The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
AN Immortal"
BY JAMES BARNES.
Cnnrrinhi 1879. bu Jnmsi Bdrn,s.

lltUc courtyard At an unlnteredunR TOW Oh yellow
chimney pots rising against dim. yellow even
ing-sky and below three rows of lighted windows,
and still below an irdescent glare from the glass
kiosk that extended from the cafe.
II was very STILL but now and then laugh
or few words blew in al the window Ihad Just
finished dressing, and before left the roc m I
stepped across and stood there for a minute gazing
down at the courtyard figure sitting at
little metal table In the corner caught my eye.
a young man with a silk hat pushed back from
his head: his legs were crossed and he was moving
his foot ncryously back and forth A cigarette
was in his fingers
There was something so familiar in the pose
that looked closer, and as watched him, with.
out apparent effort the cigarette left his hand and
described q fiery arch across the courtyard
There was only one man that knew who could
ca,aplt n cigarette or n cipnr in that remarkable
fashion-my old chun Charlie Cummings I
leaned over n sill and making a trumpet of nv
hands called rs had often called I'M at his wiz
dovs in the old college DAYS;
"Hall.l.l-o-o Charlie Cummngs!" in a distinct
whisper Mind you. It was ten years since I
had done this and surely seven since had last
seen him
The effect wns electrical The nervous motion
Of the foot STONED lie extended his hand before
him-.thc muscles rigid with gesture Of silence
Halo there" he answered without lifting
his head and vi,hou, any sutpri,e being mani.
Tested N, his voice
II was very amusing and went on trumpc,ng
n wbisper down ia him; "I'yc com, to sec Won
Don't YOU remember me- YOU villain"
S,w IL was my uirn 4, IN, o.,,nisbcd a,v
Charles hand tc,rh for the tall rlasson tn. table
lie paused with il at his Inns and then drained
/, To tn, bottom The li.-h, in the courtyard was
j,s, Sufficient for me To catch a CLEAN Of the color
Again he spoke
Leave me alone he said distinctly
"Absiuthc," Thought | a. myself That's
what's the matter with Charles sense of humor."
IIurryinr down the stairs .,cpp,d ont ON the
marble n,vpinv 'rbcto hr cat with his h,rL
Inward M, in the same ,t,itud, would hay.
known him in n minute As onproscb,d he
bu,,i.d,y s,,uck , match nj, IN. hn,,nn, ~ IN.
table and ii, the ,rcsh civ,rc,,c h,,,y.., HE lin.
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lie laughed
Il have learned several new ones, too he said
"nc,u,if,I ,ricLs, a Pm , yrc,, sucrcss Eh
,,'.',, ~, -. 1''"' III"
won you Sl' do"h
bcckon~i 10 waiter and he brough, me ono
ot ,hc s,,d,, I.yvcdi ,,, ch,trs
Oh u,r sp,'ti .'rsk"i Iron ' rn"'I ,,,, ,
Nha' nave you o''h u''hE WIN yourself
Charlie. since 81 W you LAST" | asked chccrfu,ly
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honcomm'tai
Nothing" he said trrscly.
WARS ,r-n he aud Ind b,.u 49, tbirk nd ,hI.,cs
'., - ~, wv ""n - 90 ,'
oht no" Soh''h"" 'hci" WAS sunlhed ierlihg.
and his nerN business was pitiiul lie had been
one Of the mos, enthusiastic Of men. especially
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IN ms et''uhSS n"' me manner III "h''h ne
had received me made II almost awkward
Where have YOU been old chap" inauited.
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"I,nS W. i''N' '''nsS e"H''''
Knocking about | haven't been TO America
for four years, YOU know. he muttcrrd.
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NV ~ 80" NY '"'"'''" ""''
nave YOU brrn doing
Chsrllc turned and looked n, me without reply
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