Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-27
THE STORIES
OF THE
THREE BURGLARS.
BY FRANK R. STOCKTON.
LCOPYRIGHT. 1889. !
CONTINUED.

81 don't see how man could helD
maxim mistakes with that school-teach-
er's umbrella whanging away at his
knowledge box. But wasn't goin' TO
let on She amt no jew nuther.' saws
l, and she's your daughter. too; you
needn't try TO play no tricks on me. Pay
me my money and take her away as
quick as you can. that's my advice. or
before you know it you'll be nabbed'
Pay We. ne yelled: do YOU think I'd
pay you any thing for that little Jew?'
shes Just as much Christian as YOU
are says I Amt You a Christian, lit
tie gai? and isn't this gentleman your
father: and amt you surprised that he
wants TO give you back TO be put in the
bag? | said this hopin' she'd have
sense enough 10 say he was her father
so 5 10 get rid Of me.
The wretched sal had been clean
dumfounded when She was took out OF
the bag, and hadn't done nothin' so far
but bIubberand cry, and try to get away,
which she couldn't, because | held her
frock. but now she ups and screams he
WASH her father. and she'd never seen
him before. and then ne storms and
swnars. and tells me 20 take her back
whore | got her, and | tell him III see
him hanged first. and what I want is M
money: she screams. and he swears he'll
not pay me cent. and [ squares off and
says that III thrash him out of his skin.
and then he calls in his coachElan. and
they both make at ne. and I backs
out the door TO get my cabby to stand
by me, and I found that he'd cut out.
havin' most likely got frightened,
afraid Of bein' mixed up in trou-
BILE. Then | seed on the high road. some
half mile away. some men comm gal
Iopin'. and the gent he looked out and
seed EN- too. and then SAYS he to me:
You'll iisU take that little jew cal back
where you got her from: she's no use
co me: I'm goin'.' and ut that l hollcrcd
for my money. and made q grab a him.
but the coachman he Urippod ne over
backward. and before | could git up agin
they was both of with the horses on q
run.
Il was so mad l couldn't speak. but
there wasn't 10 time for foolin'. and I
hadn't made up my mind which door l
should cut out of. when the fellows on
horseback went ridin' past ss hard as
they could go. They must have seed the
carriage drivin' away, and thought for
sure it had the gal in it, and chey was
after it; licllety-sPIit.
When they was clean gone I looked
round for the little gal, but couIdn' see
her. but all of a sudden she came out of
the fireplace where she'd been hidin'.
Shed got over her cryin' and over her
scare. too. iudgin' from her looks. I'm
glad he's gone. says She. and I'm mighty
glad. too, that Mr.. Hasllins and them
other men didn't see me Who's Uhey?'
saws l. 'They's neighbours says she;
If thew knew | was here they'd took me
back Well. you little mink. says /,
isn't that what you want?' No. says
She. I didn't want 70 go with that man,
for | don't know him and hate him,
but I don't want to 20 back - that
school I hate it worse than any thing
in the whole world. You haven't no
idea what a horrid plac" it is. They
lust work YOU 10 death and don't give
YOU half enough TO eat. My reconstruction
won't stand IL I've told pop that and
he thinks so. too. but marin She don : be
Iicyc IN II. and my stdyin here Is all her
dom. I've been wantin' 10 get away
for ever so long. but [ didn' want TO be
took off in a bag. but now that I'm cut
of that horrid hole | don't want TO 90
back. and if you'll take ME homo To pop
know he won't let me 20 back. and
he'll nav You real handsome besides. =
Who's your pop?' says l. He's Mr..
GroppeItacker. OF GroppelrackCr Il
Mint. corset findings. seven hundred
and something or other. I forget the
number now. Broadway. Q, pop does
lot of business. l tell you, and he's got
lots of money. He sends corset find
mos TO South America. and Paris. and
Chicago. and Madagascar and the utter
most parts of the earth. I've heard him
saw that often. And you needn't be
afraid of his cot bcin' able 70 pay You.
a lot more than that man would have
maid YOU for his little gal. if you'd
carched the right one. So if you take
me 10 pop. and get me there safe ana
sound. il Will be IN awful good spec
for YOU
Now | bcrins 10 think 10 myself that
perhaps there vas somethln' n what
that little jew sal was sayin. and that
| might make something out Of the gal
after all. didn count on ge1tIn big
pile out of old Gropplotacker-lU WASH {
likely he was that kind of man-btiC
whatever | did get would De c-eah
profit. and I might a. we'll Try il on. lie
couldn't make no charge agln me tUr
brinrin' him his daughter. if she asked
me . DO il; - says / 20 ncr: Now II
take you homo 20 your pop viii yoH
promise. en- you- word an honor. tnat
YOU Won say ncthin' about my carry1n
you off in a bag, and say that you seed
me walBin along the road and liked my
looks. and told me you were sutferln .
and asked me 70 take you home to your
kind parents. where you might be took
proper care of; and that | said l WASH {
goin that way. but I'd do 1t out OF
pure Christian charity, and nothln
more nor less, and here you was? And
then. of course. you can tell him ne
ought TO do the handsome thing by me-
I'll do that, says she, and III tell how