The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-11-23

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Experience is a wonderful teacher. He
comes by is name rightly, he does
Artful Dick. I've larfed myself sick
many a time listening to 'ow he lifted
things. Once he actually took a fell
ler's pocEetbook out of is inside west
cut pocket, removed the bills, signed a
little receipt for EN- and then returned
the leather to the gents westcut. Lat
er on he card the chap was going to
use the money to pay OF a morgidge
and that he 'ad a sick wife. Wot did
Dick do but unit him up again and
put the money back, removing the re-
ceipt and substituting a fifty dollar
bill he'd nlched from a wise guy in a
bank, all wrapped up In a little note
telling the chap to give 1t to is wife
with the compliments Of Old Nick.
I've larfed myself to sleep wondering
wot the Teller thought when he found
the note"
1--WE never seer any one Just like
him. He's a very odd person." said
David. 81 think I should like him in
spite of what he Is"
Everybody likes him He's so light
'earted he almost bursts with Joy.
He's followed us for two seasons, and
I've never knowed I'm to do a mean
or dishonorable thing said Joey with
perfect complacency. And yet Joey
Noakes was the soul Of integrity Da-
vid could not help laughing. Where
upon the clown FASTENED to add, Sex
cept to steal"
I'm sorry he's that kind" deplored
David.
Hes about twenty one" said Joey,
a retrospective light in his eye. He
FIRST Joined US as a sleight-o.hand man
in the side show. That cussed little
brother Of is got a Job taking tickets.
Dick 'ad been In jail a couple Of times,
and he decided to turn over a new
leaf. He'd "a beer all right II 1t 'ad
mt been for Ernie. Ernie didn't think
he was making enough money by be-
ing honest, so he just naturally drove
I'm to picking again. That boy is a
little devil. You see, the trouble with
poor Dick IL that he's set imself up to
protect and provide for Ernie all is
life. It seems that he's responsible for
the deformity. When Ernie was i've
years old Dick, who 'ad a very disa-
greeable temper in them days, kicked
the little cuss downstairs. The KID
was laid up for months. and he came
out of II all twisted up-Just as you
see I'm now. Well, Dick never got
mad at anybody after that He very
properly swore he'd take care Of Ernie
and try to make up for wot he'd done
TO i'm. He said he'd beg or steal or
kill II he 'ad TO TO provide for I'm.
He's never 'ad to beg or kill, I'm
thankful to say. So. you see, he amt
altogether to blame for is occupation.
Ernie's a miser. He wouldn't be salts
fed with art OF a decent mans wages
II Dick minded II go to honest work:
he must have 'arf OF all Dick can
steal. and he sets up a 'orrible rumpus
If Dick don't make some good pulls.
Ernle's excuse for is greediness Is
this: He says he wants to ave plenty
TO fall back on II Dick 'appens to get a
long term in the PEI. Who's going to
support i'm, says he, while Dicks do
ing time? wot do you think of that
for brotherly love?"
Its unbelievable
"He curses Dick In one breath and
sweeties i'm in the next" went on
Joey. "Wheedles i'm. don't you see.
Once Dick was in the jug for two
months. Ernie wanted to kill i'm afore
he got out he was that enraged at i'm
for being so inconslderate as to get
caught. They say Ernie has several
thousand dollars in a bank in New
York. every nickel of which Dick stole
for i'm. Dick spends is own share
freely or gives it away for charity or
-ahem!-lends it to needy persons as
'appens to know i'm
poor fellow, What n life! What IS
TO become of him?' cried David, genu-
inely concerned.
.'Oh, he's got all that set down in is
book Of fate, as he calls 1t. He says
he's going to be 'anged some day. He's
inst as sure Of it as he's sure he's
alive
Just 4 mOfDlu nOuOh-
"Well. it's his antecedents, ms the fell
Ter would say. In the family, SO to
sneak. His father was 'anged for mur-
der when Dick was eleven years old.
I dare say it's got on is mind. poor
lad"
Ills father was hanged?' cried Da-
vid in a lowered tone.
HE was" said Joey. refiilins his pipe
and preparing to scratch a sulphur
match on his handy leg. "And a good
lob it was too. He was a 'ousebreaker'
and he 'ad a very gentle wife who
nro we'd for i'm every night and tried to
cot i'm TO give up the life on account
~ the children. One night he GOT
drunk and shot a perfectly 'elplesS ola
man whose 'ouse he was robblhs'
That's wot they swung i'm for. dare
SAY that's why Dick as never tooA 70
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