New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

ha' got there. He got I'm to bed at last and then
e sat down and fell asleep waiting for Sam.
Ginger the last to wake UP in the
morning, an before o woke he kept making a
moaning noise. His 'ead felt though it was
going to bust, rs tongue felt like brick. and is
chest sore e could 'ardy breathe. Then
at last e. opened is eyes and looked up and saw
Sam an Peter and little with black
mustache
Cheer up. Ginger. ses Sam, IN a kind voice,
it's going beautiful
:" My 'ead's splittin.' Ginger with a groan,
an I've got pins an needles all my chest
Needless the with the black mus
tache L never use pins; they'd pison the flesh
Ginger sat up in bed and stared at i'm; then e
bent is 'ead down and squinted at is chest. and
next moment e out Of bed and all three Of
'em was holding i'm down the floor to prevent
i'm breaking the tattooeTs neck which ed set lis
cart upon doing. and explaining to i'm that the
tattooer at the top Of is profession. and that
1T was only by stroke Of luck e had got i'm. And
Sam reminded i'm Of wot e 'ad said the night be-
FORE and said he'd live to thank I'm for it
""Ow much is there doneT Ginger. at last
in desprit voice.
Sam told i'm. and Ginger lay still and called
the tatooer all the he could think of, which
took i'm some time
It's no good going like that. Ginger
Sam. Your chest is quite spilled at present but
IL you on'y let i'm finish it'll be perfeck picter.'
. I take pride in IT, ses the tattooer; working
on your skin, mate. is like painting bit o.
silk.
Ginger gave In at last. and told the man to go
on with the Job and finish it, and "a even went so
far do little bit O. tattooing 'imself on Sam
when he wasn't looking. e only made one mark,
becos the needle broke of, and Sam made such a
fuss that Ginger said any would ha' thought
ed hurt i'm.
1T took three days to do Ginger altogether and
he was that sore e could 'ardly move breathe
and all the time e laying on is bed Of pain
Sam and Peter Russet round at the Blue
Lion enjoying themselves and picking up infor-
nation. The second day was the worst. owing to
the tattooer being the worse for ticker. Drink
affects different people in different ways, and
Ginger said the way it affected that chap was to
make i'm think e sewing buttons on instead
O tattooing.
"'Owever q done at last: his chest and is
and is shoulders and he nearly broke down
when Sam borrowed bit O. looking glass and
let I'm hisself. Then the tattooer rubbed in
some stuff to make the skin soft agin. and some
more stuff to make the marks look bit Old
Sam wanted to draw up an agreement, but
Ginger Dick and Peter Russet wouldn't ear Of it.
They both said that that sort O. thing wouldn't
look well in writing not If anybody else happened
to it, that is; besides which, Ginger said 1t was
impossible for i'm to say 'ow much money he
would ave the handling of. Once the tattoong
was done e began to take almost kindly to the
plan. an being orfn, far e knew he al
most began to persuade hisself that the red aired
landlady was is mother.
'Ihey al q little call over In their
'ow Ginger to do it, and to discover the weak
p'nts. Sam worked up a squeaky voice, and pre-
tended to be the landlady and Peter pretended to
be the good looking barmaid
"They went all through it and over agin
the only unpleasantne5s being caused by Peter
Russet letting off a screeCh every time Ginger
alluded to is chest set is teeth on edge and
old Sam the landlady Offering Ginger pots O.
beer which made IS mouth water.
1--WE shall go round tomorrow for the last
time SAM as told 'er we're sailing the day
arter. OF course. me an Peter. 'aving made your
fortn. drop out altogether, but 1 dessay we Shall
look in agin in about six months time, and then
perhaps the landlady will interduse us to YOU
" Meantime ses Peter Russet, you mustn't for
get that you've got to send US postoffice money
orders every week
Ginger said e wouldn't forget, and they shook
'ands all round and 'ad drink together and the
next AFTERNOON Sam and Peter went to the Blue
Lion for a last visit
ut was quite early when they came back Ginger
was surprised to 'en, and he said So but "a
was more surprised when e heard their reasons
" TT over all as we'd bin doing
wrong Sam ses. setting down with a sigh.
- Como like a chill. it did, ses Peter