New-York tribune., 1910-04-03

60 me and Pinckney starts out on the trail It
- leads US to one of them Turkish auction Joints
where they sell genuine silk oriental PRAYER rugs.
made in Paterson. n j., with hamnered brass
bowls and antique guns side line And, sure
enough. camped down IN front on a sample rug with
his hat off and the sun full on him, IS our friend
SPo5ty;,, ..
plOyed here are you. SpOtty:"
Me? Nah!" says Spotty 1ookin' disguised at
the thought. I'm only Stayin' around"
Amt you afraid the sun will fade them curly
locks of yours" says |.
..Ah. quit your kiddin'I" says Spotty. s5artin tO
roll fresh cigarette.
Don't mind Shorty" says Pinckney. 4 have
some good news for YOU
That don't excite SpOtty Bit Not another
job he groans.
No. no" says Pinckney. and then he explains
about finding Uncle AlOySluS, wIndIn up by aSAln
SpOtty how he'd like TO go up there and live.
amt it,"
1t is. rather" admits Pincknev: but that need
not trouble YOU What do you think am going to
do for you. SpOtty:'
Give it up says he calmly lghtir' a match and
Well" says Pinckney because Of the long and
faithful service of your father and the manv little
personal attentions he paid me. l going 20 give
you Wait Here 1t is now. and hanged If Pi-cNney
don t fork over ten twenty-dOllar bills. T1ere
says he That ought TO be enough TO TT YOU out
Well and take you there in good shape. Hen The
address too
Does Spotty jump up and crack his heels together
and Sputter out how thankful he is? Notl-r SO
strenuous. He fumbleS the bills over curious tor
minute, then wads EN- up and jams EN- Iu-5 ms
pocket Much obliged SAYS he.
Come around 70 ShortyS with your new clothes
on tomorrow afternoon about four O'Clock. says
Pinckney, - and let see how you look Ant-er-
by the way, SPOtty, Is that a friend Of yours.
Id beeh nOtiCin her too. Standin' Just inside The
doorway pipin us off. She's SLIM big eyed black
haired young woman. dressed in the height OF Grand
ST. fashion and wearin' lot of odd. chez -
lewery. If 1t hadn't been for the Strag gnI and
the thin lips YOU might have guessed that her Hrst
name was RebecCa-
oh. herr says Spotty. turnin 1anguid TO see
who he meant. That's Mareena. Her father runs
the shop
''Ar1nenian9" says L.
No Syrian. says he
sound him
Not so bad" says Spotty hunchin his shoulders.
But t-er-do l understand says PInckney,
- that there is-ah-Some attachment between YOU
Blamed if L know says Spotty. Better ask
her"
COURSE. we couldn't very well do that. and as
- SpOtty don't seem bubbln over with norma
tior he has TO chop IT off there. PmCkney though
Is more or less interested IN the situation. He Won
ders IT he's done Just right. handin' over all that
money 10 Spotty in place like that.
1t wa n what you d call a Shrewd move SivS
l. Seems to ME Id bought his ticket ..uyWaF-
Yes; but l wanted to get It off my mind YOU
know. says he. Odd. though. rs hvng there.
wonder what sort of persons those SyrianS are
iOu never can tell. says L.
The more Pnckney thinks of z the more uneasy
he gets, and when four o'clock ONES day with
no SPotty shown up he begnS to have furrOWS II
ms brow. IL he's been done away with, It NY
fault says Pinckney
All. don't start worryin' yet" says !. GIVE
him time
BY five o'clock. though Pinckney has imagined
all sorts of thingS.-SpOtty bein' found carved up
and sewed IN sack. and him called into SQUIRT to