The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-18
CONTINUED from Yesterday,

"As l tell the little dame here" he
said. pitching his voice higher and at
fecting the plaintiff. Il make no passes
at friend O. hers-not In front o her.
anyways. But when 1t comes to these
here ole. ancient curiosities"-- cac
kied again loudly--"weil, ! guess them
clo'es see that day kin hand 1t out t
anything they got In the museums.
Look here says to the waiter, these
must ben left over I'm ole Jeanne
TArc herself. / says. Talk about
yer relics says. Woosh. l. like t
died." He laughed violently and con-
Guided by turning upon me with a
contemptuous flourish of his stick.
You think l d'know what makes you
so raw
The form Of repartee necessary to
augment his I'll humor was. Of course.
n matter Of simple mechanism for one
who had not entirely forgotten his
student days in the quarter. and | de-
livered 1t airily. though shivered
inwardly that Miss Elliott should
! hear.
Everything will be all right IL when
you dine at the inn you'll sit with your
| back toward me-"
t TO my shamed surprise this roust-
! about wit drew a nervous. sllvery gig
| gle from her. and That's completed the
work with Mr. Percy. whose face
grew scarlet with anger
| You're a hot one. you eare. he
sneered. with shocking bitterness.
/ you're quite the teaser, Amt We.
l s'long's yer lady friend Is lukkin' on.
/ guess they'll be few surprises COM
1 in your way before long Praps /
cudnt give We one now 4 ! had a
! mind to-"
"Pshaw!" l laughed and. venturing
at hazard. said, Il know all you
know"
'oh, you dor he cried scornfully. Il
reckon you might set up an take lit
tie notice. though. Ii you knowed 'at
know all you know!"
Not a bit of its'
"No? Maybe you think don't know
what makes you so raw with me;
| maybe you think | don't know who
/ we've got so thick with at this here
Pigeon house: maybe you think l don't
know who them people are"
..Ne. yea dea.t-s gu have learned"
said. trying to control my excitement.
nothing. Whoever hired you for a
spy lost the money. You don't know
anything"
a don't" And with that his voice
went to half shrek. Maybe you
think I'm down here f'r my health;
maybe you think ! come out fr a
] pleasant walk In the woods right now.
maybe you think l amt seen no other
lady friend O. yours besides this'n to-
day, and maybe didn't see who was
with her-yes, an maybe you think
/ d'know no other times he's ben with
her: maybe you think l amt ben
layin' low over at Dives: maybe
don't know few real names In this
neighborhood. Oh, no. maybe mott.
You know what the maitre d'hotel
told you. nothing more"
How about the name-Oliver SAT-
fren?" he cried 6ercely. and at that.
though had expected II, l uttered an
involuntary exclamation.
How about it?' he shouted. ad-
yancing toward me triumphantly
shaking his forefinger in my face.
"Hey? That stings some. does It:
Sounds kind O. like false name, does
1t? Got ye where the hair Ii short
that time didn't l? Your sides where
the trouble is That's what's eatin
! Into you. An tell you fatfoot you're
gittin' rough 18th me and playin'
Charley the Show-off In front o. yer
lady friends II all 90 down In the bill
These people we've got 80 chummy
with--theyll pay r. II all right. don't
you shed no tears over that
You couldn't by any possibility"
said deliberately. with as much satire
as I could command-"you conldn't
possibly mean that any sum Of mere
money might be salve for the In.
Jnrles my unkind words have infiict
ed"
He seemed upon the point of destroy
ing me physically but. With q slight
shudder, controlled himself. Stepping
! close 10 me. ne thrust his head for
ward and measured the emphasis Of
his speech by his right forennger upon
my shoulder as he said.
"You paint this in yer pitchers,
m'dear friend -they's jest a. much law
in this country as they II on the cor.
ner o. Twenty-thoid street an Eif
\ avenoo. You keep out OF the. way oi
II or you'll git ruined over..s
Delivering tinai. tap on my shout
der as last warning be wheeled deft.
~ upon his heel. addressed Miss "A.
liotf briefly. ''ti4ad T. know ron. lady,
aud. striking into the bypath BY which
be had approached US. was soon lost
to sight.
\ The girl faced me excitedly. what
Is ity' she cried. '.lr seemed TO me
yon fnsuited him deliberately"
II did"
4 ''You wanted TO make him angry
Yes
II. -Oh. I thought cor she exclaimed
breafhlessly. u knew there was Some
| thing serious underneath. It.s about
Mr.. saGren I
4 III u serious indeed. ! fear. said
md. turning 70 ms own easel. began
10 Eet my traps togethar.