Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
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knOtted fist and shook 1t at an imaginary
Job.
Adam, said Bellew in the same thought
full tone, Il wonder if you would do some
thing for me?"
Anything you AK me, Sir, so long as you
don't want me to
81 want YOU to buy some of that furniture
for me-"
WHAT exclaimed Adam, and vented
his great laugh again. well, if that amt a
good 'un, Sir Why, that's just wat I'm
gong to do! 4e see, l amt wat you might
call rich cove, nor yet millionaire; but
I've got bit put by, an drawed out ten
pound yesterday. Thinks l, Here's to save
Miss Anthea's old sideboard or the mirror
as she's so fond of, or if not-why, then a
chair or so: They amt a going to get it all,
not while I've got pound or two!' says to
myself"
ADAM" said Bellew, turning suddenly,
shat sentiment does you credit, that senti-
ment makes me proud to have knocked you
into ditch! Shake hands, Adam!"
And there, beneath the great apple tree,
while the moon looked on, they very SOL
EMMY shook hands.
"And now, ADAM pursued Bellew, Il
want you to put back your ten pounds
keep it for Prudence-because | happen to
have rather more than we shall want. See
hele!' And with the words Bellew took
out leather wallet, and from this wallet
money and banknotes, more money and
more banknotes than Adam had ever beheld
in all his thirty-odd years, at sight of which
his eyes opened, and his square jaw relaxed,
to the imminent danger of his cherished clay
pipe.
Il want you to take this, Bellew went on,
counting sum into Adams nerveless hand,
land tomorrow, when the sale begins, if any
one makes bid for anything, | want you to
bid higher, and, no matter what, you must
always buy-always, you understand"
But, Sir, that there old drorin' room
cabinet wi the carvings"
"Buy it,
"An' the silver candlesticks, and the four
post bedstead, an the"
BUY 'em, Adam, buy everything! If we
haven't enough money, there's plenty more
where this came from. Only buy! You un-
derstand?"
ooh, yes, Sir, understand. 'Ow much
ave you give me? Why, here's forty-five,
fifty, sixty-Lord!-"
"Put it away, Adam; forget all about it
till tomorrow not word, mind!"
"a hundred pOund!' gasped ADAM Lord!
Oh, won't speak of it, trust me, Mr.. Belloo,
Sir. But to think of me a walking about wi
a hundred pound in my pocket! Lord
won't say nothin'; but to think of Old Adam
wi hundred pound in his pocket Ecod!
it do seem that comical!" saying which,
Adam buttoned the money into capacious
pocket, slapped it, nodded, and rose. well,
Sir, I'll be going There be Miss Anthea in
the garden yonder. and if she was to see me
now there's no sayin' but | should be took
a laughin to think O. this ere hundred
pound"
"Miss Anthea! Where?"
Comm through the rose garden. She be
off to ZEE old Mother Dibbin They call
Mother Dibbin a witch, an now as she's
down wi the rheunatics there ain't nobody to
look arter 'er, 'cept Miss Anthea. Shed ha'
starved afore now if it admit been for Miss
Anthea; but, Lord love your eyes an
limbs, Mr. Belloo, Sir! Miss Anthea don't
care if she's witch, or fifty witches not she!
So goodnight Mr.. Belloo, Sir an NUNS the
world"
Saying which. Adam slapped his pocket
again, nodded winked, and went upon his
way.
CHAPTER XII. Of the Man with the Tiger
Mark
TT is a moot question as to whether curl
can be more alluring when it CLOVIS be-
meath the fiery kisses of the sun, or shines