The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-26

and his hands in his pockets. The land
lord noted his slow advance indifferentiy
and went in out of the sun.
Opposite the Plough the tramp paused
to peer up at the signboards, arching a
strong blown hand over his brows. He
was a big ,~weaiher-beaten fellow, whose
! looks expressed nothing but good-hUmo- ed
Incidence a search through s-ve. a
} pockets Welded single coin. He re-
garded it thoughtfully as it lay, look
ing unnaturaIly small in his broad paln,
. then carried it inthe Plough, and be-
gan rapping on the counter (his eyes be-
ing full of the outer sunsh.ne) before he
detected the landlord in Attendance.
"Mornin boss.' he cried. Gimme half
Of four-ale.''
He threw down his penny; ard. seeing
he was not tramp of the everyday quail
ity the landlord spoke affabiy OF the
| weather.
! "a fair scorcher." the other agreed.
Selves you full-sized thirst, too. don t
M?'
The landlord nodded.
stranger herabouts?" he presumed.
81 am. an / amt
'Oh. How d yer mean?"
"Seein' / was Dorn IN these parts"
well. we'll, Born in Little Touey,
eh?s with a shake of his head toward
the village
"No; just t'other side o. Chelmsford,
yonder I've done 10 good knockin'
around abroad, since the cid folk died. an
/ took a fancy 20 work my passage home
I an find on; If so be I'd got any relations
l, In.
me TO settle down quiet like, as ia III
: hand or somethin'. But / don find a soul
a. remembers the name even
what name is it?'
"Linnett George L.nnett, same as the
old man was.
How long since your family emigrat-
edr'
"A good th:rty-six year
''Ah-h, People die, an move, an for
yet lot in thirty-siX year / on.y come
into these parts eleven year ago myself. :"
Il might ha' guessed it was no good
Nothn' / try ever is. I've been a fool,
boss-a durn all-around fool
"Why'-an ample. full-bodied man, the
landlord was disposed to be phiosophi-
cai-"we're all fools sometimes, neigh
Dor"
'Ive been one all the time that's
what's the matter with me. ] shouldn't
Ia come nosins around here at all if
hadn't been a fool. Nobody knows me.
/ can't get any work. / suppose you
couldn't give a man job yourself, boss?
I'm clean mroke. I'm on the tramp for
Lendon AN if / could earn u tribe TO
start with
You wouldn't DO for a waiter" the
landlord laughed. ELSE you might have
helped me with a wedding dinner I've got
N today. They've drove into Chelms-
ord for the wedding. an they're comm
acre for the dinner
..Swen wedding is it?''
"Not bad Widower an w.dderer, they
are
pretty fair match. them
"Ail depends said the landlord. dark
~. 1.-The widder's a nice Little woman
She put at the POUCH night on year
nice. homely body. and-plenty o.
~mcney. She bought a house of her onn
just beyond the village, and left Us an
moved into it a few weeks ago
'.widd, rer's a local man. ! recl1on?'
AYES Josh Samson - jobm-ster in
Chelmsford He's no good. its her
money he's after. an when he gets it
there won't he none for either Of EN-
very long. She don't really care for
hiBl-''
"Why. she's lonely, an he got a way
with wimmen has Josh. She didn't know
any body when she first come here, an
he's made hisself uncommon obigin' an
zone about helpin her
Ezra, Come an lend hand here"
cried a testy voice from within. I've
called you three times"
''Never heard you. my dear I'm COM
In
Left to himself George Linnet emptied
his glass, contemplated the dusty road
and the fierce light went out and sat still
The advent of n WAGNER. who pull, up
his team outside AID entered for refresh
ments. recalled the landlord; and when he
returned from carrying bread and cheese
and beer fer his new patron into the bar
porior, George Lnnett felt constrained
to put forward some excuse for l!nger. nc.
ABOUT that job boss?' he susts ed.
swell, l dunno. What's your nne?'
1--WE done everyth ng-farIning. paint
ing. brickiaying. carpentering-e-very
thing
embarrassing?
I've whitewashed enough walls TO build
. city
Il was thinkin the cid house wants
torchin up. I've got the stun IN the
shed an meant 10 do it myself but /
amt so active as ! used TO be. en-
He shook his head dub ously. - had a
man last week-happened TO be pas sin .
same you-but he persuaded me to loan
him two shilin' on account. an went an
got drunk at the Royal George in the
village an l amt seen him since
Il don't want no leans. Give me my
grub an stakedown o nights. ar five
bob when it is finished, an III make a
= good Job OF it
s. The landlord hostatod: but in the end.
with his wife's concurrence, struck the
bargain.
You mustn't begin in 'front.' he sais
because that weddin' parry II be here
oireckly, an we're sivin' EN- their spr5 al
n our best parlor at the back: so start on
this side. where it's shady. an youH be
out o the way. Come on. an I'll show
ger
And George made Z beginning.
He was up the ladder, operating With \
large brush and 4 pan OF whitewash.
when the wedding party drove in from
Chcimsford. and laughing and chatter rls
oxuberan.ly. bubhled over oGt or two
smart traps at the door OF The inn.
What he. Ezra" The bridegroom. WIG
: had alreaiy been refreshing hirnsef AMI
ves rslaiatias Joviali,y. hammered on the
bar until the landlord came. Drinks an