The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - The Big Ditch

The Cafe Tambourine had a busy Saturday night. At about 11 o'clock the next morning, Rocky collected all of the receipts and sat down at a table, next to a fan, to count the proceeds. He had just finished when there was a knock at the door.  Rocky shoved the money bag under the counter as he threw the latch on the door. He opened it to see an old acquaintance, Matt Gallagher. Rocky says "What wind blew you in, Matt?" He says "A good wind it was that lead to the sight of you again. Let's see, where was it? Calcutta, Frisco, Singapore". Rocky says "Oh, don't make me remember". Matt says "Yeah, thinking of that time we had with a Sultan's daughter in Istanbul. Rocky says "Sure, yeah, by the way, how much money did I loan you to get out of town?" Matt says "Bygones Rocky, bygones. Come now, set me up with a nip, will you?" Rocky says "Sure, I'll just add it to your bill". Matt says "Yeah, that's an idea and bring around the bottle, we'll be drinking to old times". Rocky says "Yeah, just leave a little for the cash customers". Matt says "A toast, to Francie Bey. As lovely as a lady that ever set her feet on the streets of Cairo". Rocky asks "This Francie, she's here?" Matt says "At the Shadrach Hotel, pining her heart out for me. We're going to be settling down. That's what I wanted to talk about with you today" Rocky says "Okay, how much?" Matt says "Well, the fact of the matter is that I will be needing a little money". Rocky says "I wondered when you would get around to it". Matt says "But you don't understand, lad. I'm cutting you in". Rocky says "On what?" Matt says "How would you like to own the Suez Canal?"