The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

manner displayed an ~ portraits Or
Henry VIII fIls eyes very bfight un-
der pntrsd npper lids, were infplerant
md insuitingly penetratinx Respite
thetr ernAil stse. Thstx isrftAbdIity
heid kind OF holiness. and yer-
the personage exuded frost. not
ot the heather. all about him. You
could net imagine man or angel daring
to greet Wis being geniaIly--soonsr
throw kiss TO Mount PIlatusI
Mr.. Brown he said. with pondorous
hostility in bull bass. to the clerk
the kind OF volco which would have
made an express train leave the track
andsgo round the other way-"do you
hear me?"
"Oh yes. Judge" the clerk replied.
swiftly. in tones as unlike those which
he used for strange transients as
collectors voice in his ladylovs's ear IS
unlike that which he DEopels at de-
linquents.
do you see that snow7- asked tho
parsonage. threateningly.
YES. Judge" Mr. Brown essayed a
pIacating smile. Yes. indeed. Judge
Pike"
Has your employer. the manager Of
this hotel. seer that snow?" pursued
the parsonage. with a gesture OF un-
speakable solemn menace.
do you think he fully understands
that am the proprietor OF this build
inge
Certainly. Judge. Ger"
You viii inform him thaII do not
intend to be disconamoded By. his nsgli-
4gence- -az-I4 pass to my ofices- Tell him
from me that unless, he keeps the side
walks In front OF this hotel clear or
snow will cancel his lease Their
present condition is outrageous DO
you understand me? Outrageousi Do
you hear?"
Yes. Judge. I do So" answered the
clerk. hoarse with respect. I'll sec TO
it this minute. Judge Pike"
you had better" The parsonage
turned himself about and began a
grim progress toward the door by
which he had entered. his eyes fixing
themselves angrily upon the conclavs
at the windows.
Colonel Flitcroft essayed smile. q
faltering one.
Tine weather. Judge Pike" he said.
hopefully.
There was no response OF any kind:
the under-shot jaw became more In
tolerant. The parsonage made his opin-
ion-of the group disconcertingIy plain.
and the old boys understood that he
knew them for a worthless. lot Of seni1e
Ioafers, as great a nuisance IN his
building as was the snow without; and
much too evident was his unspoksn
threat to see that the manager cleared
them out OF there before long.
He nodded curtly to the only man OF
substance among them. Jonas Tabor.
and shut the door behind him with ma
jestic- insult He was Canaan's nil
lionaire.
He was one OF those dynamic. creat-
ures who leave the haunting impress
sion Of their wills behind them, like
: the tails OF Bo-Peep's sheep. like
the evil dead men have dones no left
his intolerant image in tho ether for
long time after he had gone. to con-
front and confound the aged men and
hold them in -deferentfal and humfIlat-
ed silence Each OF them was myste-
riously lowered IN his own estimation.
and knew that he had been made to
seem futile and foolish in the eyes OF his
fellows. They were all conscious. too.
that the clerk had been acutely recep-
tive OF Judge Pixies reading OF them,
that he was reviving. from his own
squelchedness through the later snub-
bing Of the colonel: also that he might
further seek to recover. his poise By an
attack on them for cluttering I'D tho
office.
Naturally Jonas Tabor was the arss
to speak
Judge pixies IoolxIn' mighty well"
he said, admiringly.
yes. he is.7 ventured Squire Buck
alew. with deferences mighty we'll"
Yes. sir echoed Peter Bradbury5
mighty well
Hes a great man. wheezed Uncls
Joe Davey; "a great man. Judge Mar
tin pike; great man"
Il expect he has considerable on his
mind. said the colonel who had grown
very red Il noticed that he hardly
seemed to. see US"
Yes, sir M Bradbury corroborat-
ed with an attempt at an amused
laugh. 4 noticed it. too. OF course
man with all his cares and interests
must git absent-minded now and then
'.Of course he does. said the colonel
"A man with all his responsibilities.
Yes. that's So" came a chorus OF
the brethren. finding comfort and re-
assurance as their voices and spirits
began to recover from the blight
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