The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03
CHAPTER xxx
SyIvia's Secret

4 EARY. cut or. He hardly heard now what they
IL were saying His reveling again in
its free fights OF rebellion against everything.
: Henry for who kept the commandments,
again as wicked he could be. and reveling in
his wickedness. He like drinker returned TO his
cups His joy immense but unholy. However, the
who neededt more dian he Still ranked He after ALL
could rise somewhat above mere greed He resolved
that be would give and no one should know of his CIV
ing, TO tie family OF the man Jim who had work
an the morning Henry did trouble himself about
n when he stared he felt fsiTi, covardil He
stopped the drug store bought pound OF pep
PERMITS Albion Bennett waited him. Albion Ben
et was intensely black haired man. his forties.
His Black hair was always sleek with patent hair
oil which he carried in his stock He always
diamond and his collars made of ceIIuIoid-
Il have back the hotel board he in
formed Henry as he was tying up his parcel. He coll
cred little under his black bristling cheeks he
7 thought you left?. said Henry.
50 did ] went 70 board at the Joneses', butt
,nle Weu want to get married and see the right
ono then want 70 do the counting, but hang it if
stand being courted and that's what I've been up
s Zones was enough but when il came to Fam;
nsnd II was too much. stuck till susy
began do the cooking neither made me cat
T have heard Miss Hart wasn't a very good cook"
Well. she. amt anything to brag Of but say,
man can stand regulation cooking done bad but when
u comes TO new tangled haesses done bad.
don't know what he's eating. whether pos-
generally zaleratusy and heavy but at least
know its heavy bread. and got heavy stuff the
Joneses. ana didn't know what It was And Miss
Harris pies arc tough but you know you've tough
pies and the Joueses' I had tough things that
greasy greasy things Joneses that
susy made; At least know what you've got when
you a greasy doughuut; and If it hurts you you
know what TO tell the doctor; but had give it up
I'd rather have bad cooking know what it is than
bad cooking know what it isn't. there were
other things. ike when get from the store TO
ssve iitte quiet and my paper, and Susy and
Fanny II didn't stay in the parlor, were banging the
piano singing all the time, get me down
stairs So I've gone hack 20 the hotel IN enough
sight better OF course, when that question about
Miss Farrell up left A don't to think
he little arsenic mixed in with the
,s,ns-r1+s II nee troast Miss TIsrt ;s t 10. x
10 do with it myself but, Of course she wasn't exactly
scquitted neither she the girl You said yourself
that she bought arsenic here
$50 she did and Il all went kill rats" said AL
bion. Lots OF folks have bought arsenic here
bon nodded wisely and nysteriousiy no Lucndas all
right" he said I amt At liberty to say how know,
but won't get arsenic"
Henry looked curiousy at the other so you've
found out something2" he said.
7 amt liberty to say replied Albion. TITS
pretty nice amt 1T? Hope amt going
such hot summer as last though hot weather is
mighty good for my business since put in the
fountain"
Henry walking homeward with his package of pep
PERMITS. speculsted little what. Albion Bennett
said then hts mind relapsed to his anxiety
regard TO Sylvia and her discovery that he had re-
turned TO the shop passed his his face
and snined at bis coat sleeve He wondered if he
smeed OF leather he planned to go around to the
kitchen door and his hands pump in the
yard before he entered the house but he could not be
about the odor OF leather He wondered il Rose
notice it and be Disguised. His heart sank
he nearsd nome; ne sineo At nus coat seeVe again
He wondered IL he could possibly slip into his bedroom
put another coat before dinner, before Sylvia
nnoticed after dinner He wondered if Sylvia asked
him where he was going, what he could say? He
absence that forenoon. what he could When he
reached the house he entered the side yard stopped at