The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-11-15
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TGIE M HEEL
BY BARRY PAIN.

Inc c1tTnan who told me the story
prefers to remain anonymous. nor is
there any necessity to mention the
name Of the out of work valet.
Come On a pretty thin streak,
haven't your" said the cabman. What
threw you out this last time?"
"Oh, the USUAL said the valet la
conically and without shame.
'Well, I've chucked it myself. 9th
erwise we might-well, what do you
think? One wouldn't hurt u.s."
"Not for me-" said the valet. II
swore off when l got the sack. In
fact, that's my only chance to get an
other place and a living"
'Then Wen have some tea same
where. l know a place near here where
they can do you a chop, and it's not
too filthy"
Its awfully good of you, but
Eve been in luck lately-backed a
winner at a very good price. My
'missus' has a brother in the stable.
You come along"
The valet came along and ate that
which was set before him. Then he
sat with his head in his hands smok-
ing a short clay, silent, with a grim
and deadly look on his face. Then he
began soliloquizing, bitterly, incoher-
emily ard reminiscently.
"Can't stand dining in hall. Too
beastly uncivilized. Charming girl,
that. Danced with her at the Masonic.
She was at the a. b. c. with us too.
Cad, they're gaining! Half a length.
Rowed-well rowes"
He shouted the last words. half ris-
ing from his place and brought his
hand down hard on the table with a
clatter of the coarse crockery. Rather
less of that, please" said a sharp voice
from behind the counter. The out Of
work valet subsidized, replacing his pipe
in his mouth and resulting his attitude
of dependency.
Hold your row. said the cabman.
II refused a good berth yesterday"
what on earth for?' said the cab
placed as you are, you know"
he added ~delicately.
Couldn't help it. 1t was a chap
who'd made money. That's the kind
l look for nowadays. I've got charac-
tiers of a sort-that I know my work
thoroughly and don't steal the spoons.
and so on. But my trump card Is that
l was for a year with scarborough. The
new arrival likes W say, Yes, very de-
cent fellow-I got him from Lord Sells
borough And, mind, you, Scarborough
has let me down very easily as to-er-
why l couldn't stop. This chap I'm
speaking Of was called Smith. It's not
a name that suggests anything, but 1t
struck me that l knew the face. l told
him the best story l could, and he said
he'd give me q fair trial II l would
sign off drink altogether. Just at that
moment l recognized him and placed
him. I'm afraid l can't take your stu
ation,' l said. He glared at me. why
notY he asked. 1t ,appened that we
were both standing up at the time. l
sat down with my back to him and
spoke to him over my shoulder. Smith,
l said, I wish you'd run yer to the
kitchens and ask them why the devil
they can't send me what l order Yes!
Fact! 1t was Smith, my old gyp. You
remember him? OF course you do. And
| then he remembered me. He sort of
| sank into the earth and called me sir
! Then he told me how he'd made his lit
tie pile-ten years. close savings and
| sonse phenomenal luck in speculation
| on the top Of it. And that's not a bad
chap either. We talked owe old times
| for awhile. He neve asked me what
had brought me down In the world
he ought to know that, though. Pres.
emily he said that he'd had many and
many a sovereign from me, and ii a
loan of ten or twenty would be any con
venience-well, l cut that short and
came away. Still, he's not a bad chap
and l was civil enough to him. But Q
| coincidence of that kind brings things
back. Suppose now
"Oh, it's too late to talk about thats
the cabman interrupted. whats tn
mex step to be?'
Don't know" said the valet drearily
8" wish now I'd kept my mouth shu
and taken the place. I wish I'd borrow
ed the beggar's money; likewise, now
come to think Of it, l wish l was dead.
SWELL" said the cabman, you know
where to come If you run short befOr
you get work. 1t wouldn't be much
but
The valet stopped him, thanked hir
and appeared to recover his good spil
it's. THAT'S all right" he said; Il won
forget you"
Shortly afterward they parted. TIL
valet spent 2 shillings that night o.
a combination of four ale and gin. Blu
this detail, together with n or tw
others that l have mentioned, the cal
man only learned afterward at the in
Quest.-Black and White.
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