The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-20

weeks, an nothin' ter show fer 1t but
me dreams O. h%ofluence; when | dozes
over me ceegar an thinks O the money
as we're goin' ter 'andle sees me own
natty little turnout. wiz me monny-
gram on me keb door, an Their coachy
wiv a cocks fewer in iii cady: | sees
meself in me own drag a-toolin' me
WI blood ter ther races; | sees--"
Never mind what you see, let us
come down to solid facts; one thing Is
certain, the hue and cry is a trifle too
warm for my liking"
An Dose fault is it? 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 B~allaras?"
NO: it IS certainly Winton's fault"
An why should me an you stand
it, Ell? Oh, it do amoose 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-
CuDes such as w have experienced
lately. This man Griffin is getting de
cidclly too smart for us: and. what
with Joe Drawn and Godfrey West,
there seem to be always one OF them
on our track
An don't you fergit this ere Judith
Ballara. | amt afeared Of a man or
two on me track, pervided as Tn not
taken too sudden like; it on'y means
a hupper cut or two an a 'ook it. 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 admit been
fer you mixin' yerself up in Winton's
mattermOnial affairs
II was to blame there, certainly"
Blame, course you was. An il |
admit been a fool I'd "a stuck out agin
Their hintrodoocin' O permiscus fe-
males inter II 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"
Well, what do you propose??"
Il 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-
"jiCts.'
You meal relieve him of the En-
pire's Dream?"
II do. | amt goin' ter stand any
more foolin', so | proposes that me an
you enters into a partnership IN 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"
90 course 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 her 'Hemprire's Dream
is in the 'ands of 'er 'usband; she amt
Their kind O. party ter Gotten kindly ter
Their man as vas instrumental in get.
tin 'er father a whack on the cad be
sides wot she suffered herself. No,
wot l seq is, Winton as 'ad ther spark
Ter long enough in is possession, an
now 'e's got ter and 1t over ter us"
"And supposing he objectso"
'Hobjec's, Now look ere, Twist,
I'm jest about fed up 18th Monty Win.
ton an iii Ugh an 'aushty hairs. an
l amt goin' ter stan no more On EN-
Eff we carn't arrange ter ave i'm give
up Their jool hunsuspectin' 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 momentary alarm.
You are quite right in what you
say, Hammond, and your 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 fol-
himself"
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