The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-19

desire on board a Yacht Why George they'll flock
here Hke--ke birds. Wen be hailed rs public bene-
factors. They'll build q statue at the mouth O
this harho-.
Under mater" grows George.
You wait al see" tells him.
George waited, an h | wish l could describe
the scene taac followed. II I had one more drink
mcbbe could Thank yOu-TucE obliged The first
tip tho waterman made he brought five women. m
pretty soon lady shoppers thicker on that deck
than in a department store the day before Christmas
George got out some q n Il2Shincr an some o
The ladies who had brousl. alons implements fer
SEWN down an sewed. accordL to Georges Ct
in The aJs. Vow won't guess what pretty scene
with the ladies taIkn' blue streak an the
machines a-bu4ziL'. an GEORGE head buzzD' too,
because o the questions they asked,
one ny they an ordered al went away.
/ could hear George sayin': "Yesm, pay on delivery
tonight" an then he'd come over to where | was
sittin' by the rail an punch me like he vas ringin
up saIe q register an shrek low fer JOY
Another gone he'd say; Peter this is your work
GOO bless you"
Il began get late. an the crowd thinned out.
They was just left, the old lady with the green
specs an old maid who wouldn't have been satisfied
with solid gold machine with diamonds a
butchers wife whose social standin wouldn't allow
her to buy nothn inferior, an two young married
women who couldn't decide. George comes TO
Two hundred and eghty-three sold" he says. If
you'd "a told yesterday such luck waitin'
me I'd "a damned the lie down your throat. To-
night III be rich man. Two hundred and eighty
three an mebbe some more
Yes. mebbe some more" says, fer here comes
the waterman with another customer
George smiled and says: That's good" an turned
to look at. waterman's skif, hundred yards
away Then his face went white an he trembled all
over Al that minute the waterman's passenger, a
tall hOmcly woman. stood up in the stern o the boat
an made some remarks, emphasizin' her words by
wayin' umbrella vigorously.
Good Lord" says George in broken voice, she's
seen me"
We'll, why not?" says I, surprised
Why not?' shrieked George. Why not, you fool?
She's my wife that's why not"
You never told me- l says sadly.
This amt time fer family history" he says an
rushes below. l followed. The engineer right
there, but George didn't notice him. He started the
Yacht himself.
Look here" hollered, ''they's five women aboard
this boat what belong ashore Are you mad George?"
NO. says George, I'm doin' the only sane thing.
you'd know if you'd met my wife. Eight
years ago left her, an she's been after me ever
since. Once she gets me, I'm goner. l a fool
fer comm this town, she used live here when
she girl. Go up the bridge an keep her
headed to sea, Jim he says to O. the
Where are we goin?" asks.
Siberia Hindoostan, Algiers. anywhere" says
George, "anywhere amt where he says Il
only know we're goin an were gon quick
"We put your armor,' | says. AN well go
deck"
think I'll need another drink to describe the scene
that met eyes there. Thanks. Have you ever
faced five cryin mad women you've just kidnapped
No: Well, I guess they amt tryin to give
you any dee O the way they acted.