Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10


oughtn't to disturb them. AS it late
like to go to bed also.
Cousin Jim took him to his bed room.
and, setting a lamp on the little dresser.
left him. Mr.. Crockett looked at the room
and the bed, and then cogitated deeply.
when l lie down. shall l stick my head
or my feet out of the Window" was the
question. While giving 1t time to turn
itself over in his mind he looked out at the
interminable roofs and concluded once
again that land must be- mighty dear in
New York.
PART Itfii
Mr.. Crockett was awakened early in the
morning by a rasring of ropes and jangling
Of bells. He thought at first it was fire,
and leaped from the bed in alarm. striking
his head against a projecting corner of
the wall But ne socn decided that it was
no fire. He could hear voices as If some
enc were shouting up a long chimney. The
voices were distinct enough for him to I'M
derstand many Of The words chat were
said Thre was threat about never send
ing up any more meat Unless the last
months bill was settled. and then a diff
ferent voice was heard in eXpoStuiation
and entreaty. Mr.. Crockett dill not catch
the end of the discussion: ''''
Mr. Crockett did not sheep any more and
was called to breakfast an hour later. The
boys were there. small and sharp-faced
like their parents. Mr.. Crockett greeted
them with affection. for he was warm
hearted mar, but he could not say that he
took to them very much They seemed too
old for their years Jim ought to have let
them stay at school longer. There was
such thing croWdirtg a boy teo much.
The breakfast consisted of coff ae, bread
and butter, ard some thin slices of bacon.
We've grown cut of that Old Kentucky
way of eating a big meal at breakfast"
said Cousin Jim. Its very lad habit.
Awful on the digestion. The Europeans:
who know much more about the art of
eating than we do. have only bread and
butter and coffee or tea at breakfast. You
country people suffer terribly from dys-
pepsia, and it's all caused by overeating.'
Mr. Crockett admitted that Cousin Jim
might be right Nevertheless, he was very
hungry when the breakfast was over. The
boys slid away so quietly that he did not
notice their absence until they had been
gone several minutes.
Il s'pose you have EN- in the business
| with you. SO they can take charge of 1t
when you feel like retfrin'," hazarded Mr..
Crockett.
Cousin Jim did not deny the correctness
| of his superstition. The breakfast being
! finished. 1t was suggested that Mr.. Crock
EFT go down to Central Park and spend
! the n orning there. HIS host and hostess
| were sorry they could not go with him.
but one was compelled to look after the
| business, and the latter, owing to The tenn
porary lack Of servants, could not neglect
| ner nOCSenOlQ duties. but STOCkeIl
| demurred. Central Park could wait. He be
lieved he would go down with Cousin jim
and see how big dry goods store was
| run.
Cousin Jim, with rather more vigor than
| he had shown at any time before, sought
| to get this notion cut Of Mr.. Crockett's
/ head. Business was suclI a commonplace
| thing, he said. that a mere looker-on was
| bound to be bored. But Mr.. Crockett die
not think so. He could see grass and trees
every day in Kentucky as good as any
| they had in Central Park. and the dry
| goods store would interest him much more
| He was not to be diSsuaded.
| They went down together On the elevated
road and entered the big dry goods store
in the heart of the shopping district, jus
as the clerks were gathering for thel
work. Back the rear of the great room
Mr.. Crockett could see the high brass rail
ing that surrounded the offices. But Cous
in Jim did not go back there. He huns
hit hat in a niche and stationed himsel
like soldier beside table that stood IL
| front of shelves loaded with rolls of cloth
Don't you go back every mornin' to Sc