The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1908-03-19

weeks. an nothin' ter show fer II but
me dreams O. h~ofiuence: when | dozes
over me ceegar an thinks o. the money
as were goin' ter 'andle sees me oTn
nstty little turnout, wiy me monny.
gram on me keb door, an Their coachy
wiz a cocks fewer in iii cady; | sees
meself in. me own drag a-toolin' me
" blood ter Their races; sees
Never mind what YOU see, let us
come down to solid facts; one thing is
certain, the hue and cry is a trife too
warm for my liking"
An 'oose fault is 1t? AS me an
you been foolin' round Their coun-
try arter a silly gal? AS me an you
mixed ourselves up with yer Daunceys,
yer Brents, an yer Ballaras?"
No: ii is certainly Winton's fault"
An why should me an you stand
It, Ell? oh, it do me! 'Ere's
me an you, as pinched Their sparkler
an 'ad all Their trouble an Their risk,
while me Lord Winton keeps is prec-
ious body very considerably in Their
background"
Something must be done, certainly.
We cannot go on having narrow es-
capes such as we have experienced
lately. This man Griffin is getting de-
Cidedly too smart for us; and, what
with Joe Drawn and Godfrey West,
there seems to be always one of them
on our track
AN don't you fergit this ere Judith
Ballard! | amt afeared of a man or
two on me track, pervided as I'm not
taken too sudden like: it on'y means
a hupper cut or two an a 'ook ii. But
I'm fair skeered of a CONAN, an this
ere Ballard is a oner! An she 'oodn't
"a got on our track If it 'adn't been
fer you mixin' yerself up in Winton's
mattermonial affairs
81 was to blame there, certainly"
Blame! course you was. An il I
admit been a fool I'd "a stuck out agin
Their hintrodoocin' o permiscus fe-
males inter our projects from Their wer-
ry fust. No good as ever come o.
mixin' a henterprise up wiz Their hop
persite sect. an no good ever will.
neither"
We'll, what do you propose?"
II proposes as We, wot 'ad Their
trouble O. nickin' Their diamont, re-
lieves Mr.. Winton of is honerous
dooties. in order that he may ave suf.
fcient leisure for is mattermonial pro-
jets"
You mean relieve him of the EN-
pire's Dream?'"
Il do. | amt goin' ter stand any
more foolin'. so I proposes that me an
you enters into a partnership an fin
ishes Their business in a workmanlike
manner without any gals a-swishin'
their skirts acrost our path"
1T certainly appears TO me that, as
Winton is determined to marry this
Miss Brent, he is placing US in a posi-
ton OF considerable danger"
20 ourse e is: that's wot I'm get
tin at. Without our permissun 'e's
interdoocin' a fourth party as may
turn narsty Their VERY moment she
finds out as Their Hemprire's Dream
is in the 'ands of 'er 'usband; she amt
Their kind o. party GER Gotten kindly ter
man as was instrumental in get.
tin 'er father a whack on the cad be-
sides wot she suffered herself. No,
wot I SEE Is, Winton as lad Their spark
Ter long enough in is possession, an
now 'e's got ter and it over ter us"
and supposing he objects?'
"Hobjec'sl Now look ere, Twist,
I'm jest about fed up 18th Monty Win
ton an iii Ugh an 'aughty hairs, an
| amt goin' ter stan no more on EN-.
Eff we carn't arrange ter ave i'm give
up Their jool hu~nsuspectin' an peacea-
BILE like, I've got a hargyment ere that
a good many people as not been able
ter git the better on"
And nosey Hammond pushed a huge
knotted fist In front Of Twists face
with such s~uddenness as to cause that
gentleman some m~omentary alarm.
You are quite right in what you
say, Hammond, and yonr final argu-
ment is almost beyond dispute. The
old man Brent is undoubtedly very
rich, and in marrying the daughter
winton is doing a very good thing for
himself"