The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-30

Art. l plpeclayed MS nolm6U-p1poclay Is
always used on active service, and is indis-
pensable to Art. 1 shaved his chin, I
washed his hands, and gave him an air of
fatted peace. Result military tailor's
pattern plate. Price, thank heaven, twice
as much as for the first, which was moder
ately decent"
''And do you suppose you're going to give
that thing out as your work"
ssWhy not? did it. Alone did it in the
interests of sacred, home bred art and
DtchensOns Weekly"
Torpenhow smoked in silence for while.
Then came the verdict, delivered from roll
ing clouds: eff you were only mass of
blathering vanity, Dick, wouldn't mind
I'd let you go to the deuce on your own
mahlsticz; but when I consider what you
are to me, and when I find that to vanity
you add the twopenny-half-penny pique Of
a twelve-year-old girl, then I bestir myself
in your behalf. Thusl"
The canvas ripped as Torpenhow's booted
foot shot through it, and the terrier jumped
down, thinking rats were about.
eff you have any bad language to use,
use it. You have not. I continue. You are
an idiot, because no man born of woman is
strong enough to take liberties with his
public, even though they be-which they
ain't-all you say they are"
"But they don't know any better What
can you expect from creatures born and
bred in this light?" Dick pointed to the
yellow fog. IF they want furniture polish
let them have furniture polish, so long as
they pay for it. They are only men and
women. You talk as though they were
gods"
THAT sounds very fine, but it has nothing
to do with the case They are the people
you have to work for whether you like it OF
rot They are your masters. Don't be de
ceived, Dicl1ie. You aren't strong enough tC
trife with them-or with yourself, which IS
more important Moreover-come back,
Binkie-that red daub isn't going anywhere;
unless you take precious good care, you will
fall under the damnation of the check book,
and that's worse than DEATH You will get
drunk-you're half drunk already-on easily
acquired money. For that money and your
own internal vanity you are willing to de
liberately turn out bad work. You'll do
quite enough bad work without knowing It,
And, Diclzie, as love you and as I know
you love me, I am not going to let you cut
off your nose to spite your face for all the
gold in England. That's settled. Now
swear"
''Don't know, said Dick. give been try
ing to make myself angry, but l can't,
you're so abominably reasonable There
will be a row on Djckensons Weekly, fancy"
''Why the Dickinson do you want to work
on a weekly paper? It's slow bleeding Of
power"
ut brings in the very desirable dollars"
said Dick, his hands in his pockets.
Torpenhow watched him with large con-
tempt ''Why, 7 thought it was mani"
said he cts a child"
''No, it isn't, )" said Dick, wheeling quickly.
"You've no notion what the certainty of
cash means to a man who has always wanted
it badly. Nothing will pay me for some Of
my life's joys; and that Chinese pig boat,
for instance, when we ate bread and jam
for every meal, because Ho-Wang wouldn't
allow US anything better, and it all tasted
of pig-Chinese pig. I've worked for this,
I've sWeated and I've starved for this, line
on line and month after month And now
we get i an sviiig - make the most Of It
while it lasts. Let them pay. They've no
knowledge"
''What does your majesty please to want?
You can't smoke more than you do; you
won't drink; you're a gross feeder; and you
dress In the dark, by the look of you. You
wouldn't keep horse the other day when [
suggested, because you said it might fall
lame, and whenever you cross the street
you take hanson. Even you are not fool
ish enough to suppose that theatres and all
the live things you can buy Whereabouts
mean life What earthly need have you for
money!"
TITS there, bless its golden heart" said
Dick" Its there all the time. Provi-
dence has sent me nuts while l have teeth
to crack EN- with. haven't yet found the
nut I wish to crack, but I'm keeping my
teeth filed. Perhaps some day you and l
will go for a walk round the wide earth"
"With no work to do, nobody to worry
us, and nobody to compete with, you would
be unfit to speak to in week. Besides, I
shouldn't go. don't care to profit by the
price of a mans soul-for that's what it
would mean. Dick it's no use arguing
You're fool"
Don't see it. When I was on that
Chinese pig boat, our Captain got enormous
credit for saving about twenty-five thousand
very sea sick little pigs, when our old tramp
of a steamer fell foul of timberjunk Now
taking those pigs as parallel"
"Oh confound your parallels When
ever try to improve your SOUL you always
drag in some Irrelevant anec1ote from your
very shady past. Pigs aren't the British
public Credit on the high seas isn't credit
here and self-respect is self-respect all the
world over. Go out for walk and try to
catch some self-respect. And, say, if the
Nilghai comes up this evening can I show
him your diggings!"
Surely. You'll be asking whether you
must knock at my door next" And Dick
departed, to take counsel with himself in
the rapidly gathering London fog.
Half an hour after he had left the Nilghai
labored up the staircase. He was the
chiefest as he was the hugest Of war cor
respondents, and his experiences dated
from the birth of the needle gun. Saving
only his ally, Keneu the Great War Eagle,
there was no man mightier in the craft than
he, and he always opened his conversation
with the news t,.,tt ;;.cre would be trouble
in the Balkans in 80 c~-.I~. Torpenhow