Willmar tribune., 1909-12-15


with scorn Of superior enlightenment,
but before be could answer McGowan
continued:
Tim Lacy told me he got some once
from croaker uptown and fed 'em to
his girl in soda water. From the very
first dose he was ace high and every
body else looked like 30 cents to her.
They was married In less than two
weeks
Strong and simple was Chunk Nc
Gowan. A better reader Of men than
Ikey was could have seen that bis
tough frame was strung upon fine
wires. Like good general who was
about to invade the enemy's territory,
he was seeking to guard every point
against possible failure.
Il thought" went on Chunk hope
fully, that if had one of them pow
ders to give Rosy when see her at
supper tonight it might brace her up
and keep her from reneging on the
proposition to skip. guess she don't
need a mule team to drag her away,
but women are better at coaching than
they are at running bases. If the
stuff II work just for couple of hours
it'll do the trick
"When is this foolishness of running
away to be happening?' asked 1key.
mine o'clock said Mr.. McGowan.
Supper s at I. At : Rosy goes to bed
with headache. At 9 old Parvenzano
let's me through to his back yard.
where there's board off Riddles
fence, next door. l go under her win
dow and help her down the fire escape.
We've got to make it early on the
preachers account. It's all dead easy If
Rosy don't balk when the flag drops.
Can you fix me one Of them powders,
key"
1key Schoenstein rubbed his nose
slowly.
Chunk" said he, 1T is of drugs of
that nature that pharmaceutists must
have much carefulness. To you alone
of my acquaintance would intrust q
powder like that. But for you shall
make it. and you shall see how it
makes Rosy to think of you"
Ikey went behind the prescription
desk. There he crushed to a powder
two soluble tablets. each containing a
quarter of grain of morphia. To
them he added little sugar Of milk
to increase the bulk and folded the
mixture neatly in white paper.
Taken by an adult this powder would
insure several hours of heavy slumber
without danger to the sleeper. This
he handed to Chunk MCGOWAN. telling
him to administer it in liquid if pos
sible and received the hearty thanks
of the back yard Lochinvar.
The subtlety of keys action be-
comes apparent upon recital of his
subsequent move. He sent a mes
senger for Mr.. Riddle and disclosed
the plans of Mr.. MCGOWAN for eloping
with Rosy. Mr.. Riddle was stout
man, brick dusty of complexion and
sudden in action.
Much obliged he said briefly to
Ikey. 1.-The lazy Irish loafer! My
own rooms just above ROsy's. I'll
just go up there myself after supper
and load the shotgun and wait. If
he comes in my back yard he'll go
away in a ambulance instead Of a
bridal chaise."
With Rosy held in the clutches of
Morpheus for many hours deep slum-
ber and the bloodthirsty parent wait
ing, armed and forewarned. lkey felt
that his rival was close indeed upon
discontinue.
All night in the Blue Light drug
store he waited at his ddties for chance
news of the tragedy. but none came.
At 8 o'clock in the morning the day
clerk arrived. and 1key started hur-
riedly for Mrs. Riddles to learn the
outcome. And. 10, as he stepped out
of the store who but Chunk MCGOWAN
sprang from passing street car and
grasped his hand-Chunk MCGOWAN
with a victors smile and flushed with
JOY.
"Pulled it off," said Chunk. with
elysium in his grin. "Rosy hit the
fire escape on time to second. and
we was under the wire at the rever.
ends at 1904. She's up at the fiat
she cooked eggs this mornin' III a blue
kimono. Lord, how lucky l am! You
must pace up some day, lkey. and feed
with us. I've got job down nea,
the bridge, and that's where I'm head
in for now."
"The - the powder?" stammered
1key.
"Oh, that stuff you gave me" sale
Chunk, broadening his grin. well, j
was this way. sat down at the sup
per table last night at Riddles. and
looked at Rosy. and says to myself
Chunk. if you get the girl get her OF
the square. Don't try any hocus pocu:
with a thoroughbred like her, And
keeps the paper you give me in m!
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