Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-22

so. Inls ignorance served her well
for she had been brought up a yer,
truthful child; and with exact accu
racy she said, Il don't know. haven
seen him 90 in, or out, since yester
dag morning"
What's he like to look at?" saiC
the red-faced man gloomily.
Pollyooly knitted her brow, as IL il
an earnest effort TO remember; theI
she said, We'll, he looks very nice il
his wig"
What colored eyes as e got?" sale
| the red-faced man.
They might be brown; and agair
they might not" said Pollyooly. after
little thought She was resolved not
10 commit herself
AS a matter of fact. the eyes of the
Honorable John Rufin are a very fine
gray.
"A fat lot you kids learn at school.
said the red-faced man with some
heat.
They didn't teach us those sort OF
things" said Pollyooly.
The red-faced man gazed at her
gloomily for a minute; then he turned
on his heel, and went gloomily down
the stairs.
Pollyooly ran to the sitting-room
window and watched him leave the
building and the Inner Temple She
thought II well 10 let the Honorable
John Ruffin know at once that the be.
sieger had come; and. taking the
Lump, she went across to the Law
Courts. and informed him of the dan
ger. He thanked her. and babe her
hn efu
ter past four. if the red-faced man
was waiting to pounce on him. He
went back into the Court: and she
took the Lump 10 the gardens on the
Thames Embankment. and let him play
there for the rest OF the morning
When she returned 10 the Temple
az half-past one. there. knocking pa.
tiently on the Honorable John Ruff
fms oak, stood the red-faced man
IS e come in?" he said gloomily
Il haven't seen him come in" said
PollyOoly cOldly. but with literal &c
curacy; and she and the Lump went
into Mr.. Gedge- Tomkins's chambers.
Pollyooly was in a quandary. Their
dinner and her money were in the
chambers of the Honorable John Ruff
fin. She watched the red-faced man
through the letter-box with growing
impatience He seemed to her 10 be
a creature of the most painful per
sistence. for he stood there. rappine
az intervals. for nearly twenty min
utes: and the Lamp usually the most
placid of children. was pulling at her
frock, and protesting that he was
hungry. At last. TO her great relief.
the red-faced man bestowed three VIC
lent kicks on the Honorable John Ruff
fms unoffending oak, and went heav-
lily down the stairs. She was quick
getting the Bump into their own quar-
tiers and 70 his dinner. She resolved
10 have the materials for that meal in
Mr.. Gedge- Tomkins's chambers for the
future
At three o'clock the besieger returned,
and knocked for a quarter of an
hour; then he went away. Polly
dolly took up her station al the win
dow and kept watch. At four O'Clock
he came slOuching gloomily back
Pollyooly ran for the signal tablecloth.
and hung it out of the window. At
a quarter past four the Honorable
John Ruffin appeared at the mouth Of
the archway opposite, approaching his
home warily. At the sight of the sig
nal he paused, then came swiftly
across the Temple 20 the pavement be
low
Where is he?" &c said, hardly rails
ing his clear, carrying voice.
"On the landing" said Pollyooly.
Then please drop Tue down my hat
and stick. my angel watcher" said
the Honorable John Ruffin
out of the window: he caught them
deftly, slipped OF his wig and gown,
went TO the porters lodge, left them
there. and walked briskly out of the
Tudor Street entrance. At half-past
four the red-faced man. Who had been
waiting in sinister silence, began to
knock on the oak. At five and twenty
TO five he was knocking
lightly; at twenty minutes to five he
seemed to have lost his temper. for
&c was interspeTsing violent blows on
the patient oak with even more vio-
lent kicks A. a quarter to five he
went away. Pollyooly thought that
they had done with him till the NOR
'Ow. She wrOnged his interchangeable
soul; he was back again. and ham,
'nering away. at seven o'clock and
again at eight. He may have returned
le{er. but Pollyooly was sleeping the
soSnd sleep OF the young and just;
ans she did not hear him !.
The next morning he arrived be-
times. She had cleaned both sets of
rooms and was back cooking the Hon.
Drable John Ruffin's breakfast, when
she recognized his heavy football on
the stairs. She was not dismayed.
Mr.. Gedge-Tomkins worked at his
briefs from seven to nine, and then |
1t was only half-past !
eight. The besieger was quiet for a |
while; then the smell of bacon cooking |
struck on his sleuthhound nostrils; |
and he leapt to the conclusion that the |
chambers were not empty. He began |
% knock Pollyooly was in hopes that |
ne would soon tire and go away. She |
carried in the Honorable John RUINS I
breakfast. and the knocking continued. |
At a quarter to nine she went to the
Honorable John Ruffin and asked him |
what she should do about Mr.. Gedge-
romkins's breakfast.
Mr. Gedge Tomkins is one of those
splendid Spartan fellows who will re- !
dice to go into court breakfastless."
laid the Honorable John Ruffn calmly. |
He'll be very angry with me; and i