The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-29

ter Alfred's look of dignified displeas-
ure, which seemed to say: wish you
naughty children would depart!
This, of course, made furious the
proud Edna, and presently she was
egging Billy on to make disparaging
remarks regarding the management of
the inn. The more she and the others
giggled at his sallies. the more Lopez
enthused in his subject.
AS it was impossible for the cheer
full Lopez to modulate his voice to any
thing more moderate than a fog horn
tone, it was also quite impossible for
Keyes to help overhearing. His cheeks
took on a deeper bronze and his eyes
narrowed to mere Sits, an old trick of
his when angy. Presently he disap-
peared into his inner Office, from
whence proceeded Immediately col
ored bellboy who touched Lopez on
the sleeve.
"s'cuse me, sab! But Mister Reyes
would like de pleasure of speakin' wild
you in his office, sah!"
Pardon me a moment girls"
chuckled Billy. 81 guess the professor
wants to give me a calling down." and
he stalked off with three-inch grin
on his face, fully conscious of his own
burly strength and the admiring
glances of his party.
Mr.. Lopez" said Keyes with icy
calmness, eve are always glad to have
visitors, but really / must ask you'll
must request you-to change your at
titude and act in a more gentiemanly
manner"
Billy fixed his eye on the toe of
Keyes' boot, and then on the crown of
his head; then back again to his boot.
Then he thrust his hands into the
pockets of his sack coat.
'I am not accustomed to being die
tated to-" he remarked. II have rath-
er hasty temper and am likely to say
something or do something still more
to your displeasure If you make any
further reference to my conduct"
Keyes was some two or three inches
shorter than Lopez, and though ath-
letic and himself a sub. on the Pennsy
eleven, he was decidedly inferior TO
Billy in weight. 1t was not a lack OF
courage, however, which made him say
quietly: "All right, Mr.. Lopez. There's
nothing more l wish to say to YOU
1t would have been very easy and
quiet to Reyes liking at that moment
to have had a game of flsticuffs. but as
manager of the hotel and responsible
for the comfort and peace OF mind OF
its guests such a course would have
been out of the question.
Billy staggered back to his party.
'nything doing?" asked one of the
fellows
o. aede him come down off his
hig all right"
In -re meantime the people had
Hooked back from the auditorium and
the hall was more than usually crowd
ed with folks intent on,,watching the
dancers. There was short delay, anc
then the orchestra leader hurried II
with a half-concealed smile on hi:
lips.
Bang! A rafting two-step was un'
der way, and Immediately the Lopez
party proceeded to divest themselves o.
tnelr wraps preparatory to dancing
Edna and her cousin were the last t.
rise to their feet. The lacing of one
Oh her shoes had become united anC
Billy knelt to tie the bow with fin
gers more suited to grasping the pigs
skln than to perform their presen
TASK The others had made som,
ulree or four turns of the big hal
tmhen Edna and her cousin started of
~ ume to the music. With their frs
SSuep the music suddenly ceased. leav
Ing the dancers stranded and wonder
Ing what 1t could mean. The violinis
tL seen fussing over a string, and 81
. me people walked about or sat dow
vi the dancing should go on.
he Foor' innocent Billyl Already heated
fras i,epaired to the ice cooler to re
n vsn himself, and on his return tn
he NhNN again III Auil DidSJ. ~
tb ahu ms cousin once more launche
c themselves upon the floor the must
sraseu instantly. and noisy hub bu
Use and angry ordinations file
s, ar. In the meantime the tru
80 80 OF affairs had been noised abou
tbn ~ The loyal guests OF the inn an
ss,.p pa tlsan spirit was so strong tina
thsa chaps volunteered then an
ls 70 chuck out that Lopez fellow.
In ma, tall and furious and gloriou
vneI wrath, strobe up 10 Reyes, VIII
standing by the desk. "Mr. Keyel