The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-01-13

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anger.
-Wslt l deslassr ejaepiase1 Nh.
Harris, bsidlins ~ ~I've never beea
talked - - II III nv Ne and''-
IN doorbell rang. and shs suheld1d
stuting bart n her chair - tanning
her I'D face vigorously.
Mn. Brooks obensd The dcce. and
Jimmy stood rsvesled With his win.
soms smte, biz face tanned brown By
the sun OF the tropica
"WeIcome home. little strangerr' e..
claimed Emma heartily.
-Helio. EmmAl How are your be
said. taking her outstretched hand.
@Ladies. salute you. The prodiga'
has returned from the distant land Of
chill con csrni and TAT ladies wearing
mantillas 10 receive bis overdose Of
Americnn grub
Look q himi Hes q brown - ~
Indianr' laughed Beth. giving aim :
cordial handshake.
~whers's capuin williamsY~ asked
Mira Harria
-AlI 10 due time. when ! spin ny
yarn" drswIed Jimsy.
He went over 10 Brooks and shook
hands With him
~GIad to ses you. joe" be saId.
Thank Sou. Jimsy. Same to ron
You look Immense"
.i'm better than that Now. n you
folks win sit down IN tell Jon the
story Of my wonderful adveuturex.
lying only when necessary 70 protect
my unsuIlied reputation How b that
Beth. unsuiIied reputationr Prstr
good. chi
-Bui Captain Williams and the SO
ryr urged Emnia.
"Whut want to know." observed
hsr mother. II. Did The captain conn
with your
80 do r. said Brooks. with hardly
concealed anxiety.
-WelL you know Il took NJ two
mouths to do I'll shia. and yoe cant
expect me to tell this story - " n
was . journey 10 the subway"
-jlmsy. you'p exasp~rsting.- ~
monstrsled Emma
Il was saying Nay. Emma. yoe
look al right In that dress." ~ broke
Oh. contemplating Der uitb admiration
She siam.sd hes foot ImI'<rsousiy.
~Never miud me. Tniki-
And please say sosnetblDE." ADDED
Beth
-Stunrs- be laughed Thank you
Beth: We'll. you know rsp and wess
going 10 make 4 "trip - every pcrs Of
call the Latin. American company hns.
but when Ne got 10 Guatemala "
found oII that rnupls 81 tho~e tons
down there. i~lng "uI n Jot~ had
conrIud~d to pass the time away by
pulling % one ef their monthly revo
luiinns and. among other things. wers
gettine very gar with our property
you mean war; demanded Beth
deeply inter~sed
''Not arrordIng n Hoye Th,s game
was Just for conversation Anyway.
thInrs Iookrd little had 20 we stay
ed there until one If the dons fhr~at.
ened to put us In ialI and burn M oar
warehouses; We were delayed cou-
rIe Of weeks snd me morning the
army ~ fcriyfue generals and three
( prIvates saw the United States cruiser
Brooklyn steam into port an painted
~. with lot o. pecsIxh bIueJsckets
on board. looking for trouble. SO they
postponed their change II government
indefinitely. We bad been delayed 10
long BY them fellows
-Jimsy.- objeeIed Beth ~Doat cali
them them feilowss"
-Nor"
NO. Say those feIIows'-
swell. Beth. I've known those rreas-
ers down there for fourteen years a.
them fellows. aud u called them
anything else I'm afraid I'd lave TO be
introduced arnin."
But Captain wiuIsunT' insisted
Mrs Harris
yes where h her said Brooks.
"welL We decided 10 come home
Captain left On the steamer BY the
way 81 New Orleans. and . couple OF
days later came direct 10 New York. I"
Then nv II hcr~y- said Airs. Harris
IN q tone Of qualification.
Il suppose be- Is. uni~ss he was ship
wrecked on the way
But you haven't told % nnyfhInx
about the war; Beth remIndsd him
WAS Il sxrIsingT
"weli. as the only things that weir
shot OF we're severnI hundred mouths
and ~ I'm . bad hand IT Repeating
conversations I viii have to leave The
details 10 your nnginnfions~
Il consider that . most uninterest.
ing story" poulsd Bcth. -and. besides.
you're keeping ~ from the tbeatsr."
"AIi goingr' queried Smith.
mo. just Beth and me-" explained
Mrs Harris Emma and Joe have
seen tho play. and we've sos the last
two seats"
Emma nccomps MED Der mother and
sister 10 her bedroom 70 help them
don their hats.
When the door hsd eios~d upon them
Smiths attitude changed entirely
The smile vanished from bis facs. and
be vent over 10 Brooks aud placed
both hands IN hIs sbouIder
~It,s voosrp f.n.s.<f ne,f y ~ sooo~sr.~