Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-10

he nestled back more solidly against the
coping.
Then they occupied themselves for an
other few minutes with their respectively
ostentatfous employments of reading the
newspaper and reading old mail
Pighead No. was the first to break the
silence after this intermission.
Say, dye call yourself fair man."
ne inquired in hoarse husky voice OF
Pighead No. -
'How's that inquired Pishead No. z
in an agreeable tone. as if he were utterly
Al sea concerning the others meaning
Il say. repeated Pighead No. l. do
you regard yourself a fair and square
man. and his voice was still hoarser and
huskier with pent-up wrath.
why. | am afraid / don't exactly get
you. guv'nor,'' replied Pighead No. = In
his pleasant tone. What's the answer.
anyhow"
enough chopped Pighead No. /. his
large. round red face working conrulsive-
~ Don't try to pull that stuff that
you don't understand what l mean"
But said Pighead No ., in very
civil tone. II don't know what the deuce
you're talking about. judge; on the level
L don't
''Aw. can that suv'nor and Judge
stuff-can it," broke out Pighead No. !.
IF you're any kind of man at all
YOU IL get next to yourself. that's all I've
got to say. You know DANCED well that
I've got the right to walk to the right
OF you and that It's your business to turn
cut Tor me. You know that baily we'll
oh, is that what you're talking about
--ha. ha.' snickered Pighead No. .
Why. l didn't know what in the world
you were grumping about. But, you see.
resting-restinG against this coping. I'm
through with my walk. When get
through resting here I'm going 30 re-
trace my steps,
piot
incredulous snort, and Pighead No. =
grinned over the righteousness of his
explanation. and for another five min
utes or so silence prevailed between them.
head No. then. that I'll stay here nine
million years before I'll let you put IL
to-"
IS long time. nine million years"
was the pleasant comeback OF Piehead
no shackles. hawsers. ropes. chains or
hobbies OH you. Nobody's going to try
to keep you from staying where you are.
That's your privilege you know, to stick
around as long as you want to-
1T doesn't make a dang bit of difference
to You. does 1t, that you are absolutely IN
the wrong In this thing?' inquired Pig
head No 1 in a tone reeking with rage
Wrong about what?' inquired Pighead
No. 2. his grin widening This is a free
street isn't It? And there's no charge for
leaning against the White House coping,
is there? And You don't own the coping,
do your?
More snorts from Pighead No. l. After
about five more minutes the lean Pighead
glanced at his watch.
Tell you what I'll do. kunnel' he said
to the Fat Pignead then. I'm about due
home for dinner. and | reckon you are.
too. and SO I'll match You TO see who
turns out How bout it:'
"I'll be eternally hoople-hoppled and
dingswoppled if / do any such a thingrs
broke out Pighead No. 1. savageiy.
So they leaned I'M silence against the
coping for another fifteen minutes, and
then a man I'm an automobile pulled UP at
the curb directly in front of them and
called out to the tall PIghead. inviting
him to take ride with him. Pighead No.
pondered the invitation for minute.
and then accepted, moving away from the
coping and jumping into the machine
"Aaah. aaah, aaah. had L crawish,
didn't your called out Pighead No. IN
boyish derisiveness as Pighead No. q
moved away from the coping. and then he
marched ahead with his shoulders thrown
back and an expression OF ee-normouD
triumph maNtlinS his fat, red face.