Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

Ea were deeply shaded with black ..i ut,,
49, derpeath, though he had siepe wien
niece Of raw beef on each OF thein
Lamb had been very much opposed 10 con-
ing to the store at all that morning. pu' ''''
father compelled him to do So :, +hat
"I don't want you about the store III lit s.,I
condition Lambert" said Mr.. Long"ooo
"You NAV 90 for the carriage, Bryan.
The professors son went to the cioseI lol
his overcoat and hat; but he found the uoo.
fastened and the key missing. lie couio nov
90 harebeaded to the fremont House. anu
he went back to report the sltuatl9n , os
AZ can't get my coat and hat. me uooi u >,
the closet is locked and the key 'aAeN ""''
said Bryan. ..,, won moment
. ;',ata cir" interposed Mr.. Bush to his
employer. .ba whole
The statement of Bryan made the %noie
matter of the napkin-rings clear to the cieIh'
and when Mr.. Longwood took hm asiae'
Rush told what had occurred half an hour De-
fore. But he could not explain the MOURN
ing eyes of the assistant porter; -.
The head of the house thought all the SUP,
jects under consideration were connecticut anu
intended to investigate them at once. :,
'J was going to take train tor Lowen'
but will 90 later in the day" said MIR. Long
wood as he returned to the place Where ne
had left Lamb. -.
Rrvan had returned to his work, but ne
was within speaking distance OF them.
what is the matter with your eyes, lam
bert" asked Mr.. Longwood, as ne sea'eu ttans ILL
self by the counter to investigate the matters
u was in a fight last nigh" replied Lamb,
apparently not much ashamed OF the 1act'
"A fight with whom!
in the eye with stone in his hand, repneo
the youth, who had evidently, prepared nm nm
self for the examination. he ana L doh
and tons it over me SO that | can't stand it..
"Calf Bryan, and we will go INTO the pr
vate office to attend to this matter" sald Mr..
Longwood, turning to Bush Come with me-
The bow followed his employer into the of
fee, where they were soon joined by busn
The employer required Lamb to repeat in in
the presence OF Bryan what ne hao Saiu in
regard to their relations. . 49,. ohorra
"Have you anything to say, to this charge
Bryan?" asked Mr.. Longwood.
"In the store / have nothing at all to do
with Lamb, and l haven't spoken TO MN MN
till last night / couldn't very well put on
airs or top it over him when l have nothing
to do with him." replied Bryan very mildly,
as though he thought the charge hardly de-
tNow, Lambert, you may tell me about this
fight and what brought it about" said the
employer.
gether. and left the street car to cross vacant
lot on fremont street.
Bryan talked to him in topping way, and
said he had five dollars week, while the
speaker got only three, and for this reason he
was a bigger and better fellow than the as
sistant porter, who was bossed by a niger;
All this made him mad, and he had talked
back. When he was getting over the fence,
BRYAN pulled him back, and then he had hit
"Is this true statement, Bryan?" asked Mr..
sNo. sir" replied the professors son, de-
cidedly. 800 =,
"Giye me. your version Of the difficulty, if
Won please"
Bryan began his interview with Lamb on
the morning both of them came to work at
the store in which Lamb had insisted upon
settling the old trouble in the Public Garden
by fight He had refused to. take part in
fight; he would away before he would
fight with any person.
He gave the particulars of the affair on the
vacant lot exactly as they occurred:
discrepancies between the. two stories Pos
sibly he understood the character Of the boy
he was trying to reform better than before.
"He hit you in the face with stone in his
hand did he, Lambert?" asked the employer
have hit me as hard as he did without some
thing in his hand" growled Lamb.
"And he told you that you were bossed by
nigger?" -,
"But they were the very words used by
Lambert on the morning he first came here
to work" interposed Bush, Indignantly, for
he seemed to think his employer was be-
lieying all the young rascal itasy said, uo.o,4oa
aCon told me about that the day after