New-York tribune., 1903-01-12

fetCneS 49, Holporn-was. indeed no great distance
OCCUPIED a furnished Iodsing; in BLOOMSBURY.
the sunday night in question IT was at IFS worst.
penetrating compound: the wet sush spread ankIs
v on Tos dhe pavement & or lay i1rroSed on ne
hImoed h bG MS & toes ebsd 70 his knees was chilling
stations on Aiexander's would go no further.
He eyed The gorgeous pubic houses that confronted
he made cynical remarks about the plate glass and
, ~ OF fnese Sn merits iney takss
window" which. though somewhat incoherent may
r me plain little PUB he Observed s' to Who
has tapToom prices an honest gzs not mar tiers
incendescsnt. Electric Hight" ne added after
not. you upsets yer drink" Appalled, by. the con-
straigbtway resolved to turn out 81 HoIforn and
every other thoroUghfare lii by so uncertain a
medium He departed solemnly into the twilight
of Bloomsbury, after noting with the utmost con-
hour hour and fo-ty-three minutes wherein 70 accom-,
IL on on sundays he added. to cIinch the argument
visible in the form OF a somewhat musty and low
brozeG tavern that abutted on square. Here the
snow lay white and undisturbed, BY the tavern
door there was clearng. but all around and be,
ieav1 Sne ffi I ,Ton f 'e snow aao g ae5t
the wind. but mostly an increasing carpet pat
II was IDEAL refuge. this little public house
ander proud OF his foresight Here he speedily
recovered his previous good humor; here. indeed.
the potman to oi glass @ Baced by ine9SaustbIs
spirit Of easy afluence- The company present made
II II he would have to 90, He would enjoy the feet
The pToSranne vas nanny am an snS @ sItsd - ~.
mood The potman smiled on him. his nelghbors
gentleman who had dealings with. The Daily
Of that distingnisheI Organ bu in some obssIrs
way his visit vital to its wellbeing-nay. more
attached no Importance to this claim was later
perfdiOIS he fIi meas OF
As we already know. the two had 50 far har-
monized sni But at n-oE five minutes before. to be
ready money Alexander pointed to the Clock. de-
elared that 12:3o was the legal hour. and that he
mot a. second: he repeated The potmsn per
eP1oTiy y,s reIoTted s1, % o 6n-t sunday and
| ander replied that he would take his custom to
dueed sixpence and four coppers. 'Wot's thiss..'
arew and placed steadying hand upon the counter.
The audience drew closer Take it," said Alex
upon proceeded to settle accounts with the remain
| ing ng members Of the company All were solvent.
/ The potnan ducked and emerged from behind the
bar. The company dispersed He was alone with
You comes ere. givin' yeTself airs. observed
the potman. treatn me TO drink an wot not. says
| you belongs to The Daily Post,-sells it on the
you amt got none Look about-peraps it's in yer
| Thus admonished. Alexander suddenly began a
search His waistcoat was empty his trousers his
futtoned himself up again. Swiftly he consulte.i
the clock II mus be off, he said: before p
| the door Outside. the company whispered. waiting
'-Fourpence more" said the obdurate potnan.
blocking the messenger's way;
| innocent Alexander, confusing the potman with
1ofan nbeF 81 o1e sre 1e oTe v cs6g WIN
This was too much The potman wiped his 1sts
aroused 2cHanger' he howied '.ChanEei'' The
Tb TFeu 5os Teg m 19s ron fe be eaK
come in givin' ,nseIf airs an treatin everybody
amy asf snT owes give we e SMo Sngs
an amt got more than this ere the potman
| flung the money down on the counter and rolled up
White faces appeared On the window pane.
! little pub, Alexander was heard TO whmper The
| cold wind bathed his face in the entry GI me p
RANGED in Iine he shot BY and dropped head fore
| Jim awways frovs strife said another '''E
was talkin." observed third. TITS the cor air
| present The potman rolled down his sleeves They
heard drawing OF bolts The lights went out till
| The company separated. and Alexander lay face
pered and fell soundy and deiightfuliy asleep o.,
the po% beside ,s him ay an s en9ed aS sd IRON Gaqge &
fallen out Of his breast pocket he struck earth
And no wonder.
| before midnight. early enough to ind Tube
| when he stepped out into the open There were
stars The walk from the be station @ to bis rooms
along cheerfully putting good cigar The Fen
who had supped with them was a nice Lad not at
obtrusive. and rather respectful Roland smiled
repeafed several of the jokes One indeed he had
| discovered him He had spoken warmly Of Madge
| Craven-yet not too warmly He had tact. What
Was one Of his gifts Tall and fair as the iiy-'
he humrned. as he turned into his square The
words were halfway & to song :. He Togid Erite It
He could easily get somebody to do the music Tall
out his iatchkey and hurriedly let himself in what
the'?- There vas Light ,.,.t in his room Who
1t was past z He scented a calamity HIS land
,, IaGy noTsaTu Sf OF 9grhsre, I,one, ~ ~, e a
RSeuaT Paper na Relsnd It nn m in ' aSb 6S,
tIayed him the wretch: the plausible thisyins
room The young man handed him note: Please
send Pantomime copy at once"
in hand and en g0 S Sqla % Spa1 K4an6 o. & n 5ne table
rejected Sheet or two eyed him from the foor He
collected this wreckage Now for a cab He hur-
on in 'h the Pnb at t5 h
moment en- he Would % haze given .s,, much for drink
Of black the white snow arrested him Some
R9GR sa9 RosSd IaSt ad he sdde3 9 ea 9no h
MAG ltnp9ssl6Ie qea m nI nqS d pSthe long
the road He dropped on his knees before this
then the right again There was no badge. With a
groan Roland staggered to his feet again "Gii
ing heavy eyelids and dropping them. "a plain little
for cab
Ten minutes later he was at his desk An the
suburban notices were in His was the last There
was no time for apologies He Just wrote. He
wrote like one possessed strfnging set phrase 10
set phrase, running through the old superlatives.
mUmbling the threadbare echoes that had done
and the before and the
before that year. The notes ne carried in his
pocket he tossed aside. He rad time. The slips
the printer as he turned them out He had
eight minutes TO pay his devoirs TO the cast FFe
ratified down the programme. drumming adiective<-
Miss Craven looked lovely as the Princess Peer
less. Her song. When when I
wen had 20 be repeated twice over. =" He