The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-06-16

Ter lips together "Tll take care O. that"
Charlie tried to laugh, but e made such queer
"You see," ses Charlie eff I was robbed, which
amt at all likely, it 'ud only be me losing my own
give yourselves"
81 dessay should get over it," Mrs. Cook,
shifting "Pd ave try, at all events"
Charlie started to laugh again, and old Cook, who
had struck another match, blew it out and waited
till he'd finished.
"The whole truth u.s." ses Charlie, looking round,
"I've got something better to do with the money.
I've got chance offered me that'll make me able to
double it afore you know where you are."
"Not afore know where l am" ses Mrs. Cook,
with laugh that was worse than Charles.
"The chance of lifetime" ses Charlie trying to
keep lis temper 81 can't tell you wot it is, because
I've promised to keep it secret for time You'll be
surprised when do tell YOU"
eff wait till then I'm surprised" ses Mrs Cook,
az shall ave to wait long time. My advice to you
is to take that shop and ha' done with it"
Charlie sat there arguing all the evening, but it
was good and the idea O. them people sitting
there and refusing to let i'm have his own money
pretty near sent i'm crazy. 1t all g could do to
slamming the front door if he'd been paid for it.
The only comfort he ad got left the Sydney gals
photograph, and he took that out and looked at it
under nearly every lamp-post he passed.
He went round the next night and 'ad another
try to get is money but it was no use; and all the
per that she ad to 60 to bed before he ad arf finished
1t was good talking to old Cook and Emma, be-
cause they darent do anything without 'er and it
was no good calling things up the stairs to her be-
cause she didn't answer. Three nights running Mrs.
Cook went off to bed afore eight o'clock, for fear she
should say something to i'm as she'd be sorry for
afterwards and for three nights Charlie made msef
so disagreeabe that Emma told i'm plain the sooner
e went back to sea agn the better she should like it.
The only who seemed to enjoy it was George
q tn hrin tS mt ~ nprS
and read to EN-, showing 'ow silly people was done
out of their money
On the fourth night Charlie dropped it and made
lmself so amiabe that Mrs. Cook stayed up and
made i'm Welsh rarebit for is supper, and made
i'm drink two glasses O. beer instead O. one, while old
COOK sat and drank three glasses O. water just out
OF temper, and to show that e didn't mind When
she sarted on the chambers shop agin Charlie said
ned think 1T over, and when e went away Mrs Cook
called i'm her sailor-boy and wished i'm pleasant
dreams.
But Charlie Tagg ad got better things to do than
10 Dream and sat up in bed arf the night thinking
out out new plan he'd thought of to get that money.
When e did fall asleep at last e dreamt of taking
nttle iarm IN Australia and riding about 'orse'
PACK with the Sydney gal watching his men at work.
In the morning ne went and hunted up shipmatc
OF Is young Teller named Jack Bates. Jack was
one these ere chaps, nobodys enemy but their own,
as Che saying Is; good earted, free-anded chap
you could wish to see. Everybody liked i'm, and
the ships cat loved i'm. He'd ha' sold the shirt off
rs back to obge pal, and three times in one week
ne got is lace stratched for trying to prevent
usDands knocking their wives about
charlie Iagg went to i'm because he was the only
man could trust and for over arf an hour he was
telling Jack Bates all lis troubles, and at last, as
great favor, he let i'm the Sydney gals photy-
graPn and told him that all that pore gals future
'appiness depended upon i'm.
~ step round tonight and rob em of that sew
enry-two pounds" ses Jack; "its your money, and
you've a right to it,"
Oharlie shook his 'ead. "That wouldn't do" he
ses "besides, don't know where thew kaen r. No;
Eve We got better plan than that Come round to the
and quiet" WIN ~ o''- ." p
49,, ne stood lack three four arfpints afore e told
Il" n'S Plan' and Jack was SO pleased with it that