Plane and Plank; or, The Mishaps of a Mechanic

o sorrow for him, and he was not responsible in St. Louis for an infamous act done in Leavenworth. I wanted my money; in fact, I ne

nidas Lynchpinne?" I be

lt did not realize my anticipations. It was decidedly a look of disdain that he bestowed upon me, which I thought was add

ne," I continued, following him,

d, halting, and giving me

now me, Mr.

is not Ly

n. Don't yo

N

, yo

ertinent

s very pretty, but

do you mean, you

en he said to David,'Thou art the man

s," said he, angrily,

back the money you stole from me;

re you use tha

ing the truth, even when it

d don't come n

ey, and I shall b

leave, I'll ca

y. If you don't call one, I shall, as soon as I see

he, halting on Front Street, perhaps afraid that we might

e man that stole my money, and I want

er in the public street," he replied, in a kind

what I wante

to see me, come to the Planters' Hotel at ei

n't mean to lose s

'll chastise you on the gr

" I replied, as I glanced at his slender form. "If I d

dare

which my sensitive friend seemed to have very strong constitutional objections. He moved on, and I followed him into Market Street. I was anxious to meet a policeman, that I

was going to this grand establishment, and that he expected to shake me off within its sumptuous walls. I did not believe he would, though the wan

aimed the dilapidated indi

, Farringford?

had before spoken to me. He was apparently about forty-five years

ord. "I'm always glad to see an old friend.

there was a time when such a coin was in general use! He handed the money to the seedy gentleman, and then said something to him in a whisper, whic

onidas Lynchp

said Farringford, gr

ggling to escape, fearful tha

rd, in cheerful tones, though he did not relax his grasp. "Don't be

own

r they seemed to have some rela

ly I hav

forgetting, for the moment, al

hood, my lad," said he, g

ss again. I turned my face toward

u can go now," said F

you mea

stopped you to prevent you

id you

n my life," chuckled he, evidently plea

was in the house. I asked a porter, who sat near the entrance, describing Lynch. He had seen the gentleman, but did not know where he was; he had not taken a room or registered his name, and had probably

a portion of the dollar borrowed of Lynch for liquor. I accosted him, for I thou

idn't find him," c

Mr. Farringford, and I can put yo

e's only two things in this world that I want, and those are money and whiskey. If I get the

u somewhere this evening,

seven o'clock this evening, if you have any money for

n't tim

I'll be there if they don't turn me out before tha

that I could easily find him. I hastened to my dinner, and reached Mrs. Greenough's rather late. I explained the reason of my tardiness, which was quite sat

ry to hear the clock strike six, for I was tired, though perhaps not more so than Conant himself. I went home, ate my supper, did my chores in the house, and at seven o'clock I was in the bar-room of the Planters' Hotel. It was no place for a boy, or a man either, for that matter. No one was what cou

said Farringford, when I entered the room. "

ted to see

pon my shoulder. "Let us go to work right. When I used to run steamb

run steamboa

as poor as a church mouse with his hair all singed off. I am

own a s

But that's no matter now. Do you happen to ha

r; I ha

a dol

I hav

ve half a dollar in

half a dol

ody told me your na

l, s

u always spe

eavor to do s

, and must prevail. You sho

en you said you had kno

do or not. Did you speak the truth when

d

ou any

thirty

nd me a

all I

d to," said he, with tipsy solemnity. "You shall be paid, my

quest, I reluctantly gave him the quarter; but I felt guilty in doing so.