Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-10-21
,pyright. 1895. by J. B. LiPpinoott Co.

familiar roar of the surf became louder
and louder, and the dogs, a brace of
handsome bloodhounds, bayed melodi-
ously.
"By Jupiter!" said Gerard, sharply,
that is the voice of Demetrius.'
L strained my ears in vain, but large
figure loomed suddenly in the fore
ground.
''That you, Demetrius?" my eompan-
ion shouted.
Yes" came the measured response.
"it is /"
The Greek. however, had no intention
Of stating his business in my presence.
lie assisted his master to descend from
the Ligh buggy and followed him re-
-..rrtftl's into the house remained
with the horses and helped the coach
man, Jap Byers, an excellent fellow, to
unhitch them-and his tongue. He
chartered volubly.
Shiny kind o'cuss, that ther Greek,
Mr. Livingston. I'm a liar if he didn't
scare the puddin' outer me-"
"You don't look as if you were easily
scared," said l.
II amt he replied; that's fact;
but the Greek he done it, An it warnt
right, neither Linn an me never was
rrien's. When he comes a-sashayin'
along as if he owned the hull earth
aim ter look Jest q leetle mite above his
head, as if | didn't see his royal high
ness; an that mads him an tickles me-
Jap laughed loudly. had known for
some time that he and Demetrius were
unfriendly.
$50 he scared you"
eyes. sir. Ye see, he bosses it around
the house, but I'm the chief here, an
don't allow no monkey business on my
premises. Well, sir, after you lett,
Mary, the housemaid, come out, an she
ax.' me had a leetie howdy-do. She's
Danish, is Mary, an not one o yer seary
ones. Why"
"Get along with your story, Jap. I'm
in hurry"
"Marv was tellin' me about the doin's
with the gentleman as was hurt an
givin' me the hull song an dance"
"Where were you, Jap?"
The honest fellow blushed BY the
Pickering light of the stable lantern l
could see his frecllled face blazing.
eve was in the hay mow," he said' re-
luctantly.
"Where you generally sit, eh ?"
"Yes," he admitted, with a sheepish
grin. "Afary likes the smell o the hay"
"Go on, Jap
"D'ye think" he demanded, eagerly,
"tnat ther Greek was on TO the racket
o. me an Mary sittin' in the hay NOW?
Goshl / guess he was stuck ON Mary
hisself. Why, that accounts for the
milk in the cocoanut. OF course. Wen,
sir, when she got through tellin' me
how the pore feller couldn't speak nor
move, and"
"She went into all those details?"
"Why, ,es; an she had IT straight
from Miss Nancy, too. Wimmen folks
must talk, or they'd -atcrally go crazy.
Well. sir, she'd got at last ter the end
o. the yarn, an I'd told her good-by, an
was wavin' her adoo as she stood in the
doorway, when all of student big
shock o. hay comes a-tumblin' down an
ketches me right 'twixt wind an water.
1t come nigh KILN me, an Mary, too.
Why, the girl most split herself a-lafiin'.
An, Mr. Livingston" his pleasant voice
hardened, "that ther Greek, damn his
soul, done it."
expressed my astonishment.
"He done It outer mcanness never
suspicioned the cuss, KNOWN that the
hay was kinder poorly piled an that
I'd bin lteerlegs about the hnndlin' OF
IT, But jest before you drcv up hap
pened ter start out fer the house, an
then changed my mind an walked
around the barn. Well, sir, as / come
around that ther corner saw the Greek,
standin' like n statoo on "A PEDESTAL.
Where did he come from? Why, from
the NOW, % course. lie piped me off
ter the house, an then crawled out,
He must ha' known that Danish Mary
an / was frien's, an he calltilated ter
make an everlastin' scnrecrow outer me
before her-thc son Of "a run! dropped
onter his racket right away, the second
seen him. He come there a-purpose.
I'd "a thumpcd him good, II IL cost noe
this place, but the dogs begun barldn',
the Greek he speaks to 'em ns If mo-
lasscs candy wouldn't melt in hia mouth,
an the next thing | knew he was talk
IN with Mr.. Gerard. But, cuss him, III
git even"
'eBut, Jap. how do you know he was
really in the mow?'
"Wby, sir, when / come up with the
lantern / see the haysecd and aticlfer-
grass on his coat"
I badc Mr. Bycrg pood-nipht and
walked thouPhtfully to the house. My