The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-01

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from what had been but three short
days ago the cinnersure Of the eye OF
every sure-thing or common on South
Halsted street? Seventy-nve per cent
OF eight cases Of eggs had went biller-
In over him. The shells OF the same
chung like barnacles to his apparel.
His curlin' locks was matted an much
LACED like he'd made q premature get
ava yfrm some liberal minded sham
pooer; an from under his beetlin'
brows that looked like birds nests
from which broods had Just Matched.
glared eyes with Whence an crime in
every glance. Verify. Aconite was q
beaut! An here a-comin' down upon
him like the angel o. the Lord on the
Assyrfan host. come q strachy, lacey,
hlmy. ribbiny gal. that had onst let
him hold her hand, by gum! her eyes
burnin' with vengeance. an that kim
der corn-shucky rustlin' that ema-
mated mysterious from her dress as
she walked. q DRAWN neardner an
nearder every breath.
Gladys. Gladys." says her lady
friend. An as Gladys slowed up. she
says. lower: II wouldn't interfere in
this IL I were you, dear!"
81 must!" says Gladys. TITS my
duty! I can't permit dumb animals to
be treated SO without a protest. II Is
civic cowardice not to do disagreeable
things for principle. I wish to speak
to the man in charge. pleased"
KEEP minglin' with the herd. not
carin' to have disagreeable things
done to me for principle. but she cuts
me out. an says. says she. DO you
i L. L..
cruelty to dumb animals?"
They amt dumb" says ]. trying 20
change my voice, an officin' up TO
Reddy TO shove 'em along to their late
while ! held the foe in play. when
you've associated with these cute little
cusses as long an intermately as
have. ma'am. you'll know that they
have a language an an ellerquence all
their own. that takes 'em out OF the
provisions o. that law you speak of,
an"
Here's where overlaps my hand.
an lets her get onto the genuyne
tones OF my voice. I ortn't TO done
this. f'r she'd heard il at close range.
An to make a dead cinch out OF a
good gamblin' proposition, l looked
her nthe eyes. I; was all Of breath,
She gave a sort OF gasp as IL some
thin cold had hit her, an went petri-
1 fed, sort o. slow like.
oh" says she. turnin' her head 20
her friend. Il understand now what
IL was your husband was laughin'
about. and his odious jokes about fool
ing the inspector: and the bearing of
the article he showed us in the Chi
cago paper! Oh. Mr.. Driscoll. you to
he so cruel; and TO impose these poor
motherless creatures upon those ig-
! norant Indians, who are depending
upon their living and becoming the
nucleus OF their pastoral industry: and
the first step to a higher civilization!
don't wonder that you look guilty, OF
! try"
/ Il don't" says !. FIR didn't, as fer
as the stock was concerned. IT'S
these here eight cases OF eggs that
make me look so. It's a matter o.
clo'es." says !. "or anything but trou-
BILE in Gods world. An fthese cavvs
had as many mothers as a Mormon
kid" I went on. they'd be no better
/ f'r stew"
! Mr.. Driscoll." says she. don't ever
speak 10 me again. ] shall expose this
matter TO the Inspector"
! tried TO lift my hat. but Il stuck
TO my hair: an the sight OF me pullin'
desperately at my own head had some
effect on her. f'r she fees to her
( friend. actin queer. but whuther lafiin'
T cryin' couldn't say. an ! don't
spose she could. It's immaterial any
way the main pint bcin' that her
friends husband. friend OF the sena-
tors. persuaded her from havin' us all
pinched. when she found that Reddy'd
beat her TO II with the cavvs, the last
one OF which was expirin' under the
sauaws' hatchets as she hove In sight
o fthc issue. an the soup kittler was
all a.steamin'. II RELY was too late TO
do anything. ! guess.
That night slep' in Oacoma Jail.
You naturally Rrayitste that way when
fate has ground you about so fine. an
you begin to drift with the blizzard. ]
could "a stood the throw down. but 10
be throwdcd down in a heap with eggs
an dirty clo'es. was too much. took
that suit an made n bundle o III. an
out on the pontoon bridge ! poked u
into the Missouri v ith pole. They're
usin' the water 20 settle coffee with.
lin told as fur down as Saint Joe. 10
this days goo das the whites of
eggs. tire cooks say Then. feelin'
that the world held no vocation fr me
buf the whoop-er-up business. re-
turned TO the west side OF the river as
/ the only place suited 20 my taions. an
wen, forth to expel the eggs an tender
memories from my system with vet
ness. broke Jail in the mornin' but
IN week leone to myself agin on
the same Of cot In the same prehis-
toric calabOose. an Mr.. Elkins was
keepin' the nics OF me with one O
them brushes made ~ a fringed news
paper tackled 20 stick.
i've come" says he. TO take you
home. Aconite."
AN right" saws I. but ca nyou hx
IL w with the Authorities
I'm just going over 10 get your
Discharge" replies he They seem
quite willing 10 part with you. now
that they discover that none OF your
victims have anything deeper than
fefh wounds I've given bonds not TO
LEI you have your Guns this side OF the
stanley county line. III be back IN
half an hour with the horses
An here's whore had narrow 80
cane I wouldn't have faced her. tho
airi. YOU know. fr no money; but as
Jim vent away. right at the door !
seen through n little wlnder q shin