Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-02

ing seen by everybody" returned the general with 8 wave of his hand, which appeared to include the universe.
 The back door vas locked and the key gone, and the Watermelon had hurried to the door into the sheds and was struggling Eith the rusty lock. This is the vay' said he, through the wcodshed. That doors locked and there ain't a key; family probably Jeff that way. I noticed the woOdshed route this morning.
 We can shut this door on the side porch and lock it just as we found it, said Henrietta. She shut the door and AIphonse as quietly turned the key. She lowered the window the Watermelon had opened and, finding that he had broken tlse lock in doing it. she slipped a dol lar from her purse and left it on the ledge. It seemed to Henrietta to , leave more, to pay for their nights , lodging, would simply be adding insult 10 injury. One cannot take unpar- donable liberties with another's pos sessions and then pay for it in the gold of the land.
 Come" said she.
 The Watermelon had already opened the door and was working on the lock of the one in the woodshed. Henriet- Ia paused in the house door. the bas- ket on her arm, and glanced back at the others. Come on," said she.
 T.F Al with a firmness that was fast weaken ing.
 Father" said Henrietta, you can not explain. Graft is dishonest. The only thing we can do is to run"
 Billy grabbed up her gloves and obeyed with alzerity. Bartlett and the general followed in dignified ma jesty. AIphonse came last and shut each door as they passed through. With no undue haste, and yet with no lettering to admire a perfect summer morning, they climbed into the cars; Alphonse alone in the generals. the other five in Bartletts with Bartlett at the wheel
 Shall we rush them?" suggested the Watermelon with happy anticipa- tion.
 Alphonse. like inc voice of reason, calm, unemotional. blase. spoke: There is a COW lane back Of the barn. It is wide enough for the cars. It leads Into the road farther on. I left the bars down
 You're man. AIphonse." said the Watermelon.
 They giided without further com ment through the ba-nyard into the rocky, trec-stad92 cov lsne. The gen sral glanced behind. No one was in sight The lane was narrow and rough. last springs mud having hard eDed into humps and ridges from the passing of many feet. The cars ran slowly of a necessity, and while the engines throbbed, the noise was not loud. and the slight hin on which the house stood deadened the sound and concealed the cars from anyone in front.
 Henrietta leaned toward the Water melon. who sat on the small seat just in front of her and just behind the general. "On such an occasion as this" she asked. what did father used 10 say2"
 Nothing" said the Watermelon. There were two times when he never said anything. one was when he was asleep and the other was when he was escaping from the police"
 "Oh." cried Billy. ''he was a minis ter, why should he have had to escape from the police7"
 He ieft the ministry" explained the Watermelon.
 What did he say when hs left It?' teased Henrietta.
 "Good-hy," said the Watermelon.
 .Tnen the cars turned into the road and two men stepped from the bushes on either side They were tall, raw boned country men. in Tapping straw hats and blue jeans. Each carried A shotgun in the crook of his arm win a tender pleasure in the fee. of ii, esoh chewed a bsg piece of tobacco ard each y-as apparently more than