The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-24

SIMPLY Two bdllS DldCeu AD6ELhcAs AAt
TOP ball, a small one, was the head,
masked with a quantity painted face of
porcelain and surmounted by a pagoda-
shaped hat jingling with tiny golden
balls. The large ball below was the
body, gayly tinted to initiate the Off
cial dress of z great Chinese lord; and
therefrom two little arms terminating
in porcelain hands, exquisitely finished
even TO the long nails, Drotruded IN a
most comical fashion. Weighted dex-
terously within, the mandarin would
keel over this side and that, TO a peril
Gus angle. but he never went over alto
gether. When set in motion the big
ball would roll. the arms would wag,
and the head nod gravely. d little red
tongue thrusting itself out at every
bow. Then the golden balls would
chime melodiOUsly. and, rolling, wag-
ging, nodding, the mandarin made all
who beheld him laugh with his inno-
cent antics. He was worthy, in all his
painted beauty, to be immortalized by
Hans Andersen.
"A very pretty toy2'' said Hagar, as
the quaint thing tipped itself right and
left front and back. 1T comes from
China, 1 suppose?"
She asked this question of the GUS
toner, who demanded 60 on the fig
Ure; but in place of answering her he
burst out into a hoarse laugh and
ieered Unpleasantly at the girl.
Comes from other side of Nowhere,
7 reckon misses he said, in a hoarse
voice! and a bloomin' rum piece of
goods IT'S, anyhow
Hager did not like the mans looks
at all, although she was by no means
exacting on the score Of personal beau
ty-especially with regard to the male
sex. Still, there was something brutal
about this. fellow which revolted her
every sense. He had a bullet head.
with a crop Of closely cut hair, a clean
shaver face of a bIue-black hue where
the beard had been removed; a low
forehead, a suub nose, a large. ugly
mouth, and two cunning gray eyes
which never looked any one straight in
the face. This attractive gentleman
wore a corduroy suit, a red linen hand
kerchief round his throat, and fur
cap with earlaps on his head. Also he
carried a small black pipe between his
teeth, and breathed theTefrom an at
mosphere of the vilest tobacco. Ger
tainly the toy was queer; but the man
was queerer. Not at all the sort Of
person likely to be in possession of so
delicate work of Chinese art and
fancy.
Where did you get thise' demanded
Hagar, drawing her black brows to-
gether and touching with one finger the
sWaying mandarin.
It's all on the square, missesT -
ErOwled the man in an injured tone. Il
didn't prig the blessed thing, if that's
yer lay. a pal o mine as is sailor
brought it from LOrd-knOWs-w where an
suv it TO me. I wants rhino, I do: so
If YOU kin spring two quid-"
III give YOU % shillings," said Ha-
gar, cutting him short.
''Oh, my bloOmin' eyes; IL this ain Z
robbery an blue murder" whined the
man; twenty bobI why, the fun you
gifts out of it's worth more"'
That's my Offer-take it or leave it.
don't believe you came honestly by
IT. and I'm running a risk in taking it,
4 Sling US the blunt, theni' said the
! customer, sullenly; it's the likes of you
| as grinds down the likes of me! Yah
YOU an Yer preachia'.'
in whose name am 7 to make out
the ticket2' asked Hagar colby.
In the name Of Mr.. William Smith
Iarky Bill they calls me. but faint
hettilkhit 10 put heudearin' family
names on pawn tickets. / lives in Saw
, Ger alley, Whitechapel."
Why didn't you go to a nearer
pawnshop, then?' said HaSar, taking
down Mr.. Smiths address, without
smiling at his woUld-be wit.
That's my bizr' retorted Bill, scowl-
ing. Ere, gimme the tin; an don't
YOU arsk no questions an you won't
be toll no liesi Dye see?"
Hager stamped her foot. Here's the
money and the ticket Take yourself
and your insOlence out of my shop.
QuickI'
I'm CITING" growIed the man. shut
fling toward the door. See ERE, mis-
sus; I comes fur that doll in three
months, or it may be four If it amt
all r-frh4 an
III break your neckr'
What's that you say?" HaSer was
over the counter and close at hand by
this time. LaTky Bill stared open
mOuthed at her spirit. You say an
other word, my jan bird said Hagar
seizing his ear, and I'll put you into
the GUTTER
Bill, rubbing his es-- when he found
himself outside. "She i look after the
toy proper. Three months. Tex he
raped his thumb nail against his
teeth I can't get less from the beak:
but I've bested Monkey anyhow"
And with these enigmatic words Mr.
Smith turned on his heel and went to
Whitechapel. There his forebodings
were realized. for at the very door OF
his own house in Sawder alley ne was
taken IN charge by a grim policeman
and sent TO prison for four months. He
had stolen some fruit off a coster's bar
row on the day previous to his arrest
and quite expected to be-as he phraseC
it-nabbed for the theft. Therefore he
employed the small remnant Of free
dom still remaining to him in pawnine
the mandarin in the most distant pawn
shop he could think Of, which happened
TO be Hagar's. As Mr.. Smith left the
court TO do his four months a wien
faced man slOuched close to him.
Bill he 6rcwled, edgiug against the
policeman, where's that doll2"
That's all right. Monkey I've put
it where you won't git it, grunteC
Smith.
When the Black Maria passed, with
Bill inside, the man he had called Mon.
key stood on the edge Of the pavement
and cursed freely till a policeman
moved him on He had a particular de.
sire TO gain possession of that doll. a:
he called il, and IL was Oh this account
that Larky Bill had taken the troubl,