Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-07

taurdnt where SauSageS and onions SIZ-
zled gratefully in larCe. tin travs. and
pork chops lay in inviting prod gaI!ty
amid rich, brown gravy. The proprie-
tor, portly and greasy man, with bald
head and side whiSktrs was standing at
the door exchanging views as To bISi-
ness with his next door neigh hor =
green grocer Philip, bold in the kuowl-
edge of his wealth, resolved TO try what
| he could achieve on credit
lie walked up to the pair.
A Meal.
4 have not got any money jus; how
! he said 70 the restaurant keep J.. hut
if you VIII let me have something to eat
| | will gladly come back this afternoon
! and pay YOU double"
Neither man spoke at first. Philip
was always unconscious of the quaint
discrepancy between his style of speech
and his attire. He used TO resent bit
| terly the establishment exhibited by
| strangers, but to-day he was far re
moved above these considera tons, and
he backed up his request by I pleasant
| smile.
The fat man grew apoplec,ic and
turned his eyes to the sky.
| We'll, I'm" he spluttercd.
The green grocer laughed, and Philip
! blushed
do you refuse" he said. with his
downright manner and direct stare.
well, of all the cool cheek" The
| stout persons feelings were too mucn
| for him He could find no other words.
1t is a fair offer" persisted the boy.
You don't think | mean to swindle YOU.
| sUrey?"
wen, there! ! never did"'
But the green grocer interviewed.
You're a sharp lad he guffawed.
! Dye want a job"
so nMG% was as the the short reply q want
Dash my buttons, an you're likely
| sort of kid to get it, too. In YOU go.
! I'll pay the bill. Lord lumme, i'm 90
I mo
MI judd, are you mad?" demanded
! his neighbor whose breath had returned
to him.
| Not a bit of it. The bIoomfn' Kid
! can't get through a bob's worth if he
| bursts himself. Ere, III bet YOU two
! bob 9 pays up"
Done! Walk in. sir. Worn YOU be
! pleased to ave sir?'
Philips Indignation at the restaurant
! keepers sarcasm yielded TO his wish
| to see him annihilated later in the day.
! Moreover, the SauSageS really Smelt eX-
cellently, and he was now ravcnous
! lie entered the shop and gave his or
| derS with quiet dignity that aStouuded
| the proprietor and hugely delighted the
| greenSrCccr who, in the intervals OF
/ business, kept peeping at him through
! the window. Philip ate steadily. and
! the bill amounted to niEepence. which
! his ally paid Cheerfuly
! The boy held out his hand
| "Thank you, Mr. Judd" he said.
| frankly. II will return without fan
! | will nor insult YOU by Offering more
| than the amount you have advanced
| for me, but some day ] may be able to
render, you good service in repay
! ment."
Then he walked off toward the via
! duct steps, and Mr.. Judd looked after
! him
"TaIks like a little gentleman, e does
! If my little Jimmie 'ad lived Q would
! ha' bin just about his age Lord
lumme, J 'ope. the lad turns up again,
| an not for the sake Of the bIoomin'
Yes'm. Fresh in this mornin''
His Plans.
After crossing Holhorn Viahuct Philip
! stood for little while gazing into the
! showroom of motor agency. It was
! not that he was interested in Panhard
or De Dion Cars-then but little known
to the general public in England-but
rather that he wished to rehearse care
! fully the program to be followed with
Mir. lsaacstein. With agacity un-
looked for IN one Of his years, he de-
clded that the meteor should not be
mentioned at all. OF course, the dia-
mond merchant would instantly recog-
ME the stone as a meteOriC diamond
and would demand its earthly pedi-
gree.
Philip resolved to adhere 10 the sim
pie statement that it was his own
property, and that any reasonable in
qulry might be made in all quarters
able as to whether or not such a stone
was missing. Meanwhile he would OBJ
tam from Mr. ISaaCstein a recent ac-
knoWiedG1ng its custody and d small
advance Of money, far below it's real
worth, leaving the completion Of the
transaction until a later date The
question Of giving or Withholding his
| address If it were asked for was diff
| hcult one to settle offhand PERHAPS
I the course of events would permit him
TO keep Johnson News altogether ont
Of the record, and a more reputable
habitation would be provided once he
had the requisite funds
Thinking he had successfully tackled
al! the problems that would demand
solution, Philip wasted no more time.
He entered HattOn Garden, and had
not gone past many OF it's dingy houses
until he saw a large, brass plate, bear
ing the legend: 'IsaacStein &, Co, Dia-
mond Merchants. Kimberley, Amster-
dam and London"
He entered the office and was in
stantly confronted by q big nosed youth.
who surveyed him through a grille with
an arched opening in it to admit letters
and small parcels
To the Rescue.
rs MIR. Isaacstein i'm" said PhHip.
"Oah, yess," grinned the other
viii you kindly tell him ! wish 10
see him?"
b "Oah, yess." There was Joke Turk
ing somewhere in the atmosphere. but
the young Hebrew had not caught is
drift yet The gauQt and unkempt vis-
itOr was evidently burleSouiug the ac-
cent of such gentle people as came TO
the office on business
Philip waited a few seconds The
boy behind the grille filled in the in
terval by copying an address into the