ns appropriate for the Soopreem Leader, a deppity led up
to the matter of meeting the financial obligations which fell due that
evening. "Ah figgehs, Soopreem, dat dey's somethin' like fo' thousan'
dollahs to be paid out tonight. Sho' is a lot o' money."

The Wildcat was interested. "Fo' thousan'? Whah at is de money comin'
f'm?"

Five anxious brethren sat up. It was all right for the Soopreem Leadeh
to enjoy himself on whatever subject pleased him, as long as there were
no personal dollar signs attached to the subject.

"You knows whah it comes f'm. You's jokin', Soopreem! Go 'long wid yo'
talk. 'Scuse me fo' speakin' so familiah, but de money question sho' is
in de fust rank. Specially since you pays fo' to one. De Pas' Soopreem
Leadeh strained hisse'f to pay th'ee fo' one."

In the course of the next five minutes the Wildcat's eyes were opened
concerning the generous ease with which Honey Tone had relinquished
what appeared to be a position of prominence second to none for social
and political status. He sought to make his escape, only to discover
the same restraint which had defeated Honey Tone's plans of flight.

"Come easy--go easy." The Wildcat surrendered to the clutch of
circumstance. He felt the diminishing weight of the four thousand
dollars. "Ah kep' it a week--dat's longeh den Ah eveh had such big
money befo'! Now Ah has to buy mahse'f free wid it, 'stead ob usin' it
fo' rations an' sech. Doggone! Whah at is Lady Luck?"

The hour for the meeting came. The Wildcat adorned himself with his
soopreem robes. He cut a long end from the yaller sash and tied it
around the mascot's stomach. "Heah, goat, doggone you. Git ca'm. Stan'
still till Ah adorns yo' wid de soopreem belly band. See kin you make
Lady Luck heah you. Dat woman sho' fo'got mah name."

"Blaaa!" Festooned with the yellow sash, Lily did the best she could to
make Lady Luck respond, but Lady Luck was deaf.

Lady Luck was A.W.O.L. Thereafter for an hour the Wildcat sat at the
Soopreem table, watching his stack of greenbacks melt out before him on
four-to-one obligations incurred by the absent Honey Tone.

For a while, with every disappearing dollar, the Wildcat mentally
showered the absent Honey Tone with epithets picked up during
overstressed moments of an active life. Then to the Temp'rary Soopreem
Leader's mind there came a faint resolve to try the ultimate arrow of
his pack in an effort to reclaim his melting money. "De clickers!"

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