Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-09-09
Barney's Wedding
Suit
10. ls2l. Western Newspaper UniOn.l
By WILLIAM FALL

should happen to you
but nothing is going to happen to
me, little chick" said bluff, happy
Bob. her husband. "See here, you
sensible pet" said Bob. "Once a year
the managers at u establishment
meet. Suggestions as to improving
trade, getting acquainted, promotions
~awarded-and 1 expect one, mind
you-and real, good jolly fellowship
all around"
"Just think, though If they should
tempt you, Bob !" persisted Mrs. Aims
lee. "a lark night, a lonely neigh
borhood, miles away from home. LOOK
at that man / hire to do u chores,
and think what temptation has 0 S
him."
"Eh! oh, yes" responded BOD,
glancing past the porch at a man Pill
ing I'D kindling wood in the back
yard. your protege, he looks fairly
comfortable, for all these temptations
you tell about"
"Just now, maybe, but he was a
wreck, and / reformed him. He looks
SO comfortable" explained Laura
Ainslee proudly, because / give him
all YOU old clothes. He's waiting
for the season to pass to get the ones
you're wearing now"
ooh. he is!" remarked Bob. "Well,
he'll have to wait two full months for
this one"
Hes patient, DEAR" said Laura.
"Oh, Bob l feel so pleased with old
Barney, as they call him. He's
given up drinking and is saving up
money. And what do you think! He
is actually talking of getting married
TO a widow who WINS a restaurants
car. | have an idea he is counting
on that suit of yours for the we'd
ding"
"Weu, good-by," smiled Bob" Home
the earliest 1 can, and clear water,
dear, believe me-"
A fine fellow of his word, honest
Bob went his way. A big-hearted lit
tie p~hilanthropist, Laura proceeded to
the yard.
"That was my husband, Barney"
she said.
"Yes'm; often seen him; often re-
marked how happy ne oughter be
with a wife like you," bowed and
scraped the polite tramp.
"That suit he has OIL told him
you were waiting for it."
Barney only grinned his delight at
the announcement.
"See here, num-" said the tramp,
'the fellow who wouldn't try and
make good after being treated like a
man as you have done, is no gentle
man. That suit !" added Barney gloat-
ingly, "say, 1 dream about it nights.
I've sort of made it the top stone of
-espectability. My, won't / shine. I'm
deeply grateful, mum, truly, humbly
grateful"
Barney finished his task. Then
be came around to the back door to
Mrs. Ainslee handed him a
half dollar.
Barney felt quite proud as he
thought Of the anticipated garh. He
went to a restaurant, and then he
around for an hour, and fl
landed at a moving picture show.
1t was eleven o'clock when he fol-
lowed the crowd out to the street.
1t was drizzling a trif1e. AS he passed
d well-known hotel, several gentle
men came out, shook hands in part
ing, and one of them, turning up his
coat collar, started on at a breakneck
pace.
"Hellol" suddenly exclaimed Bar
ney with a start and a stare, why,
that's my suit!"
1t certainly was Bob Ainslee.
give got to catch him." breathed
the ardent pursuer. "It's beginning
to rain harder. Say, he'll spoil my
suit. How careless some people are !"
About to hail Mr.. Ainslee, the tramp
broke into his best run instead. Pass
ing a dark alley, Bob was halted by
three footpads.
Hands up, bossl" ordered the
Biff! bang-"Police p thus Bar
ney, his umbrella swinging hike a
fail, his voice braying out in q hoarse
war hoop. At the corner a policeman
appeared. The bafled hold-up men
darted back into the alley. Bob Aims
lee picked up his watch where it had
fallen when Barney struck up the pill
arm of the footpad.
"Why, my man! You arrived in
the nick of time, didn't your hailed
jolly Bob.
Eyes sir. Umbrella. please, sir
you're getting wet"
90, never mind that"
"But it's-it's my suiti" explained
Barney desperately.
"Eh? hal why, it's my wife's pro-
tege. | declared How came you heref'
Barney explained.
"See here, Barney" he said in a
friendly way. you call at my house
tomorrow. There will be something
waiting there for you"
Mrs. Ainslee beamed with delight
as her husband walked into the house
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