The Grinder Papers — page 224: what you’re looking at

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FHE GRINDER PAPERS. 219 Sez I, ‘‘I wish I could think so, Miss Butler.” Then I sighed. | ‘‘Ruining a respectable boardin’-house,’ hev it. People putting their lives in danger, while they owe me 3 sez she. ‘‘/ won't tew weeks’ board.” Then she jest pulled down her sleeves, and’ we ran up tew the doctor’s room. ‘There we told him the whole story. He wouldn't believe it at first. Then he said how ‘twas a joke. ‘¢*Twouldn’t do to accuse em of it,” he said. ‘‘ It’s ridicu- lous.” “Well,” sez I, ‘I tell you what; there's a pantry in the din- in-room ; let us three go in there and watch. Ef they don't come, were mistook. Ef they do, we'll prevent bloodshed. ” Sez Miss Butler, ‘‘That’s a very good plan ;” but, jest as she said that, the door-bell rang, and there come a message how't her married daughter Perliny had got a heir, and she was tu come and dress it. ‘“‘Lor’,” sez she, ‘‘I’ve got tew go; but here’s the key o’ the pantry. You and the doctor kin watch as well as me. Mind, it locks outside.” : Well, I took the keys, and as it was gettin’ on, me and the doctor went down at once; we didn’t take a light, and it was purty dark, but we unlocked the pantry and went in. I was fur leavin’ the door open, but the doctor shut it tew avoid obser- vation. Well, we waited about an hour, and at the eend o that time Eomicboo cS Eo mn ;