The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-07-14

CnhlT anu uhJ Glib VI IhO s"CAo
well as possible. He smashed three
mugs and upset about two p!nts o
beer, but he Just put his and In MS
pocket and paid for 'em without
word.
"There's plenty more where that
came FROM" he SEES, pulling out
handful o. money.
Peter Gubbins looked at 1t, 'ardly
able to speak. "It's worth while be-
ing shot to ave all that money" no
SEES, at last. :.
Don't you worry yourself, Peter"
ses Bob Pretty; there's plenty moe
of you as'll be shot afore them gem
tlemen at the Hall AS finished. Bits
the fust, hut @ won't be the last
not by long chalk"
They're more careful now" SEES
Dicky Weed, the tailor.
"All right; ave 1t your own way"
ses Bob, nasty-like. II don't know
much about shooting, being on'y a
pore labourin' man. All know is
shouldn't like to 60 beating for
them. I'm too fond O. my wife and
family"
"There won't be no more shot,"
ses Sam Jones.
"we're too careful" SEES Peter
Gubbins.
Bob Pretty don't know every
thing" SEES Dicky Weed.
There'll be some more Of you
shot," ses Bob Pretty, in a temper.
Now, then"
Cow much'll you bet, Bob" SEES
Sam Jones, with wink at the others.
81 can see you winking, Sam
JONES'" ses Bob Pretty, "but I'll do
more than bet. The last bet I won
ia still owing to me. Now, look ere;
I'll pay you sixpence a week all the
time you're beating II you promise to
give me arr OF wot you get II you're
shot. I can't say fairer than that"
"Will you give me sixpence y
week, too?" SEES Henry Walker,
jumping up.
81 will" SEES Bob; "and anybody
else that likes. And wot's more, TIT
pay in advance. Fust sixpences now"
Claybury men ave never been
backward when there's heen money
to he made easy. and they all wanted
to join Rob Pretty's club, as he called
II. Hut fust Of all e asked for a
ren and ink. and then he got Smith.
the landlord, heing scholard. to
write ont a paper for them TO sien
Henery Walker was the fmst to write
',s name, and then Sam Jones, Peter
Cuhbins. Ralnh Thomson. lem Hnll
and Waiter Pell wrote theirs. Rob
stopped 'em tnen, and said six 'ud 10
enough ~ 20 on with: and then e
Maid up the sixpences and wished 'em
luck.
Wot they liked Almost ~ we'll ns
the six-rences was the idea o. ge+-
ting the better n Rob Pretty. As
said afore. he was roacher. and
That artfnl that M IN that time mo-
hodv 'ad ever got TIE better ~ i'm.
THEW made 81 much fun ~ I'm the
ne&t night that Rob turned sulkv
md went otf 'ome. and for two or
three NIGHTS he 'ardlv showed his
face: and the next shoot they 'ad he
went M n Wickham md nobody
saw i'm NJ, dav.
That very dav Feuerv Waller wac
shot. Several gentlemen fred AZ n
rahhit that was started. and tha next
thing they knew Hererv Walker
WAS living on the ground calling out
that rs lee 'ad hcen shot IN.
He made more fnss than M,
Chambers 'amost, 'snecialtv when
thew ,'-onued I'm ~ a hurdle carrv-
mo him 'ome. and The things Ne
said 70 nr. Green fo- rnhh'np h,s
'auds ~ he came into the bedroom
waa disgraceSul.
The fust Rob Pretty 'eard ~ " was
u~ Ut me Cauliaownr NJ e'pNt o'c'oc,,
Athat evening, end he cot down ';s
hee- and act ~ to SOC Uanerv ne Fast
|"s ia le~s cou'd carrv i'm Iene~v
VAS nsleen whom - rot therc. ouH
10 all he cou,d. Pnh Pretty con,dn't
wake I'm till he sat down gentle On
'is bad les.