The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-06-27
The Courtship Of Miles Sheehan
By Porter Emerson Browne

] think. if yuh play your game right, yuh got
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~Whajer mean demanded the captain "Jcr sec
herr Wha'd she say2
The other picked up piece OF antique Egyptian
pottery that had found being in Jersey City The year
previous and examined the bottom of it closely
"Shc says. What Th-t or guy1 Well. / should
say not! returned Dugan. And then he gazcd
at the captains cmpurpng visagc. he added hastily
That's what she said first. But KEEP at her. an
finally, before l come away. she want so sore on
tn deal she was in tn bcginnn Yuh sce | tells
her how much money yousc has got an I also
very partic lar tub tell her how yuh gets it, An
| tells her. too. that looks don't make no difrcncc
an il yousc was a feeble Of guy wit ono
foot in tn grave an tn other in Jail. as long as yuh'd
loosen up oncct i'll while she ougbtcr be able 10
stan it. An so think that if VIC goes at it right
VIC en- nail her yct.'
The captain grippcd his cigar with clcnchng jaw
the victim Of mingled emotions; for he wasn't quite
clear in his mind whether he should feel out
ragged by the insults clatcd at the encouragement
that nc had received
He compromised. Don't get gay r I'll han yuh
one" he threatened And then, "Whajer mean by
goes at it rightT"
Why" returned Dugan imperturbably, every
guy what wants tub win dame always put up liberal
just like candatc at lection time After tn
candatc gets elected an after TIL guy gets married,
they en- both do they plcascs yuh secl But be-
fore they got tub make front Sec2'
The captain nodded, Here. at last. something
we'll within his grasp.
We'll" continued Dugan, ~ oughtcr SEN her
roun' somc-ch-some flowers T somcthin like that
box o candy is considered a good comc-on, too"
How'd O. winc go?" queried the captain,
amenably; for his softer nature beginning.
under this encouragement. to dominate HIS ardor
Nix on tn bubbles" returned the other tersely
Flowers an candy is your bait: an mebbc spring
lid. r Jool r two-somcthin neat but not noisy
like di'mon' horseshoe, r couple o poll rings r
some little thing like them"
"Juh think thatll help me make good?' asked the
captain, anxiously. Think l got a chancet?-
Sure" returned Dugan. Sure yuh got chaneet,"
But how'd she seem tub take itl"
why, she sets there as quiet yuh please an
listen tuh everything says, an tnen, whcn leaves
she shakes hands wit me an asks me tub
round again. an makes her OF man ask me, too, an
says fr me tub tell yousc she'll t'ink it an lc
me know how she feels mex time come round"
well, yuh go round tuh-morrer night Scc?"
ordered the captain.
Dugan shook his head
Il can't go roun' wit'out takn' not'n.' he replied
I'D be 'shamcd tub have her tink / was dom a
Cupid fr such cheap skate as that Honest |
would. An besides. yuhll crab tn whole deal yuh
don loosen up. Yuh gottcr go ntuh tn dough bag
fr love jes like yuh has f'r politics. Love-" he
added philosopheay. is tn only graft golls has.
The captain dug down into his pocket
How much7' he asked curtly, and as one to
whom the words were most familiar
Dugan considered thoughtfully
Oh" he replied at length. Il guess about fifty II
get goin,"
The captain silently rendered him two twenties
and ten.
Il shall eggspec yuh tuh-morrcr night" he said
An remember if yuh don pull this thing off fr
me. yuh lose yuh job" And, Dugan closed the
front door behind him, ne added, (Which amt sayin
that yuh don't anyhow"