The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-28
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ar TO ny TO you," retorted Clean your
Boots. s.l3e % good as to walk your
Delf o6 win you9 You are .hindering
my tZade-sfo Il respectable gentleman
VII come TO my shop while there's
such feedy swell as you on the
Have you aSmind to earn half a
soveaeagnls the Speddler now, at last,
abruptly demAnled
What BY helping you in some little
bit Of priggery ,? said the boy, sus,
piciously.
mo, honestly" replied Abraham.
aAnd who am I to look to for the
money!"
TO me"
! The lad cooked Abraham over from
head to foot, and laughed jeeringly.
"Ah, YES" said that gentleman, you
think I don't look to be a man Of such
great propertyY
s. s'You see, said the peddler, ..the lin
your Boots; and seemed perfectly
amazed as Abraham showed him q
lalf-sovereign and some silver, which
he had drawn from IN inner and con-
cealed pocket.
'..You see," said the pedler, ''the lin
Ing Is sometimes better than the out.
side cloth.'
'.You are sure you come by all that
money honestly?"
Abraham looked shocked, and said
that he had never been guilty Of q dis
honest action all his life.
Clean your Boots didn't know about
that; but he thought he might be safe
In dealing now with his queer Gus
toner; for, certainly, there hadn't been
any great robbery Of late-leastwise,
not as he knowned on.
Listen" said Abraham.
II does" replied the lad. "What Is
It you want me to dot"
Nothing"
II can do It easy"
''That is-scarcely anything"
"A arrand, s'poseY' said the boy.
''Where do you want me to run to-"
Nowhere"
"Well, I can soon 60 that distance,
II you give me a proper direction"
81 want merely the use Of your box"
said the peddler.
"You don't want to take the bread
out Of my mouth, do you?"
"Oh, no; I wish to place something
within 1t, that Is all"
"Well, I'm agreeable" cried the lad.
"Only don't put a wagon load O. Goals
In 1t, else there won't be no room for
my backing and brushes"
Tony Overreaches the Peddler.
"Open you box" said Abraham.
The lad did SO, and the pocketbook
was placed within 1t, and the box re-
closed.
els that ally' asked the Boots, won
deringly, arc somewhat suspiciously,
also.
Eyes, all-Yet, no!'' cried Abraham.
sstYhat is your numberY
The lad held forward his medal.
The pedd1er looked at It and repeat
ed the number aloud, to fix it in his
mind.
''rhat will do" he sold. and was
turning av 3y.
"Hilioa-stopr' cried Boots; where's
the half-a-cooter?''
"Ah, true-to be sure" said the ped
dier. We'll, there's five shillings-you
shall have the other five when come
back to you and take away my pocket
book"
Boots, having bit hard at each piece
Of silver, and so satisfied himself that
he was rot dealing with coiner, then
said: dispose. my swell, you shouldn't
come bach At all for this here pocket
book?"
.In that case" replied Abraham,
"you must carry 1t to Sir Loghlen
O'Aleara."
II don't kn.w him-is he respecta-
ble?" asked the lad.
The peddler explained, and gave the
baronet's address.
"You are sure I shan't get in no
scrap IL takes the book to him?'
questioned Boots.
"You will get from him almost any
reward which you might choose to So
licit," was the reply.
I'D leave 1t to him, IL he wasn't stin-
gy," said the lad.
do we exactly understand each 9th
err" demanded the peddleY.
I'VE does" replied Boots.
And the young gentleman &c W Abra-
ham Mailer trip up the steps ind glide
into the hotel, and thought to himself
that it was rather a strange piece Of
business, which, 80 far as Boots was
concerned. did not at oil matter. so
long az It paid.
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Peddler Doing Trade.