The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-29

~ HHl at BOB and called i'm a low.
thieving. poaching murderer.
You're not yourself. Henery." ses
Bob. When you come round you'll
be sorry for trying 10 take away the
character Of pore ia5Ourin' man
with a ailing wife and a large family.
Butt II yOu take my advice you wont
say anything more about your wicked
ideas. Il you do. these pore fellers
won't get farthing. And you,. bet
ter keep quiet about the club mates
for their sakes Other people might
get the same crazy ideas IN their silly
eads as Henery Keepers especially"
Ihat was On'y common sense; but
as John Biggs said. IL I'D seem ard
70 think as 'Ow Bob Perry should be
allowed 10 get of scOt-free. and with
Henery Walkers FIVE pounds, too.
Iheres one thing" he ses % Bob
you won't ave any OF these other
pore chaps money; and, Il they're men,
they ought 70 make IL Up 70 Henery
Walker for the money he as saved
EN- by finding you out
They've got 70 pay me fust," ses
Bob. I'm pore maa. but I'll stick
up for my rights. AS for me shoot
ing EN-. they'd ha' been 'urt a good
deal more II I'd done it-especiaIly Mr..
Henery Walker. Why. they're hardly
'urt at ALL"
Don't answer I'm. Henery." ses
John Biggs. You save your breath 20
go and tell Sam Jones and the others
about f. TN cheer EN- Up"
And tell EN- about my art. IN case
they get TOO cheerful and go overdo-
ing IT," ses Bob Pretty, stopping at
the door. Goodnight AL"
Nobody answered I'm; and arter
waiting a little bit Henery Walker set
of 10 sec Sam Jones and the others.
John Biggs was quite right about its
making EN- cheerful. but they see as
plain az Bob Imself that It 'ad got 20
be kept quiet. TIL we've spent the
money. at any rate ses Walter Bell;
then p'r'aps Mr.. Sutton might gst
Bob locked up for a."
Mr. Sutton went down 70 see en- all
a day or two afterwards. The shoot
ing party Was broken up and gOus
ONE. but they left some money be-
hind EN-. Ten POUNDS each they was
20 ave. same as the others. but Mr.
sutton said that he 'ad heard 'ow the
other money was wasted al the Cauli-
flower. and z was going 20 give IL out
10 EN- ten shillings a week until the
money was CORN. He 'ad 20 say Il
over and over sgin afore they under
stood I'm. and Walter Bell 'ad 70 stun
the bsdClO - IL IS mouth 10 keep civil.
Peter Gubbins. with Is arm tied up
IN a sling. was the fusJ one 20 turn
up at the CaulinOweF. and he was that
d0Wn-'art about Il We couldn't do
nothing with tn. He 'ad expected 70
be able % pull out ten golden sover-
eigns. and the Disappointment was TOO
much for I'm.
Il wonder 'ow they heard about IT,"
s%s Dicky Weed.
IT can tell you. ses Bob Pretty. wot
'ad been sitting up in corner by him
self. noddlng and smiling az Peter.
wot wouldn't look at i'm. "A friend
o. mine az Wickham wrote TO him
about II. He was 80 Disguised at the
way BIZ Chambers and Henery Walk
CT come up ere wasting their ard
earned money. that he sent i'm a LETT
ter signed a Friend OF the Working
Man. telling i'm about IL and adyis-
ing i'm what 20 do"
a friend O yours?" ses John Biggs
staring al i'm. VIVA foT7'
Il don't know" ses Bob; hes a
wuBnerful good sch0lsrd. and ne likes
writin' letters. He's going 10 write
another tomoTrer. unless ! go over
and stop I'm"
Another" ses Peter, who ad been
tellin' everybody that e Wouldn't Speak
Ia i'm agin as long as he lived. "Wot
about?"
About the idea that 7 shot YOU
all" ses Bob. 81 want my character
cleared o course. they can't prove
anything against me-Tve got my wit
uesses But, taking one thing with
another. ] see now that IL does look
suspicious. and z don't suppose any OF
youU get any more OF your money.
NIr. Sutton is sick o. being laughed
n. he'll jump at anything
You dursn't do #. Bob ses Peter.
all of a tremble.
1T Amt me. Peter. old pal" ses
Bob. its my friend. But don't mind
stopping ina for he SAKE Of old times
If get my arf He'd listen TO me. !
feel sure
At fust Peter sid he wouldn't get a
farthing oG; of IN II his friend wrote
letters till DocCs1ay but by-and-by
lie thought bette % g. and asked
Bob 10 stay there while he went down
10 see sam and Waiter about IL. When
e came back he'd got the fust weeks
money for Bob iTetty. but he said he
left Walter Bell carrying on like
mailman. and. as for Sam Jones. he
was that upset e didn't believe he'd
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