The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-10-16

longer. A mark who can euro leprosy
like you can la dangerous" That king
was a bird.
So they blndfolded Dugan and tied
his hands and put him on his knees.
and the man with the axe got ready.
Then Dugan stopped them; and be
said to the king. Hold on a minute:
I got something 10 tell YOU" and he
told the king that he had a book that
was a wonder, and asked him II ne
couldn't 80 home and make his will
and leave Il to him.
What's the book good for?' the
king wanted 10 know; and Dugan told
him It was good for q whole lot OF
things. but that there was one thing
that ought to hit the king where he
lived. He said that II. after they'd
chopped his head off, the king would
turn to page 'steen and read line seven
the head would answer any question
he could ask
Great smoke! Well, I'm for that
book, then" the king said; and he
sent Dugan home TO make his will. and
fetched him back with the book tho
next day.
Well, the push had got on that some
thing good was coming, and all the
emirs and grand yiziers and vice
grands and floor walkers were there
when Dugan arrived.
Dugan walked up with the book. and
said: "After my heads off, put it in a
basin and open the book The bloodu
stop, and then you can fire away with
your questions, But before you give
the order to carve me | want to say
foc the last time that | never intended
to do a thing to you. On the level,
that's straight; and l think you ought
to drop this thing"
"Oh, you're too late with that chin
now" the king said. "Td have to take
your head off now, just to hesr 1t talk,
If there wasn't any other reason. You
don't suppose I'd miss this thing, do
your"
Then his joblots gave the order, and
they soaked Dugan with the axe, and
his head fell into the basin. They set
the head up. and the king picked up
the book. The bleeding stopped, and
the head opened one eye and gave the
king a wink It opened the other eye
and said:
well, what'n you have? Beefsteak
and onions, veal outlets Dreaded, liver
and bacon"
Hold on! Hold on" the king said
wait till I get the page"
The pages were stuck together. and
the king moistened his fingers with his
tongue, and began turning them over
one by one; and there's where he took
the trolley for the bad lands.
That book was fried in strychnine
or rough on rats or something and
every time his royal knocks put his
finger to his mouth he got little.
See?
The head watched him with one Of
these oh-you'll-be-sorry grins, and
when he got over to page 'steen there
wasn't anything there.
Move on little; l must have
missed the page" the head said.
So the king went on till he came to
page %, and then he went into con-
WILSON'S and pitched out of the throne
on his nut. At that Dugan's head
said:
"Hahah, haha! Now will you DO
good? See what happens to these
flubdubs of kings who think they can
bump everybody off the road whenever
they feel like it? You put the boss
leprosy doctor out of BUSINESS all
right, old man, but that's your last
play, l guess. This will do fOT you, /
think"
Well, the king had Is spasms; tried
to make the 18TH missed his reach,
and croaked. Then Dugan's head gave
the push a glare and went out of bust
ness. That was great, Ell, Charhe?-
From Jack Hardin's Arabian Nights"
by j. W. Scott Copyright, 1903, by
Herbert B. Turner & Co., Publishers
Boston.
Soldiers Are Well Shod.
In the German army the soldier on
4bo yrarob vvpare hiCh sbOou Or hO0te