New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

Charlie. You may make your mind easy about
that
.Emma's drawn it all out OF the bank Already
ses old Cook, eager like
Charlie felt 'ot and cold all over. I'd better
take care Of It, he scs in a trembling voice. You
might be robbed
So might You be- ses Mrs Cook. Don't you
worry: its in a safe place
'Sailormen are always being robbed ses George
Smith who ad been helping young Bill with is
sums while they 'ad gone look al the shop.
There's sailormen robbed than all the RESI-
put together
a. They won't rob Charlie Mrs. Cook press
ing 'er lips together. I'll take care o that
Charlie tried TO laugh. but = made such a queer
noise that young Bill made large blot on is exer-
else book and old Cook wot was lighting Is pipe.
burnt is fingers through not looking wot e was
doing.
You see ses Charlie. II was robbed. which
amt at all likely II 'ud only he me losing my own
money: but If you robbed OF it you'd never for
give yourselves
u dcssay should get over It. ses Mrs. Cook
shifting. I'd ave try. at all events
Charlie started TO laugh agin. and old Cook,
who had struck another match, blew II out ana
waited I'LL he'd finished
The whole truth i7,' ses Charlie looking round
I've got something better To DO with the money.
I've got a chance offered me thath make me able
to double # aforc you know where you are
Not afore know where I am ses Mrs. Cook,
with laugh that was worse than Charles
The chance Of lifetime Charlie. trying
to keep is temper. can't tell YOU wot II is, be
cause I've promised keep It secret for time.
You'll be surprised when do tel! YOU
If wait TIL then til I'm surprised ses Mrs.
Cook. 4 shall ave 10 wait long time. My ad-
vice TO you is to take that shop and ha done
with tt
charlie sat there arguing all the evening but
# was no good and the idea o them people
sitting there and refusing to let i'm have his own
money pretty near sent i'm crazy. 1t was all e
could do to kiss Emma goodnight and g coudr
have 'elred slammlng the front door Il he'd been
paid Tor IT. The only comfort he ad got LETT was
the SYDNEY gals photograph, and he took that out
and looked at it under nearly every laInPpost he
passed.
He went round the next night and 'ad another
try 70 get Is money, hut It was no use and all
the good he done was to make Mrs Cook in such
= temper that she 'ad to go 70 bed before he ad
alf finished. 1t good talking TO old Cook
and Emma. because they darent do anything
without 'er. and it was no good calling things UP
the stairs To 'er because she didn't answer Three
NIGHTS r,,nnipg Mrs Cook went of bed ufore
clock for fear she should say something to I'm
as she'd be sorry for afterwards; and for three
nights Charlie made nsef so disagreeble that
Emma told i'm plain the sooner e went back to
sea acin the better she should Ike 1t The only
one who seemed to enjoy 1t was George Smith, and
e used TO bring bits out o newspapers and read to
'em, showing 'ow silly people was done out OF
their money
"On the fourth night Charlie dropped It and made
'jrlself so amiabe that Mrs. Cook stayed up an4
made I'M a Welsh Uare-bit for is supper and
made I'm drink glasses o beer instead o one
while old Cook sat and drank three glasses o
water just out OF temper and to show that e didn't
mind When she started the Chandler's shop
agin Charlie said he'd think it over and when e
went away Mrs. Cook called i'm her sailor boy. and
wished inf pleasant dreams.
But Charlie Tagg 'ad got better things TO do
than to dream, and e sat up in bed arr the night
thinking out a plan he'd thought Of to get
that money. When e did fall asleep at last .
dreamt Of taking a little farm in Australia and
riding about on 'orseback With the Sydney gal,
watching his men at work
In the morning he went and hunted up ship
mate of Is. young fcllcr named Jack Bates. Jack
O these ere chaps, nobody's enemy but