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As Miss DeWolf says, money is not the only thing you part with at a drinking saloon." "O, you're being nosed about by Miss DeWolf, are you," said Hank contemptuously. "I had as leif be nosed by a fine lady, as by a saloon keeper," said Wycoff, drawing himself up in his saddle. "D m the fine lady," said Hank between his closed teeth, "I'll attend to her case."
While Wycoff was on his mission and Little Wolf shut up in her room, Sorrel Top hastened to communicate the news to Daddy. "'Tween you and me I'm glad on't," said Daddy, exultingly. I hope he's dead." "Well, now, that's heathenish, Daddy, to wish a feller critter dead."
"I must be going back," said Wycoff, abruptly wheeling round, "I just rode out a little way to get some of the spirit out of the horse before Miss DeWolf takes her evening ride." Hank shook his fist after him, "I'll take the spirit out of the horse, and out of the girl too," he threatened. "Lucky she hasn't told Wycoff, I can tell my own story all the better."
"She shall never ride that horse again," said the enraged saloon keeper, with an oath. Wycoff had great difficulty in pursuading Little Wolf to except his present. Indeed she only consented when she became convinced that he would be seriously displeased by her refusal.
Whatever you say is right, I will pay you, for I have felt mean about it ever since; 'specially as you haven't made any fuss about it." Little Wolf appeared noble indeed, as she feelingly replied, "Mr. Wycoff, I would cheerfully make the same sacrifice again, if by that means I could persuade you never to taste another drop of intoxicating drink."
Little Wolf turned silently away and went into the house. "Well, well," and Wycoff bent a look of inquiry upon Sorrel Top, who had been out sharing his solicitude for her mistress. "I guess she feels kinder horrible like, about seeing him mashed," was Sorrel Top's explanatory reply. "Well, I'll jest go round and see what his condition is, anyhow."
Hank seeing in him a future victim to his wiles, spread his net right warily: "Well, Wycoff," he replied," "I have had the good luck to secure the most desirable corner in the city for my business, and I intend to keep on hand first class liquors, just such as you like best; and I consider you a judge of the article."
"Shame on the man that will threaten a lady," said Wycoff hotly. "When women stoop to interfere with men's business, they must take the consequences, Wycoff. Shall I tell you what was done to a woman who went whining around trying to raise a prejudice against a respectable liquor dealer in the place where I once lived? One dark night her house was pretty well pelted with stones and brickbats.
Finding it all quiet about the house, he followed the sounds to the stable, and discovered that it was only a horse, which Mr. Wycoff had, a few hours before presented to Miss DeWolf, that had occasioned the disturbance. The horse had broken loose, and just as Mr. Glutter was fastening him in the stall, he saw the flames bursting from the saloon; and so his benevolent trip cost him his brewery."
Thus Little Wolf received her mission, which, with characteristic energy she delayed not to fulfil. His word having been pledged to total abstinence, Wycoff turned back towards home. "I was only going to the brewery to meet a few friends," he said, "and if I don't drink with them I may as well keep away."
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