The herald., 1894-12-02

rought him to Spring street. whore he
took q hack and away he rushed TO
HAWKING, on Thirty-fourth street. near T
the city limits, where he found that tn Q
whole family was at Catalina. Thence
to Jenkins', whose elegant new house is
in the vicinity Of the Elysian park.
Here q yellow sign proclaimed fever.
Well, Brown would try again.
His next call was at University at the
house OF the Hon. Elisha j. Perkins, ex.
controller of wildcat currency in tn Q
state OF Mississippi. Brown rang the
bell and the servant introduced him in
the parlor. Mrs. Perkins, the amiable
and ancient mother OF the Hon. Elisha
was there. as talkative "a ever. But
how is q man to hold q conversation
with an old woman who 10 deaf and
dumb, and who uses her hands and her
fingers like semaphore when you dom
understand the alphabet. After awful
Intellectual efforts during which Brown
made signs of carving fish and fowl,
putting his finger in his mouth, pre-
tending to drink OUT OF q glass and rub.
bing his stomach. he had to give it up.
The old lady looked scared and Brown
believed she was going to faint. So he
got up suddenly, rushed out into the
street. entered his hack and made the
driver go like the deuce. You cannot
get 1t out OF Mrs. Perkins head now
that Brown 10 not stark mad and fit
subject for Highlands.
Brown took the letter out OF his pocket
again, scanning the signature critically.
Thunder! What q fool I was. Here
have been driving all over the city,
miles and miles. and that signature IL
Hopkins just as plain as the nose on q
mans face. Why. OF course, it's from
my friend +. j. Hopkins. the only fel.
law in the whole gang who knows how
to eat. and Mrs. Hopkins knows what'e
good. Hope sin't going to be too late
Let's see, Hopkins is now living on
street, or stay, let me out at the city
hail."
When Brown had paid 81. so to Cabby
he rushed to Hopkins on Spring street.
You will permit me to be little hszy
az to the exact location. in view of what
is to follow. Hopkins and wife have no
chi ldren and live in apartments fur
nj shed by themselves. The truth of the
M after is that Hopkins WAS away in
San Francisco, and Mrs. Hopkins, who
b az the reputation of being somewhat
gay-I myself don't believe q word oi
it-had ordered q very fine dinner for
two from . restaurateur in the neiRhbor-
ood, to be brought to her room. Not
b aving . servant, . waiter had been
b ired to fetch the dinner and wait al
table.
What Mrs. Hopkins' instructions to
the waiter had been, do not know, but
hA ho 1oaknv1k fOp ho aof a
must have been aware that the guest
Brown knocked at the door, the hunkey
Immediately relieved him OF his hat
aud overcoat and told him to help him.
self to a suissesse on the sideboard, az
an appetizer.
When Brown looked al the wsll-ap.
pointed dinner table he was somewhat
puzzled to notice that covers had only
been laid for two. But that was easily
fixed. He couldn't ask the waiter
about it, because that worthy had gone
away. However, James de Couroy
Brown was delighted. At last he had
struck the right place. and just in time
What luck, after all But where was
Hopkins. and the charming Mrs. Hop
kins, where was she? With the famili-
arity of an old friend he thought he
would look them up.
As he wac opening door leading from
the dining room into another. q soutfie
was heard in the hall the hall door
opened and in rushed Hopkins. red 90 q
rooster and foaming at the mouth.
"Ah! you serpent! you rascal you
scoundrel. At last catch you. That's
the way you treat me when am out oil
town. Come here to dine with my
wife! eh! You old sinner. Your wife
will learn of this. And you call yourself
my friend. You, James de Courcy
Brown! Damn you, James de Courcy
Brown!'
Poor James was too fabbergasted to
cay q word. or to offer any resistance
when Hopkins seized him by the nape
OF the neck, and with sundy punches
and kicks threw him down the stairs.
He landed in q sitting posture ON the
sidewalk, dusty and his clothes ell torn.
just in time to be picked up by the po-
liceman on the beat.
"Phwat koind av a manner av COON.
ing down the athairs do yez caall this
Oi shall have to artist yez and take yez
down to the stachun for distoorbing the
pace, and dhrunk and disorderly, mis-
ter, or shall call the amboolance, seeing
that 70 hit the sidewalk 80 hard ?"
just then the sergeant. who was on
his rounds came along and the police
man reported to him. It would prob
ably have gone pretty hard for a few
minutes with poor James, aB the officer
was going to telephone for the patrol
wagon, had not Q friend of Brown
arrived opportunely, who vouched for
his sobriety and rsspectability, and the
sergeant allowed him to depart with q
caution to show mp at the police court
on Friday at 80, in case there was
any fuss or complaint. Tho good
Samaritan who had rescued James
de Courcy Brown. after brushing him
off. took him to hat store and made
him buy dollar chip hat, after which
he lugged him along to An electric car l..
Come along. Brownsey. old boy,
come along, and eat your dinner with
me. Its long time since you have
called and my wife will be glad to see
you"
Brown was a little dubious, but be
had to eat. So he went along to East
Los Angeles, to the end OF the line, and
then FIVE blocks afoot.
When they got to the friends house
the latter said to his wife: my dear.
have brought our old friend Brown
home to dinner. What have you got to
eat that is good?"
"Why, today was wash day, Char les
Albert, and have not got very much.'
"Oh. that's all right. Brown will
take pat luck. What have you got?"
tW0ll tn tell vnu the trrth thoro I.