The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-12-01
WALMLEY'S WISHING ring;
A CAKE FIENDS STORY

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to talk it over. He's fur wishin fur
an autymobeel at onct. He's never rid
F., in one an this was a good chanst, he
said.
/ Nov don't youse be foolish, / tells
him. This autymobeel gag is clean ri
dikelous. We neither knows how to
run one, an anyway we amt dressed
to look tn part. We'd git pinched in a
hurry eff we went tearin' down the
bullyVards in a gaselene buggy, an
how we goin' to explain to tn cops
how we'd got it? They'd trun us in
tn wagon an we'd land in tn nut fac
tory in no time.
bill sees as I'm givin him tn
straight goods.
! suppose he ses, lookin' at tn
ring thoughtful it's best not to he in
a hurry. We kin go git cupple of
drinks, an make up our minds wot we
want later on. I'd like to have it stop
rainin', though. This here's a bran
new lid got on an ! hate to git it
| spilled
"'rhe words wasn't hardly out of his
yawp wen tn rain stops like a flash,
an tn cigar clerk ses:
Blamed IL ever see rain quit so
isudden. It's just like as if someone
turned stop cock an shut it Off
! 'They's one of tn wishes run fur
Sweeney ses /. 'You'se hasn't got tn
sense of goat, Bill
81 didn't mean that fur a wish, he
ses, cryin'.
] We'll youse wanted tn rain stopped
an if that amt wish, | dunno wot is
ses I.
bill was all broke up, but they's no
help fur it, an we has to wait annud-
er month fur another try.
This time we was out on tn street,
an just as Bill gifts tn ring ready,
along comes a Swede an bumps agen
him.
"'I wisht youse 'ud look where youse
was goin'; ses Bill real mad, without
thnkin'-an' tn Swede hikes along tn
sidewalk wit his lamps bulgin' outen
his map an his hands feelin' in front
of him he's lookin' ahead so careful.
The stuff was off agen, an we'd only
tn one wish left sees then that Bill
amt to be trusted an ] tells him so
An tn next time me an Bill goes an
locks ourselves in our room. ! takes
tn ring very careful, slips it on me
mitt an wishes straightout fur forty
million plunks."
He paused and shook his head
mournfully.
"Wot happened them" demanded
the Count.
| The Loon sighed deeply.
Fore youse could bat yer eye," he
said plaintlvely, "th' hull rooms chock
full of ten-dollar gold pieces. an tn
window bein' open they commences ov.
erflowin' on tn sidewalk. The neigh
bors calls the police an them cops find
me an Bill smothern' under piles OF
tn junk. They's bank robbed the
night before an tn Judge iggS-s as
we was tn rummies as cracked tn
safe an we each gifts 10 years in stir.
Pore Bill croaked in tn pen, an when
] gifts out has nuthin left but th'
ring, an In course 1t amt no use fur
within any more"
Overcome by recital of his wrongs
Mr.. Walmley bowed his face in his
hands and wept bitterly. The Count
turned to Turtle John, who had listen
ed throughout the narrowing tale with
stolid unconcern.
Tough luck, warnt it?" he queried.
The Malay expectorated vigorously
and derisive smile twisted his yellow
features.
Dat ring nothing but blasc, wuth
two cent" he responded, and him
nebher had no brudder."
Mr., Walmley cast look of wther-
ing scorn upon the benighted heather
but disdained the reply; and rodding
his stem carefully proceeded to cook
another pill.
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