The Washington herald., 1920-04-28
The Loye-phiter Of key Schoensten

I see her at supper tonight 1t
might brace her up and keep her
from reneging on the proposition
to skip. guess she don't need
q mule team to drag her away.
but women are better at COACH
ing than they are running bases.
II the stuff'll work just for o
couple Of hours It'll DO the trick"
when is this fooiishness of
running away to be happeningf"
asked key.
Mine o'clock" said Mr.. Nc
Gowan. "supper's at Z. Al 8
Rosy goes to bed with q head
ache. at old Parvenzano lets me
through to his back yard, where
there's q board on Riddles fence.
next door. 1 go under her win
dow and help her down the fire.
escape. We've got to make Il
early on the preachers account.
It's all dead easy II Rosy don't
balk when the nag drops. Can
you fix me one OF them powders.
Ikey?'
Ikey schoenstein rubbed his
nose slowly.
Chunk" said he, at is of
drugs OF that nature that phar-
maceutists must have much care
fulness. To you alone Of my ac-
quaintance would intrust "a
powder like that. But for you
l shall make II, and you shall see
how it makes Rosy think OF you"
Ikey went behind the prescrip-
tion desk. There he crushed to a
powder two soluble tablets, each
containing q quarter OF . grain
of morphia. To them he added a
little sugar of milk to in
crease the bulk. and folded
the mixture neatly in Q white pa
per. Taken by an adult this pow
der would insure several hours Of
heavy slumber without danger to
the sleeper. This he handed to
Chunk MCGOWAN. telling him to
administer 1t in a liquid II pos
sible. and received the hearty
thanks of the backyard Lochin-
var
The subtlety Of keys action
becomes apparent upon recital Of
his subsequent move. He sent a
messenger for Mr.. Riddle and dis
closed the plans Of Mr.. McQowan
AOA SASPAhS WIN 1bOby.
was a stout man, brick dusty of
complexion and sudden in action.
Much obliged" he said, briefly,
to 1key. "The lazy Irish loafer!
Ny own rooms just above Rosy's.
I'll just 60 up there myself after
supper and load the shotgun and
wait. II he comes in my back
yard he'll go away in an ambu-
lance instead Of a bridal chaise."
With Rosy held in the clutches
of Morpheus for q many-hours
deep slumber. and the bloodthirsty
parent waiting, armed and fore
warned, Ikey felt that his rival
was close. indeed, upon discom-
future.
All night in the Blue Light
Drug Store he waited at his du-
ties for chance news of the trag-
edy, but none came. IL
At o'clock in the morning the
day clerk arrived, and Ikey start
ed hurriedly for Mrs. Riddles to
learn the outcome. And, 10! as
he stepped out Of the store who
but Chunk MCGOWAN sprang from
a passing street car and grasped
his hand-Chunk McGowan. with
a victor's smile and flushed with
joy.
Pulled 1t off," said Chunk with
Elysium in his grin. Rosy hit
the fire-escape on time to Sec
ond. and we were under the wire
at the Reverend's at s:3oA. She's
up at the flat--she cooked eggs
this mornin' in a blue kimono--
Lord! how lucky I am! You
must pace up some day. key. and
feed with us. I've got a job down
near the bridge. and that's where
I'm heading for now"
The the powder" stam-
mered Ikey.
"oh. that stun you gave me-"
said Chunk. broadening his grin;
well. 1t was this way. sat
down at the supper table last
night at Riddles, and looked at
Rosy, and I says to. myself.
Chunk. il you get the girl get her
on the square-don't try any
hocus- pocus with a thoroughbred
like her And / keeps the paper
you give me in my pocket. And
then my lamps fall on another
party present, who. says to my
self Is failin' in q proper affection
toward his comm son-in-law, so
/ watches my chance and dumns
that powder in old man Riddles
coffee, see?"
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