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

opposite the TWO strangers VINO
refreshing themselves after inc TONS
of a long walk i'm the sun.
my hearing Amt wot IL used 90
be" he said, tremulously. W men
YOU asked me 10 ha.e mug o dIe
/ 'ardly heard YOU; and il YOU was 10
ask me 10 axe another, / mlshIh
hear you az all
one OF the men nodded
Not over there. pped the Ola man
That's why ] come over mere nc
added. after a pause. 1T 'ud DE ruue
like to take no notice, II you was 10
ask me"
He looked around as the landlord
APPROACHED. and pushed his mug
gently i'm his direction. The land
lord chewing a nod from the second
stranger. uHed IT,
III nuts life into me-" said the old
man. raising il 20 his lips ana DOW
ing. 1T makes me talk
crime We were moving, Jack, said
the FIRST traveller. The second, as
senting % this as an abstract propo-
sitfon. EXPRESSED, however, a deter
mination 20 finish his pipe nrst
Iheard YOU say something about
shooting, continued the old man.
That reminds me OF some shoot
Ing We fad here once IN cay
hurry. We've always 'ad lot o
game IN thes. parts. and il II wasn't
for low, poaching fellow named
Bob Pretty-Claybury's disgrace. !
call im-we'd ave lot more
il happened In this way. Squire
Rocket was going abroad 20 foreign
parts for a year, and he let the HAN
TO a gentleman from London named
Sutton. A real gentleman q was
open-'anded and free. and just about
October he 'ad a lot OF Is friends
come down from London 10 'elp i'm
XIII the pheasants.
The frst day they frightened more
than they killed, bur they enjoyed
themselves all right until one gentle
man. who admit shot 6 single thing
all day. shot pore Bill Chambers. wot
was beating with about a dozen more.
BIZ got most OF It IN the shoulder
ana a little in the Cheen. but the row
he see nj 10 make you'd ha' thought
he'd been killed. He late on the
ground grooming with is eyes shut,
and everybody thought e was dying
tiu Hcnery Walker stopped down and
asked i'm whether e was hurt
II took four men 70 carry Bill
'ome. and he was that particular you
wouldn't believe They 'ad 10 talk
in whispers, and when Peter Cub
bins forgot Imselt AMI began 20
wistle he asked him where his art
was. When they walked fast he said
they j0lted i'm. and when they walked
slow G asked EN- Wh -theT they
gone TO sleep or wot.
BIZ was 81 bed for nearly week,
bug the gentleman was very nice about
Il and said that q was his fault He
was "a very pleasant-sp spoken gentle
man. and. arter sending Dr. Green 10
him and saying he'd pay the bill. q
gave Bin Chambers ten pounds 20
make up for is sunerings.
Bill 'ad intended 10 lay up for
another week. and the doctor Wot
'ud been calling twice a day. said he
wouldn't bee responsible for 20 life II
he didn't, but the ten pounds was too
much for i'm. and one evening, just
week arter the accident, he turned
up ~ this CauIifower public 'ouse
and began TO spend is money.
Ejs face was baudlged up, and
when e. come Ia he walked feeble
Smith. Ale landlord. got i'm "a easy
chair end "a couple of pliers out o.
the parlor and Bill sat there like
king, telling as an his sunerings and
w0t il icIt like 20 be shot.
7 always have said wot a good
thing beer is. and iJ done BIZ more
good than doctors medicine. When
De came iu he could 'ardiy crawl. and
al O'Clock % was out or The easy
chair and dlncIng on tile table as
wei as possible lie smashed three
mugs and upset about two pints o.
beer. but h@ just put his. and IN his
POCKET and pad for EN- without a
word,
There's plenty more where that
came from. ne ses, pulling out a
handful o. money.
Peter GUbbins looked al IL. 'ardIv
able 10 speak. TITS worth while being
shot 20 ave all that money" ne ses.
az last
Don't YOU worry yourself, Peter"
s=s Bob Pretty; there's plenty more
OF YOU ASH be shot afore them gentle
men al the Hall as finished. Bm's
the fusJ but q won't be the last-not
10y long chalk"
Ihey re- more careful now ses
Dicly Weed. the tailor
An right ave II your own way"
res Bob, Hasty-llke. 4 don't know
much about shooting. being On'y a
pore lahorin' man. All 1 know IS
shouldn't like 20 go beating for them.
I'm TOO fond o. my wife and family"
There won, be no more shot" ses
Sam Jones
We're TOO careful" ses Peter Cub
bins
Bob Pretty done know everything"
ses Dicky Weed.
III bet YOU wha. YOU Ike thereW
be some more Of YOU shot" ses Bob
Pretty in a temper. Now. then"
'Ow muchn you bet. Bob" ses
Sam Jones, with a wink al the others
Il can see you wiraing. Sam Jones. "
ses Bob Pretty but I'm do more than
bet The last bet / won IS stHI owing
10 me. Now, look ere; III pay YOU
siNrence "a week all the time you're
beating If YOU promise 20 give me arr
OF wot YOU set If you're shot I can't
say faireT than that
"Nil YOU give me sfNpeuce a week
too SEES Henery Walker, jumping up.
II will ses Bob; and anybody else
that likes And woCs more. III pay
in advance. Fust siNpences now"
Claybury men ave never been back
ward when there's been money TO be
made EASY and they ali wanted IN