The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-05-21

through the grounds, and it came TO
me that to play him a little longer
wouldn't do any harm, but might seal
her Jolly mouth the tighter.
O'Keefe thanked me again. You're
sure solid with the force, SIR he as
sured, nodding earnestly. Just re-
member my number and the name OF
Captain Clutchem if any time in town
you get rounded up in any OF our lit
tIe-er, you know!"-he dropped
cheerful wink at me and glanced again
at the bills. Expect maybe you're
anxious to know if Tim gets divy
outer this he proceeded; and MUIR
INJURED some jolly something. OF
course, 1 wasn't anxious, you know;
fact is, didn't care dash-didn't
even remember who Tim was. "Yes,
stree, he'll get ten Of this" he fin
ished impressively.
Meantime, he had been hunching
himself up until now he succeeded in
wrenching from somewhere behind, a
ragged and shiny old wallet, bulging
with worn and greasy papers. Within
this, with a flourish, he laid the bills.
Then he faced us with an air OF
increased cheerfulness.
$50 much all for the velvet!" he
remarked with another wink.
Of course it was of no importance
to set him right about the material;
as for that, I didn't care jolly hang
If he thought they were made of limo
leum! But it gave me the idea OF
Just peeking into a corner Of the par
eel to satisfy myself that it's contents
were Of flmy black silk-and they
were! I went no further; not for all
the gold of what's-its-name would !
have profaned the package with fur
ther investigation.
"Why, sir, don't think you need
be worrying but what they're al!
right" and the big policeman nodded
confidently; 'in fact there don't seem
to be no damage at ALL" He added
meditatively: which is some Won
der, considering how we had to
rough-house Foxy Grandpa before we
softened him down in his cell tn
other night" Here his cheeks swelled
and he sent long sheaf of brown
liquid at a grasshopper on the freshly
whitened door-stones-and got it, too
neatly missing the polished toe OF
jenkins boot. "No, sir!"-emphatic'
ally-'T don't think you'll be hearing
any holler from your lady friend when
she goes to-eh, what?"-he stared
at Jenkins blankly, for jenkins had
coughed-"Oh, excuse me!"-and his
big hand lifted apologetically to his
mouth, while his eyes rolled upward
What I just meant was that I know
they're all to the good; 1 went all
over 'em!"
"Oh!" I muttered, turning rather
faint. 1 dropped the parcel and Jen-
kins picked it up. By Jove, for mo-
ment, he came jolly near having to
pick me up, too, I was that shocked
and prostrated!
'The only thlng-the only InlnS
tall" had to wait through an agon-
izing moment while his tongue
gathered his wad and peremptoril!
expelled it, this time enlivening the
cold, dead monotony of the silver-gray
macadam-"was her-I mean, was the
pants
"Ah-h!" 1 put my hand to my side
and looked at Jenkins appealingly,
but he was looking upward, his eyes
kind of cast over like a birds; the
lines of his mouth tightened to an
arch-and knew he was suffering
too! But we must try to stand 1t a
little longer-just little!
Through one instant's respite, Mr.
O'Keefe's thick tongue was occupied
in striving to glutenize the entire
wrapper of much crushed and awful
ly yellow cigar. Then he separated a
mouthful from the end and proceeded.
81 did notice with the legs, that
one of 'em was just a bit longer than
tn other, and down at the station we
was a wondering if" the brown head
of a cracking match drew a long.
curving what-you-call-it on the smooth.