Genii, they were his paper and a large, tightly corked built of red brick and all allke.| slaves, He was thetr master, He, bottle of the white crystals, prepara- Beony's business rooms were on the could force them to tears and prayers, | tory to making up fresh atock. He Mund floor. Upsta#s he maintained | or bring the smile of beatific dreams | turned quickly as a slight noise be- A@egert of bunk houre for those of/|to their convulsed, tear-stained faces, hind him warned him of another hie customers desirous of shelter, and | He could order them a: chose—| presence. able to pay for it. In a small vafe, and he wan safe; they d not be- A youth stood on Hidden in the frepiace of the rear{tray him, for they could not live! little more than a bo} folded M the threshold, + and thin to pee Feem, was bis stock tin without the insidious polaons he dis- | emaciation, His wild eyes and fs Papers marked 10, 15 and 20 cents | pensed, and he old cheaper than any | twitching mouth prociaimed bim a for those who “snuffed the /of the other coke sellers, even those) habitual drug victim. ‘The “yen” bottles of morphine in Lquid who peddied their wares on the! was on him, the terrible craving that and tablet form, pill boxes Aled with street, for it insured hie hold, Here) drives and goads and will not cease y Mieroin tables». hyp nic needles, they got more for thelr money, the, until it ts satistied sh, looking for all the world wretches whom he served, and who! “Benny,” he stammered, “for the Tike innocent green gage jam, and served him, who ran bis errands, love of God! give me a jab. ti boxes with oblong yellow labels, great and small, with the servility | 0 no longer,” containing opiiim of verious qualities. |of the hypnotized. He would thrill; ‘The Evil Gentus of the place looked Renny was old ie and looked | with dolight at might of a new face—| at him coldly Me He was tenn und shrunken, with|another one to bend to his will.) “How did you get in?” he inquired, ® BORE like 9» earsion aud the | another one on whose racked nerves ne door wasn't locked,” the boy Unwinking eves of His color | he could y symphonies of pain, led, “I just walked in.” WAS @ strange livid blue-mercury| He was czar in his litte kingdom,| Benny glared at him with bis idles inoning had left mark His | Lord Satan in his own chosen corner | stare. s¥ing was withoui vices+he neither | of hell, | “You got In with your picklock, bhed nor drank, mor did ne touch| He never acid to a New One unless! that's what you did. You thought ORY of the terribie Gemoralizers he | he or she was properly introduced | you'd re alone and make tw the victims of the drug | by one of the Regulars. Mt, you don't get no 7 jal . out!” mover left his house and| have to take chances, his clientele ‘Tears ran down bie thin cheeks es begged and the! the tortured man ‘tm. gape Death made in bis ranks were plored, , I can't snake “Benny, you ain't goin’ die of this yere yen? it, honest, 1 van't, ‘up. I'm going to pull o} ight, to. up. the open safe, stuff and take speak distin in for, 1 can’ place. up. “Look at boy wailed Me again, or Tl “TN giv I get to-night! to-morrow I'll hav aay, just one jab He collapsed weakly on a chair by the table, and his wild e: weak as a child, bi would not obey bim; he could ba: = — Novelettes of the New York Streets == “ to let me 1 can't stand! oi to Steady | Haven't got a yen bad enough to! ‘a good thing! back you up ye: | and I can’t work if I ain't | doped—you know that. half my share of the swag, if you fix I ain't got a cent on me, but the coin, Benny— Vi give yer | thing! red at Had he been strong nit, Hia tormentor grinned, bad yen, McGarge, pretty bad, many times have I told you that dope is the last thing @ yesg ought to go How can you expect to do a Job im the condition you're in?” } ” wailed the you know you fx me up I can pull off anything. You won't lose by it, Benny, e) got a fine crib to-night, and I swear ‘iu Bye yer half of my half, Juat it but enough he would have fought for the but bh ' trembling bands was us dly Pretty How if Ww Ab Don't yer 1 tried to bum a Look at feller on the street, but he} in to me, and I couldn't g Benny—you do how I need it—just one jab! Benny reached toward (he safe door and slammed it to. The boy screamed 1s he saw the coveted needles disa; pear from view. me!" the held up his bands, don't you jimmy your way settle you, was shaking as if paisied. he man shrugged. in here yer everything everything Every damned cent I will, if you'll only fix me up and give me enough to keep me goin’ for & couple of days—I will, Benny hunched his thrust out his ‘See here,” head ii! he said anything boy, “Gimme the “Jab vou |no hired gunman, I ain't. | tered: {the devil before him every name he Fun for the Home the Ride Home Jurs ZY 2914 CCiorild, we we MOR@® Stace WHISPERS pan, SAVE THE HEaRer THROBS, Maw-— THAT LOC OED éras. KENNETH KELP one KNOW ENOUGH To = GO IN OUT OF THE WET WHY, He ISNT @ LAUGH. HES & Scream! HELLU,Boys! SORRY To Have | WHEN I wutd | GETTIN MY BALL I RAN AGAINST Carta FITHT AN He RAN AGAINTHT MY LEITHT WIF HITH oTH EYTHE AN trtH NoTHe f A ad Ning Co. (NY fvening Worley WELL WHY DIDN'T CHA SAY WERE , INSTEAD oF TweRe ??? TED!” AN? 3..* “Wait,” said the tempter, “you gasped, “and then when 4’m ready to} on't know what 1 want. Maybe you | go you can coke me. I know tt nervy stuff, but now | want the jab— I'm dyin’, [ tell you, dyin’ "~ Your arm.” Benny had at last « sented, and seing that relief and ticipation had still further weakened McGarr he threw back his si exposing the thin arm covered all ov with pin point scars. He injected the fluid and withdrew th ringe, which he placed in au antiseptic bata before replacing it tn the safe, MoGai heaved a sigh. Slowly the lines of anguish smoothed themselves | from his face, lis hands ceased to tremble and lay restiully in his lap, his eyes lost their insane glitter. & was coming around to normal again. “Want to bunk upstal Benny asked, , 1 guess not,” le added. “You can lie down over there on my couch, You might talk up there, and it's just as well, since the trick hasn't been turned yet, to say nothin’ about it. After it's done nobody'll pay any attention to your any more than ¢ when you tell ‘em y Mott or Orville Wright. you'd better stay be. de “Anythin, Benny—l'll do he reiterated “It's a Mttle job of croaking, enny slowly. wal it done, and right away Vie do: Fi Ax you up and I'll give you all you need for @ mouth. You can ik upstairs when you want to, But you're to get Tony Gallo, who owns the express carts ip the market here.” The shock of the demand gave Mc- Garge momentary strength “What the e cried. “I ain't I don't say as if I was caught on the job I mightn't take @ crack at a watch- man, but goin’ out to do somebody else's dirty work—mo, sir! “Ob, well,” 1.any sarugged; “there are others who'd be glad ty take the job, and if you don’t see it then take yourself out.” . He leaned forward aa he spo slowly opened the safe door, revei its lethal store. ‘The bov's eyes glit- he strove to rise, but could any- But ; os— . Vil take care | 0 Pullahing Ca (NY, mrening Worle) Copyright. 1916 Pot oan't—anything else, Bonny—but [ain't abl Again he burst Into tears. mad with the craving. ‘almly, ae if the refusal had been an accept is terms, knowing perfectly well that bis victim mui succumb to the temptation, Benny selected a syringe, measured the dose and filled it. McGarge eyed him, bis working with dea on the details of| over the safe--the insane laugh he the plan, and the mind of his hearer|knew so well received and soaked up the #ugges-| His Nemesis was upon bim. Tw tions and turned them over, adding | arms of steel wound about Benny's {and building, with the strang fea LOM, grinding bis clbs, He was jence of the drug fiend. Of course! overpowered in an instant, and Mc- he could-be could do anything. HelGarge, still laughing, tied him fast eyes) thrilled with vigor be knew to the chair hand and foot. with | hams org oceasio chuckle! seme! to cash| know before what insane. strength | portinet Crome sere gcnened good, you--do you? — Pretty| the coke could inject into hi He | ing on the helpless victim, he crowded ou'll be un the blink, and what’s| sat up and bragged of his deeds, bot |tham into his. mouth and down bis from givin’ you an real and imaginary. And Benny looked | throat, Benny spat, bit and struggled .» hey’ ppore you were and ieered and applauded. It was v When McGarge picked up #ifl-any boy golu’ to say a) Night came on and the gas jets were | ood er tn was looking ae The whole ward knows Ughted. From a into. the the dispenser of ‘6 do} ) hh you gol, brought out some e Tareless, Won't forget thats Mes | temven panih, maggerad a Wie texsen food from the I roi the exertion Ger @, and swallow them extra words Sixth avenue—delicacies of chicken!” “Geral” he muttered, § of yours, Fy ‘i 4 anu hum, pattins and pastrics. enns {now tH1L hi eGarge stopped short set them on the mantel shelf and ues threata were never idle lip the newly Mlled powder | kether” hatin Pe hye Ho theuat is handa in bis p and put thom in the safe. fave a jab. i have crossed to the couch by the wind Jarge watehed him, and » loaded adually the enormity of his bargatr Of the drugs Inside the steel | act joaded the syringe and sont the vanished from bis mind in the roseate ted on him like aebarm. Why | had eome, He had no tide ‘ce tue vista of a whole drugged month, he go and Kill a stranger Quantily Benny had oe the With devilish ingenuity Benny the ’ y admin- stood up: be was @ man dyated with unction he said angrily, “this ts rotten business, you're runnin’ me| inte And aia he heaped an-| @themas upon his master's head ‘this time Benny did not take tt so aully. He stared with his snak and interrupted sharply: hut up! Do you war | He wae “are you in’ to take my offer—yes or no?” ‘The boy swore horrid! He called could think of, he heaped every ac- cusation upon bim, he devil grinned and waited Yes, yos,” he screamed at taat, Wi do it, I'l croak him. Now gimme tho stuff, will yo Still he hesitated. “My customer wants It done to-night said “The best way ts for you to break into his room and Kjack him while he sleeps. 8A rope over there you can use on your getaway— and UN supply the ‘meal ticket,’ eyes red the There'll be a little matter of Ws supply of dope when he ed to r Coker sharpened the will and wits o duite easily kill. Benny” and |groway—chis. vein buekoa” Beaaenly Hand letter for you to leave behind; | the instrument he had chosen to uy el of the whole hoard? | gied against the numbing ieegeee: then you can come back here. I don't the blow. When he judged ¢ had sharpened the| tie seemed to recall that he hea know—I think that for that kind of! time propitious he poured’ the white All the direc. ed coke 1s better; It puta nerve into | cocoaine powder on the back of Mc- he had ured 8 | Garge’s hand and made him eniff it. Inst him, He Be He gave him minute as he