The San Francisco call., 1903-01-25

Gle rlare with HALEY and Ed Pceto and
T..rsor rre rirat of the big june water
o. rhe west End. The company didn't
trrst re- su-i right was strong COM
rarv man. louch I went out with the
h..- F.f -aR and I've always said.
r.e e.rra-, a.- uot treat Mrs. MuueniN
,.-. ~.art widow. and penni,ess. she
.rr-r, She latlue-house at McCloud with
.ll tru hundreds theN Aate her.
Tfrre were fVe TouuS Muuenixes. and
tr,r vrrc. every one. star children. from
Srker-. vro was foxy. 10 Kate. who Wa
r.- r.,rclr frc. she was royal: % ani
STRAIGHT. and true. with complexion Ike
sunrise and hair 'ike p sunset Kate keep
a.. cottage gong. and Mrs. Mullenix
s.e. personally in the eating house and
-tn trc short order annex. Any one that
SLs~ tasted "a steak griIled swell in Chi
csra or n Denver. and tasted one broilcd
plain ly Mrs. MuIonix in McCloud half
block from the depot. can easily under
stand uh hy he boys behaved we'll. As for
her coffee. believe it or not. we owe most
Of .-r vorll-famoUs West End runs not
50 much ta The Baldwin locomotive
Works nor to Mr. George Westinghouse.
- to the coffee drawn by Mrs. Mary
-1rlIcuiK.
Mrs. Muneniz's coffee for many years
made the boys hnt, what now makes them
Dot is that size can't be persuaded 70
eraw 81 FOR an. body except McTerza. and
:'they claim that's the way he holds the
yellow Mail with SOS. but all the same
WcTerza is fast stun. coffee or no oof-
fee
There were none of them boisterous
- ren. those Reading engineers who took
our Jobs after the strike: but McTerza
was an oyster, except that he couldn't
.. be swallowed. The fact is he was difi-
oent. owing. maybe, TO a hesitation in his
speech. II was funny. the bit OF a halt,
but not so odd as his disposition. which
p approached that Of grizzly He had
q tmpudence and Indifference and quiet
plenty OF each.
Il was pretty generally understood that
in ths strike the short-or6er house was
wthNus Mrs MulleniX had reason TO
feel bitter toward the company, and IT
became speedily known that Mrs Null
le1ixs was not q healthy place for the
men who took our engines; their money
was not wanted. In fact none Of the
new men ever tried TO get service there
except McTerza- McTerza one morning
dropped into the short-order house.
Coffee" said he He always cut things
because
rig up between stations IN remarks
:. e was looking after things that day
A. the restaurant. and she was alone She
looked az McTerza chilIingly. Kate had
more than enough instinct 10 tell Read
ing man from the Brotherhood type. She
turned IL silence and she poured cup
q coffee. but from the night tank; #
vas the Erossest indignity that could be
perpetrated on man in the short-order
Management. She set II with little civil
ey and less of sugar before McTerza,
and pushing her girdle down. ooldly
walked front. half perched on a stool and
looked listlessly out the window.
. cool" ventured McTerza- as he stirred
lump q sugar hopefully into his pur-
chase Kate made no comment on the
observation.
could I have 9 little c-c-eondensed
milk" inquired dcTerza presently. This
sc-sc-crearn looks pretty rich" he added.
stirring thoughtfully as he spoke at the
PIT of mustard, which was the only
leuid 81 sight.
Kate BIuuenix Elared contenptuously at
him. but she passed out jug Of cream
and IL was cream From the defiance on
her face as she resumed her attitude she
appeared 70 expect a protest about the
cold coffee. None came. McTerza drank
the stuff very slowly. blowing it careful
ly the while. as II II were burning him
Up. II vexed Kate
How much?" asked McTerzs humbly,
rs he swallowed the last drop before Il
froze 10 the spoon and fshed for a dime
70 square his account.
twenty-five cents" He started slight
Is. but reached again into his pocket and.
without e word. produced q quarter Kate
swept II into the drawer with the royal
Indifference of circus faker and re-
sumed her stool.
"C-c-could I get another c-c-cup7"
asked McTerza patiently. It looked like
a defiance; however. she boldly poured q
second cup o. the cold coffee and McTerza
tackled -
After an interval OF silence he spoke
again. do you sell tickets on c-coffee
here?" She looked at him with a ques-
tioninE insolence- 4 mean. c-could a fel-
low buy n chance-or get into a raffle-on
the h-h-h-hot tank?' asked McTerza,
throwing a sad glance on the live coffee
Urn, which steamed cozily beside its silent
companion.
That tank is empty" snapped Kate
Muuenix recklessly. for IN spite OF her
self she was getting confused
"If Il Is" suggested McTerza, peering
Ersvely underneath st the Set OF gas that
blszed rerrily. you ought TO draw your
IRE; you're liable TO b-b-burn your
c-c-croHn sheet"
What's the matter7" demanded Kate
angrily: is your coffee cold?"
.Oh, no." he responded, shaking his
head and waiting for the surprising dis
claiuer 10 sink IN mot exactly cold.
It's sust dead"
We don't serve Reading men here" re-
Nrsd Kate dehsntly.
Oh. yes. you do" responded McTerza,
Frightening at once. You serve them
IKE t-t-tramps" Then after & pause:
could get q cigar?"