The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-24

tAsS2t% SSASSA SANAeAsA8 WI VI. ~aA~~~~ VI ia the lake. Evsvbody, with, perhaps, the single exception of irneRen and Be dapple. became somewhat peevish. Mir. pestigrew noticed this, and as a panacea for their nautical ills ordered more cham pagne, accompanied by some cold turkey sandwiches.
 It was while this collation. was being pleasantly discussed that Lampereel vas discovered by Judson and the freckle- faced girl down in the hot little cabin drinking whisky straight The actions of the desperate man were eccentric, not to say alarming. The freckle-iaced Girl huuiedly retreated to the companion.way, closely followed by ladson. The boy then drew peletiah aside and commuui' cated to him all he had seen and heard.
 "Sho, No, It can't be possible :" sad the grand old man. shade q; sax;e;y lowering for an instant 10 his ine, rubl- cund face.
 ANN " aNt FN'Se~N~s i"-f just cutting up at A ieaIfai rate he must have been atit furiously, there was one bottle empty and another half gone there he is now,'
 Judson was right The red face and bloodshot eyes of Mt, Lampereet ap- pcared above the comhing of the com panion-way, and the baleiul glare oi the aforesaid eyes was fixed uus'eadlly upon lmogen and Billy Bedapple
 The form oi Mir. Lampsreel, in d,shev- eled yach ting ature followed his head up ward on to the deck. The wide collar o! his blue shut was open al the throat, and he had tied the black silk handkerchief around his waist in the manner oi d dock walloping steamboat roustabout His red han iringcd h's Ugh, blue, wa,ety eyes. 1t seemed incredible that Mir. Lampereel could have possibly acquitted ihs dlsgracetul condition n SO shnu a time.
 The extreme, almost helpless intoNiea- ton of LampeIecl drove the rest of the party 10 the other extreme of rigid so- briety
 "l'm ahoa, m aAoa, y,p!' said the miserable man.
 "Yes, and SO are hls back teeth, l guess" said Billy Bedapple 10 lmogen, in an under done tone.
 There'sh the destroyer I my hap. pnesh r exclaimed l.amperecl, pointing b i've nervously ,witohing fingers Tn the dl- ree,ion oi Bedapple. fe,tlgfe~, ,hele'sh the evil geniush I my mat'monal 'iairs -yip"
 "Mr. Lampereel, let us go below you are unwell come" said Don Webiool, taking him gently by the arm
 "Turn me looSh' said the excited man, "I know what I'm bout. I'm cut out by weafen flashed, li'',y pleb,,er fl m edi,or'l shapctum I'm float! I'm float, I'm 'tioater.' v
 It's que,eu down below better go and turn ,n," suggested Mir, re,tigfew.
 It's quic'sh huff up here to shuit me -, loo quiet, n fact; letsh break som 6ng Tn two n kick up hoodoo; ,hlsh sell f shall n tho water romantic $ shell"
 "Come, sir," insisted Hon WeS!a ct, sternly, there arc ladies present"
 Let go my fifty dolai'sh voting shui,- come off, you Toms lodging housh rat, oil do you up n throw you into the lake. l tell yer I'm cut out ma,'mona'l prospects by snide pencil pusher n a newspaper schnsp."
 And th,s ~as Lampereel, ,he quiet seda,e man Of business Wha, icvela. ton of womans power for mischief 1 Why dwell on the sorrowlul scene, or iis more sorrowiul climax when, as the shades of evening drew their welcome curtains round, and no, the fain,es, zephyr stirred ihc silver bosom of the lake, the sailing master signaled pass l ing tug and the yach, Sylph was lgnominously lowed into the mouth of the Chicago riverf
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