Speed's Bad Trick

Jerry of the circus. Jerry of the circus. Major Mike. Oh, what is it? Oh, it's you, Jerry.

You gave me a start. That's what you did. I'm sorry. You're busy. Of course I'm busy. Can't you see that I'm writing? Yeah, I didn't mean interrupt. I'll come again later. Yeah, now you stay right here.

I'm glad to see you, Jerry. What's on your mind? Well, the thing that's sure happened to me pretty fast. I might have to go into business. What? You? You? I might have to go into business.

What? You go into business? Sure, why not? Well, what kind of business? Well, you see, it's like this. You know that property out in Montana that dad left me? Yes, I remember hearing about that.

Well, we got a registered letter from the Montana Railroad Lines asking about who owned that property and talking about a deal. They seem to be in an awful hurry about finding out about it. Well, that's splendid, Jerry.

I certainly wish some of my relatives had left me something. You're a lucky boy, Jerry. I'll say. But didn't you ever have any relatives who might have left you something and you know that you didn't even know about?

No, none of my people ever had any money except Grandpa Gustave. And well I guess we'll never know where all his money went. Your grandfather? Yes, sorry. And let me tell you, Jelly, there never was a tighter man that lived than Grandpa Gustave.

They called him Gustave the Myser. Oh, was he rich? everybody thought he was, but he never spent as sent he didn't have to. He wore the meanest clothes and when we were children we never wanted to go and see him because he was so stingy. He never gave us pennies or candy like most grandparents do. What did he do with