The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-13

worth SO note tn hide under the
bed OF "A cookie when he is 'la' up
Ike "A Christmas tree. and watch
his every move lie Is moro ru hr
pltici than sCornod and the tears
would stream down y6ur cur,k- lu
find out what a harmless fellow hr
Is and how anNi0us'y ne awaits 'hr
arrival OF the police while watching
for them through the koyholo mum
bnnE 10 himself II hope they don't
use their Jackson on me This poor
creature Is not wanted. u i- only h.s
Imagination. or a. COkIrs commonly
can II, a leap" am very well used
10 these leaps. because / have been
In that condition not once but
hundred times. and have acted worse
man that. because my uOstrlls hh
plenty OF room to stack away car
load OF coke -bOla' in my younger
DAYS
met my present WIFE In the sum
mer Of 1917 She decided tu spend
a few weeks vacation at Atlantic
city, a famous rcsOr, for the soral
set Before leaving the hous" /
cooked up "A nice big lo' Of NOR
phine 10 last me on my ifip down
town 10 the Pennsylvania depot Two
minutes before the train LETT she
begged me 10 come with hor 10 in.
tTOducc me 10 her folks Here was
poor me. hooked up with a l1-yoar
dope habit, leaving the city iIl miles
and not drop OF stuff on my per-
son simply had io 30 through
with her request and my shot" was
going 10 die out In my system I'm
half an hour We arrived In Atlantic
Z a ca. fF.t.a t.t.f.
her safely home | decided 10 mako
the 9.45 for New York.
Believe me, was In very bad
shape having had my last bang"
at II a. m ] was doing fine when
I could stay away from the needle
for five hours. and here was forced
to abstention for II hours, which
through the craving seemed Ike 20
years She wouldn't hear OF me go
Ing back at no late an hour and
made arrangements for me 10 Stav
until the following morning There
was Just ono choice. stay In Atlantic
City or break orlh engagement, |
thought the world OF this little girl,
80 decided 10 go oh.with my silent
suffering. task which | viii never
again undertake for tho world and
all its gold.
bought five bottles Of -ro'gut"
Third rail" the rottcnest booz" that
can he had. She felt very uneasy
during the night and wanted to know
why I should sit up all night drink
ing whiskey when had never drank
before IN my life. | told her I had
touch OF ptomainc poisoning,
which alihi she swallowed. hook.
line and sinker When / arrived
in New York a. IA y. m. !
had been away from the needle
for 26 hours. I swear I went
through hell l walked into my
room. took the brass top Off my
bedpost and nearly died when
| discovered that my bottle Of skull
and Crossboncs was missing. NY
roommate, who never used dope,
took It out and sold IT, thinking that
| had eloped with this young lady.
lie had seen me taking two Naliscs
and supposed that I woul1 never re-
turn to furnished rooms after finding
a real mother for my two motherlcSs
kiddies II someone had told mo at
that moment that my mother. father,
sister and brother were killed In n
railway wreck | could not have felt
worse than ! did when | found my
little red -labelcd bottle OF poison
gone from its hiding place ! must
admit that | would have committed
murder for one little shot OF "M'
after being without It for 26 hours
| wen, out and dug up a bottle
for which / paid 80. and would