The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-09-29
BY w. w. JACOBS


yourself, Ginger .,or~
az tell you, mates, SEES Ginger, speaking very
slow and solemn, there's forth IN I'M ! was
lookin at i'm just now, trying to think VINO
reminded me OF. AT fust thougnt II was .na1
big stuffed monkey we saw at Melbourne, then
suddenly remembered 1t was wild man OF BOT
neo see when I was kid up In Sunderland.
When say e was 'andsome good arted look
ing gentleman alongside O you, Beauty, do you De-
gin to get my meaning?
"'Wot's the idea, Ginger" SEES Sam, getting up
to lend me and Russell and with is nevy
"'My idea Is this ses Ginger; take is cloes on
i'm and dress i'm up In that there winder-blnd, or
something O the kind; tie i'm up with bit O. line'
and take i'm round to Ted Reddish in the Ighway
and SELL i'm Tor a 'undered qud as wild man OF
Borneo'
"'Wot" screams Beauty, In an awful voice. Let
go, Peter; let 60, dye hear?
""Old your noise, Beauty, while your elders Is
speaking ses is uncle, and could see e was
struck with the idea. ...
"'You jest try dressing me up in winder
blind SEES his nevy, half-crying with rage
Listen to reason, Beauty ses Ginger; you'll
ave your share of the TIM it'll only be for day or
two and then when we've cleared out you can
make your escape, and there'll be twenty-five
pounds for each of u.s.
Sow do you make that out Ginger? ses Sam,
In cold voice."
"'Fours into undered,' ses Ginger
'Ho,' ses Sam. 'Ho, indeed. l wasn't aweer
that e was your nevy, Ginger
Share and share alike, SEES Russell It's a
very good plan O. yours, Ginger
Ginger holds is 'ead up and looks at i'm ard.
II thought o the plan e ses, speaking very
slow and deliberate. Sans is uncle, and 'e's the
wild man. Threes into 'undered go
You needn't bother your fat cad adding up
sums, Ginger SEES Russell, very polite I'm going
to ave my share; else I'll split to Ted Reddish
None or EN- said word about me; two of 'em
was sitting on my bed; Ginger was using anker
chief o mine wot e found in the fireplace, anu
Peter Russell ad 'ad a drink out O. the lug on NV
washstand, and yet they never even mentioned me.
That's tremen all over, and that's 'ow It Is thew
get themselves so disliked
1T took EN- best part of an our to talk round
young Beauty, an the langwidge they see fit to
didn't live to arn it.
you never saw anything like Beauty when
they 'ad finished with 'im If e was bad in "a
cloes, Q was perfeck horror without EN- Gin.
ger DICK TAXED I'm up beautiful, but there was no
pleasing i'm. Fust he found fault with the winder
blind, which g said dint fit then e grumhled
about going barefoot, then Q wanted something
10 ide Is legs, which was natural considering the
shape OF 'em. Ginger Dick nearly lost is temner
with im and 1t was all old Sam could do to stop
himself from castin i'm off forever. He was fin.
ished at last and arter Peter Russell 'ad slinnad
downstairs and found bit O. broken clothes .nron
In the yard, and ed been shown 'ow to lean IN
II and make noise, Ginger said as 'ow II Ted
bargain. eo' I'LL
We must ave cab, SEES old Sam.
Cab? ses Ginger What for?'
we should ave half Mapping following us'
SEES sam Go out and put your ring up. Ginger
and fetch q cab e up "inser'
Ginger started grumbling, but he went and
presently came back with the cab and the money
ana they all went downstairs leading the wild NOV
Dy DIT o line. They only met one Marty co,,,n.
up and g seemed to remember somethinS ed for'
gotten wot ought to be fetched at once,
Ginger went out fust and opened Tho ooh
door, and then stood there waiting becos NJ tho
last moment n' the wild man said the winder.blinS
was slipping down. They got i'm out at last hut
before 9 could get in the cab was going %n v ths
Ioaa az ten miles an hour, with Ginger anginp on
to the door calling to It to stop, "''e'"s vi
~ came back at about mile an a 'alP nm borr
an the remarks Of The cabman was eggstrordinsrv
Ev s wnen ne got back e wouldn't start TIM ga
got double fare paid in advance but thew cot a. =.
last and drove off, ' gu III at
,,. mere was fine scene at Ted Reddish's door
Ginger said that II there was bit of st,O~,
would be good advertisement for Ted U RsS
ulsn, ana they might p'r'aps get more than
'un0ere0. and all the throo - -. ehdn u