The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-15


..Excsp, when you come through the win
dow"
just SO. Except. But that 10 no, often.
II is some time since game through
window
'.Abou: an hour ago--cr it may be two.
You sausage-faced DutcSran, WY ks
st!n gaping"
One Of the windows was wide open. he
closed II with an amount of bang and
ciatter which was. perhaps. little more
than was needed
~, IS li3d.e joking you are-eh. Dim?
A kind OF game you have wild ms
you've your own notions OF game; by
the saints OF Paradise, you have. He
clapped both hands TO his head '1s nay
turn cut before were through. that III
give you one ta.r chance. Have ycu took
it,"
Dock what? De whisky"
THE whisky to blazes: You know very
wei. wha, I'm after. None Of your fool
ing
ITS you who have done all dc foolinx
Up do now
I'm coming to business soon. Answer
me. Have you took the treaty."
At the mention of the word treaty,
slight alteration took place in the others
demeanor. He became more alert: a lit
tie eager-a change which was not con-
ceaied by the ostentatious air OF indner-
ence with which he replaced the cigar be-
tween his lips
1T is you who dock the dready. Yet you
dold me you did not. l know, positively.
dat Is l.e.''
Quit il. You've been through that al
ready"
ALREADY? When already? 1t Is about
dat have come now"
And pretty way you have Of coming.
by the life of me. / knew you weren't
white, but its learning / am how black
you are. You've had your chance. But,
since straight answers not TO be got
from crooked mouth. It's seeing for my
Self Til be-
He went 10 an oid-fashioned bureau
which stood in a corner Of the rooom
Throwing open the two doors, he began
to throw out on 10 the floor the very
miscellaneous contents Of one OF the
shelves. Having reached the end, with
out lighting on that which he was look
ing for. he again turned towards his coli
league.
As I'm live man, you have took II.
So It's thief you are" He continued his
researches on another shelf When he
once more faced the other he had a revolt
yer in his hand. Now it's me that's got
the drop on you. Is it a little target
practice I'm 10 have. or will you be re-
turning Of the treaty."
You're very drunken. Dim?"
I'm sober enough TO send a splinter Of
lead through the wooden head OF you
Dim"
Don Martinez made a movement towards
the table. The other stopped him.
Keep where you are | wouldn't trust
you to move half the breadth Of one OF the
hairs off your own head unless ia been
shooting Of you first know you for
the backyard that your mother sorrowed
for"
sja%
de level, you and I. l said. 'Dere Is a
dready l would like to see You replied.
Very good will come wild you. / will
dalk to Milford Horsham you Will your
dready sdeaL' 1t durn out de oder way
round. ! dalk 10 Milford Horshan, you
sdeal de dready-my dready."
You've stole 1t from me since. It's you
that's the thief, its no gentleman you
are"
Dim. what are you hlaying?"
I'm playing on the square: It's you
that's crooked. You come through that
winjow-'
Il gone drough dat Window"
"You tie me with your dirty cords"
Il die you? We march,
us II denying 1t you are?"
Il deny noding-nod,ng ad all. Only
beg you do understand dat see your liddle
game You wish me TO suppose do dready
is lost: dat you may ask for its broduc-
ton a larger brice: not so? Very well.
den, whad Is do fgure?"
You talk to me like that when It's In
your pocket all the time?'
in my pocket? So, Now do get 1t In
my pocket; how much?"
Listen to me. my bonny boy. You came
through the window; you tied me to my
chair; you monkeyed with your popgun:
you took away my senses with the filth yoi
had OF all these things I'm not now talk
Ing: we'll reach them later But, before We
come to them. you'll hand ne back that
treaty. Business first. and after that. we'll
enjoy ourselves as. under the circumstances,
two gentlemen should. I'm always ready
for q bit OF fun"
You don't sound as If you were drunk.
and. somehow. you don't lock as IL you
were drunk. But. II you're sober. den you're
a way beyond me Again l ask you. Dim.
what Ii it you are blaying?"
'IlI talk no more to you, You're in the
right lire from Judas. Hand me back that
trea " before I put bullet in you"
You can put a bullet In me II YOU like
but II You 30 you will be fool for your
pains Let me explain. IT. as You seem
to infer. someone did come drough &c win
dow"
II, BY Peter and the Holy Keys. he
stands there just saying ar
"Whst extraordinary accident can cau,.
yeu do subhose II was =
EXTRAORDINARY accident is what he calls
~ Ill tell you what Il was: II was my own
two eyes. II was them was the extraordi-
nary accident"
IF you'u let me know At what dime you
say Dc OCCURRENCE dock blaze"
LAS II ne didn't know The innocence OF
him. THE amazing face
II so not know What IL Is you're blay-
ing al / don't understand; hat vii! give
yoa brcof. more Ian enough. dat was
rot ont Of my hou<e ion:ght all game
II here jus now
I've all the proof want--Eny own eye
sight 10 yr'i call my two eyes liars?
Don't say saw you1'
''p~puGn a glass II Whiskev~eh Dim p"
"Herk = uss Nj Gustav Schneider. or
whatever e IS you've not pluck enough 10
cali your dirty OH Dutch rRns I'm not
drunk. I'm sober, worse luck for vou,
And that You should stand there pretend
Ing that 81 wasn't YOU n 81 an1lesi me- rs
beyond believing. a. & Is. entirely
"EUt that waS1'; the worst ! might
have forgiven YOU u vou hadn't rar7rne1
YOUR T}'hv muck irt0 my mouth 10 draw
nv senses ont Nah' I taste II now
and The stink = - And then when