The evening world., 1911-09-19

One day . man stopped At the beat
TO say that there was work 20 b had
In the Bronx Park. where q large num-
Der or laborers were required In making
some improvements.
After dinner Burney walked thirty
yards down the river bank, away from
the m~addeniny smsli Of the others
pipes.
Softly stepping smons the clods came
Teny. he Of the race Of Cloths, who
worked In the Kitchen. He grinned ct
Burney's allow. and that unhappy man,
full or race antmoslty and holding ".
banlty In contempt. growisd at him:
what dye want. ye-DaSo?"
Tony also contained q grievance-aad
. plot. lie. too. was a Corrigan hatss,
and had been prtmed to see II In others.
How o Ikea Mr.. C~orrisanr' he
asked. You think-a hin . nics.a manr'
II blaies with m" he said. Nay
his liver turn to water. n the bones
OF him crack In the sold OF his heart.
May fennel grow upon his aneestors'
graves, and the g-andsona Of his ohil.
dren be born without eyes. May whisksy
turn TO clabbsr in his mouth. n
every time he sneexss may he blister
the soles of his feet. n the smoks
OF his ptpe-may II make his syss
water. and the drops fall on the grass
that his cows eat and poison the butter
that he spreads on hia bread"
Though Tony remained q strnnssf 10
the beauties OF this imagery. he gath
cred from II tho conviction that Il was
sufficiently anti-Corrigan In its ten
dency. SO. with the confidence OF Eel
low~-conspirator. he sat by Burney upon
the stone and unfolded his plot.
II was very simple In design. Every
day after dinner II was CorrlSan's habit
to sleep for an hour in his bunk. At
such times Il was the duty OF the OOH
and his helper. Tony. TO leave the boat
50 that no noise might disturb the auto
crat. Tn cook always spent this hour
III walking exercise. Tony's plan was
this: After Corrisan should be asleep
he tTony) and Burney would cut the
mooring ropes that held the boat to the
shore. Tony lacked the nerve to do the
deed alone. Then the awkward boat
would swing out INTO q swift current
and surely overturn against q rock there
was below.
Come on and do IT. said Burney.
III the back Of yeaches from the lick
no rave ys as the pit Of me stomach
does for the taste OF . bit Of smoke, We
can't cut tho ropes too quick"
"All s-right.' said Tony. But bet
ter walt 'bout-s ten minute more 0ivs-a
Corrigan plenty time get good-a sleep"
They waited. sitting upon the stons.
The rest OF the men were at work out
OF sight around . bend In the road.
Everything would have gone well--sx-
cept. perhaps. with C~orrigan. had not
Tony been moved TO decorate the plot
with its conventional accompaniment.
He wa OF dramatic blood. and perhaps
he intuitiveiy OWNED the appmdASs TO
vllainous m~aohinAtions a. prescribed by
the stage. He pulled from his shirt
bosom a long, black. beautiful. venom
Gus dsar. and handed It 20 Burney.
You Ikea smoke while we waitr'
ne asked.
Burncy clutchsd Il and snapped on
tho end a. a terrier bites at a rat. He
aid Il 10 his lips like a lonE-lost sweet
heart. When tbs smoke began to draw
he gave a long. deep sigh. and the
hrlstles Of his gray-red mustache CURED
down over tho cigar like the taions OF
mn eagle, Slowly tho red faded from
tho whites Of hi. eyes. To nxed his
Eaze dre,mily upon tho hills across the
river, Tho minute came and went,
"'pout time 10 30 now" said Tony.
THAT CorriSan he be In the resvsr
very quick"
Burney started out Of his trance with
a Rrunt, Ito turned his head ana raksd
with a surprised and panied severity
ut his ~accomplice, lie took the cigar
partly from his mouth. but sucked u
back again Immediately. Showed II low
ingiy once or twice and spoks In viru-
lent pufrs from tho corner of his mouth.
"what 10 Il, ~ ysiisr haythenf Would
ys lay contrivances against tho eniiEht-
snod racea OF tho earth. ys instiHAtor
OF Illegal crimesy Would 70 seek 10
dissuads Martin purnsy into dirty
trlehss Would ~ be FOR murdsrln'
your benetaotor, tho good man that
gives 20 food and wortS Take that,
ye puRhin-eolored assasslnN"
The torrent Of Hurnsy's Indignation
carried with u bodily assault, The toe
ot his shee sent the would.bs cutter Of
rapes tumallnu from hts seAt,
Tony aroso and Ned, Ills vendetta ne
again relesated to tho nlss Of things
that m,aht have been, Beyond the boat
no Nod and aNay-sway, he waA afraid
ia remain,
Burnsy. VITA expanded chest, watched
HIS late eoplo,,er disappear, Then no
tea departed, setting hls face In the
direction OF tho hrons,
IN his wake was u rahk M psrHt,
riaus trail ef nalsams SNAKE that
hgouaht pssse N HIS heart and dravs
tho birds from the roadside into tAs
deepest thiekstA