Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

spngn accent like that unless 1t grew on you But
where did you bring it over from2'
"You wish to know where is my 'ome, Suh?' says he.
"Uh-huh,' says |.
Jamaica, Suh, says he.
Il see," says l. "Where get bananas and ee
boys FROM All British down there, you black
and white?'
@Oh yes, sub" says he, GRIMM.
"Wel1," says l. 1--WE heard of your kind that
could make English sound like foreign language but
you've got Lord Chumey twist on it for fair. Then
expect your real name amt Rufus at ALP
"Eustis link, sub, says he
"Have used the snko7 says l.
"Hehu-s-t-hi-s- Eustis; Zedhi-hen-k, link says
he, trihe ruffled.
"Cear as mud" says l. @NIy fault, Eustis; but you
fed it to me little swift that first time Now to get
back where we started: Mr. Morrsons sportin in the
tub he? Didn't look for around quite eh?'
a dare say sub, says he. WAS the master hexpect
ing you, Subj
4Do look like surprise party, Eustis?' says l. as
this where | waltz"
If you please Subj" says he.
He had his manners right with him. Eusts did; dusts
off chair, the window shade up and Tugs
supply of papers and magazines enough to keep me busy
for month Then he fades into little alcove real re-
spectfu and hears him rattin' newspaper himself.
ALL of which was well enough, as far as it went.
was camping the trail and had my man located
in his bathtub This gives nice breathn spell to
frame UP plan for gettn Dudley K. to the beauty
of unloadin his Shelters the Corrugated before the
market got topheavy and tumbled. But what openin'
to use that wouldn't get me chucked the street
sudden a sticker.
Meanwhile could hear distant splashin sounds that
kept gettn fainter and fainter. Then come the gurge
of the last pint of ss swirn down the pipe, and
| knew Dudley must be out the mat busy with the
Turkish towel Still brilliant thought my way,
and out where me and Mr. link waited there
noise except and then when Eusts turned fresh
page. Get the pictureo
And, saw nothn wears my nerves quite so much
as silent wait like that. got to wachin the clock,
and fgurin' out how many minutes it would be before
this mysterious Mr. Morrison would be out demandln
who and why. d allowed him about ten to dress
That got whitfield down to six then to four and then
Well, about then Eusts lets go of the first Sob
First off thought it might be another gurgle from
the tub; but when the second knew it filtered
out from the alcove And it sounded like grief.
Foowin this couple of snifes, kind of half smoth-
cred Course, you might say it nothn' to me if
darby valet fit to enjoy his off time blubber1n but
feeln's is feen's, no matter who has EN-.
60 tptoes over and peeks in There's Eusts, with
his spread out the table, his head down, his
shoulders heavin and all the signs of deep in evil
dence. Havn gone that far, | couldn't do any less
than pass cheerin remark.
what ho!' says |. "Tea-uhs, idle ea-uhs.
Business of surprise by Eusts He lifts black face
that's perfectly good map of all the frent kinds of
grief you could name-trembly under lip, loose jaw,
and big brown leaky eyes. Ever have setter dog with
hurt paw look up at you reproachful? Something
like that
"Gee!s says I. "Whatever it was must have gone in
deep. You amt been swallowin your matches again,
have youo"
@P-pplease, Subj says he shaky and husky.
"Never mind my joshn',' says /. "What's gone
wrong?"
~Oh everythng's wrong, sub, says he. Il cawn't
stand it any longer, Subj just cawntl'
Sudden attack amt it?' says l. "You seemed
chirky enough few minutes ago. What's happened
since then? Found bad from home in the paper
mot rightly that, Subj" says he "You-you