Part 49 (1/2)

”What is on your e Tell them to send up a man who can draw up a will I ain't dead yet,--not by a daht,--but soood o' havin' dough if you ain't got nobody to leave it to?”

”Good boy!” I cried, and I wrote out letter nu the lawyers, if possible, to send their representative along with the Coet the whole business fixed up and off-hand at the one tih it was still early, I found Jake already dressed Not only that, but he was at the whisky-keg in the corner, filling up a cup

”My God! Jake,--you don't mean to tell me you are back to that stuff?”

”Yep! I ain't preachin' tee-total any more after this”

My heart sank within

I remonstrated with him all I could

”But,Are you crazy?

You never drank in the ht tiether You'll be feeling different after a while

”Think! What will Rita say? What will Miss Grant think? Hoill you be able to face Mr Auld? They all know of the good fight you have been putting up

”Jake,--Jake,--for shame! Throw the stuff out at the door”

Jake only shook his head ettin' sore,--for I've quit tryin'

”What'n the hell's the good, anyway The et it! I'ood and ready; any old time at all and as much as I want,--and more”

I could do no more for him It was Jake for it

I stopped the southbound _Cloochman_ that afternoon and put Jake's letters aboard Two days later, two clerks fro lawyer from Dow, Cross & Sneddon's came into Golden Crescent in a launch I took thehan's I introduced them, then busied one through, for I did not wish to be in any way connected with Jake's settlements At last, however, the old fellow cauess you'd better take care o' them for rinned, ”I mean my will

You're better'n me at lookin' after papers”

We carried the brass-bound trunk to the launch and waved it a fond farewell, without tears or regrets

For teeks, ed in a horror of a drinking bout

The very thought of that orgy still setscold

We pleaded, we threatened; but of no avail The minister even closeted hihtest impression on him

It was always the same old remark: