New-York tribune., 1907-04-14

writing them letters telling me to get rid of my
That's a long time ago. julia ses Dixon rails
Ing the nap IN the counter and going into the bar
.I We E9e @ tiroGgn great dcai SuIierlhg since
feeling left in me; I've been shipwrecked and I've
'ad to fight for my life with savages."
edging away as he went to put his arm round or
waist You'd better go upstairs and put on some
Dixon looked at 'er for a moment and then he
i've been thinking O. you and of seeing you
You'd be the Same to me II you was dressed in
He went upstairs without another word and
bumped into old Burge who was coming down i've
OF 'em at once owing TO Dixon speaking 20 i'm
grumblng when Dixon came down agin, and said
he believed he'd done IT a'purpose.
You run away from good ome." he ses, and
seI peI na wd9 IN | ppm 4G her yGT lives never see
such a feler in all my born days" .
Il was so g glad to get ONE agn .. didn't think
He started telling them all about his 'ardships
while they at tea, but none Of EN- seemed to
care much about hearing 'em. Bob said that the
sea all right for men. and that other people
were sure not TO like it. ,,,-,,
You've only got yourself TO thank for It, 'ad
thought O. picking bone with you over those let
Lets 'ope 'e's come back more sensible than
e when e went away, ses OLD Burge
BY the time he'd been back a couple o. days
George Dixon could that is going away 'adn't
done any good at all Nobody seemed to take any
notice of i'm or wot he said, and at last, arter
spoke to some o. the customers, Charlie came IN
TO Mrs. Dixon and said that he was at is ola
tricks of interfering, and he would not ave II
Well he'd better keep out o the par alto-
gether." Mrs. Dixon. There's no neeu TOT Inn
to go there; we managed all right while e was
"Do you mean I'm not to go into my own bar?'
ses Dixon, stammering. - =
YES / do" ses Mrs. Dixon. ou KEPT OUT @ ol
II for four years to please yourself ana no" you
keep out of II to please me - 1,,-,,
I've put you o. the bar BEFORE seS CharLIe
land II you come messing about WITH me any
more I'll do 1t agin. So now you KnoW..,, -,
He walked back into the bar whstllng and
George Dixon. arter sitting stlll for lohs tlI1S
thinking got up and went into the par anu ne
'ardly got his foot inside afore CharLe cdusnt o4u
of i'm by the shoulder and showed I'M Dach INTO
Il told YOU wot it would be-" ses Mrs. Dixon
looking up from 'er sewing 1Ou N9 only So'
YOUR interfering ways TO thank Tor II -. -,
This is fine state OF AFFAIRS IN !lI my % eot no
ses Dixon 'ardly able 20 speak; % a0u We soI no no
proper feeling for your husband Suia, eise Soo o
wouldn't allow IL. Why. was haPPieF at 7e~
than WOt am ere. a. a. ,S ,,o,,'-a so
IT think I 'ad'' ses Dixon. III can't oe hAasteF
in NV own 'ouse I'm better at sea- hard as IL IS.
You must choose between u.s. JuHa-ne Vi SOuI M
them for another night fzm 1 70 soTT 80 .,a
ssTllease yourself is WIFE oOil IS n.ana
yo1rr staying 'ere long as you peLlt.Ho youLsSl
but the others won't go; you can make your inina
I'm 0 go ana look for another ship. them ses
Dixon, taking up is cap: I'm not Walhesd mere
P'Taps vou wouldn't mind 'avtng some clothes
hacked into a chest for me so as can so away
decent"
pected she'd ask i'm not TO 60 but she took no
notice, and he opened the door softly and went
out while old Burga. who sd come Into shs soon