The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1909-07-21

/ pedred TO break W his family, and his
+ family were willing to be broken
! Such carvings on might do for Africa.
/ but this was America. and he wouldn't
/ stand for them.
/ He talked the women upstairs, and
he talked the cook out of the house.
and the coed Samaritan was RESPONSE
bic for very bad night.
1T was three days later, and things
had settled down a bit, when the ma
/ jor announced that he had to go to the
city on business matter. There was
another reason. but he kept it to him
self. He wanted TO meet that masher
and make jam of him. He felt that he
could identify him among hundreds,
and once he was identified
On arriving in the city the man of
war called on a broker and pocketed
some bonds he had invested in and
then made calls at three different clubs
to see old friends and drink cocktails
to "auld lang syne." When ready to
start for the depot and home he was
in the condition known as mellow. He
thought everybody good fellow. and
veteran, and thus when a particularly
keen looking good fellow asked him
into a barroom on his way to drink to
Old Glory there was no hesitation.
The major will remember to his dy-
ing day that he took brandy. He was
drinking the last of it when he felt
sleepy and the voice of the good fell
low sounded far Off When he came
to his senses again he was in bed at
hotel and a medical looking man was
saying to young man who didn't look
medical at all:
He'll do now, but there was a time
when it was doubtful. He must have
got an awful Dose"
knockout drops, of course?
ooh. of course. Lucky for him he
has a strong heart He'll be nearly
all right in the morning. but if you
can spare the time you'd better see
him home. He'll be trembly for two
or three days.
The major heard that much and won
dered and slept. He awoke again at
midnight ard sat up in bed to see a
young man beside him. He got a dose
of medicine, and then he suddenly ex-
claimed:
"Here-what's all this? Where am
II"
Don't excite yourself, major"
soothed the other. You are at the
Revere hotel ard very much better
than you We're three hours ago Sleep
and quietness are what you need now.
In the morning you shall learn ALL"
"But my bonds-my bondsr' shouted
the patient
Right there before you on the stand.
with your watch and pin-not a thing
missing"
At daylight, when the man of Mars
swung his legs out Of bed. the young
man sat by the window smoking and !
smiling. He advanced and presented
his card and observed that he had the
honor of already knowing the majors
name
''Now, then, what's this all about
And where's my wife and daughter?"
was demanded sharply as the patient
reached his feet to find himself so
weak that he had to fall back on the |
bed
Il beg pardon, major, but as you
were on your way to the depot yester-
day afternoon you met an old soldier
and drank with him. He was a con-
fdence man. entered the place just
as the knockout drops had put you
into his hands. You lost nothing, and
| brought you here and called a doc
tor. You are pretty near all right |
now, but | shall see you home after
we have had something to eat. Don't
object. please. You are weak and dir
~ yet"
The idea that he had bee1 a ninny
grueled the major, but he was too
weak to shout. He wanted to think, |
but his brain was too sluggish. He
was, therefore, like a baby In the
hands of the other for awhile. Strong
coffee and bite to eat and the ride
to the depot braced him up, and as
the train started he suddenly exclaim- I
ed:
Good Lord, but what could they
have thought of my not coming home
last night?"
"Oh, | telephoned them from the ho-
tel,' was the answer
"But-but- See here, young man,
how did you know where to telephone
to? BY Jimmy, sir, are you the mash
er that met my wife and daughter in
the depot?"
"Well major" said the other Ito
tell you the truth, l am. But I'm no
masher. and l was trying to get
chance to speak to you and introduce
myself properly when l saw you &C.
costed by that confidence man."
And you've been Of assistance to
me! Why, sir, you've mashed the
whole darned family! Come along
with income along, strand meet +
my daughter Kate! Lord bless the
masherp'
Not In Virginia.
The dusky manSeryant of a Wash