Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-08
CHAPTER XVII
"VNHICH says-Lord love mel"

"WHICH says-Lord love met"
w / plunged the iron back into the
hre, and, turning my head, espied fig
ure standing in the doorway: and, though
the leather hat and short, round Jacket
had been superseded by a smart groom's
livery I recognized the Position.
80 'elp me, Bob, if this amt piece
o. luck!" he exclaimed, and, with the
words, he removed his hat and fell to
combng his short, thick hair with the
handle of his whip.
I'm glad you think So" said /.
You can drownd me If it amt! said
he.
And. pray, how is the gentleman who
happened to fall and hurt himself, il
you remember-in the Storm"
'Appened to fall an 'urt 'isself?" re-
peated the Position, winklng knowingly.
'urt 'isself,' says you-'Walkern says
I, 'Walkerr" with which he laid his
forefnger against the, side Of his nose
and wnked again?"
What might you be pleased to mean?"
Il means as a gent 'appenin' to fall in
the dark may p'r'aps cut is 'ead OPEN
but e don't give 'isself two black eyes,
a bloody nose, a split lip an three broken
ribs all at once-it amt natral, w'ich If
you says contrary, 1 remarks-'Walkerr
Lord!" continued the Position, seeing l
did not speak, "Lordl iNmust "a been a
pretty warm go while IT. lasted-you put
i'm to sleep sound enough; 1t took me
over hour to, Tonbridge, an e never
moved till ed been put to bed at The
Chequers' an doctor sent for. Ali an
a nice time l 'ad of it, what wi chamber
maids a-runnin up an down stairs to see
the poor gentleman an everybody
a-starin' at me, an a-shakin' their 'eads,
an all a-axin' questions, one atop o. the
other. till the doctor come low did
this 'appen. me man? says e. A hacci-
dent! says l. A haccdentY says the
doctor, WI a look in rs eye as ] didn't
just like. 'Ah! says l, fell on Is cad
out O. the chaise, says l, struck a stone
or summ'at,' says l. Did e fall of is
own accord?' says the doctor. 'Ah, for
surer says l. Humbhv says the doctor
what wi lis eyes, an is nose, an lis
lips, looks to me as If some one 'ad 'elped
i'm Then you must be dam fool
says a voice, an there's my gentleman
Number One, you know, a-sittin up in
bed an doin lis 'ardest to frown. 'Sir?
says the doctor. 'Sirl to you.' says my
gentleman, this honest fellow tells the
truth. / did fall out o. the accursed
chaise-an' be damned to your says e.
Don't excite yourself says the doctor;
in your present condition II would be
dangerous Then be so good as to so to
the devilv says my gentleman. VIII"
says the doctor, an off e goes. Hi,
there, you' says my gentleman, callin' TO
me as soon as we were alone, this ac-
cursed business as played the devil with
mo, an l need a servant 'Ow much do
you want to stay WI me2' Twenty-Five
shillin' a week. says /. doin myself
proud while I 'ad the chance. I'll give
ye thirty says e; 'wot's ye name?
Jacob Trimble sir says l. An a most
accursed name II is!'-I'll call you Parks
says e, am when ] ring let no one
answer but yourself You can go, Parks
an Parks-get me another doctor
Well" pursued the Position, seating
himself near by wed been there a
couple o. weeks. an though e was better
an is face near well again, e still kept
TO lis room, when, one "Hy, smart
phaetpn an blood 'osses drives up, an
out steps fine gentleman-one o. them
pale, sleepy sort. ! was a-standin I'm
the yard, brushn' my masters coat
A bottle-green wi silver buttons, each
button 'avin' what they calls a monney-
gram stamped onto II. 'Ha, me manF
saws the sleepy gent. steppin' up to me-
sa ane ooat-dooeid fashionable cut, curse
me Your master'sY Yes, sir says !,
brushin' away. silver buttons. toOi says
the gent, let me see-ah yesl-a V, yes
TO be sure--'aye the goodness 10 step 10
your master an say as a gentleman begs
10 see Inn Cant be done, sir says l.
me master amt seein' nobody, bein' In
indifferent 'ealth.' 'Nonsensep says the
gentleman, yawnin' an slippin' guinea
into me and Just run, IKE good
Teller, am tell i'm as l bear message
from Georger From DOR says J.
From George says the gent, smilin' an
yawnln'-just say from George So, 20
come to the end OF II. up goes. an
0nds me master walkln' up an down an
n-swearin' 10 issclf as usual. A gentle
man 10 see you, sir says l. Why, devil
burn your miserable carcass say O.
'didn't i tell YOU as I'd see nobody2 'Ay.
hut This ere gents a-sayin' e 'as a mas
sage from George, sir My master raised
both Qlenched hsts above is cad an
swore- -ah better than ia heard for
many long daY 'Ows'eyer downstairs
q goes. cursln' on every stair In q time
q cumes back. Parks says e. 40 you
that--that place where we got
iost-in the storm. parksY All, sir,
SAYS Well. go there Al once, says e,
a,-'f ~.oil--'a give me certain orders
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