Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-04

already. That's the way he used to do.
and We had to round him ike we would
a wild mustang and then fill him up"
Billy Patterpat was 4 block and
half away. coming on slowly and looking
from side TO side for some avenue of Is
cape. The gradual spreading of the COW
boys across the street brought up mem
cries of past experiences and his eyes
had begun to grow troubled and full of
apprehension At length he stopped and
looked back; but il was TOO late now
| Several Of the cowboys were near their
mustangs and as he turned, they swun.
! tito their saddles and dashed up the
! street In a few moments he was in
| their midst, struggling and protesting.
! his eyes big with terror of what he felt
was coming
Don't you give il to me, gentlemen
| he pleaded. I'm plain now, and it
wouldn't be right, Amt danced in six
months and amt tasted drop. Don't
4 YOU make me now"
Look ut that, Billy said O'Ncil hold
| ing up bottle between Billy's eyes and
! the sun. Don't that look good? Just
see how il smilcS It's the very best in
town, and we've got more bottles in wait
| ing. There's ten whole glasses Tor you.
| Billy. Just for You. Think how it'il feel
running down your throat, an remember
/ how it smells lordy! | do feel almost
/ like drinking the whole thing myself,
But here Billy
! He reached out the bottle suddenly
and Bily's hands both of them, went
/ hungrily toward IT, His eyes were shin
I ing his lips trembling, his whole form in
1 a CULVER; hut even then with an almost
supcrhuman effort, he forced his arms
/ back to his sides,
Don't, O'Neil!" he implored, don't.
don't dont.' his Noice rising quaveting
/ ly. You know how It's with nc Please
don't. | don't want IT,"
"ltll do You good" innexible. YOU'RE
getting thin from going without it So
/ long and it's better 60 enjoy the stuff
! trickling down your throat slow than to
| have it poured down in bottlefus You
| know what we say goes. Billy, and you
must drink the whole thing"
Bill, dropped upon his knees
Don't he repeated duly. II don't
want to. If | smell il can't stop then.
! You and mes been good friends. O'Neil,
and I've danced and and drunk lot
| for you Igt me oil this time And
and ii you don't mind ia like 10 say
| why
"Oh, let the poor devil make his con
! fc9sion. O'Neil" intcrposcd one Of the
cowboys good naturally, "You know
how It's with Pattepat Ii he smells.
rs he says, he won't stop easy. It'll be
two months before he sobers up. Let
him start in right"
Billy shot him a grateful look.
ITS like this" liz said, with pathetic
c2gcrncss in his voice six months ago
I | happened to he mp in the country and
! ! saved q girls lie. She was caught by
Il bear and and suppose ! acted some
brave Anyhow. she and her folks
| thought so and took me in Since then
| Nv" been np there, and | amt tasted
drop and IAc been feclin that mcbbe
! could make something Of myself some
time. like used TO think a long while
ago"
There Was q little catch in his voice
then be went ON in lower tones Me
and the girl was 10 be married, | came
down today for ring and license. They
believe in me ap there, and I'xe Joined
iii with them, and" his eyes suddenly ht
came steady and aggressive at giggle
from orc of the cowboys. IF 'twant for
| the whisky | leIicvc | could be a GOOD
man a@ains IA better one than you could
ever be. Danny t'ut, of course" his
voice again dropped and his hand reached
mechanically toward the bottle, this will
finish il all. Up there they don't have
anything strong to drink. and and thew
n"t1 su~pCctcd | was that way. When
they Gnu this out it'll be over with us.
| I'll run through myself soon's l can, and
and the girl ami thcy'll feel sorry; but
yon1l have your dance carnival. So we
won't all lose, Now you can give me the
/ hottie. ONpl"
( But O'Ncil was holdia% The bottle mp
between bis own eyes and the sun
Seems a pity 10 spill such good stuff"
he said Tcgrct(ully, but it's got to be-
Then, in a louder voice. Here, you fe
lcrs, see that stone over tothcr side the
street. Well. every one who's got u bot
lie shy at that, and the one who breaks
into the most pieces viii 90 with Billy
TO soc about the ring and license. Then
well all club IN for a present and --''
Billy's head went up suddenly. Ills
eyes were moist.
No, no" he protested Il don't want
no present, gentlemen I've been work.
ing hard up there and have got some
ahead, I'm all right longs | can keep
away from that stuff
Shut up. Billy O'NcH rctorted I'm.
graciou-ly. "Taint you; its present
for the bride. And | reckon we'd better
make il two Of our best ponies. They'll
bc handy anything up among them
/ Mennonite farmers Now, felcrs, one,
two three and crash" aud with the last
word half duz'n on more bottles, dcliy-
/ cred from as many unc1ing hands
! crashed against the stone Frank II.
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