all round town, how he had outfoxed his Missus. He
certainly was a caution!
But he wasn't satisfied with just outwittin' her. He was
sore the way she had acted, tryin' to grab off his pay. And
he made up his mind he'd get even. Well, he waited till
Evans's Circus was advertised to come to town. Then
he told his wife and two kiddies that he was goin' to
take them to the circus. The day of the circus, he told
them he would get the tickets and meet them outside
the entrance to the tent.
Well, he didn't have no intentions of bein' there or
buyin' tickets or nothin'. He got full of gin and laid round
Wright's poolroom all day. His wife and the kids waited
and waited and of course he didn't show up. His wife
didn't have a dime with her, or nowhere else, I guess.
So she finally had to tell the kids it was all off and they
cried like they wasn't never goin' to stop.
Well, it seems, w'ile they was cryin', Doc Stair came
along and he asked what was the matter, but Mrs.
Kendall was stubborn and wouldn't tell him, but the
kids told him and he insisted on takin' them and their
mother in the show. Jim found this out afterwards and
it was one reason why he had it in for Doc Stair.
Doc Stair come here about a year and a half ago. He's
a mighty handsome young fella and his clothes always
look like he has them made to order. He goes to Detroit
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