The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-02-16
CHAPTER xl.-(ContInued.)

The window was open-it was
warm enough for that-and because
or the fog could stand quite near
ana see what was taking place inside
without being seen II was a
goodish sized room, one of three un.
DER a single roof, by all appearances
and stuffed full of apparata of various
Kinds. There was a big gas,motor
singing away at one end, running a
dynamo. Right near: the window was
q heavy table with all the parapher-
MALTA of wireless station
There was young man standing
right by the table. evidently Just out
OF his chair. He was taking off, the
telephone headpiece when ! first saw
MIN He looked to be under thirty,
and wore red hair and a good coat Of.
sunburn; and he was mad clean
thfough-mad at another man who
was standing, just inside a doorway,
ieaolng to another room. That door
was closed. The second man was
evidently just out of bed; he had a
crash bathrobe belted round him with
Dis py1amas showing underneath and,
pee1y' naked ankles running into bed.
room slippers. They we're having /,
not and heavy. ripping out at each
o'Aef straight from the shoulder.
l don't khow-didn't hear--what
started the row, and it ended lust att.
er came within hearing. The young.
er cnap was saying-he had a bit OF a
Dfogue: Don't let that trouble YOU
Mister Black. III have you know
wired for relief last night. while
you were at dinner, and the minute
ne sets foot oh this damned island I
leave It; nor will be resting till I've
turned In my report at. the home Of
1ee. Put that in your pipe. now
Black las be called HIM seemed
70 lose control of himself for an In.
slant. He sort of lurched forward
Ills hands working as If be was going
% throw himself at the Younger
mans throat; then he caught up
,hhKlng better of it, as if he knew
me other fellow had grabbed his
'hair by the back and stood ready tn
brain MIN with 1t; which he couldn't
ave KNOWN for it turned out he was
''llnd, If had my sight be said
ana could lay hands on you, Power,
q break every bone In your BODY
mat staked Mr.. Power to an uotv
augh-the kind of laugh that's cal.
utated to make the other chap's blood
oh DlVV1l doubt of that saws ne:
out well you know I'd stop at moth.
ls 10 protect myself against a brute u,
IKE you, Mr.. Black. And what's
lofe Il thought he tried to hold his
ohgue, but couldn't; this last seemed
'lrly to burst out of him) I warn
ou II ever again see you lay finger
that unhappy woman, your vito
IL murder you with the first weapon
lat comes handy. Remember that, !
btack was white with rage by this S
me; don't think he could have held
mucn longer. AS it happened, lust ,
zen the door behind him opened and |
woman in dressing gown stenned /
10 the room. She was CHASTITY pale |
lsntened 10 death, but otherwise +
ST ABOUT the prettiest woman ever 8
ID eyes on. She said just one word b
a pltifuI Douglas sand t
uched her husbands arm; but :
" ner eyes We're praying Power TO r
l. He saw 1t TOO. q
Very we'll. then, he said with
lie bow to the woman. IN be 90. p
g now. o. :.
And you needn't come back said W
e man he called Black. TiI do with. /,
I YOU until your successor comes +,
ihaf suits me to T., SAYS Pow. (,
Good morning. Mrs. Black; I'm N
Try we woke you up. ",
Black listened to his footste,s =,
ID that weird expression the deaf 9,
blind nave, Tor some seconds Afr. 81
had lost the souno of them. then ,.c
Sn'Hf himself "nd said ~ the wou.
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