Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-11-14


 1 the outer air the recollection of .aS1 nights &Av"tt,!rc raInc back upon him. Since 1hr hour of lis wHhine If had hung about "jjli SH'Ue prr- .istencc. but now in tho ci",,r light of aav il seemed Co stand out with q full. CT peculiar'y.
 The thing was prepo>1croU> netcr- thclcss it was genuine He WIS wear inp inc ovc!ao;;t hc had woll llle night lefo.e ANa :}'.,..:..:s on impulse. lie thrust his hand i3to tlte pocket and drew out the st :'!3-e?'s card.
 Nj Iu,N l.otl,n," He read the -l.:44ne. over a> ile H;3l,s,A Hlnn@ and ii ae- rhan,c;lll ferc;Iteei itself in his brain. .allal. into nra>iirc Mid. li~ steps. Who v.#S .Tol4n E.etl"r: What WIS be? ,phe 4uestio4s taHializeI hint= =fll his uacc ilnruu>t.iously ihcre:l>pe The tbudalt ;hYi two At.n so aasurdly alike could in!l.;l,.t lhc >;lulr ely and vpjnata i533.:HoWt |" cae'r of]'er f3cnd him as q rro',lr,t Ii ts'totpl with his nersonAl worries and ;te"raNatr,i them. There sce8ci to 'te ;iliso,,l q et4Aeger in such ,fu cN NfrJol,ii5s;ty iiifrtle>> II be- gan to regret his iinpotu">ity i1 lHrtI~t- ing lis ear,i upon 1he itaIl Then. again, how lie had lt himself -o= oil the subject of l.cSiM-foI,, How H3r- rov|y he had cs,.apsd eo:uproife"' He turned l", and cold :tt the rocui@c- lion of what he had said and what hr might hav" said 1,ea tns tae lisst lime he r,auSet; in his s:Iiz and fooiled about h.!II.
 On leaving Gro>vtI,of square hc had turned west ward. n'oNiUG rapidly ill the Marble ;t,ch was rcacheti. 'i'heGe. still o,livious tp his surroundings. h,, tad crossed 4bt r.:s,!May L. ibe l.a% ware road. l.;t >sit44 ;tien" fl fo the l4byrinIn of sIl:ul!.N >lne,']> ulid lie he i.nl I';,;,s.i ::ft1ii N''a. ;,> h." S3at,.ed al,ol4l Hin. lo,=.s::@ With ,ozz.e >e.ld.5sy bow far he l;te eot55e
 fhe damp re4auaui> ef h. faa -fii hum4 aI,otn ilse I=9t~etoP~ .n ; I.Ia9A veil Here were IT., lTifnI1ses Ii green 10 break the Inol.asllIy ot jotls. NiI was quiet. dth2N. ne2Iects3 .'tt to Ghilcotc tbr sa.ll5ateSS WsS He> tf3a, he subtlue5l atlno~ lailrre q sa1.Sf@rl+on. Among these sad llOtlSos. these lfa~~t'fs hy, each filled with his o~sH concerns. te experienced q sense of respite and relief. In the Fashionable streets that bounded his oan horizon if q man paused in his walk to work oGt aH idea te instantly GreW :, crowd of H4u-si- tive or contcmptuouS eyes. Here II man halted for half ;n hour il WaS no tody'S business but his oWH
 Enjoying this thought. he wandered 0n for close upon HI hour, n1oNh& from one street to another with steps that were listlcss or rapid, as IucllH ton prompted. Then. still acting with vagrant aimlcesness. he stopped ll hlS wandcrings and entered a small eating house
 The place WAS low ecilcd and dirty, the air hot and steaninS with tIl" tlncll of food. but Chilcotc passed through the door and moved 10 one oi the tables with no expression el dis gust anI with far less fUrliNr Watch fitness than he used in his own house By q curious mental twist he felt greater freedom. larger opportunities in urab surroundings such as these than in the broad issues and wel@htN responsibilities of his own life. th"os- ing corner seat. he called for collee; and there. protected by shadow ana wrapped in cigarette smoke. he set about imagining himself some va&rint init who had slipped his moorIngs and was blissfully adrift.
 The imagination was pleasant While 1t lasted. but with him nothing Was permanent. Of late the greater part of his sufferlngs had been comprised in the irritable fckleness of all his alms-the distaste for and impossibill- ty Of sustained effort in any direction He had barely lighted a second cigar cite when the old restlesSness fell upon him. He stirred neryOusly in his seat and the cigarette WAS scarcely turned out when he rose, paid his small bill and left the shop.
 Outside on the pavement he halted, pulled out his watch and saw that two hours stretched in front before any appointment claimed his attention. He Wondered vaguely where he might go so, what he might do. in those two hours. In the last few minutes a dis taste for solitude had risen in his hihd. giving The close street Il lonell- ness that had escaped him before
 AS ie stood wavering q cab passed fioWly down the street. The sight of well dressed man reused the cab Mat Flickiu@ his whip, he passed ,Nhllrotc close. fci ixning to pull up.
 The cab suggested civilization. Chll- eotes mind vca}.rd suddenly and he raised his hand. The vehicle stopped hhd he climbed in.
 ll"f" Sir?' Tn" cabman pe"rcd eoWh through the roof door.
 'hilcotc raised his head "oh, any where near rall Mall" he said Then, @s lhe horse started forward, he put ep liiS hand and shook the trapdoor.
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