Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-01-21

| Es Fs5s55sssssl ended, the crowd melted
GssSS44as44!s3l away, and he found himself
| occupying bench with a negro of
about the same age as himself For
| perhaps an hour the two sat there
hearkening to the dying noises of the
city; then Kirk. unable to endure the
monotony longer, turned sharply on
his companion and said:
''Why don't you go homer"
"Oh. boss. got no home"
Kirk reflected that he had found not
only the right place, but also fitting
company for his vigil
"What does a person do in that
case?" he asked.
ooh, he goes to work, sar!'
"For the night, mean. Are you
going to stay here until morning?"
Eyes, sar if the policeman will
hadn't of it,
The fellows dialect was so strange
that Kirk inquired. Where did you
come from?"
Jamaica, sar. l was barn OH the
narth coast of the h'island, sar."
Did you just arrive here?"
"Oh. Lard. no! / ave been liver
here for two year. Sometimes I labor
on the docks. again in the h'office
Lahst week lose my position, and
today my room h'also. Landladies is
bad females, sar. very common"
"Well, it seems we're in the same
boat this beautiful evening. / have
no place to sleep, either"
ooh. chOt me true, mon"
II am chatting you true. I'm an
outcast Of fortune like yourself"
"Such talk! You make | laugh this
house. Praise God. you h'appear like
a gentleman"
81 trust this little experience will not
permanently affect my social standing
BY the way, what is your name?"
"H' Allan"
"Hallan?"
mo, sar-h Allan"
rs that your first or last name?"
Both sar-h'Alan h'Allan.'
MIR. Allan Allan. you're unusually
dark for a Scotchman." said Kirk
graveIy. NOW. speaking as one gen
tleman to another, do you happen to
know where we can get hand-out''
"And-out?" inquired the puzzled ne
gro.
to a banana vine or a breadfruit bak
cry? I'm starving. must get some
thing into my stomach-it's as fiat as
wet envelope"
The Jamaican rose. saying: step
this way. please. | know the place
where very good female is. Per'aps
she will make us present"
How far is it?'
"Oh. not too far" Allan replied OPP
timistically. and Kirk hopefully fol
lowed him.
But at the opposite side of the square
they were halted by a sudden cOmmO-
ton which drove all thoughts of food
out Of their minds From a building
across the street issued a bugle call.
upon which an indescribable confusion
broke forth. Men began running TO
and fro; a voice in authority shouted
orders. each of which was the signal
for another bugle call Through the
wide open doors the PanamanianS
could be heard. scurrying around hose
cart. apparently in search Of clothes.
"Oh, look. boss!' Allan cried quickly.
'There must be Migration"
Its Spiggoty hose company, as
live Come orr
Already a glare could be seen above
the crowded portion of the city. and
the two set off in that direction at
run. leaving the bugle sounding in the
rear and the gallant tiremen still wres-
ting with their uniforms They had
nearly reached the fire when around a
corner back of them. with frightful
speed and clangor, came a modern au-
tomobile fire truck, clinging to which
was a swarm Of little brown men in
red shirts and helmets. Without
pause the Yankee machine whiZzed or
hp the street. its gong changing. it's &C.
cupants holding on for dear life. the
peaceful inhabitants of Colon fleeing
from its path.
Kirk and his guide fell in behind and
logged to the scene of the conhagra-
ton.
A three storied building was already
half Quilted Out of it's windows roar
ed long, fiery tongues. The structure
snapped and volleyed a chorus to the
sulIen monotone Of destruction. The
street was Uttered with the household
belongings of the neighborhood On
all sides was a bedlam which the ar
rival of the fremen only augmented.
| The fire captains shouted orders to the
! buglers, the buglers blew feebly upon
their horns. the companies deployed in
obedience to the buglers. Then every
body waited for further directions.
Again the trumpet sounded, where
upon each fireman began to interfere
with his neighbor. A series Of Quarrels
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