The Grenada sentinel., 1896-11-14

tAShlOn anu singing III sHrih Solee'
This IL my story. this is'my song.
Praising the Saviour all the day long"
Over and over again the man sang
the couplrt, sandwiching it with strings
of oaths which sent chills chasing each
other up and down Mr.. 1nch's spinal col
umn. He attempted to talk with the
man, but he might as well have tried to
converse with log of wood. Others
with whom he started conversations
looked at him so blankly that he soon
realized it was hopeless task, and. set
tling down in his seat, he resolved IL
say no more.
when we get to Parlor City," he fig
ured to himself, "I'll just wait until
they get this crew out OF the car. and
then I'll go out myself and 60 home"
Mr.. Inch's resolution was the result OF
little speculation as to what wo'll.
happen to him if the keepers discovered
that he had entered the car and mingled
with this crew of violent and irresponsi.
BILE men.
At the station in Parlor City on the
same morning that Mr.. Inch boarded
the train 20 miles away stood Is keepers
from the state asylum waiting for the
consignment of lunatics from New
York. With them was young DR.. Blank
on whose shoulders rested the respon-
sibilty for the safe transportation OF
the lunatics from the station to the
ASYLUM. DR.. Blank was worried. 1t
was the first expedition of the kind he
had commanded. and he was nightly
afraid that something would go wrong
Only month before he had received his
appointment to the asylum, and an es
cape or revolt due to lack of proper pr'-
cautions would. he knew. mean the loss
of his place He was relieved when the
train rolled in and a keeper jumped
from the steps of a car. touched his hat
and announced that all was we'll.
AZ hundred, altogether, l believe?
the doctor remarked.
"Yes, sir; 50 in each ear said the
keeper.
well, march them out as soon asyo0
cam" said DR.. Blank, and he hauled ont
a notebook and prepared to check of
the men as they were handed over /,
his keeping.
They took the last ear first, and DR.
Blank drew a deep breath of relief
when the fftieth man stepped to the
platform.
"Now for the other car, he said
cheeriy. and the keepers commenced
to hustle the unfortunates out.
Mr.. Inch crouched low in his seat and
was passed by. DR.. Blank, notebook il
hand. sang out: "Forty-nine," just MS
the keeper escorted man to the plat
form and called: That's all"
There must be another said the
doctor. ncrvously.
"You counted wrong" said The
keeper.
NO. I'm sure I'm right, but I'll count
them again." said Dr. Blank, and he &c
so, with the result that his first figuring
was correct.
One man was missing. There coult
be no doubt about that. The car hal
only yielded 40 men.
search the car" called out the dec
tor. and the keeper proceeded to 10 so
The first man he encountered was MI
Inch. who. having made up his -GInt
that sufficient time had elapsed to rem
der it safe for him to leave the car. hat
risen and was making for the door.
Hello" exclaimed the keeper, 'how
did you get here?'
Il Just walked in from the other car,
replied Mr.. Inch, with dignity.
"Didu't see man hide himself aronnt
this car anywhere, did you?"
Now it happened that some minutes
before the train reached Parlor Cit.
the red-headed man who sat next 70 Mr.
Inch had slid to the floor and cuddlet
himself up under the seat. Mr.. Incl
had seen him do it, and had marveltd a
the mans ability to stay in one posi-
ton so long. To tell of this incident
however, was to admit that he had heel
in the car for some time, which wou!t
scarcely do, so he simply said in a tom
of mild astonishment:
"See man hide himself? How
ridicnlous," and the keeper, impressed
by his tone, passed by and starte'
! searching at the upper end OF the car.
Mr.. Inch continued toward the door
reached the platform, and stcppe'
slowly down. Mr.. lnch's personal np
pearance was not what it usually was
A night in country hotel, with neithe
hair brush nor comb in the morning
| showed on him. Contact with th
elbow of a lunatic behind him had pu
most disreputable looking dent III hi
derby. His appearance was altogethe
bad enough to justify DR.. Blanks eS
cnnation Of
".Ah, here he is. This way. m
friend" which he made when he sa>
Mr.. Inch descended to the platform.
Mr.. Inch heard the remark, but pni
no attention to it, Instead OF obeyinl
he quickened his pace toward the otl.e
end of the platform, but before hc ha
gone dozen yards DR.. Blank was along