The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-11-03

forsetfalneas IN the cafes Befoso on
IN particular the crowds were swarm
ing like flies over molasses. Within
woman. she looked to be an Ameri
can at that blonde and full figured
singing an atroeious French song with
an even more atrocious Maine accent
Between verses she mingled the cake
walk.
Let's get out OF this" said Larry
~John. look az the negro over there
Did you ever see such a Colossus 10
your lifef'
More than the two newspaper men
were watching the negro in question,
He WIS nearly seven feet high. mag
nincent in his proportions. and dressed
IN immaculate white duck. His fea-
lures were typlcally African, but ne
had the bearing Of ancient kings and
high intelligence lnrked in his eyes
and was planted at the corners Of ais
mouth and In the lines along his nos
uils.
Standing In the corner close to the
/ stage. he was regarding the pitiful
thing that gamboled there with the
same impassive pity that man
watches a butcher Kill a little squeal-
ing pig. The pig is not worth much IN
the asthetic scale as life goes. but
through him life may be sustained
One pig more or less 10 feed the mass
IS benefits the masses. and Is very
good for the pig. Il let's him out OF
being pig. and provides for his trans
mogrihcation into another shape.
As the two Americans turned to look
at the negro he was leaving the cafe
An eyes turned from the dancer TO his
e0al-black pulchritude The dancer.
noting this WAIVER OF ALLEGIANCE. lurch-
ed forward and kicked into the air
with deft aim One gaudy red satin
slipper iiew directly through the crowd
and grazed the giant on the back. fall
ing within a foot or two OF the two
Americans
That was q good shot.- calculated
Johnny. Larry Norris was watching
the muscles working in the Africans
face as he stopped to pick up the slip
per.
Because I'm black" he heard the
man mutter. in pure English. Be
cause I'm black"
straisht through the crowd strobe
the black man. and up 70 the stage.
overturning half OF the tables In his
way as he went At the footlights ne
leaned over. held out the shoe and
beckoued for the dancer 70 place her
foot within Il. But the women. with /
the whimsicality OF her sex. turned her
head away and smote the African
twice across the cheek.
The f.rn-l r.rar. &C.,. -. s-....r N.f-.--ra
up like a steel bar. uncurved ia a
white hot furnace. He took the shoe
and flung It at the dancer. lightly but
accurately II struck her across her
painted mouth. and the steel plate on
The heel tore the gentle skin OF her
huh lip. The blood streamed down In
! tiny thread over her chin and drop
per on her white shoulders.
The habitues OF the cafe could not
sndure this treatment OF their favorite.
was loOsed Bottles.
amps. glasses. even chairs. they hurl-
a at the retreating figure OF the ART
an He was cut and bruised In
Iozen places and almost overcome. for
he strength OF a Hercules could not
ave resisted such onslaughts- John
on and Morris had gone out OF the
oor when the riot began. and were
urning down the street when the
lack burst out winded. painting. and
losely pursued.
BY the curb stood an automobile
great red touring car: Il belonged =
uiveler. the Associated Press man az
.lgiers. A weak. dissipated little fell
,w, Suiveler was az that moment the
1remost in consoling the dancer.
Larry Morris thought quickly. He
new suiveler WE'LL they had worked
,gether IA the States. and the negro
lterested him
Crank her. Johnny" he cried. point
& TO the automobile. and while john 2
= cranked the machine Morris hus- Z
ed the black within the ear. threw n
ON his perch the dazed chauffeur and z
three minutes the black. Larry Nor +
3 and johnson. in suiveler's car. were Il
AIDED for the desert with the mob
wiling hyena-like behind them. =
All right. old fellow; wen help y
lu.~ Larry had whispered In the ~
ack's ear as he hurried him towards !.
e motor. Larry had had to do Il, FOR y
wned as he was. the black instantly D
ide a motion OF resistance towards Of
ything that smacked OF captivity. d
Ito Be confinuedl IA