Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-23

"han se yoG aiR't mad cause |
paid Y5ctor, Tommy"
"Yourse l amt mad cause yer paid
tze doctor; but WY don't yer tell de
I trut' bout de hall? What aid you do
with de rest Of il after yer got de
san'wich??'
'I-I bought some powders, Tommy:
l was feeling so bad" fAltered the girl.
"Oh, yer bought some powders, dit
yer? Wy in ELL didn't yer say so ct
first? Yer can't give me no gulf bout
50-cent san'wiches. cause I'm onto yer,
see? l knows yer ge,tin' to be more an
more Of er iend every day. II you
don't let dat morphin' alone yer goin'
to wake up some mo:nin' dead, and den
yer'll be kickin' yerself for not taking
me advice, see?"
~ know it, Tommy; but it'll only be
me-and | don't amount to nothin' no
more. Iain't got no friends bat you,
since I've been sick and the powders
make me forget. that's what | want
to do now more than anything else-jest
not TO think"
This was said in 50 mourntul q tone
that Mr.. Tommy's anger was again ar
! rested.
He had mpleted his dressing By
! this time, and stood bsfore the girl with
! his hat on. the back oi his head, and
his hands showed deep into has trousers
| pockets. Suddenly his whole demeanor
changed. The half scowl he mad worn
gave ways 30 a beatifo smile, aud, with
his fngerf tightly olutcbing the soft
texture Ola back note, he slowly with
depew his right hand from the pocket
which haa suddenly been transformed
into a Foliunatus' bag.
Talk about luch." he exclaimed
with a loud chuckle Of satisfaction as
he exposed the worn folds OF what he
called a flyer, "Why, say, dis is like
gettln' money from home. Yer bet yer
life we'll eat now, MSmel" and Name
smiled feebly, ana said she was glad OF
it.
When Touch-Me-Light Ind left the
crap table the night before, whittier he
went after his return from the South
| Side with $40 in mis- "rolr' he had sup
| posed that he was pelniless. he had
.'juggled the bones" with varying luck
for a good two hours, pouring "tangle-
| foot" into his system the meanwhile,
until be was too muddled to keep &C.
count of his winnings and losings. So,
when his last visible chip disappeared
he fancied himself broke. and, being
| without the wherewith to buy more
whisky, he stumbled of TO bed. Hence
the discovery Of the five tucked away In
the corner of his pocket was a windfall.
1t meant a couple OF "bracers" and a
breakfast, and assured him that he
would not be put TO the trouble OF seek
ing out some"friendly lndian"to defray
these little expenses aud get him across
| the river that afternoon. So with a
heart considerably %lighSened, he bound
en- out Of the room and down the steps,
three at a time. 1t did not take long to
negotiate for a bunch Of cigarettes and
half a pint OF "bust.hesd" in the saloon
around the corner, aud to order the
usual gamblers break!ast"-fried ham
and eggs turned over'-from a neigh
boring restaurant, and back to the room
he went as fast as his short legs could
carry him.
Name was sitting on the side OF the
bed, and he CALAMITY give her the first
drink out OF the flask, and then took a
c~opious ono himself. 4 repetition OF
this performance a few minutes later
had the effect OF enjoying the bottle
and putting both Touch e-Light and
his pale-faced guest in a mellower
humor. The breakfast came shortly,
and after its speedy disposition Mr..
Tommy peered out Of the window at an
e jacent tower clock,
"Hully-gee!" was his exclamation.
"It's l o'clock, Name, and | must git.
I promised Colonel Caeppu" with a
smirk) that I'd be over dere in time
to-day to see dat everything starts of
smooth, see?"
Name laughed at this brilliant bit Of
humor, which evidence Of her apprecia-
ton so pleasek the young man that ne
( tossed two Of his four remaining dollars
in her lap.
Here's a couple Of plunks for yer,
girl" he said, as he started for the
door. ''Now don't git drunk on 1t, or
buy any of dat dope, an when come
back 1 may give yer some mere, II I'm
lucky"
CHAPT Err II.
PICKING Up A soft MARX" AND THE
MoDUs OPERANDI OF WORKING
HM-THR 'SURE TIP" AMI THE
"PHoNEY" FOR THE PROVINCIAL
ToUCH-ME-LIGHT ToMMY's FIRST
VICTIM DISGUSTED.
Touch e-Light Tommy stood on
the front platform Of the smoker at
tached TO the Madison train, and, with