His Ingenious Method.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 26, 29 June 1907, Page 7

His Ingenious Method.

"Oli, but didn’t Oi hot th’ divvle’s own tonne lasht noight! ’’ mourned Fin moan, as he dived into the Franklin stov eafter a pinker coal tor his pipe. lh divvies own toime did Oi hov thrvin t git wid Maloney, as wint C town "id me in th’ inarmin’. Vez see, we .mt separ rated, th’ t«„ av tis. an’ git. n, git her agin we enddent t’ save th’ souls av Us. Iverywhere Oi wint an’ ast wuz •Maloney there oi „ uz tow |,| he’d ji-ht thot niinyit gone. At laslit wan mon towld me he had seen wid ’s own oves •Maloney slitartin’ oil’ home. Wid thot Oi shtarted toward home niesilt. thinkin’ av the long, forlornsome walk befool me. * '|<T wishin’ fei th’ eoomp’ny at me frind. At th’ fur Ist moil,. oi niet Clatlev an’ ast ’m had he met Maloney, an’ lie That puzzle. Mitill more, an’ Oi wuz. thot confused an’ bewildhered thot < >i didn't know what t' do. At lasht Oi ||j t on th’ injaynyns plan Oi wild run a <|iiarther av i. moil,, f overta-ake ’m in ease he wuz uhid. Thin Oi wud shtop an list tin mint its t' let m catch up wid me if he wuz behoind But in shpite at all precautions.” ■dghed Finnigin. as his coal got to going good. ” Maloney bate me home about a ijuarther av an hour.”