Heinold's First and Last Chance -Jack London's "John Barleycorn" - Oakland, CA - Literary Sites on Waymarking.com

"We met by appointment, early Monday morning, to complete the deal, in Johnny Heinhold's "Last Chance "--a saloon, of course, for the transactions of men. I paid the money over, received the bill of sale, and French Frank treated. This struck me as an evident custom, and a logical one--the seller, who receives, the money, to wet a piece of it in the establishment where the trade was consummated. But, to my surprise, French Frank treated the house. He and I drank, which seemed just; but why should Johnny Heinhold, who owned the saloon and waited behind the bar, be invited to drink? I figured it immediately that he made a profit on the very drink he drank. I could, in a way, considering that they were friends and shipmates, understand Spider and Whisky Bob being asked to drink; but why should the longshoremen, Bill Kelley and Soup Kennedy, be asked?" Ch. 8

Short Description: Also on the NRHP Book Title: John Barleycorn Author's Name: Jack London Name of Waymarked Item: Heinold's First and Last Chance Location of Item: Saloon More Information: Used in about 17 instances in the book. Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: [Web Link] First Year Published: Not listed Admission Price?: Not Listed

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