The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-18

NOBODY. jerry gTinneo N malicious
enjoyment of his own wit.
You got how nanyl" 'Poleon
persisted.
"oh. bout enoush' hebbe {.
i buy 'em. Dere's poor seeek
lady"
Tom cut ia brusqueiy. you
wont buy anything here. Don't tell
us~your troubles. We've got enough
Of our own. aud poverty amt among
the number"
wat trouble you got, ehe Ne,
I'm de trouble man. Mebbe / az
EN-"
Sourly the partners explained their
difficulty. When 'Poleon understood
he smiled again. more widely.
Good! I max bargain wit you.
queeck. Ne, I'm pilot Of de bes' an I
talk your boat trough for dose
The elderly men sat up; they ex-
changed startled 9lauces.
"Dyou mean it,"
I'm goin' have dose lemon"
Can't you buy any in the
mo. Wal. wat you say?"
Tom inquired of his partner,
Reckon you can get along without
EN-, Jerry?'
why. l been sav;n' EN- for you"
Then it's a go!"
"One ting you do for me. M"
'Poleon hesitated momentarily. ITS
goin TAX tam for fin dam fool to
hep me row dat bateau. butt fin
him. Mebbe you set up wit iii seeck
gal while I'm gone. What" In
few words he made known the con-
dition of affairs at his camp. and the
old men agreed readily enough.
With undisguised relief they clamb-
cred stif1y out of their boat and
followed the French Canadian I'D the
trail. As they toiled up the slope
'Poleon explained:
DE doctor he's 20 to Dawson,
an tire day dis gal been layin' seeck
-craxee in de head. Every hour
medicine. all de tam fire in de stove!
Sobre! I'm half Sleep"
We'll set up with her as long a.
you want" Tom volunteered. Being
a family man myself. I'm q regular
nurse"
me. too" Jerry exclaimed. Il
never had no family, but allu.
been handy around HOSES. and
HOSES is the same as people. only
bigger"
Nj. Linton s.iaed' a laugh at thi.
remark. "That'll show you!" said
he. "You leave it to me, Jerry"
We'll Nv. amt they7" .>'
"Thcy are, too"
plumb different"
The argument waxed hot; it had
reached its height when 'Poleon laid
a finger upon his lips. commanding
silence. On tiptoe he led the two
men into his tent. When he had is
sued instructions ard left in search
of a boatman, the partners seated.
themselves awkwardly, their caps in
their hands Curious1y, apprehen-
sively. they studied the fever
flushed face of the delirious girl.
Purity. amt she?" Jerry whis-
percd.
Tom nodded. shes sick, all
right. too" he said in a similar tone
then. after a moment: 1--WE been
thinking about them lemons. We're
getting about a hundred dollars
dozen for 'em. Kind of a rotten
trick. under the circumstances I'm
sorry you put it up to that feller the
way you did,"
Mr.. Quirk stiffened, his eyes. wild
ened in establishment. z
me? l didn't put it up to him.
You done it. They're your lemons"
How d'you figure they're miner"
You bought 'em, didn't your"
II paid for EN-, if that's what you
mean. but bought 'em. for you,
same as bought that liquor. You've
ct most OF EN-, and you've drank
most Of the whiskey. You needed it
worse than l did. Jerry. and I've al
ways considered"
Now any reference. any reflection
upon. his physical limitations, how
ever remote or indirect, aroused
Jerry's instant ire. AT il again.
amt your" he cried, testify. II s'pose
you'll forget about that whiskey in
four or FIVE years. hope so-"
Sh-h y Tom made gesture
commanding silence. for Jerry had
unconsciously raised his voice.
What ails your" he inquired.
sweetly.
"Nothin' ais me-" Jerry muttered
under his breath. That's the trou-
bic. You're allus talkin' like it did
like ! had one foot in the grave
and was, gaspin' my last. I'm. hard
Is a-hiclsory-nut. I-could throw you.
down and set on you"
Did you ever give lemons to sick
folks" Tom inquired. in his turn.
Sure! Thousands"
Now this was such am outrageous
exaggeIation that Linton was i'm
PEELED to exclaim:
:Rct!! You never seS .. thousand
II didn't say 50. l said I'd given
thousands of lemons"
oh" Tom filled his pipe and lit
i. whereupon his partner breathed .
ibi!ant warning:
Put out that smudgel D'you
aim 70 strangle, the girli"
With = guilty start the offender
quenched the Are with his thumb.
The idea of lightin' sheep-dip in
= sick-foomw Mr.. Quirk went on.
With his cap he famed violently a
the fumes
"You don't have to blow her out
of bed" Tom growled. clumsily
he drew tho blankets closer beneath
the sick girls chin. but in 20 doing
be again excited his companions
opposition. 4
"Herer Jerry protested. "She's
burnin' up with fever. You blanket
EN- when they've got chills." Gent
" he removed the covers from Rou.
letta'e throat. {.
Ito he continued)