The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14
THE SUN
THE FOUR PIGEONS. . y: " :s4e :: Is,
Copyright 1905 by w. w. Jacobs)


and shouted at i'm to get up.
Henery Walker was going to say
something bad, but e thought better
of It, and he lay there arr busting
with rage, and watching Bob out OF
the corner of one eye.
II quite forgot you was on my
club till Smith reminded me of It,"
ses Bob. Don't you take farthing
less than ten pounds, Henery."
Henery Walker shut his eyes
again. ~ forgot to tell you made
up my mind this morning not to be-
long to your club any more, Bob"
he ses.
"Why didn't you come and tell
me, Henery, instead of leaving 1t till
1t was too late?" SEES Bob, shaking
his cad at i'm.
81 shall want all that money" ses
Henery; in a weak voice. 81 might
ave to have wooden leg, Bob"
Don't meet troubles arr way,
Henery," ses Bob, in a kind voice.
81 We no doubt Mr.. Suttonll throw
in wooden leg If you want 1t, and
look here, II he does, won't trouble
you for my arr of It,"
He said goodnight to Henery and
went off, and when Mrs. Walker
went up to see 'ow Henery was get
ting on he was carrying on that
alarming that she couldn't do moth
ing with i'm.
He was laid up for over a week,
though It's my opinion he wasn't
much hurt, and the trouble was that
nobody knew which gentleman 'ad
shot i'm. Mr.. Sutton talked It over
with them and at last, arter a good
deal o. trouble, and Henery pulling
up is trousers and showing them rs
leg till they was fair sick of the
sight of 1t, they paid i'm ten pounds,
the same as they 'ad Bill.
It took Bob Pretty two DAYS to ret
his 'arf, but he kept very quiet about
1t. not wishing to make a fuss in the
village for fear Mr.. Sutton should get
to hear Of the club. At last he tod
1lenery Walker that e was going to
Wickham to see Is lawyer about T..
and arter Smith the landlord 'ad
read the paper to Henery and ex-
plained 'ow he'd very likely ave to
nay more than the whole ten pounds
then. e gave Rob HIS arr and said he
never wanted to see i'm again as long
rs he lived.
Rob stood treat I'M Mt the Cauli-
flower that night. and said 'ow bad
he'd been treated. The tears stood
IN IA ewes Almost, and at last e said
mat II e thought there was going To
he any more fuss Of that kind he'd
wind up the club.
TITS the hest thing You can d."
ses Sam Jones; "I'm not going TO he
long to y any longer, so give Won
notice. II so be as ] get shot ] want
the money for myself"
We. too" SEES Peter Gubbins. "lt
nd fair break nv art N give pob
Pretty FIVE mounds. I'll sooner give
II tn nv wife"
All the other chaps said che s.me
thing. hut Rob nointed ont r. then,
that they 'ad taken their sixpenccs
on'v the night afore. and thew must
stav IN for the week. He SAID that
was the law. Some Of 'em talked
about giving i'm 'js sixnences hack
hut Rob said n they did thew must
nav nm all the sixpances they had 'ad
Tor three weeks. The end ~ n wac
thcv said they'd stav IN for that wee,,
ano not a moment longer.
Tho next dav Sam Jones and Peter
Cnhh'ns altered .Ahe'r minds Cow
fonnd co"n'e ~ shi,lings IN a. Me
wife I'D hidden IN her Sunday bon1
net. and Potter Cnhhirs onened q.
hov's moncv-hox IN see 'ow mrcb
mere WIS IN II. They came nm n tbo
Cau''hower IN nav Rob their e,oh
teennences. Int he WASN'T bere cna
when thev went IN HE 'ouse Mr.,
Pr"ttv said pc 'ow he'd gore ~, a.
"'"kha~ and won,dn't he hac,, tu,
SATURDAY,. So thew nd IN spend tbo
mon"v on heer instead.
That wa- ON Tuesday, and tb,nuu
went on all right till Friday, when