Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-14
CHAPTER XXVu.
HOW GEORGE TREATED JOHNNIE

CHAPTER XXVII. HOW GEORGE TREATED JOHNNIE,
 Some two or three days before the scene described in the last chapter the faithful George had suddenly announced his desire to visit London.
 | IVY hat!' said the squire, ill astonishment, for George had never been known to go out of his own county before. "Why, what on earth are you going to do in London~
 Well, squire," answered his retainer, looking marvelously knowing, II don't rightly know, but there's cheap train goes up to this here exhibition on Tuesday morn ing, and comes back on the Thursday evening. Ten shillings both ways, that's the fare, and see in The Chronicle, do that there's a wonderful show of these new tangled self tying and delivering reapers, sich as they use over sea in America, and I'm rarely fell on seeing them, and having a holiday look round London town. So as there aint not northing particler a-doing, if you hain't got anything to say agin 1t, I think I'll go, squire"
 ''All right" said the squire; "are you going to take your wife with youp'
 Why, no, squire; said that wanted to go for holiday, and that ain't no holiday to take the old missus, too," and George
 
 volumes.
 And so it came to pass that on the afternoon Of the day of the transfer of the mortgages from Edward Cossey to Mir. Quest the great George found himself wandering vaguely about the vast expanse of the Coliuderies, and not enjoying himself in the least He had been recommended by some travelled | individual in Boisingham to certain lodging near Liverpool street station, which he found with the help of 0 friendly porter. Thence he sat out for the exhibition, but, being of a prudent nind, thought that be would do we'll to save his money and walk the distance So he walked and walked till he was tired, and then, after an earnest consultation with policeman, he took bus, which an hour later landed him-at the Royal Oak His further adventures need not pursue; suffice 1t to say that, having started from his lodgings at 5, it was past o'clock at night when he finally reached the exhibition, more thoroughly wearied than though he had done goodsday's harvesting.
 Here he wandered for O while in continual dread of having his pocket picked, seeking reaping machines and discovering none, till at length he found himself in the gardens, where the electric light display was in full swing. Soon wearying of this, for it was a cold, damp night, he made a difficult path to 8 buffet inside the building, where he sat down at q little table and devoured some very unpleasant looking cold beef. Here slumber overcame him, for his weariness was great, and he dozed.
 Presently, through the untitled roar and hum of voices, which echoed in his sleep dulled ears, he caught the sound of familiar name, which awoke him up ''all of a heap." as he afterward said. The name of ''Quest." Without moving his body he opened bis eyes. At the very next table to his own were seated two people, a man and woman Ho looked at the latter first. She was clad in yellow, and was very tall and thin and fierce looking; so fierce looking that George invol- untarily jerked bis head back, and brought it with painful force in contact with the wall. It was the Tiger herself, and her com panion was the coarse, dreadful looking man called Johnnie, whom she had sent away in the cab on the night of Mir. Quests visit.
 "Oh," Johnnie was saying, ''so Quest is the covey's name, Is 1t, and he lives in city called Boisingham, does he2 Is he an oof birdr' (rich).
 Rather" answered the Tiger, eff only one can make the dollars trickle, but he's nasty, mean boy, he Is. Look here, not a cent, not silver have got to bless myself with and daren't ask him for any more not till Jan- uary. And how am going to live till Jan. uaryf got the sack from the Music hall last week because was bit jolly, and old Thompson, the conductor, wanted to drop 10 per cent. on my salary because he said didn't draw as l used to, and that was get ting old and ugly. So I just caught him one with the handle of my profile that made him see stars and the beast had me up for as- sault, and it was forty shillings and costs And now I can't get another billet any way, and I've got bill of sale over the fur niture, and I've sold all my jewels down to my ticker, or at least most of them, and there's that brute" and her voice rose to a subdued scream, .living like a fighting cock and rolling in 'oof while his poor wife is left to starve."
 "sWife.' Oh. yes, we know all about that" said the gentleman called Johnnie. r A look of doubt and cunning passed across the woman's face EyideHtly she feared that she had said too much.
 "Well, it's as good name as another," she said "Oh, don't wish that 1 could get Q grip of him; I'd wiring him." and she twisted her long, bony hands as washerwomen do when they wiring cloth.
 ''l'd back you to-" said Johnnie. And now, adored Edithia, I've had enough of this blooming show and Pm off. Perhaps shall look in down Pimlico way this evening. Ta-ta."
 ''Well, you may as we'll stand a liquor first" said the adored one "I'm pretty dry, can tell you"
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