The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-29

1 AAS LdtO was at Iu6 ueel OF In
foot plank. and he saw at once wha
the scrap of sacking was meant I,
hide.
Hello. there, Gavitt!" he called, no
less gruffy than of yore, but without
the customary imprecation; what ar,
We doing with thin things on?"
Griswold told straight story, con
cealing nothing-not even the detec
tive's refusal to tell him what he was
arrested for.
Yed ought to find that cabby and
buy him a seegyar," was the mates
comment. so We legged it, did W?
He led the way up to his quarters
In the texas, and telling Griswold to
wait, went down on his knees to rum.
mage in the locker beneath the berth.
1--WE got couple o. pair av thin
things in here, somewhere, and maybe
the key to 'em will fit yours?"
| McGrath found his handouts and
tried the key in those upon Griswold's
wrists. 1t fitted.
Now ye're fut and hand loose, I'll
say to ye what wouldn't say to q
cripple. Wan is that ye're not Gavitt;
ye're no more like him than I am. Let
that go. Ye've been up to some devil
try. But that's all over and gone.
Whatn We be doing next?"
Griswold took leaf out of the past.
Safety in former peril had grown
out of a breakfast deliberately eaten
In cafe next door to the Bayou State
Security.
What would do but finish my Job
on the Julie?" he said, pushing the
theory to Its logical conclusion.
The mate shook his head. Eye
needn't do that; the cops might be
coming down here and running you in
again. How much pay have ye drawn"
mot any"
McGrath took greasy wallet from
his pocket and counted out a deck.
hands wages for the trip. !
Take this, and I'll be getting It
back from the clerk. It might not be !
good f'r ye to show up at the ONCE" !
Griswold suffered q sudden return |
to the meliorating humanities.
I've been calling you all the hard
names could lay tongue to, McGrath, !
and there have been times when l
would have given the price of a good
farm for the privilege Of standing up
10 you on bit Of green grass with no
body looking on. l take It all back.
You say you haven't forgotten: net- /
'ner Will l forget. and maybe my turn
Will come again. some day"
90 along with you," growled the
'ough.tongued Irishman, whose very
had a tang Of brutality in It.
II you're coming across the naygur
Nose. anywhere sind him back and
ell him I'll see that he gets real
money fr helping us unload. on with
q, now. whilst they're catching up
With yer runaway cab"
Griswold went leisurely. as befltted
lis theory. and upon reaching the lev.
%, turned aside among the freight
'yramids In search of his confede.
ate. Now that there was time to
ecail the facts he feared that the
egro had been taken He had Sc
ured but few yards start In the
ace. and his pursuer was a white
IAN, able to back speed with intelli.
ence. Griswold had a sickening At
I despair when he contemplated the
disability OF failure with the goal al.
lost IN sight; and the reaction. when
9 stumbled upon the negro skulking
the shadows Of lumber cargo, was
asrp enough to make him faint and
Icy.
Inc negro did not recognize him at q
rst and was about to run away. when
rlswold shook of the benumbinp
eakness and called out. VI
Tank de good Lawd! is dat Won. a
l. Capm Gravitt? Is dat shuck up G
couldn't recognize my OIL nanny! c,
ek dlshyer cunjah-bag O. yourn TO-
gwfne drap hit. Hits des been tc
min my hans ev' sense done Tux y,
1t wild it!" m
Griswold took the handkerchief W
indie, and the mere touch of IL nut o.
w life into him.
Where Is the fellow who was chas. g,
you, Mose?" he asked. in
rs new gwine tell you dat; no. sub al
Is time | seed him, he's des tarin 81
strips up de levee after turrer fel. W
h."
What other fellow" ha
The negro laughed and did a double W
uflie at the mere recollection of 1t. ca
h1-yah! Turner fellah is de fellah nj
lat dcne TUX my job. Hit was des. eQ
way; when | t'ink dat white man do
me catch me, sholy, des dram w.
wn IN de dar.ies' cawneh kin I'm; tn
is what done. vas, sub. He des to
ep on a-goiI'. spat. spat, spat, an he
len he co:ne out front de Gineral he
ckson over yondeA one dem bows m;
lat's wufkin' on her, he TUX ont no
dat white man des tu'n hisself 10,
use an mex his laigs go lax he of
me shek 'um plum eff; vas, sah." lar
iriswold suffered another lapse into .
humanities when he saw the list sai
participants in his act growing so,
adiiy with each fresh complication, the
1 he said, I'm sorry for that, 1
se." u
New you min bout dat, Cap'm mi,
boy he been doin' somepin to mex i'm,
toachous. less'n he new TUX out niz
away. no, subj" old
Maybe SO. Well, we can't help It rea
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