New-York tribune., 1906-11-04

aBlTcH YOUR WAGON TO a STAR" SAID
Louisville Herald.
sc6us grin: but at the sight her face the smile
vanished from his own. and he stood waiting nef-
''SoShs on DEAR moaned his wife. ,o,,.,-
Mrs Pinner supported herself by the table and
shook her head despondently;;. sos NJ pin
Ave they found me out?" demanded MI I'm
Worse than that" said his wife f;,,s,.,d who's.
| imagination was not of a soaring description
H Hes dead said Mrs Ptnner, sosmny ny,o,.ut,r
Mrs Pinne4. with a little sniff took up the paper
and read slowly, interrupted only oy the oIoAe"
The unfortunate policeman who was assaulted
the other day down at Wappng passed away peace
with grief and refuses leave the death chamber
| Several members of the royal family have teie-
.Wot7r interrupted the astounded listener @ 5,
of a wei known nobleman to remember TO make
all the corrections necessary TO render the item
suitable for policeman Here It is; a,..,,,+.d
the 6 otngP day down at Wappng
wife and family. The rufian is believed to be at
s wss z2la Nh but pPner e tho euT9tlS Tqta
!! !! making dekit man like that policeman! Why
Promise you won't go out" said his wife.
,'out?', said Mr.. .Pinner, energeticaly: Out?
Dye think I'm mad. or wot? I'm going TO stay
c5 III Not the 2a snR n a Wsn nsn TN u go sn n IN
He sat in frightened condition in the darkest
corner of the room, and spoke only TO his wife IN
terms OF great bitterness concerning the. extraor-
dinary brttleness of members of the police force
TN never touch one on en- agin as long as
live" he protested. IF you brought one TO me
IT'S the drink as made You do it, said his wife
III never touch drop agin." affirmed Mr.. Pin
His pipe had lost its flavor, and sat pondering
IN silence until the absolute necessity OF iao1hs
| house occurred to him. Mrs. Pinner agreed with
the idea, and together they drew up list Of i'm
| Provements which would occupy every minute Of
He Worked so feverishly that ne became by
word in the mouths OF the other dodgers, and the
Only n4insnLs I Is OF seCdlIS anu ne h %
the door locked. Mr.. smith attributed it to dis;
with Mr.. Hawk the possibility of its being infec-
Slowly the days passed. until at length there
| were only Two left and he in such nervous
and overwrought state that Mrs. Pinner was al
| parture To comfort him she read paragraph
given up the. search in despair. Mr. Pinner shook
out He also. With view of defeating the ends Of
Justice set to work upon hood for the perambu-
He was employed on this when his wife went out
! TO do little shopping. The house when she re-
hng unusual de having vim eceuTred 1 but When en- sRe
! entered the room she started back with cry at
crouchng attitude on the sofa his face buried In
he he s2S0n ~n'o one iss waved SDasm0o'@HS IN
4 cried:
| There was a hollow eroan from the cushion
.,,,5, WHAT'S - the natter she cried in alarm
@ seen saf M Fo9e5 @a Just n pepPs tT5ell3E 1a
! Of The wtnder behind the blind when it went by
HIS ghost, said Mr. PInner; regaining more
RsaI ] goe5 @4a sId a M y0eh den hss
| up and down this street. shall go mad It's been
'Maginatonr' said his wife. aghast at this state
I'm afraid it's coming for me- said Mr.. Pinner
e 4 the %9 and mint expeef to to Se Se 1t W 10
It's white face stuck up agin the winder pane star
You mustn't ave such fancies," said his wife;
trembling frenan. 1T was prancng up and down
! in just the same stuck-up way as it did when It
.,In draw the blind down., said his wife.
lower the blind when she suddenly drew back
With WITH. an in. involuntary M ~ s3s exclamation nat p.
No. said Mrs. Pinner recovering herself. Shut
1T The IN rsan fe a sPTang 70 bis feet Keep Daok
His wife threw herself 1pon him - but IT. he pushed
Tsn his jaw dT2Ppsd a. and n he Ga inc0he
iy IG 'e ft vi ,r geu III bad va
pendulum-like swing Of the arms gone, and
a recalctrant costermonger TO the station In the
intervals of the wrestling bout it blew loudly upon
'Wonderful"' said Mrs. Pinner. nervously. Life
~ e & fTsPan t Watched 3 the sgqTd pass up the road
! Would you like to hear what 1 call it?' he
| thUndered
Not before the baby. Charlie quavered Mrs
! Pinner. drawing back.
! The fireman regarded her silently, and his de-
meanor was alarming that she grabbed Charles
Augustus Piuner suddenly from his cradle and held
him front of her
You've. KEEP me here. said Mr.: Pinner. in
voice which trembed with self-pity, for near
three weeks. For three weeks I've wasted my
time my little spare time, and money in MAX
ing peramhuators and whitcwashing and papering
| and all sorts of things. I've been the Iarfing
! stock O this house. and I've been worked like a
q "a FOR rze1fp
'WOt do YOU mean2' inquired Mrs. Pinner. recov-
ering herself. Il amt to blame for what's in the
paper, am I? How was TO know that the police
{ man died wasn't your policeman"
Mr.. Pinner eyed her closely, met his gaze
with eyes honest and clear those of child
Then, realizing that he wasting precious time
ne picked up his cap. and 40 turned the corner
with his prize set off in the opposite direction 10
spend in the usual manner the brief remnant Of
the leave which remained to him