Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
CHAPTER II-Continued.

He was kind OF an exhibit for Well
mouth. as you might say. Leastways he
was brand new for me. Six foot two
over all. 1 should judge, and about two
foot in the beam. Cast shadow like "a
rake handle Dressed up fine and precise.
and prim as a Sunday school superin-
.tendent He looked sort of gospelly. too.
with his smooth upper lip and turned
down mouth, and little two-for- cent
side whiskers at half mast on his cheeks.
But his eyes were fishy. Thinks /, NO.
stree. I don't want to subscribe to no
Temperance Advocate. nor buy The Life
of Moses and the Ten Commandme nts,
nor don't want to have my tintype took
neither"
He stood still by the stringpiece of the
wharf and looked me over, kind Of grand
but well-meaning. same as the Prince OF
Wales might look at a hoptoad.
'ElIo." says he.
Hello. yourself says I, keeping on
With my work.
..Mr. Edward as ordered the boat for
,alf-past eleven" ne says.
81 want TO know" says l. How'll he
have it-fried?'
Peg pardonT' says he.
You're welcome" says I. l can stand
being patronized. sometimes. If I'm paid
for 1t, but didn't see this critter devel-
oping no cash symptoms.
my good man." he says. you don't
understand me. / said that Mr.. Edward
'ad ordered the boat for 'alf-past eleven. :"
II know you did. And / asked if he'd
have IL fried
He seemed to be turning this over in his
mind. And with every turn he got more
rluddled I'd concluded by this time
that he want book agent. What he
was, though. I couldn't make out nor l
didn't much care. He riled me, this Teller
did ...--...
Look ere" says he, after minute.
..-Is your name Pratt"
'Yup'' / says. "on Thursdays It is
"Thnrsdays?'' says he Thursdays?
What-what is it on Fridays"
Mister Pratt says /, pretty average
brisk.
He seemed TO be more muddled than
ever He looked back toward the hotel
and then at me again. l had notion he
was going to sing out for help
My man." he says. again. My
.Hurnph." ! interrupted. Well, If I'm
your man, whose man are you?"
And by time, he seemed TO understand
that. I'm Mr.. Edward Van Brunt's
man says he. and Mr. Edward as
ordered the boat for 'alf-''
And. then l begun to understand-or
thought / did. Twas the keeper Well,
In some ways he looked his JOB.
@"o-oh.' says /. "All right. Yes. yes
I heard you was coming. MIMI"
:, copper" says lie; James Upper"
-t-"Proud to know you. Mr.. Opper," says
(which was lie; I'm afraid
MOT Hopper" he says. Upper"
s3"s' Sure, Oppers what | said says !.
: He got red in the face. Opper," he
saws. "Haitch-o-p-p-e-r
oh. Hopper | says.
"Of course. 'Opper," he says.
7 felt as If I'd been sailing race and
had made a lap and got back to the
starting buoy
..Ali right" says 1. What's an II or
two between friends? How's your pa
tfents. Mr.. Upper Hopper
,<sf'.Look ere my fine feller. he says.
-."You're too fresh. For 'a-penny Ia
: oome down and put cad on you.
And right then / give up the idea that
lie was a retired parson. Parsons don't
: talk like that.
-~a'You woufd?" says I. well, you go
on putting 'eads on the poor lunatics
you have to take care of and don't try
ANY of your asylum games with me-
1ssTwould be safer for you and wouldn