The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-17
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that she could again assume the beauti-
full expression of countenance as she was
noted for; but she only groWled, and
said as 'ow er turn was comm, an
somethin' about revenge bein sweet. AS
for Jess an Jakes, she couldn't pass EN-
without shown err teeth like q bloomin
dentists advertisement. But they didn't
mind, cause they Were so Apply and
busy spoonin', until that night.
Nina 'ad been worse than ever, an I'd
made up my mind to tell 'er to take er
face elsewhere the next day. AS usual,
that night the place was crowded out,
and dozens oV folks 'ad to go away with
out seem nothin'. Nina was goin strong,
an, for a wonder, relaxed the 'aughty
expression of er features, an smiled as
sweet as though there was no Jess, an
all the world was full of Jekeses.
When e appeared, she walks up to I'm,
and, to is surprise, shakes is and afore
all the audience, which brought forth
thunders ov applause. 1t were about the
incest bit of work as I'd seen for some
time, and made me feel quite sorry for
'er-lovin' a fellow what didn't want 'er.
After that Jakes went on wiz is tight
wire performance, an finally stepped on
the ground to ave the sack put over is
cad before maxim is sensational blind
dive. E then went 'and-oVer- and up the
rope, and through the roof onto is perch.
Suddenly 1 seed Nina spring forth wiz
q knife in 'er and, an without saying
blessed syllabus, cut the ropes as kept
the net in position, just as the band
crashed out, an Jakes come like a flash
oV light through the air. E struck the
net, which, ov course, gave way, an
rolled over an over on the ground.
A terrible shrek arose. WcHnen tainted
an went into 'steriks.
Nina, as though terrified at 'er rash
raisin' 1t in er arms yelled is name a
dozen times. 1t were no use; we could
see it were all up wiz poor old Jakes.
Meanwhile the people gathered round
at respectable distance, speeches., an
nothin was card only Nina's shrieks
an women sobbin'.
At last the police come-a whole lot
Of 'em-together wiz a doctor When
Nina saw the flush mentioned she grasp
ed poor Jakes BODY tight, and wouldn't
let 'em touch it until nature deserted 'er-
self, an she tainted dead OFF. The doc
tor now stepped forward, an, Wiv is
knife, cut open the sackin' an then
Jake's fancy Jacket, US waitin' sadly for
the verdict Putin is and on to is
cart, e shakes rs cad, an then looks
up suddenly, an pulls out is and an
again-full of sawdust!
what is the meanin' of this tomfool-
ery?" e says, is face flushed with pas
sion.
ASK me another" says I.
Pigs blood says e, pullin' out
bladder from where Jake's bosom ought
to ave been throbbin'.
AS for the people, they looks at me and
then at it, dumbfounded, until one Teller,
in agitatin' is fist, came into violent
contact wiv my face, at which they
roared an shouted 'encore!''
The police forms round me like a
guard of onor until they 'ad nearly all
gone, after which they says as 'ow a
cab was waitin' outside for me. I tried
to thank 'em for being so considerate
ov my welfare, but says I; "It amt
worth 'avin a cab, for, seem low I
only live across the road They in
sisted, 'owever, an to oblige i'm I got
inside, tellin' the cabby e needn't gallop,
bein' as I'd only four yards to go.
I'd more, though, for they drives past
my van, an then one for the police sta
tion an locks me up for breeching the
peace, and kept me there all night. Next
morn1n' was brought afore the magis-
trate, but as they couldn't prove as I'd
done nothin', they let me OFF wiz eau
ton.
When I found myself In the van once
more tried to solve the mystery, but
couldn't. 1t was above me. So, finally
CHucAeu IL up IN despair, an COM
menced the pleasanter duty ov countin'
up the takin's ov the day before, an put
tin them alongside the nest egg. To
do this 1 opens the secret drawer-I
ulon trust banks rhen-an' searched ev-
erywhere. 1t were gone. Where?
1T rushed upon mi mind like a flash.
Jakes an Nina 'ad 'ad plot ov their
own an er actin the revengeful woman
was Or rot. She simply ugged on to
that dummy to keep US from discoverIn'
the deception, whilst Jakes, after throw
In 1t down into the net, slid down one
oV the outside tent ropes an reached the
ground e then gets into INV van an
after clearin' out the egg 'opped it while
we We're foolin' wiz the stuffed-up sack.
OV course, told Nina orl pretty straight.
but, save she! You've got to prove what
you say! And for the life ov me
couldn't.