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What happened when Mr. Shaynon came home?" "W'y, 'e 'adn't more than got inside the 'ouse, sir, w'en a lidy called on 'im a lidy as I 'ad never set eyes on before, sime as in your caise, sir; although I wouldn't 'ave you think I mean she was of your clawss, sir. 'Ardly. Properly speakin', she wasn't a lidy at all but a woman. I mean to s'y, a bit flash." "I understand you. Go on."
'E was so weak 'e couldn't 'ardly sign 'is name." "I 'ope 'e 'as signed it all right," said Mr. Kybird, starting. "Safe as 'ouses," said his friend. "Well, why not wait till Teddy 'as got the money?" suggested Mrs. Kybird, with a knowing shake of her head. "Becos," said Mr. Smith, in a grating voice, "be-cos for one thing 'e'd be a rich man then and could 'ave 'is pick.
Joe didn't like 'is tone of voice, but he waited, and all of a sudden Bill Jones came out o' that door like a gun going off and threw 'imself on Joe Barlcomb. Both of 'em was strong men, and by the time they'd finished they was so tired they could 'ardly stand.
The skipper's own bronzed cheeks burned to a deeper color. "I can 'ardly believe that an Englishman would play such a trick on young h'officers of a friendly power," he declared. "But I told you, sir, the fare out to your ship would be half a sov. I lied. If a nasty little cockney played such a trick on you, it's my place, as a decent Englishman, to take you out for nothing and that's the fare."
I stood there dazed-like while two bits o' coke came flying back past my 'ed; then I 'eard a loud whistle, and 'e came out agin with 'is eyes rolling and 'is mouth wide open. "'Wot's the matter? ses the skipper, staring at 'im. "'I I I'm sorry, watchman, ses that beast of a boy, purtending 'e was 'ardly able to speak. 'I'd no idea "'All right, I ses, very quick.
'Elbert, I ses, 'where shell we book to, I ses, like that, though I 'adn't 'ardly a bloody oat in me purse. 'Take a platform ticket, 'e ses, an' so I did. But 'e run on to the platform without no ticket, an' begun dancin' up an' down among the people like a mad thing, but nobody seemed to mind 'im. I set down on a seat to watch 'im.
"Are you old Bill?" he ses. "I'm the watchman," I ses, sharp-like. "Wot d'you want?" "Don't bite me!" he ses, purtending to draw back. "I ain't done no 'arm. I've come round about that glass you smashed at the Bear's Head." "Glass!" I ses, 'ardly able to speak. "Yes, glass," he ses "thing wot yer drink out of.
The action also had the advantage of bringing him opposite the two strangers who were refreshing themselves after the toils of a long walk in the sun. "My hearing ain't wot it used to be," he said, tremulously. "When you asked me to have a mug o' ale I 'ardly heard you; and if you was to ask me to 'ave another, I mightn't hear you at all." One of the men nodded.
"I find that you 'ave now paid five bob a week for nineteen weeks," ses the skipper, "and George 'as been kind enough and generous enough to let you off the rest. There's no need for you to look bashful, George; it's a credit to you." I could 'ardly believe my ears.
It's what they're paid for." "It's so awfully sudden. I don't know where I am 'ardly," said Mr. Kidd. "I don't believe she's got a penny-piece in the 'ouse. Pore Joe 'ad a lot o' pals. I wonder whether we could'nt get up something for her." "Go round and tell the police first," said the landlord, pursing up his lips thoughtfully. "We can talk about that later on." Mr.
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