The Washington times., 1907-01-13

and don't make too much n0lss ever
II, COS I've got a BIZ OF a ead-Gchs.
else "a DO &c myself
Their Was a laugh went AL round
then, and Tom Baker was near kill
ing himself and then I'm blsst II Bill
didn't get up and began taking on
staring
'wors the gamer sea DsdGy.
staring.
A. a. obeyinE orders. sss BIZ Last
time I was In London. Joe ere half
killed me one time, and e MADE me
promise to do as e told me for si1
raonths. I'm very sorry mate. hut
I've got 10 kick you up that ladder
You kick me upT sss DedEy, with
a nasty little laugh
I can try. mate, cant ~ zee BnI
folding IL things up very neat ana
putting 'sn on a locker
Old my cigar. ssa Doggy. taking
IL out OF Is mouth Ana sticking q In
Charles. I don't need 70 take ny
coat on 10 i'm
60 altered IL mind, thouFh. whsa
he saw Bilfs chest and arms. End not
only took OF his coat. but hia waist
coat too. Then. vita a nasty look A.
BIZ, e put Up 'is nsta and just prsncsd
Up 10 i'm.
The first blow Bill missed, Aad ths
next moment e got tap on the Jaw
that nearly broke u. and that Wa fui-
lowed I'D By one in the eye that sent
i'm staggering I'D sEin the side, aud
when e was there Dodgy's hsta wsrs
rafting all round i'm.
Il believe II was that that brought
Bill round, and the next usmsnt
Dodgy was on IS back with a blow
that nearly knocked his cad OF.
Charlie grabbed al Toms watch and
began 10 count and after a little BIT
called out Time II was 4 silly thing
10 do as il would ave stopped the
fight then and there, II IL 'adn't been
Tor Tom. 5 presence OF mind, saying
il was Two minutes slow. That gave
Dodsy "a chance. and he got Up again
and walked around Bill very careful.
swearing ard a. the small size Of
the f0c.sle.
He got In three or four a. BIZ
af0re you could wink most and when
Bill II back e wasn't there. That
seemed TO annoy Biz more than any
thing. and he suddenly flung out Is
arms. and grabbing old OF I'm, nuaE
'Im right across the 10 ssls 70 where.
fortunately for 'im-DOdgy, ] mean-
Tom Baker was sitting.
Charlie called Time again, and We
let him ave nVe minutes While We
'e.ped Tom 10 bed, and then wot e
called the disgusting eKhibishuu' was
rcsOomrd. Bill ad dipped Re face IN
Il bucket, and ad rubbed Is great arms
al over, and Was fresh as 8 daisy.
Dodgy looked d bit lottery. but . was
game all through. and very careful.
and, try as Bill might, he didn't seem
10 be able 10 get old OF i'm again.
In five minutes more. though. II
was all over, DOGGY not being able 20
see plain-eNcept 10 get out o. Bill
Way-and hitting wild He seemed 20
think the whole 10 s le Was full o.
Bills sitting on a locker and waiting
20 be punched. and the end OF Il was
n Knockout blow from the real Bill
which left i'm on the moor without a
soul ofrerins TO pick I'm up.
"Bin 'elp=d i'm up al last and shook
hands with i'm. and they rinsed their
faces ia the same bucket and began
10 praise each other up They sat
there pUrriHg like a couple o. cats.
until al last we card a smOthered
voice coming from Joe Simms bunk.
% Is IL all over? he asks.
Yes. ses somebody.
Look for yourself, ses Tom.
" How is BillT ses JOe's voice again.
Joe sat up IN 'is bunk then and
looked out, and he no sooner saw
Bills face than he gave a loud cry
and fell back agin, and, as Urue as
I'm sitting here, tainted clean away.
We was struck an of a cap, and then
Bill picked up the bucket and threw
some water over i'm, and by and by
he comes round agin and IN a dazed
sort o way puts his arm round Bilfs
neck and begins 70 cry.
% Mighty MOses' ses DOdgy Pete
jumping up. it's a womanF
" It's my wifer ses BIZ.
we understood f. all then. least
ways tile married ones among Us did.
Shed shipped aboard partly 10 be with
Bill and partly 10 keep an eye on I'm,
ana Tom Bakers mistake about a
prizefighter had just suited her book
better than anything. How Bill was
10 get 'er home e couldn't think but
il 'appened the second of1oer had been
Deeping down the fo-c-s-le. waiting
for ever so long for a suitable oppor-
tunity 10 stop the night. and the old
man was SO tickled about the way
we'd all been done e gave er a pas
sage back as stewardess TO look arter
the ships cat"