Morris tribune., 1914-09-18

investigate the sound. She came back
in three minutes With Frightened eye.
a faint flush on her cheeks and ten
years lifted from her shoulders.
s'You must have cup Of tea before
you GO" she said; land sugar cake"
She reached and shook a little iron
bell. In shuff1ed small negro girl
about twelve, barefoot, not very tidy,
glowering at me with thumb in mouth
and bulging eyes.
Azalea Adair opened tiny worn
purse and drew out dollar bill, a dol
lar bill with the upper right hand cor
ner missing, torn in two pieces and
pasted together again with a strip Of
blue tissue paper. 1t was one Of the
bills / had given the piratical negro
there was no doubt of it.
Go up to Mr.. Bakers store on the
corner, Impy," she said. handing the
girl the dollar bill. 'and get q quarter
of a pound Of tea-the kind he always
sends me-and 10 cents worth of sugar
cakes. Now, hurry. The supply of tea
in the house happens to be exhausted"
| she explained to me-.
Impy left by the back way. Before
the scrape of her hard, bare feet had
died away on the back porch wild
! shriek-I was sure it was hers-flled
the hollow house. Then the deep, gruff
tones OF an angry mans voice mingled
with the girls further squeaIs and un-
ineligible words.
Aaalea. Adair rose without surprise
or emotion aaa., disappeared. For two
minutessI heard the hOarse rumble of
the mans voice. then, something like an
oath and a. slight scuffle, and she re
turned calmly to her chair.
This is ro0my house" she said.
"and have a tenant for part of it. |
am sorry to have to rescind my invita-
ton to tea 1t was impossible to get
the kind / always use at the store,
'5-.: 1.-.::5i 1I;;s tomorrow Mr. Baker will be
able to supply me-"
I was sure that Impy had not had
time to leave the house. inquired con
corning street car lines and took my
leave. After | was we'll on my way /
remembered that had not learned
Azalea Adair's name. But tomorrow
would do.
That same day started in on the
course OF iniquity that this uneventful
city forced upon me. was in the
town only two days, but in that time
| managed to lie shameIessly by teIe
graph and to be an accompIicAaftel
the fact, il that is the correct lega
term-t0 d murder.
As rounded the corner nearest my
hotel the Afrite cOachman Of the poly
chrOmatic, nonpariel coat seized me
swung open the dungeony door of his
peripatetic sarcophagus. firted bis
feather duster and began his ritual
Step right in. boss. Carriage is clear
jus got back from a funeral Fifty
cents to any
And then he knew me and grinneC
broadly. : Scuse me, boss; you is d.
gen'l'man what rid out with me di
mawnin'. Thank you kindly, suh.'
Il am going out to 861 again tomor
row afternoon ut )" said |. ''and i
you will be here Ill let you drive me
SO you know Miss -Adair?" concud
ed, thinking of my dollar bill
Il belonged to her father. Judg
Adair, suh." he replied
Il judge that she is pretty poor"
said. She hasn't much money t
speak Of has she?''
For an instant looked again at tn
fierce cOuntenance OF King CetewayC
and then he changed back to- an ex
tortionate old negro hack driver
/ She ain't gwine to starve. Suh." b
| said slowly. She has reso'ces, suh
she has resO ces"
Il shall pay you so cents for tn
, trip" said /.
) Dat is puffeckly correct, sub b
answered humbly. Il JUS had to nav
, dat 81 dis mawnin, boss"
; went to the hotel and lied by cleo
| tricity. wired the magazine: "A
: Adair holds ont for cents word"
The answer that came back was
!. Give it to her quick. you duffer.''
r Just before dinner Major Wentwort
: Caswell bore down upon me with tn
4 greetings of il long lost friend ! hay
seen few men whom | have SO ipStar
\ taneously hated and of whom it was $
difficult to be rid was standing a
T the bar when he invaded me. There
! fore | could not wave the white ril
: bon in his face would have pai
$ gladly for the drinks. hoping thereb
e to escape another but he was one Q
Z those despicable, roaring. adyertisin
$ bibbers who must have brass band
7 and fireworks attend upon every cen
: that they waste in their folIies.
With an air OF producing millions b
e drew two one,doIlar bills from pocl