The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-02

instantaneously hated and of whirn it was so din
invaded me there could nor wave the white ribboE
in his face would have paid gladly for the drinks
hoping. thereby, to escape another; but he one
Of those despicabe roaring advertising bbblers who
must have brass bands and fireworks attended upon
every cent that they waste in their folIes.
With an air Of producing millions he drew two
one-dollar hills from pocket and dashed one Of
them unou the bar. looked once more at the dollar
bill Win the uprer richthapd corner mis- ing torn
through the middle. aud patched with strip of blue
tissue paper 1t was my dollar bill again. 1t could
went up to my room The drizzIe and the monot-
onv of A drqary eventless Southern town had made
me tired end Is+Iess I remember that lust before
to bed I mentally disposed Of the mysterious
dollar bill (Which might have formed the clew to
tremendously fine detective story of San Francisco
people here own stock in the Hacb-Drver's Trust.
Pays dividends promptly too Wonder if Then
King Cettiwayo was at HE post the next day, and
ratified my bones over the stones out to 961 He
was to wait and rattle me back again when was
Azalea Adair looked paler aud cleaner aud Trailer
than she had looked the day before After she
had signed the contract at eight cents per word she
without much trouble managed TO get her up on
the antediluvian horsehar sofa and then ran out
the sidewalk and yelled to the coeecoored Pirate
bring doctor. With a wisdom that I had not
suspected IN him, he abandoned his team and STRUCK
off up the afoot realizing the value Of speed
In ten minutes he returned with grave gray-halred
and capable man Of medicine In few words worth
much less than eight cents eaCh) 7 explained 70
him my presence in the hollow house Of mystery. H
bowed with stately understanding. and turned 10 the
Uncle Cesar" he said calmly run mp to nv
bogs and ask Miss Lucy to give you cream pitcher
And hurry back Don't drve--run. I want Won
to get back sometime this week"
1t occurred to that Dr.. Merriman also felt
dstrust to the speeding powers Of the landpirate
steeds. After Uncle Caesar was gone, lumberngly but
swiftly up the street. the doctor Looked over with
great politencss and as much careful calculation
until he had decided that might do.
1T is only a Of insufficient nutrition" he
said I'm other words, the result Of poverty. pride
and starvation Mrs. Caswen has many devoted
friends who would be glad to aid her, but she will
Cesar, who was once owned by her family"
Mrs. Caswell" said l. in surprise. And then
looked at the contract and that she had signed
it "Azalea Adair Caswell"
L thought She was Miss Adair.' I said
the doctor 1t is said that he robs her of even the
small sums that her old servant contributes toward
When the milk and wine had been brought the
doctor revived Azalea Adair. She sat up and
talked of the beauty OF the autumn leaves that were
then in season. and their height of color. She re
ferred lightly TO her fainting seizure the outcome
Of an old palptation Of the heart lmpy famed
her she lay on the sofa The doctor was due else
where and I followed him to the door. 7 told him
that it was within my power and intentions TO make
Il reasonable advance of money to Azalea Adair on
future contributions to the magazine, and be seemed
pleased
by the way" he said, perhaps you would Ike
to know that you have had royalty for a coachman.
Old Caesars grandfather was a king in Congo Cesar
himself has royal ways as you may have observed
voice inside: Did he git bofe Of dem two dollars
from you, Mis- ZaleaY
Yes, Cesar heard AzaleH Adair answer weakly.
And then went in and concluded business negotia
lions with contributor. assumed the respon
sibility of advancing fifty dollars, putting it as
necessary formaity in binding bargain And
then Uncle Cesar drove me back to the hotel
Here ends all of the story so far as can testify
of fa3 TitneS' The rest must be only bare statements
At about six o'clock went out for a stroll. Uncle
Cesar was at his corner. He threw open the door
Of his carriage, fourished his buster and began hs
depressing formula: Step right in, sub Fifty cents
to anywhere In the city-hacks pufhckly cean, sub
jus got back from funera--
sight was getting bad His coat had taken on few
more fade dshades Of color, the Irvine strings were
more frayed and ragged the last remaining button
the button Of yellow horn-was gone. motley
descendant Of kings Uncle Cesar
About two hours later I saw an excited crowd
heseging the front Of a drug store. In a desert
where nothing happens this mamma 50 edged
my way inside. On extemDorized couch Of empty
boxes and chairs stretched the mortal corporeai-
ity Of Major Wentworth Caswell A doctor was test
ing him for the immortal ingredient His decision
that it conspicuous by It's absence.
The erstwhile Major had been found dead on
dark street and brought By curious and ennuled
citizens to fhe drug store The late human being
bod bean eroagad IN terrific battIaGtb, details
showd that. Loafer and reprobate though he hal
been he had also been warrior But he had lost.
His hands we're yet clnched tightly that his
gers would r-5t be opened. 7 re gentle citizens who
had known him stood about and searched their vocabu
Iaries to find some good words. If It were possible,
much t6o1gbt: when Cas- was about fo'teen he
Of the best spoilers IL school"
While stood there the fingers Of the right hand
Of the mar that was whica hung down the side
at my feet. l covered it with foot quietly, and
4 little later picked IT up and pockered it.
reasoned that in his last struggle his hand must
have seized that object unwttingly and held it in
death grip
At the hotel that night the main topic Of con-
versaton and with the possible exceptions of politcs
and prohibition was the demise Of Major Caswell
heard one say to a group Of listeners:
I'm my opinion gentlemen. Caswe murdered
by some of these no-account niggers for his
He had fifty dollars this afternoon when he showed
to several gentlemen in the hotel When he
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left the city the next morning at nine, and as
the train crossing the bridge the Cumberland