Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-05
BY HALLE ERMlNlE klsi
convr,pbt BY Bobbs-Merrill co.

| eyeballs roVed palnIuly apou ri, =
| search of something elusive. liz
Judge beckoned to Betty ,,;+tie
| she shook her head WIN ii''ie
grimace and drew back. ,,s
lyon 10. Shirley" she Whispered,
and with. laughing glance at Ine
| others, Shirley came and sat oo"ii oi
the lowest step.
Mad Anthony put out a Waverlns
hand and touched the young pouy;
! His fingers strayed over the hapll ailu
/ went IN to the curling bronze under
the hat-brim. dis de Ill mistls, ne
muttered, "ain' afeahd OBJ Oh An. ny.
Dah's fab en- she ain afeahd, en- oan
watah en- she ain afeahd. woman
whut All gwine tell hum Whut uo
coloh of yo' hath, honey
Black" put in Chilly Lusk, with q 9
wink at the others. BLACK as
crow"
| Old Anthony's hand fell back to his
knee. young mars laugh at de oil
man." he said, but he don't know.
I Dat de coloh dat buhn nah han's-de
coloh OBJ goT, en- eyes blue like er cat
birds aig. Dah's er man gwine LOOK
in dem eyes, honey, en- gwine make
EN- cry EN- cry" He raised his head
sharply, his lips shut tight, and swung
his arm toward the North. "Dah's
whah he come f'om," he said, en
heah'-his arm veered and he pointed
straight toward the ragged hill behind
them-"he stay"
Lusk laughed noiselessly. He's
pointing to DamLry Court" he Whis-
pered to Nancy Chalmers, "the only
uninhabited place within ten miles.
That's as near as he often hits II, l
| fancy"
"Heahs whah he stay" repeated
| the old man. Heap of trouble wait
| heah fo' him, too, honey-heap OBJ
trouble, heah whah iii mistis fin
him." His voice dropped to mono
| tone, and he began to rock gently TO
and fro as If he were grooming lula
by. ILL trouble en- get trouble! Fo'
dah's fab en- she ain afeahd, en- dab
watah en- she ain afeahd. It's de
thing whut eat de ha'at outen de
breas'-dat whut she afeard of"
Come, Anthony" said Judge Chal-
mers, laying his hand on the old mans
shoulder. THAT much too mournful!
Give her something nice to top off
with, at least
But Anthony paid no heed, continu-
ing his rocking and his muttering.
"Gr'et trouble. Dah's fab en- she aim
afeahd, en- dah's watah en- she ain
afeahd. En- All sees yo' gwine ter
him, honey All heah's de CO dollhouse
clock a-strikin' in de night-en yo'
gwine. Don wait, dom wait, iii
mistis, er de trouble-cloud gwine
kyah him erway fom yo'
When de clock strike thuhteen-when
de clock strike thuhteen.
The droning voice ceased. The
gaunt form became rigid. Then he
started and turned his eyes slowly
about him, a vague look of anxiety
on his face. For a moment no one
moved. When he spoke again it was
once more in his gentle quavering
voice:
"Watah? Vas, Mars, good watah
Hep yo'sef."
The judge set a dollar bill on the
step and weighted it with a stone
by Anthony" he said. We're
nightly obliged"
He sprang into the saddle and the
quartet cantered away. my expert
ment wasn't a great success, I'm
afraid, Shirley" he said ruefully.
"Oh, l think it was Splendid cried
Nancy. do you suppose he really
believes those spooky things? I de-
clare, at the time / almost did, my
self. What an odd idea-'when the
clock strikes thirteen which, of
course, it never does"
Don't mind, Shirley" bantered
Lusk. When you see all dem trou
bles' coming, sound the alarm and
we'll fly in a body to your rescue"
They let their horses out for a
pounding gallop, which pulled, down
suddenly at muffied shrek from
Betty Page, as her horse went into
the air at sight of an automobile
by the roadside.
Now, whose under the canopy is
that?" exclaimed Lusk.
Its stalled said Shirley. 81
passed here this afternoon when the
owner was trying to start 1t, and
I sent Unc' Jefferson as first aid to
the injured"
81 wonder who he can be- said
Nancy. i've never seen that car
before"
why said Betty gaily. "Ah know!
It's Mad Anthony's trouble-man. of
course, come for Shirley"