Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-16

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;Irt's 90 M 70 Ernl,h Blllv's
and ask hmm if me- has cot any shell
o,s,.,.. from, Cbicaro They're ONLY
81 , duz,n
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7 c,uid ,o+ fine shells
..Tbot bo,. h,d . lool, in his f,co
worry u,uch Like TINT saw in tba
owe. of tho noor devil who hngyod
mo rrr food tonight know tho+
sonrthino had to Inc dome and tbo+
ot onrr Enplish RiIlv who kart -
restaurant and wine vault was
about the hardest customer in town
when il came to asking credit He
had been particularly uply of late,
Still, we were starving. and | con
cluded that some of English Billy's
food was lust what we needed.
'Hnrry.' | said we may not get
another meal in n long time, but
we'll have one good one ON ENGLISH
Billy. You stick to mo and don +
show the white feather. Come on.
INV chum objected. and fairly
pulled him along to EnrIish Billv's
! owed Billy about $3.50. and he had
nearly split the bar in two when
he announced that his slate was
broken and that he wouldn't give
his own brother a cracker to save
him from starving. So when we
entered the restaurant Billy must
have hoped that money was in sight.
l told Harry to let me do the order
ing and for heavens sake to stop
shaking.
THAT poor fellow was on the
verge of collapse AS for me,
could have eaten the tablecloth, but
there wasn't any. We started in
with cocktails, got outside of some
soup, and when l ordered double
pOrterhOuSe steak with mushrooms.
hashed brown potatoes and canned
asparagus Harry's face was sight.
" oh, Billy will kill us when he
gets that check, he murmured.
Well. suppose ne does, | wills
Pered. we won die hungry; that's
one satisfaction.
Then l ordered II couple of bot
ties OF ale Billy brought the ale in
himself. | tried To dawdlr over the
meal, but it was no Use. Billy could
see that we were hungry. He didn I
waste any words on us, but there
was danger III his eyes. ! WAS try
ing to gain time and had determined
to make clean breast to Billy. I
to stand boldly and say
to him:
"When we had money, we spent
it with YOU, Billy, and as | figure il
out we are entitled to this meal II
don't know that well ever pav Won.
but we've got meal, and if Won
want to fight, let's have it right
here and now
Il think my chum aged five years
during that meal. When ordered
the best cigars in the house and two
glassrS of brandy, he leaned over
and said;
For Gods sake, don't 90 any
Drifter. feel like thief.
And if Billy speaks to me III drop