The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-13

two minutes they stood there listening
20 the abuse which they heard pouring
ihLOm the IDS OF the wooden manni-
KIN close beside them with eyes por--
sllne' and mouths gaping. and knees
an ,,1Sell 11.s5' ne worst scared Backs in
For the moment they were mes
~.i1e4 Dy fright But then the twG
mannlkins which were nearest on
SdtneI Side began cackling with un-
cdhhy laughter. and a ju- ia man who
No. Win them recognized an art high
81 sitah ms own, and allowed the suDer-
sutton that was native to him 10 rnb
SSTTay inc thin veneer OF his educatlon
..Ltt US BECOME from here" he moaned
even II IL be to meet the cnrveS -
SSEGSloh axe OF King Kallee in Okkv
TeS be, oetter the sharp edge OF that,
SSr,1,., GS1ter even lingering days on the
- NSStnAlon tree than the neighbodhood
eHSse devils Wood they are now
90 oeIeve- But they can talk as no
Inlns or wood ever could talk. and
PLcSSehtiy they will come to life and
Eur aurI al us those green tins Of l!euiS
~ they are any that wish to see more
o., mem stay For myself, return 10
ment"
~, he other wooden mannikins broke
- - INTO words, and Immediately the
Dush around each OF them rippied vim
men Carter whose knoyvIefi-e ~ - g..
NAIVE was growing used ever,- s,-lls
aifarr,t. is vocabulary down two tubes
Laura. who had grown up bnine,al
eoinmenced At first timidly. But the des-
pcIate ptf4 Of their surroundings. the
eNcitemeut Of battle the thrill OF sae,n,-
men run. the drop OF ncgro blood -
coioLed hcr veins were ali circurnstances
mat presently whiried her into "a resist-
Tess torrent OF words. Never h41 sha
spoken Uitl such luency: never hsd
she Hamel such sentences. Il was an
IA the DhAt tongue. accurate. biting glib
Se.lnE- carter broke Off from his own
Mating speech To listen. He could nor
speak the language yet with any great
t.iAt, DUR Ae could understand almost
HN.H
90 her he coughed a warning He
called sharply that she should stop. But
that drop OF negro blood held her to
her Speech The Kroobov thoroughly
warmed Up To his WORK. vas Yelling in
1amics down a tube At the other end OF
the mess-room. Laura. with eyes CLINT
ing and hands clinched. Was growing al
most beside herself with speech.
carter grpped her arm and plucked her
almost sz.v1gciy away
YOU had better shut up The Okky
men have gone. minutes ago. and ! DO
not think you know what you are saying
Laura, do you hear me-:
she stared at him, and then spoke with
dry throat i said only what you
told me Il was to save our lives. And
you-yOu could not understand what [
said II was Okky talk; you surely could
not follow it, Why do you look at me
like that? George. what is it?' She
laughed rather wildly. and Diucked herself
warned you before that / was black. and
now 1 suppose you believe me-"
lie returned her look steadily enough.
My dear girl. you've gone through moro
than you can stand. and you've Just
worn yourself to rags. never quite
knew what Mysteries meant before. but
l fancy that in about two minutes more
you would show me. Now the trouble
over; we've fixed EN- tight this time.
and you ncean wOrry Yourself any more.
and sleep
.sieepi You think / could sleep?"
Very we'll he said coolly. then Trou-
bic and 1 must wait uu you can. But
please understand, my sweetheart. that
until you have put in "a four hours
spell Of sleep. and cam get up rested 10
stand a watch. neither the boy nor
must close an eye So you see it's I'D
70 you 10 arrange whether We shall al
have a dose OF Overwork or not
She came TO him and put her slim
brown hands on his shoulders and looked
him in the face. Thare We're black
rings under her eyes. and her checks
were white and drawn. but somehow with
her delicious curves she appealed 70 him
more than ever. and he let her see 10 m
his glance. you stin call me by that
name" she said. you still call mo sweet
heart even after what you have seen ana
heard2 ."
"Of course. Don't be stupid 4 man
doesn't CHARGE towards a girl just be-
cause she happened to get bit excited
when she was doing her best TO save his
life. I'm half sorry now ! stopped Not-
only the myrmidons OF my rival. his
Majesty OF Okky, had run away. aht
you really We're rather working Noursct
up" He drew her to him and kissed her
on IL forehead. And now YOU Will -
and turn in won't YOU. like "a good
girl?'
TN do ANYTHING my lord wishes. Blt
you viii look after yourself, promise
me?"
Rather"
Let your boy get YOU a meal. You've
not had a crumb all dav. and YOU muss
be starving. II was horribly careless OF
me not to have thought of il before"
THAT is rather "a bright ide1- Had
ANYTHING yourself? No. 7 see YOU haven +
Well. Wen SUP. Laura. before you're
packed of to bed It's five o'clock IN