The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-01-12

rousing slap for his endearing pains.
60 on. you wretch" screamed Mrs
BinRs. do you think want that
awful, dirty face up against miner"
Bings gave II up and went out. lee
had promised Merton to stop for him,
and sneaking into that gentleman's
yard, he approached the house by the
back door expecting to enter the Gel.
lar and join Morton, likewise dis.
guised as a tramp. That was what
they had planned and Morton was to
have left the cellar door unlocked.
As Bings rounded the corner Of the
house, the kitchen door opened sud.
denly and Mrs. Morton's mother, a
kindly old soul and philanthropic,
caught sight of the Intruder.
Mercy" she calculated, hooking
the screen hastily. Then her good.
ness of heart got the better Of her
fear and she opened the door again.
Come right in, my man." she cried,
sympathetically. Come right in. |
have some cold meat here and some
warm coffee"
Eings tried to tell her what he
wanted, but Mrs Ackley is a little
deaf, and she didn't understand
oh, that's all right" she replied,
/ taking him by tho coat sleeve ginger.
y and hauling him into the kitchen.
Again Bings tried to tell her and
| again she misunderstood. For an
swer, she hastily set meat, bread and
coffee upon the kitchen table, and
/ pu7hing the unfortunate man into a
Chair, breathed a sigh OF content.
You don't eat as though you were
very hungry" she suggested, watching
Bings narrowly.
Dirgs fell TO with a zest. "Yis nom,
I'm hungry, thankee, mom"
| lie had just cate hearty mePl and
! his inner man demonstrated Intensely
at the insult OF more food Dings
GrCaaod softly aad was just about
\ to break and run when Morton burst
into The kitchen arrayed in all the
/ gloly OF tho Tas bag.
Mrs Ackley gave one scream of
fiSht. yelled: Murder" and col
llapesdfg
afer time, order was restored
and he Two pseudo hobos set out 70
The scene of the festivities. Morton
was shaking with laughter.
TShall We stop at the restaurant and
GET something '",.veat" he suggested.
Bingr ncnased fowled his disapprov.
Al. as be unbutAi FED his vest and vain
" sought 10 get more breath
Tl.et'R eAt through the alley" sug
sostei illnes, remembering his wfes
wauip9 As they entered the dark
rasaaae way, a shrill whistle at the
other end attracted their attention
There was a ratio Of wheels, a flash
OF light and a policeman had them
under the mnzzle Of his gun.
Here, you two guys, I'VE been look
IN fer you fer a week. Git into tn
wagon"
Bings tried to explain.
"Aw, cut IT," advised the police
man,
Then Morton endcavored to ilumlne
the text.
Say. youse fellers might as well
] hNhA up 1AAhig ilAlNA NIlNNAl Nllt biAEfl
Yes kin tell yer story TO the Judge in
III mornin'Y
An hour later Jasper r. Scroggs, at
torney at law, was called to the tele
phone, and Mrs. Scroggs overheard the
following one-sided conversations;
Yes What's that?
"oh, Bings-and who2
Yes, .Sings aud Morton--In Jail?
I'm, we'll | dent know exactly.
! How much did you say? About
1 1907
well all right, I'll be down right
awas
| "ocedby"
soon after cab bowling alons
tue AVENUE, carried two very dlsrepu
table buns 70 their respective homes
and neither Bings nor Morton has
played hobo since.
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