The Washington herald., 1912-01-21


and I suppose might az well try to To-
cate a position OF some kind here IN
Chicago. haven't the nerve TO go back
to Washington after this, The chiet
might not even say a word about II, but
I'd be set down as q rank failure In his
mind forever"
why give up 80 soon7'' the Cuban
said encouragingiy. Lets make one last
effort to get back the letters. Luck has
broken wonderfully well for us 30 far
along the road-it might stick BY US
now"
"Tn do anything that you suggest"
Brockett aquiesced. but the chances
are about a million TO one against US.
What course would offer any possioit-
tiesT'
I'VE might report the theft to police
headquarters. simply stating that you
had lost leather money-belt. naming the
amount OF currency. and saying nothing
IS 10 the papers or letters"
Description Of thief" dolefully re-
marked Brockett, "a man who had a
brown hand. That was about ali I saw
OF him It might have been either YAH
moto~or Aguliar. or a countryman OF
either one. Can we have every Jap and
Filipino IN Chicago rounded up?"
Debating and discussing various ideas.
none of them seeming to offer much
hope, the boys walked aimlessly along,
killing time till the morning was almost
gone. Three times they passed Japanese
gentlemen. dressy, smiling. bland Of face
and innocent IN personality. Each Of
these sons Of Nippon must have wonder
ed, afterward. why the young white
devils peered 50 sharply, almost savage
ly. into their coTntenances, but the quick
inspections brought no eomfort-none OF
them had the least likeness 20 Mr.. YAH
moto. Pacing onward in this desultory
fruitless fashion. the baffied messengers
turned into Chicago's Chinatown. and
hurried out OF it again All Chinatowns
are twinkle in their buildings, sounds.
and odors, and the memory Of recent
experiences in Doyers street did not give
the boys any special desire to Hnger IN
the Chicago colony.
Toward noon they found themselves
in a district as intensely black in
population as Haiti or Mashonaland-
region that might have been inter-
esting to them under ordinary circum-
stances. but which was now anything
| but attractive 20 the heartsick adven-
| turers. They walked wearily along,
cleared. as they thought. the bound
aries OF the black belt. and entered an
| unpretenious restaurant where they
could at least talk over their unpleas-
ant situation. They had begun a half
hearted lunch before they noticed that
the other patrons OF the place were
all brunettes. Of various shades between
| lampblack and light saddle-color. but
the discovery did not worry them In
their state Of mind they would hardly
have raised objections II they had been
seated at the same table with band
of gorillas-
AT the next table sat a bulky black
woman. whose billowy figure was
draped In most OF the colors OF the
rainbow, and who Tended OF the in
1 quiries OF the dusky waiter by explain
/ ing that she was ''vaitin' To- a gentle
man." The gentleman" came in q
moment later. and proved to be a
colored man OF gigantic stature-such
magnitude of person that the large
negress herself was dwarfed before
him. This mammoth Zulu settled him
self comfortably. grinned delightedly
at the woman, and summoned the
waiter with lordly wave OF his broad
black hand.
That fellow is a twin to the one
who handed us the message in De-
troit." whispered Brockett. -If he
were only uniformed in the same sort
OF giddy costume. you couldn't tell
them apart
'T wouldn't have believed" soIano
returned, that there could be two
black men as big as those, but here's
the evidence before us. What's the
use of raising white hopes II the black
ones grow as large as this monster p
The great black man spoke chuck
lingly 20 his lady friend" and his
words were waited to the astounded
ears OF the boys hve feet away.
''Ah say. hon." began the big fellow.
Abs suah got 'sprise To- yo'- When
An come in from Detroit yestehday''-
the listeners almost toppled over their
chairs In their astonishment-"Ah went
right up 10 de ole hotel whar An wohked
las winteh. Got a job as pohteh quick.
Dey allus liked Big Sam round dehe,
hee, hee! But de Job didn't las long.
Las night a big Dutchman, dat suah
looked like ready money. done buy de
hotel. an glib US all one houh's notice
10 git out Said he had people OF his
own dat he'd put in to do de wohk. He
done paid me TO de whole week. so All
had no kick comm"
"Yo' suttinly am lucky. sam" COM
mented the billowy black lady.
"Ah, hon. dat amt nufin," laughed the
big fellow. "Jes' yo' walt till All done
tell yo' ebryting! All didn't feel like
goin' out huntin' no place to sleep, so
An simply slips out. slips in agin-de
Dutch pusson was too busy to notice any
body comm -or goin'-an' picks out an
empty room dat All knowed OF on de
fohth fiooh. All gets up good an eahly,
an stahts down de hall. real quiet like,
when what should come bumpin' into me,
hon, but a man. A III bit OF a man, hon
III brown man. Jes' like q Chinaman.
an IN an awful hurry. Homes, baby. dat
III man musta had a 'gagement to be
handed money. hee. heel He done come
BAN! right plum into me, an All mach
uIIy grabs him Couldn't let no III man
bump into me dataway. an not even AK
Rim Whar he think he gwine to CO."
AN what den, Sam7" queried the
woman, grinning as widely as the giant
himself over the narration.
The big fellow almost shook under a
gale of chucxles.
"An' den, hon." he resumed, "Ah Jes'
happened 20 notice somepin he had In
his hand. Says All to him. LII brown
man, whano yo' run roun' hotels dis
houh OBJ dc mawnin', carryin' thing
like datT An jes' den An heahs all
sohts of noises roun' de tuhn OF de hall.
an An sees, right quick. dat dis III man
mus be someways disponsible TO al
desc excltements All makes, one grab
fo' de thing he has In his hand, an de
III debbil try TO stick me wtv taoknife:
Think OF Il. hon'-trted TO stick me- Jus
same All was a pigl"
go on, go on. baby" urged the woman
"DId he stick 20, ?'
'Stick me. hon2 Hee hee! Does you
see any places whar de daylight comes
froo me? An Jus Fib him a slap on dc
wrist an his jabknife fall sudden. Den
All takes from dat III man de objeck
he Is carryin'; All gibs dat iii man one
tremendous good kick dat lift him mos
up to de ceiling an den. as de noises
was CROWN stronger every minute, Al
done come away from dehe. De III man,