The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 17, 1901, Page 7

-1 THE SUNDAY CALL. it were to the chips d retu PSeuao muunonmre. 0ld Groceryman how T spend as well give dollar’s worth to start n in all I don’t n't titatively. ¢ in order Broad- ahead of his 1 Groceryman, one < the croupier s shoulder and d for two whole $10 worth of 2 then, as v, he g explained w t a he had . “ o b he could k the m ehensive TOW Zone of Ligk ¢ ony Comstock . E such § pre door j - and & pair « e . do you wa asked a gruff W son g of “is this here a haunt of infamy knowr wn w ' a gambl d the old man f 8 I'm A ony Comstock break the bank. I've as s $2 w with me and 1 dou't 2 room was all i 5 1 the place bo+- x: o “m'“\r‘ o wled under the v you measiy old ha N beg: shovell.ix 1 the voice, “or 1'll come out t fa whlia’s Yo 0] pe o 0 you along, > from the oute, 1 forw. and name and 1t the table where the Old s salc that the old play:ng grabbed up :he e X~ man had w humor and was k ¢ 1 ardent uccessful gam - fortuc ble and ntroduction of 1 Bad E tiom the doorkeeper . ' ey 85"y Iy ed, saw with his rig hap- cerymar w t He found h 11-lighted £ where aps v men we i w grou u and whe how! of rage nan t's ne und was heard whir-r-r of big roll of k r e marble in heel and the s st curt voice of t nouncing th result of each g g-hearted room was a place - whisky decan en of thieves, d he Oli Man; “T ung « SLUNRS PMYSTERIOUSLY ALONG . fe and young fal- 2 murder or two HE THREW HIMSELF ON THE CROUPIER WITH A HowlL. OF RAGE . € the limit here 1 d rted m Western 1 and 1 don't s : 0f be as thick as tmeves, but I nearu ne'd ner oI pattery piace ana Central Park and, examining the c Wi - I spend n So I wi gotten into evil ways and had taken up West."” roll of bill a % ght nc qu ed the O'd Groceryman. the with bad a clates, so I came to New o g » i - > » - b croupler. Th 1' - - \\ 2 recollection of his carefuily planned ex- York to look for him and try to turn him Tt was not until the next morning, when “I guess t SO t Motualh cuse rushing back to mind. “Oh, from the error gl his. wa I thought the Bad Boy and the old man had been was coming te m dollar bil te ¢ d the croupfer, ga me here to look for my old colleze mgybe 1'd find"Bim here. My name's discharged with a reprimand, that the lat- to the Bad Boy, . s and preparing to pu Dick Croker, He and I used to John I. Doe, a: LI'm stopping at the cor- ter noticed how his coat bulged In front, ing had a free ride in ) soaro/vG NOUSES SURPOUNDINGS ARE S50 HMOMELIKE "~ “BU6GS!"-WHISPERED MR. BOWSER WITH EXTENDED ARM,— he inspected th His feeling of se in a twinkling. Th fashioned wooden s were broken, and the matt of cornhusks. he felt a cob or tw realize that half about and would gather bed complac clothes. “T was fried egg, and my coffes for the first i 2 chump that I like this!™ > s the night in the me he w dressed he of his back in due he was ready to force case he had made our was not late. and he table, but he felt ing and some of the worst of it. He t h arlor. As_he first thought of e and freeing his mind utes had decided to night in the house “Her own room, and st EVEN AS HE POUNDED IT HE FOUND ed out into the landlady five or up stairs and into ession that an A COB OR gca for ‘mem h('b:r;:m.-d he rolled int> exclaimed the ed and the broken springs utterea on d. Copyright, 1901, by C. B. Lewss.) steps, a dog sat at the door blinking in TwO. Witk ARE O cocects commenced to broken at thast (Copyright, 1901, by 3. Lews the sunshine, and there was a homelike hustle around and get together. absence, but grin over his defeat, nother place. If an hour to select ed it on account of its roundings are so homelike and the atmos- phere of the house is so restful that I feel as if T couldn’t get settled here too soon.” “Really>" said the landlady. with a bland smile. *T am sure I thank you, and if you feel that way I shall have to make an extra effort in your behalf. I could give up my own room to you for a few days and thus let ydu come at once.” “But I would not demand such a sacri- fice, maam.” “Yet I will make it for vour sak I won't charge you above and the regular Yes; you shall have my room, and I know you will be satisfied. Mr. Bowser had nis trunk sent over, and when he came to take a look at the room he found it all he hoped for. There was something about 1t 10 remind him of his own bedroon d us he looked around he almost expectcd to see collars and neckties peeping out from under chairs where he had thrown them in his careiess way. The dinner {hat evening was all that could be desired, even without the private whisper and the fried egg, and as he left tife table he was satisfied that my rules are cash in advance,” “Why, certainly,” Le replied as he felt for his wallet. “I fergot that art of the programme this morning, but herdie your ten. and I'm glad you spoke about it. Business is business, you know. Madam, let me congratulate you once more on the tenderness of your steak. It has been months since I'tasted such meay.” Half an hour later, as he was In his room writing to Mrs. Bowser that he should never keep house another day when such boarding-houses could be found, the landlady entered to say: “It has just occurred to me to ask I we have been doing without them. If you insist, however; if you feel—"" . 1 will try to get Mnnr." he interrupted, with a magnanimous alr of self-sacrifice. “So good of you. I sed you are smoking. That is right. Shoula you wish for beer and crackers before you retire I shall send out for them. If you feel like pllylns a mouth organ or si dn;‘ don’t fear to dis- turb the rest of us. ou are here for a home and a home it shall be.” Mr. Bowser made some additions to his Jetter and atter finishing it and smoking a cigar he :3“ inclined for bed. When he bad removed his cout and vest and shoes s he pointed to - a " hotey 100k things. For half an hour he lay and thought of prings, a cornhusk FTER passing the night at a hotel ..y .. wo "take boarders here,” replied the box eprings and hair mattresses of his ves, ma'am, b-u-g-s Mr. arose with a new de- . " ady as she answered his ring. Drice of £10 per week. T shall mope to the averuge Homa wasn't in re by compari- you expected family prayers in the morn- own bed, and the cuss words he uttered »u are kicking up a fuss in his heart. For years the lar Y hampens to be full just now, MAKe You fecl almost as much at home son. The landlady was waiting for him Ing?" could not have been heard by any one 1" she gasped in: aston- o he had contended that . The house happens . - that |t Lere as vou do in your own house. In in the ball, and after recelving his en- “Well, I-I could Gispense with them if listening outside the door. There was no n : live was to board. bowever, and ) am sorry to say that it fact, if you will go at it and make your- thuslastic congratulations she timidly necessary,” he repilea. Mrs. Bowser to bulldoze and threaten “Bugs, ma'am, bugs!” he sald as he put 7 . - may be a week before you can be accom- self right at home here I shall be glad. I said: “That is awfully sweet and kind of you. Wwith divorce,no family cat to hold respon- on his hat. SORNiens ha modated. Did you wish to come at once?” Will to your coffec myself, and should I might make an exception in your Just at present Deacon Willlams, who sible and threaten with personal venge- ‘“‘And one of the flnest mattr thet be 4 “Right away,” he replied. “The sur- %! DA oo B sl 2 l;“;l?s‘»‘;g;‘ case if it is not convenient for you, but presides on such occasions, is absent. and ance. He had to take it out with v to give me a privat isper. ing around and working the cobs out fr under his back and planning the party he would give the landlad morning. He bad grown a bit though still desperate, when a su bounced him out of bed. Not for stant did he imagine that ne in- he had been jabbed by a darning needle or a bradawl carelessly left lying about or that some- body's pet dog had worked his way up through the springs, but to make sure h lighted all the gas jets and turned t sheets down. “By thunder. but how dared she do it, how dared she!” gasped Mr. Bowser as horused the oy rRm»‘ here to rob the house, and & on you for his disappoint- Mr. Bowser, extended arm a_dramatic lence he passed out of the open door and the moaning (To Be Continued.)