The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-10

tives. direct and collateral kept in con-
slant Use. stood at the SIDE entrance.
II had all the signs and graces Of q
private eouipaRe except to the eyes
Of the knowing These indeed. IL keen.
mi ght have seen the brand Of the service
on the sleek coats ~ the we'll groomed
horses These might have detected N
the cropped heads and smart setups
Of the hveried hunkies the degraded
mi ght even have read In the ornamental
ton Of the polished panels the almost
illegibls Bureau Of the RecorJfer-G Gen
eral.- But such conversion Of public
property IL not whispered about.
Tho change from the xiare q the a y =,
ing made mo blink krievously. CROPPED
my way toward the Generals private
ONCE. 20 stumble over somebody or
something on q chair outside the door.
i beg your pardon; my dear air.
awkwarSiness.
Then stood. gazing on an elderly
negro. whose feet ! had trodden upon.
thinking much but not regretting my
Apologies
Even a. the tan IL my Old friend in the
Auditors ONCE had giowed under the
deli ht Of hattery. so did hrs darker
checks pale under the pride Of equality
A thoughtful. even srholariy Appearing
person hs was. With Fat features yellow
skin. duh eyes glimmering through great
goggles. n self-contained manner and a
firm set mouth with a. thin lips a. ever
confirmed an Anglo Saxon no!
Please say no more he replied IN
that did not dlscommode me In the oil ght-
est degree. What may ! have the hono'
Of doing for you. sir'-
Please tell the Oeneral that Congress.
mans Gixer's secretary would like Ia
see him in relation To q military record
There came from his orange skin. from
his torpid eyee. from his Hvid lips tbs
sudden gleam ~ the lighting Of m electric
bulb.
You are MIR. Bunum. Senator Ia.
pho0ns son-ln-law! no said. moving
nearer. yet in a deferential way, and
not be ANNOUNCED. NJ. Palafox IL With
him now. know about shat
Perhaps you will tell ma about what7'
Some time you might ask Senator
tones 81 q professor At HE desk, WHISTLER
he rensFnbers tbs Tnulafto walter named
Blanche Espinasse. whom years ago hs
got into the public service because he
Thought he was a likely boy. he doe.
you mi ght tell him that am still grateful
course that 10 halfbrcsds inherit from
our white fathers. Judah p. Benjamin
Of my old State had Il. 90 did Alexandrs
Dumas. 80 did the Empress Josephine.
% did the poet BrownirR-
You don't mean / eAspod.
No. dOn't mean anything now. What
right have I TO mean EnYthingl BUT
when I publish my book on The Intiuence
Of the Ethiopian strain on Caucasian
Literature. Law. Politics and Religion.
Who can telly-
There was a sinister aspect % the man,
a. he stood with his shoulders bent for
ward. HIS fingers clutching. bis white
testh shining. that repellsd mo. and he
must have seen that Il did.
Il like you too he made haste TO say.
resuming his Oficial abr. You apollo
gised before you saw. but You didn Z take
e hack. That n Why I will tell you
presently what I know about. u won z
do you any good. though. Mr.. ArsAne
Palafox haa been reading the riot act %
the General. His lady mother has Get
him Wild by persisting In her candidacy
after what he vas a. tho trouble 60 md
out here q few days ago. No danger. cir.
Of any one else finding out what the
F0cords Of Nathan Maason ahOwsd, Thsy
are nOA sst-l bsE your pardon. ! ahould
Tell me- I persisted. Z can verify
thEOugh che otlos q ne Auditor for the
Interior DepAgtmants
And he did tell me what 10 knew.