Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

possible II don't see why even the dogs
hate me-" he said, bitterly.
Dogs molly know their fren's."
And people, tooY'
II want jes' sayin' dat"
We'll, never mind him, Nose. even If he
did treat me bad when I came here for
notnin' but to do his master good turn.
I've never forgotten you, in all the long
years since we came here together from
Car'liny. I can't forget how We white chill
dren used to play with General Carriers
ptokaninnies. nor how you fished me out of
the water when l was a youngster, instead
of leavin' me to drown. 1t was together we
came north, and we've been the best kind
OF friends ever since"
Peahs to me you mos dun forgit It
sometimes. I dom jes' zackly remember
yo' bein' here befo' In a good many yeahs."
Business, Nose; it's business that makes
man neglect his friends, though he never
can forget them. Just to prove to you that
haven't forgot you. I've spent the whole
time since saw you this afternoon In
looking through my books to find charm
that will cure your rheumatic
Ian now, did yo' find anythingf"
THAT depends on what kind O rheumatic
you've got.
81 jes' b'lieve Use got eb'ry kind. FRS
It's In my arms. den my back. Den 1t goes
a-streakin' down my laigs till kin jes'
scarcely walk"
And does it draw and hitch?'
Yes, wus'n eff Use tied wild strap an
a-trytn' to git away"
- Is II worse on the te1I SIDE Inan on the
right"
We'll. dunno. Yes, tbs, Doctah!"
It's lucky good thing for you that
found you charm today. If you don't
get my charm and use 1t mighty quick,
there'n be no Nose two months from now"
"Lan,s sakes yo' don't mean itr cried the
other, jumping from his chair and fairly
dancing in excitement before DR.. Blackhart,
while the dog barked furiously.
Sit down, Nose, close to me, and re-
member that if anybody should overhear US.
or you ever breathe this charm to any one
else, 1t will do you no good-but harm-and
then. goodbye. Moser'
I'll nevah tell nobody, homes, eff you'll
only tell me what 1t is.''
1T may be difficult for you to get'-du-
SEf lis in the lslasp ole Moses boun' to
ruby" PT
whats datr
TITS fine red Stone that people wear for
RnoW Of a nhsI s In to Mr. Mone 5aa!
,r III !. 1es' ask hin "a lend 1T to me till
an; Didn't Just tell you that II you told
How, den, IN goips to git 1t
We'll. you coulaEborfow 1t without letting
any of the family lNbw, and return 1t in
the % same way when, you got through with
NOW ~ ybouy . SoAiA " OOiAOh
'thout askin' for a thing"
You could borrow at night when the
folks were all asleep"
do yo' 'sposef1,d steal anything from
Mr.. Montjoy2"
Don't speak so loud" cautiously. WHO
said anything about stealing? If you get
II long enough to cure your rheumatic AMI
then put 1t back without any one knowing
1t, l reckon you wouldn't be stealing"
dunno, dunno; mebbe not but how'm
to know where dat ruby's KEEP? I reckon
dar's thihty-flve rooms in Mistah Mont
Joys house. an a hun'ed hidin-places In
evy one. How to know which enc de
CHAINS In. an how'm to know er ruby
whep see ftT'
THE ruby Is set in a ring OF course
You'll ,a nave to take the ring. But you
would know 1t among thousand. don't
spose there Is another In the country like
II a big red stone glowing Ike fire, in
proad gold band that's all carved and en-
graved. AS to your finding It, II You oues-
ton Cover. as you can without mentioning
the words ring or ruby. he will let out