The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-11-17

my cnum seeing the movement that
express agent slipped bin in my
hand.
If you need any more, he whis-
pered, meet me at the station be
tore the night train goes out. Not !,
word to soul
Il saw the figure 'one' and two
ciphers. thought I was floating
on air. Calling the waiter 1 told
him to ask Billy for bottle of the
coldest wine he had. Bring in four
glasses, l said, and tell Billy to
join us, and trot out some more of
those perfectos.
Harry couldn't raise the wine
glass to his lips. His teeth chat
tered when Billy sat down to the
table, and Billy acted as if he were
about to chew the glass.
You ought to keep that wine a
little cooler, Billy said
1t has had time enough to freeze
since you last bought bottle, he
replied.
Here, waiter I said, take this
back and bring us colder bottle,
and open fresh box of cigars
BILLY got Up, expanded his chest
and turned on his heel. Harry
leaned across the table and in q
voice that seemed to come from the
grave said:
u can sec our finish. hope
Billy Will take an ax to us end end
it Quick, that's all.
My friend the agent had gone.
Come on, Harry said, as
callod for the check.
"'Oh, Lord, said Harry, can't
we have it over in herel'
BE man, l said. Make our
last play in frort of the bat
You'd have thought wo were go.
ing to the gallows if you could have
seen Harry's gait, and he shivered
when opened on Billy
well, Billy 1 remarked, I sup.
pose things will pick up here after
awhile. have got lot of IOU's
in my pocket. don't suppose you'd
like to take any Of them for our din.
ner, would youf'
Billy went up in the air. Harry
staggered backward and collapsed
in chair. OF course Billy didn't
stay UP long. When he came down,
there was fire in his eye and an ice
pick in one hand. didn't monkey
any longer. / flashed the hundred
under his nose and said: Come
down on earth, Billy. Ionly want
ed to have little fun with you
Well, I'm DID, said Billy
as he dropped the ice pick. Say,
Drifter, if that dinner had lasted
five minutes more without my see.
ing the color of your money, T think
would have kicked the front OF
this place out. Now join mo in q
botiie III the back room. Why,
what's the matter with Harrya'
MY chum had tainted. The
strain was too much for him. When
we brought him around, he laughed,
cried and raved about folks at home
and about being hungry. He kep!
on ordering food and drink just as q
man who was delirious from starva.
ton would do. Billy put him to bed
and sent for our friend the doctor,
who fixed Harry up al right.
II didn't forget to BE at the sta.
ton when the night train pulled
out wanted to thank my friend
the express agent. He shook hands
with me as he clambered on the cal
and said:
"'One good turn deserves another,
Drifter. Don't think too harshly Of
me when you get the news and don't
give me away until have had time
to get under cover
'sThat crisp 500 bill which the
agent slipped into my hand at Eng.
lish Billy's was part Of the proceeds
of a touch he had made on the mon.
ey boxes Of the express company.
+ He was defaultsr for several thou.
sand dollars. The news lesksd out
the next day, but Harry and j, had
had our meal Perhaps you can I'm.
!. derstand now why 4 never refuse q
help poor devil who. says. he il
hungry. New York STAR.
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