Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

been kapin' me ont nv the price nv a
cow this tree months" proceeded
Mrs. O'Hearn. "Yee-
She east about for Al expression that
would ut once convey her contempt
and anger.
"Ye murtherer.r' she concluded.
The trio at the fence. now enjoying
the exclusive attention of Sicodemus.
since it WIS obvious that the woman
commanded the situation at the tree.
resorted to missile throwing. The
venerable gentleman looked perplexed-
ly about him.
upon my soul. my good woman be
ventured. you surprise me. | know
nothing of your COW. You have surely
mistaken me for some n else | do
not recall that have ever before been
in this locality"
"Ye'lI reminder it, thin. from this
j'yous dhay. for it's not from the place
ye'll be sthirrin' till I've me equivy-
lint an me restitution for the evil
we've done me. Its the prisidint of
the road says the station agent. that
is considerin' your claim. Mrs.
O'Hearn, an it'll be all roight Ia tonne.
but he's a very busy man. .Ye're not
SO busy but We cur put your hand to
yer pocket an produce the $50 for the
COW we've murthered in cold blood
along Nv your ig'narant milne drivers
an she dom no harrum to thin OF
amy wan. An it's the extra money |
want for the milk I've bought since me
bereavement
The situation seemed clearer.
.'You do not. then. accuse me of
driving Off your cow" asked the en-
cradle gentleman.
"Dhrivin' her off 2" repeated Mrs.
O'Hearn, striving to compass her
scorn by raising her voice to its high
est pitch. Its maxim mincemeat Nv
her an wild no sthoppin' for an apollo
gy that | claim We to be the ridhand-
ed assassin We aire.'
II do not run the engine" asserted
the venerable gentleman uselessly. If
you have lost a COW, Mrs. O'Hearn,
through any carelessness of the EN-
ployees of the road you may be sure
yOoi q Will tC1ClfC AuC (Oh6AA1A u
ton. You can hardly expect to adj
vance it. however. by keeping me here.
And you have been misinformed. The
president of the road does not adjust
these matters that come out of the
the misfortunes of cows. Your claim
has probably been delayed"
Mrs. O'Hearn glared. while Nicode-
l. ~ rr4chin0 nocf hoF in oIonfHl nf1p-
suit of a rock thrown by the engineer.
came weighing back. licked the rolling
pin and returned to the fence.
..C~0nsideration." exclaimed the lady.
Its today that me equivyiint comes
to forty dollars and eighty cints, an
it's in the three yen sthay an ye're
hired murtherers iookin' ON from the
fence beyant like g~orillas in a cage
before | sthir from the sphot or call
off me dog. an luck to him for know
in a thafe whin he sees wan"
The venerable gentleman started to
parley. looked bewildered. sighed and
fumbled In the breast pocket of his
coat. He finally withdrew a some
what worn pocketbook bullying with
papers. From these he extracted two
greenbacks. Then he searched as
well as he could In personal safety
the pockets of his trousers. He dnal-
ly gave up in dismay.
II am sorry to say that | haven't
the amount you ask. Ii you will ac-
cept $40 | assure you the remainder
will be forthcoming"
Mrs. O'Hearn raised the rolling pin.
Its the equivylint or not one cint,"
she declared.
But. as | have told you. | do not
possess the amount. l rarely carry
with me any ready money" he added,
with a shade of evaporation, as II
Mrs. O'Hearn could have been pre-
yiously acquainted with his habit In
that regard.
you can git it" asserted the amazon
~in1exibly.
The venerable gentleman sighed again
and called out to the engineer:
Il say. Hawkins. do you happen to
have any money!"
"A few dollars, sir"
Il have a little change supplement-
tu Tile uTeIldu. Willie TIE CODuutIOt
reached into a pocket.
IF the three OF yon could make mp.
a ~purse-the thing Is absolutely alb
surd. out We cannot remain here argu-
ing with this woman. | shall ask you
to loan me $50"
IAN 80 cints." interrupted Mrs.
O'Hearn.
Exactly" acknowledged the veneer
able gentleman. although not agree
ably. .aUd 80 cents"
There was a search of overalls and
blouSes. and in the moment of u
pense the president considered that it
would not be AT all unlikely that the
ridiculous situation would be further
complicated by the discovery that the
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