The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-04-21
CHAPTER VIII.
OLD GEORGE

A stranger making a call in that
portion OF North K~enslngton which
lies In the vicinity of Ladbroke rove.
by some mischance lost his way. He
andere through many prosperous
crescents and quiet squares redolent of
the opulence of the upper middle class
es, through broad avenues where neat
Droughams stood waiting In small car
rage drives, and once he blundered
into a tidy news, where horsy men
with great hissings made ready he
char1ots of the Noting Hill plutocracy.
~ may De that he was in no particu-
lar hurry to arrive at his destination.
this stranger-who has nothing to do
with the story-but certainly he did not
avail himself of opportunity In the
shape OF a passing policeman, and con-
tinued his aimless wanderings. He
round kensington park road, a broad
t~horoughfare of huge gardens and
walled f~orecourts, then turned into n
Side street. He walked about 20 PAGES.
and found himself in the heart of slum
land.
It is no ordinary Stun this little
patch or property that lies between
Westbourn grove and Kensington park
aoaa. mere are no tumbled down how
els or nofsome passages; there are
streets OF houses dignified with flights
OF steps that rise to pr%etentious street
doors and areas where long dead me-
malls that served the need of the
lower middle classes of other days. The
streets are given over to an army of
squall1ng children In carytna sfvles
Of dirtiness. and the halls Of these
houses are bare of carpet or covering
and In some the responsibility of lea so.
hold Is shared by eight or nine families.
all plugging together.
Ihey are streets of slatternly women
who NV at their front doors. arms
Ill mn Et0oNvO~~a ALE
Saturday nights one street at least de-
serves the pithy but p~rofane appella-
ton which the police have given It
Little He'll"
In this particular thoroughfare II
Is held that of all signs the greatest
is that which Is associated with spy
Ing" A spy is a fairly comprehen-
sive phrase in Cawdor street. It NAV
mean policeman, detective, school board
official. rent collector, or the gentle-
man appointed by the gas COMPANY to
extract pennies from the slot meters.
To Cawdor street came a man who
rented one Of the larger houses. TO
to the surprise of the agent. he Of
Tered his rent monthly In advance. to
the surprise Of the street, he took no
dodgers. 1t was the only detached house
IN that salubrious road, and was No
-. The furniture am by night, which
Is customary amongst people who con-
centrate their last f1uttering rag Of
pride upon the responsibility Of their
household goods. Cawdor street, on the
qui yive for the lady Of the house.
learns with genuine establishment thai
there was none, and that the new
conner was a bachelor.
Years ago No. 40 had been the abode
OF g jobbing builder, hence the little
yard gate that flanked one side: and
1t was with satisfaction that the Cav
dor strecters discovered thai the new
occupant intended reviytng the ancient
splendor OF the establishment, AT any
rate, o board was prominently dis.
played bearing the inscription:
]. JONES. BUILDER AND
CONTRACTOR.
and the inquisttive Mr.. Lane (of icy
who caught 9 momentary vision Of tins
yard through h gate, observed "of-
flee" printed In fairly large letters over
the side door.
AT stated hours. mostly In the eye-
ming, roughly dressed men called at the
"office,' stayed awhile. and went away.
Two dilapidated ladders made their APP
p~earance in he yard. co~nspicuously
lifting their persisted rungs above the
gate level. Il
\ tried TO buy an old builders. cart
and q wheelbarrow today" said .Mr.
Jones" to q workman. .'Ill probably
get Il tomorrow at my own price. and
80 W q 00A a0G0 W 8SI d 10W
sacks OF lime and a couple % cart,
loads OF sand and bricks In, also a few
Q pitchers to give It q finishing
touch"
The workman grinned.
Connor,' he said.
Mr.. Connor-for such ~. Jones,
Builder and Contractor" was-nodded
and picked his u seth meditatively with
q match stick.
I've seen for q long time the other
place was useless he said with q
/ curse,
IT was bad luck that Angel found
ussthere last week. I've been fixing up
this house for g couple OF months. It's
g nice lneighborhood, where people don't
go ndsinE around, and the boys ar
meet here without being the WISER"
And old George 2.
Well settle him tonight. said tho
other with q froWn. "Bat II bringing