The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16

I'm not narry!n' no book q CONT this
week, sir; but come In and21 have o.
chair and show us what ye have to.
sel."fs III *; 4 II & tiss
II have nothing to sell at all. for dts
my day, to buy" Finnegan replied, as
he passed into the Kitchen, fs 81
Faith yell find nothlng5to buy save
u couple of hundred pounds Of extra
fat on me mothers bones, them Miss
Dunn vouchsafcd, VI
Nov, that's just what II came fer
said Finnegan. y
Miss Dunn called into the next room,
S"Oh. mother, darlint, here's { gentle
man In "a plaid jacket land IA waXed
$mustache has come for to buy we IN
"As for me mustache, ye can try the
taste Of it II We like Finnegnn re-
torted; "but so be your mothers agree
able I'd like to have a look at her be-
3 fore / invest me money! IA
a querulous voice came from the bed
room. Whats all this CANNON about.
Mary? Send the man about his business
and don't beawastin' yourttime shennani-
gin while the dinners to cook!'' K. .{
"NIay come in for q amomcnt?" Fin
negan inquired.
Mothers sick, but no doubt she'll
4 like to have a look Mt We. We don't
see yo,,rhllk often hereabouts''9 Miss
!, Dunn led the way for him. III
2 Finnegan entered the bedroom. Tho
chamber was small, but nothing else
in 1t was. 1t was almost filled with
an enormous bedstead and the bed was
almost filled with Mrs. Dunn. Only
r her head and one arm was Visible, but
they wore cast In a heroic molld--tha
hand alone seemed as big as a ham. 10
Mr.. Flnnegan' g accurate eye she weighed
4 we'll over the amount set down In the
j newspaper account Mrs Dunn's eyes
were as small as Il pigs and she had the
same nshen colorng us her daughter.
Indeed the similarity between the two
women was SO striking that Flnncgan
g,,zed from one to the other with In
creasirg interest. There was do differ
ence in quality; In quantity alone Miss
* Dunn was inferior. What she would
be In a few years was evident at q
glance. A
& ''Well?', said MRS. Dunn. ms the coll
lcctor Of freaks stood silently nppraising
her charms. we've not yet aid your
tin cints at the door for admlttance,
mister. t&3
"Ah," snld Finnegan. "yc'vc been IN
y the profession, them" n *
II have not, nor yet won't be. neither"
/. said the invalid, hut It's not for want
of hnvin' been asked.
"Oho, who's been hero? Rattelsey, no
doubt. misdoubted Rattelsey would look
ahead Of him the scoundrel!"b'
Miss Dunn turned to Finnegan with
enlightened face. "Oh, that's what
yell be after. then IL 1t? Well. ye'll
4 be havn' your trouble for your pains,
for mother threw Rattclsey out when
he offered her fifty dollars a week to
go with his show @
"Flfty?" cried Fnnegan. FIFTY?
Your old lady's wc:th siyinty-flve any
day she wants to step up on the plat
form, and her photographs would bring
IN TN more every week."
take him away, Mary!'' said Mrs.
Dunn II wouldn't go with side show
for as many dollars as 1t would take
snowbals to pave he'll With! I'm too
sick 70 talk TO circus men. With their
lies and all. Take him away quick."
Finnegan and Miss Dunn withdrew to
the Kitchen. where, however, the coll
lector Of freaks showed little disposition
to leave. Instead, he looked the girl
over critically n
Eye must be after havin' money 4 In
the bank to refuse such a good Offer
said he. II.
Indeed we have not. worse luck. hut
mothers too sick to travel. even II so
be she wanted TO sit up on a stool and
he stared at" NV
That's too bad. said Finncsan. "Blt