The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-23
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Of snow will cancel his lease. Their
present condition is outrageous. Do
you understand me? Outrageousl Do
you hear?"
"YeA judge, I do So answered the
clerk, hoarse with respect. ''Tll see to
1t 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
angrlly upon the conclave at the win
dows.
He nodded to the only man Of sub
stance among them, Jonas Tabor, and
shut the door behind him with ma
jestic insult He was Canaan's mil
lionalre.
Naturally Jonas Tabor was the first
to speak. Judge Pixies lookin' mighty
WELL" he said admirlngly.
Eyes, he is ventured Squire Bucka-
lew, with Difference; mighty we'll"
There's party at the judges to-
night" said Mr.. Bradbury-"kind Of a
ball Mamie Pixies givln' for the young
folks. Quite doins, hear"
That's another thing that's running
Canaan" Mr.. Arp declared morosely-
these entertainments they have now
adays. Spend all the money ont of
town-band from Indianapolis, chicken
salad and darky walters from Chi
cagor'
A decrepit hack or two. a couple Of
old fashioned Surveys and a few cut
unders" drove by from the 10:45 train.
bearing the newly arrived and their
valses the hotel omnibus depositing
several commercial travellers at the
door. \ solitary figure came from the
station on foot, Snd when It appeared
within fair range of the window, Uncle
Joe Davey. who had but lowered on
the tanks OF the combat, first removed
his spectaeles and wiped them, as
though distrusting the vision they Of
fered him, then, replacing them, scan
ned anew the approaching figure and
uttered q smothered cry.
MY Lord Almighty" he gasped,
whats this7 Look there"
They looked. A truce came involun-
tarily, and they sat IN paralytic silence
as the figure made its stately and sen
sational progress along Main street.
1t was that of a tall gentleman,
cheerfully, though somewhat with en-
nui, enduring his nineteenth winter.
His long and slender face he wore
smiling, beneath an accurately cut
plaster Of dark hair cornicing his fore
head, a fashion followed by many
youths Of that year. This perfect bang
was shown under a round black hat
whose rim was 80 small as almost not
to be there at all, and the head was
supported by q waxy white seawall Of !
collar, rising three inches above the
blue pillows Of a puffed cravat, upon
which f1oated a large, hollow pearl |
His ulster, sporting big cape at the
shoulders and tasseled hood over the
cape, was Of a rough Scotch cloth, pat
termed in faint gray and white squares
the size Of baggage checks, and it was
so long that the skirts trailed in the
snow. His legs were lost in the &c
curately creased, voluminous garments
that were the tailors' canny reaction
from the tight trousers with which fhe
SOS had begun-they were in color a
palish russell, broadly striped with
gray and in size surpassed the milder
spirit Of fashion so far as they permit
ted liberal knee action to take place
almost without superficial effort. On
bis feet glistened long shoes, shaped,
save for the heels, like sharp racing
shells. These were partially protected
by tan colored low CATERS, with fat.
shiny, brown buttons. In one hand the !
youth swung a bone handled walking J
stick perhaps an inch and a half in d. |
ameter; the other carried a yellow !
leather banjo case upon the outside of
which glitsered the embossed silver
initials II. b" He was smoking. but |
walked with his head up, making use.
however, of a gait at that time new to !
Canaan, seeming superbly irresponsi-
bic lounge en0pndarin1 n7f7ch motion /