The evening world., 1911-05-12

sat unnOVeu Wnlls no uellDefatoly iBnl-
ed a cigar. watching me over the end
Of II.
II have no desire to dig over your
life with you.' he said. amy more than
I have to continue your acquaintance.
] came here TO tell you why our In
v~itation to you was withdrawn. We'll,
I've done go: you nave an evil reputa-
ton. That's ALL"
Excuse me. but that isn't all. II
Isn't true, and
There IL just one moro point" no
went on when you arrived. OF course
none of us realized who you were or
how you had come. Later. when we
understood tho facts. you would not.
under ordinary circumstances have
left until this morning. But Mrs. Tabor
was so much excited over the matter
that I saw 1T To relieve her immedi-
ately. at tho cost Of disturbing your
sleep. I owe you an apology for that.
and for that only"
Look here. Mr.. Tabor" SAID 7. moro
calmly. Il don know what you have
been told about me. but II It's dishon-
orabls IT'S a damned lie. Now. I'll wait
here while you make any inquiries you
ike. I'll put you IN communication
with anybody you choose. And when
you've looked mi NJ ana are satisfied.
shall expect n very complete apology
Tor tnlS WnOls matt0.
Thank YOU" he answered. Il am
quite satisfied with my present infor-
nation. I have no further curiosity.
And now perhaps I ave taken enough
! OF your time" He rose.
Then I lost my temper. That's alto
gether too thin I cried. I'm received
ms your guest. and then I'm locked into
my room. I'm sent way In the middle
OF the night. and told not to ask why,
You explain II on tho absurd ground
that I'm n ~disreputable character. and
then you won't either specify your
charges or investigate them. ! believe
you are making up tho whole story to
cover something In your W house;
and II you were . younger man ia
have Il out OF you"
while I was speaking he had turned
composedly to pick up his hat ana stick.
He faced mo now without . CULVER OF
the eyes.
Don't buster. Mr.. Crosby" ne said
slowly. uncovering the tip OF n yell
low tooth In the faintest suspicion OF a
smile. 1T isn't n real use. We'll. |
won't OFFER to shake hands, but I'll wish
you a pleasant summer after you've for
gotten this row. Shall l 20 hrst3"
IL there was anything moro to say I
was too angry TO think of II. After
YOU" I said through shut jaws. "0ood
morning"
I followed him down TO the verands
where we went through n comedy Of
leavc-taking FOR tho benefit OF tho peo-
pie In the wicker chairs. Al the corner
OF tho building discreet swinging doors
gave entrance 10 tho bar: and ~ Mr..
Tabor started down tho drive there
came from within a stream OF savage
gutturals and tho squeak and chatter OF
an over-tilted chair.
A stocky fellow In a flannel shirt
lurched through the swinging doors and
followed him at n clumsy run. curslng
In n tanglo OF English and Italian 40
rapid and furious that by the ear alone
! should have thought half a dozen
people were involved, II had the multi
piled br!lllancy OF a virtuoso's piano
playing. or the dispute which followe ed
the words were indistinguishable.
The Italian danced and raved and
gesticulnted, while Mr.. Tabor pointed
n steady foreilnger and retorted In low
and frosty monosyllables. And pres.
emily the foreigner slouched back into
tho bar, which Immediately filed with
babhllng hystanders. I followed TO nnd
him standing physically with his foo.
upon the low rail, and metnphoricallS
viii his back against the wall. lie wa,
WV '"ff'' ff'Hf 'H''N Jus lhl NA'l w
trolley-Car on the day previous: a
medium-si2od, stocky, eather-colore
rascal In n shiny black suit and blu,
flannel shirt. with IA blue fur upon hil
face, and blue tattoo-marks on his hairy
hands,
Public opinion. led by the bartender
was against him 10 the point Of throw
ing him out or sending for the police
and his attempts at a defense wer'
rendered unintelligible by voluhilitv an,
by the straug"st mixture OF language.
| ever heard IN my NE.
Imagine a slightly drunk AMI thor
oughly excited Ncapplitun speaking
broken English with an irish nrngur
, and you may have some faint irnprcs
sion Of N" effect, His muddy blur O
intonations was impossible to follow
and l tried him IN Italian, becoming
, thoreby u person OF authority and In
/, terest. lilo understood me readil.
, enough, but his own scattering patoi
gave me a good deal OF trouble.
/, By what | could make out, he was
sailor. formerly on ships owned b,
Mr., Tabor; and Mr., Tabor had dls
7 charged him and had Kidnapped hl
i, wife. This sounded puzzllng enough
but | could get nothin. else out ~ him
and my further questions brought fort
/, only angry reiteratiOns and iuiotnit
, vows TO have Justice at any price.
n Finally I persuaded the bartender {
glvo him one more drink on cOnditiO
n that he went away Immediately. an
satisfied tho crowd with some patched
up story OF "A hated employer who's
y resemblance 10 Mr., Tabor had cause
q an unfortunate mistake.
(To BE Continued)