The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01

hpsinesa is over and then drink untfl ycu burst
But ] p' %so 4 t tSIEs@ ny; Y dcns nov what
with q heit,drunEen ssstsre 70 me. TSis gen.
tloman dancing masterf' r-
lor "a / T tSisf Es 6 dGH% s the Sls F tSs o N; T az:
SwasTyS sa, J, turning srI + ito: me-
sent you 20; f that NV Watkins got rot his his note notc, and viii
bear tho matter in mind"
never s"'n more , w9 clad than hm% 10 be so, oat OF that com
pany. But the fellow who had asked who was
and who being thwartcd of his drink was row
got my wig, and whorigged me out like a lord,
swearing that Ferguson,s service must be g
ID deal better than the one he was in, An And
gave tho cue, to tho man who Ind beioro
s tU1sf n faS S Srink IN ms' himself ThS; f' IN my nSv wSs, and md
forcing tho liquor on me 80 violently, That he
spilled 81 LED some Oyer my coat, vowed mat bs,,. .hSYI iS6
way, ! sshould drink his toast, or he would
skewer me.
firm mo a sStSHIE"d" Ss w seisd. : 4 S3TSish %s aye drink h9S 4
Sii F Fo%i' ,AnSf If we Si doSs' #: fHsl tic game at
TIrnhRm. Green. cnil me n'bunVler!'
something between n .curses.and a eroan, that
fSS fG Sat " tSiTs Rln TS0 onIg i, iS S &c s S@st'@ a6d ff tSs
man hcing 50 drunk that II was evident resist,
anco would hui render him more obstinate and
gave 1t back to him. by that time two or
three Of tho moro prYdent,it any in that com;
Joined us. who. when, he would have, given an
other toast, forced him away, %scoldins him
would ruin all with The drink.
Freed from bis importnnities, waited for
the drawers and servants, still gathered there
the picture Of madness and rcckiessness had
witnessed above. Hcre were informcrs and
evidences ready to hand, and more than enough.
n the very beSgars in tho street and the or.
angc girls and nightwalkcrp who prowled
tho market were not sufficient to bring hone to
r. authors tho rank treason they bawled and
The thought Tint such rozues should cndnn-
, Esr my nv neG Hi,o S"d ri good co,d honest nnS r n1sn, st r on 6
hot when I thought OF their folly, cold when
recalled Mr., Ashton executed in''eo for carry
printer, betrayed and done 10 death for print
ing the like. l. could understand FerEuson's
hated them and ioa,h"d .hcm. they were CT not
so very dangerous. For ho had disguises
and many names and lodgings, ana ,lurked
il he sowcd %trcnSon, no sowcd It stealtiily and
in darkness, with all the nd iuncts which pr,.
those only whom be had in his power and used
them like Instruments.
BHt tho 9ntsrG"k Of noisy. rampant, reskles.
seemed 70 me, must he known within twenty
four hours TO all London..hlled me with panic
and put me beside myself. SO that. whom the
girl who had employed me on that errand met
mo in the street, ! cursed her and would have
PlaSSGfp should fSSi P' Weep n"f But 81 she "a" tur nmsin With TG me.
and, keeping pace with me. asked me %continu.
ally what it was, and. getting no answer, by
in the passage beyond Bedford house and close
TO the Strand; Here she repeated hes question
the like and showed herself such a little ierma-
giant; that had no option hut to answer her.
"Madrt cried passi9na,elS. "Ay: an
But what is ii What has .happenodf' she
persisted. pc,erine at me, and 80 barring the way
Could you not hcar1'
II could hear that they were drinking" she
rns% y that ) you 1s Should !a ga 10 d thsm.S therefore 1
and run the riskf" I said.
Wei. you are a man." she answered coolly.
1t with meaning and a sort OF sting in her tone
that for a minute ! did not answer her.
a womnn's to herr j said with Indignation. "'
mogss'P nan ] 81 will inS SelI FoP eos what Mr. Ga' 1% "Sf =
Call me what you like" i said. 'only
sst ,TSsf 5l,, s'p cal . E %e. E Hsv. o ia ssssos sAs
s ga, Rs And ! let yCn go. Go. go. you cow
sion. and, stung me enough, l took it sullenly,
and getting ne IN aST9 * from her went down tho
RoocoSo to"nlu thc clIhhd. IehNInR ueT IneTe,
had asked q moment before, No man, indeed.
up to wrench himsel from the grasp Of the
gang whose tool this little spitfTe was: nor
to a man bred to peaceful pursuits, as j had
alternative whichever way i SeeHeer was v1 s1 It 's SO
coward by a child that / must hesitate for that.
on q dark night. with rain falling and a chill
wind blowing and mona abroad hut a,,,h n.
honest men would avoid Il they could ia' We ss
not incentives 10 rashncss or. adventure.
retrorsum, as the Latins say, l proved to be
either too much or too little of a man-these
pride. or too much OF a man to hear with
philosophy a girls taun.; 81 when / had gone
went back. Not slowly, however, but in a gust
Of irrttation; so that for q very little 1 could
helplessness that gave her ar advantage over
me. i found her In the same place. and asked
leE roughly. what she wanted.
"Well,"I answered. sullenly, what is iti'
Have found onei That Is the question"
scornlul child's face. my uncle lis a man, ' at
HE is a bad one. curse him." I cried, in q
She looked at ne coolly. That is better,."
least Of al, NJ: P ri!s%"D DC 10 ina" 5 slave Ills
as I began to read a covert meaning in her
tone and words, and that che would be at some
thing. 1t comes well from you. who do his
"Or find some one to do them" sho an.
well. after, this you will have to find some
one elsc.' l cried, warming again.
"Ah, II you wou'1 but keep your word!'' she
cried; %clappinx her hands softly and reerins at
me. "'1f you would keep your word"
Seeing more clearly that she would be nj
something, and wishing to know what It was.
Try me- ] said, What do you IL eani'
1T is plain she answered, what / mean.
Garry no more messages! Be sneak and spy no
Longer! Cease to put your head in a moose. t.
serve, roEues ends! Havo done, man, with
eringins and fawning and trembling at biz
you put a hundred miles between you and them,
and bo yourself! Be a mani"
Why, you mean your uncle!" l cried, vastly
surpEised.
Why notf' she said.
But 4 you feel that way. why do his bidding
yourselfF ] answered, doubling all this might
be a trap Of hat cunning devil. IF sneak
i do. she said. leaning against tho wall.of
Bedford Garden. where one Of Heming' lighta,
s.t up ut the next corner, chone full on her face.
And ! am weary Of it,
"Rut thpn ~ vnu n "a firnd ~ IT,