The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-18

around my show agin, or III feed - 20
the cats Now. cit. Mr.. Ballister. glt.
When he's gone the old man pulls out
a roI OF bills. why's of some yclier backs
and says:
Here's a eoupls % hundred. Limpy.
Follow him up and find whore the Ian
nigans live. even n it's clear 90 the coast.
Wait-Oh. damn my eyes. what am ]
doin'7 You needn't Eo- Johnny and JenlIe
and their kids II as happy ns you make
EN- Nothin' could TX things better. To
my way Of thinkin' there amt no chance
Of Larry's comm back, though. blast
me. there's sumthin' queer about this
lawyer comm here. No. Limpy. all We
can do Is never say nothi1' bout this. for
IL might make some people that's restin'
easy now mighty Uneasy Mind ye, NUNS
the word
"'Au right. sir' says - come away.
ard. though 7 didn't say n5thin'. BY heck.
thought a lot
Now. here's what made me- think
morue'n ever durin' the next two years
lazy John Cousins had been a doctor
once. but bctl' give his choice In Maryland
between quittiu' practice and takin' an
ovcrcout Of feathers. De took 20 the show
blzusss. StilL he's smart. knowed his
bizusss. only he's too fond OF experiment
tin. and the undertaken WIS kinda Eabby
t-IIi~' 81 hat he found iu n deccas sed one.
the yarn. but 7 sst him what usually hap
pencf "a a felI0r who got IN awful rap on
tie knot that didn't Kill. but made him
crazy.
'' Hum SAYS he. Tots a cases Ike that
Skull fracture. piece .. bone presses down
on somethin' r other he says. cou!iu't
make out only he meant the brain
Pressure causes loss OF memory some
times. Lots OF symptoms. II you can find
tho spot. operate and life the bone. and
patient will be all right again
Say. take m oath. my heart clumo
right M IN ny mouth. Just q thinkin
what might a Rzppensd. and how the
lawyer might-a come 10 know about
Larry.
Then that. summer while ws's at Ra-
cine. Wis. Shat does Johnny Rooney DO
but sit tn, typhoid and kick the bucket
In five dtvx. Icayl1' Jennie a widder.
though she'd Io,s-a friends 10 stand by
her. and the children vas purity well
grown. youngest tUruiu' fourteen. and all
doin' well IN the show
Now. here's the queerest thing OF all
thar harnsnesL That winter We goes
south trc Old nau -ayin' he vas COin' 20
~ 3, tfU the Ist ~ February anyhow
/arI vhru -rismrs time come we's IN No
t,Ic. ami flowers US a bl0omiu' stiu In
some places
.,,risr-us afternoon us a a-standin' close
ftrourh into the big tent. when an to
once Z sse the Kings big trunk stretchin'
out toward the crowd. and he Us a.
squeaIin' fest like he does when he meets
an old friend looked and see he's
riutiu' his trunk az a little man with gold
EI7Ssrs arI bard Valkiu' beside a big
tall man Nith white hair and a male
smooth face. en- the side az his head was
q red. ha-f-healed scar Thinks l. Well
for src- Hector. old bov You're borlrirs
up the wrong tree but might a-knoved
the old King had EOt tWict as much sense
as / had
An Of n sudden the big man with thu
white hair turns and looks our way.
Look, lock. doctor. Here's the cid
KIng-and Limpy-
by gosh a'm'ghty! Il was larry Ian
uiraI,
''Wa.lopin' Aiosesi Take my orth, 7 isst
hugEod I'm. an the King made an awful
rumpus-aimost thToWed Us down. a-lov-
in US Up with his trunk.
'-Tals3 m oath, forgit all We said; but
the doctor KEEP teliin' Larry not to excite