Two Of A Kind

A smart lookhig and wel] dressed gentleman lounged in the elevator entrauce of a Broadway Wholesale dry goods warehouse. Apparently nis sole cccupaticn was watching the faces of passersby. Now and then be would make a feint at starting for scme passing figure and then generally resume his listless attitude against the door jamb. At last he did make a frantic dive for a stout gentleman who was passing. Unfortunately a crowd of pedestrians obstructed his purpose, and before he could clutch the arm of the Btout gentleman, who was a buyer for a well known retail store, another smart looking, well dressed gentleman, who had been lounging at the elevator entrance of another wholesale dry goods warehouse, darted out, seized the stout gentleman by the hand and had him in the elevator in a, moment. That same afternoon the first mentioned of the two smart lóoking, well dressed gentlemen was walkiug from Worth street to the bridge on Park row and had nearly reached Baxter street when a tough young man seized him by the arm. "Say, boss, can't I sell you a first class overcoat? Our goods is de best on de row, an we'll make de price to fityer pocket. See? Come in an let me" - He tugged vigorously as he said this, and the gentleman was growing red in the face. "Let go n:y cent, you blackguard, or I'll have you nrrestedl" he shouted, stxuggling to shake oS tho other's clutch. "Ob, no, you won 't! We're in de same biz. See? Jes' come in an look over our goods. I'm sure we eau suit you." With a violent wrench the gentleman shook himself ïreo and turned indignantly on the puller in: "If I could see a pólice officer, I'd have you arrested, ycu" - Theu words failed. 'INo, you %vouldn't. Yer not'n better'n a puller in yerself. I'ze seen you on Broadway layin fur people an yankïu 'em in jes' es we do. Yer jes' a puller in, same as I am, but you ain'tgot no pride nor sympat'y in_Je biz, Seel" And tW'srriart "loo"king, vrell dressed gentleman hnrried off without saying yea or nay or uttering a protest. The canker of comparison had entered his