Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-10

from morning until night And the
results Of all their labor will be mine
because while they work for you, you
belong to me, could buy men, WON
en- or souls with you-but I won't l
am Just going to breed you. am go
ing to breed you until you get me an
other like yourself, and then ! am go
ing to do It all over again. And you
win never get away from me on this
earth, either" He turned to me with
that disgusting leer of his.
tom, how many of these beauties
have you saved upf''
Not any. And 1t doesn't look a.
though ever would at the price pay
you for second-class board and lodg-
ings." He leaped to his feet in a
Quivering rage, for the moment made
speechless by my unprecedented In
science in daring to resent his insults.
But his voice came to him soon
enough. Grimacing like chimpan-
zee he fairly squealed in his anger.
"second-class lodgingsl You never
had enough money inNyour life TO buy
quarter of 1t. And you never VIII
have, either, you spendthrift- II l
didn't charge you for your living you
would have just that much more to go
to the dogs with. You ought to thank
me for It. Second-class boardl You
will be glad to get bone to gnaw yet.
you puppy" Suddenly he subsidized
to a sheer and began smoothing my
coat over like a prospective buyer OF
old clothes.
This suit, how much did It cost
you, huhT"
Fifty dollars"
"And the rest of that trousseau that
you wear around In the mud. inelpd-
ing the overcoat?'
II don't know. I never figured II
up. Probably seventy-hve more"
He sat down with a thump and sal
glaring at me as his voice gradually
rose again.
"A hundred and twenty-five dol
lars worth Of dry goods on your bach
as you strut around the streets! AND
on your salary" He popped up like
jack-in-the-box and stood before me
scarecrow-like, with arms outstretchet
and his clothes hanging in shapelesi
pouches from his slat-like frame.
Look at mel This suit cost mi
nine dollars and l have worn 1t for
year. My shirt cost 40 cents, m,
collar six and my necktie eight. Meal
to say | am not as well dressed a.
your"
That Is a matter OF personal opin
ion. Anyway, 1t is none Of your busi
ness so long as l pay you for my hy
ing. At any rate have never had Z
|, ask you for money" He reached for
ward with his long arm and bega
humping me on the chest with nj
bony knuckles.
"Heyl Wouldn't you though II 20
, thought you could get 1t? Wouldn
you though, Mr.. Peacock. with you
fine clothes, If you thought you coul
wheedle a dollar out of me? But 20
! know your Uncle Abner amt foo
enough to let you have it. I'd rattle
> trust It to Bruce, for with all his foo
, ishness he has got twice the sens
|. that you have. He takes chances an
; some day may win fortune, Will
! you only spend, spend. spend. Get
' cent from mel I'd like to see you
! With a quick run he gathered up I'll
= money, showed It into the safe. spu
1 the combination until It ratified like
roulette wheel and faced me aga
: with his nose wrinkled. | faced hil
in a boiling rage. For while hs
!, always cherished the natural and ]
! climate hope that I. as his next
Z kin, might some day profit by reasc
n of his accumulative instincts. he cou
have left his money strewn broadca
A throughout the house from the tin
!, lI had first come to live with him ar
= I would not have touched dollar
n II. even had known never would
!. even suspected. Furthermore. mol
4 had a better reputation for homes
> than myself, and his everlasting tres
a ment Of me a. q potential thief hi
= always nauseated me. Not caring no
{ he might regard the act, l drew Il
= KEY to the front door from my peck
II and flung 1t on the table before hil
. II was the only key to the house
d had ever possessed and its surrend
IN left me without means Of entrane
d but without another word l stalk
" out into the open, banging the do
n behind me. Never had been in
a more villainous mood than now as
d strobe through the trees on my vi
O. downtown.
a. | desired to see Bruce again. ! W
IL concerned to know just what turn
IN dependency might take, and thong
a, that might cheer him up bit. Kno
q ing his usual place Of habitat In I
hours OF recreation II was not long
ID fore had located him. He "
I bumped up buzzardlike in semi-p
X vate room Of q cafe. his hands soul
IL ing the depths of his pockets and
III chin resting upon his breast. A Coz
tail, apparently untasted. stood on I
80 table before him. sat down on
at other side of the board. noticing Il
"a his eyes were closed.
on He had the general appearance Of
ct man who had been drinking. Or
or narily Immaculate Of person. he v
ed now semi-disreputable. He had !
1 shaved that day. his necktie was I
'ul arranged and his hair rumpled- HI
mt ever, as I had never known him to
"a the worse for liquor. I was inclir