The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-03-09

sat "oTuleSS. Darkness fell anC
brought out the lights of their fitfully
glowing pipes. From the mems camu
came subdued chatter. The men
were feeding. AS they finished they
lit tires-a fire for every little group
The smell of the wood fires triumphed
over every other odor.
McDougal had met Alan first in a
bare room at an African seaport. The
room was furnished with a chair and
a table. At the table sat Alan, busy
with final estimates and plans for sup
plies for his little army. The interview
was short McDOugal had asked for a
job and Alan had answered, Get out"
McDougal had repeated his request
and the rest of the story he told the
next morning before the resident mag
istrate In the chair and Alan In the
dock.
"Aweel, your honor, it was this way:
l went into Mr.. Wayne's Office and
asked him for worruk and he said. Get
out. asked him again and he said,
III give you two to get out-One-
Iwo,' and with that he cOOms on to
the table and flying through the air.
l had jOost considered that 1t was best
l should let him hit me first aimee that
might break him with justice when
ne struck me face with both fists, and
his knee in the pit of me stummick.
And that's all, your honor, savin' the
Ka1r that woke up to find watering
me and rose bush, turn by turn
aboot."
Il suppose" said the magistrate,
covering his twitching mouth with his
hand, that was the Kafir signed a
hospital pass for last night"
1T may weel be-" replied McDougal
dreamtly. "It may weel be-"
"Well, McDougal, think this is a
matter that can be settled out Of
court"
McDougal held up a vast hand in
interruption. Begging your pardon,
your honor, there'lI be nae settling of
this matter out of coOrt between Mr..
Wayne and myself. Aimee is enough"
Justice and the prisoner in the dock
surrendered to laughter. McDougal
stood grave and unperturbed.
What l meant" said the magis-
trate when he recovered, "is that Mr..
Wayne will probably give you job
and call it all square"
That's it" said Alan.
Il asked Mr.. Wayne for worruk and
If it's worruk he is giving me I'll nae
be denying it is a fair answer" replied !
McDougal, and forthwith became Ten
Percent Wayne's gang boss and under
study in the art of driving men with
both fists and knee.
McDougal knocked out his third |
pipe. '"The dell of a country is this" |
he said; '1n the seas of 1t life-pre- |
server holds you up handy for sharks
and in the rivers does swimming save
your life? Nae. 1t gives you meal
to the crocs."
They had lost black that day. He
had slipped from the bridge into the
water He had started to swim to
shore and then suddenly disappeared
in swirl.
Conversationally, McDougal limited
himself to a sentence day In which
ho summed up the one event that had
struck him as worthy of notice. Hav-
Ing delivered himself of his observa-
ton for the night he lit his pipe once
more and relapsed into silence.
McDOugal's was companionable ST.
lence. Alan could feel him sitting
there in the dark, raw-boned and dour
but ready at the word of command.
1t was after eight when Alan called
for light and drew from a worn let
ter case the correspondence that
from the coast had brought in
that day. He glanced over official COM
blue prints and business
etters and stuffed them back into the
Gather case. One fat letter, note
PAPER size, remained.
"McDougal," said Alan, "hush up
he campbell 'em it's nine O'clock"
McDOugal arose and picking I'D a
zig stick strode over towards the men.
The stick was so big that he had never
lad to use it. At the mere sight of it
he men desisted from clamor, dance
nd hOrse-play.
Alan drew the fat letter from its
nvelOpe and for the second time read.
Dear Alan: AS you see. this is from
lew York. We came down yesterday.
ii summer l have been watching for nv l.
econd self because I'm just about grown
p now-outside, 1 mean-nside is different
three days before we left
really caught her looking at me while
was sitting on the old stone bench
own by the pond. 8
jumped up and ran after her all the T
'ay down Long Lane and up the Low q
Dad to where the red COW broke her leg
lat time and there lost her. didn't
nd her again and had to come away
tthout her and now feel so queer :.
)rt OF half-y, just like you
Somehow l can't blame her She didn't
ant to leave the Hill In the gorgeous q
onth so she just stayed behind. Do you q
.member-
his is the gorgeous month when leafy d
fires
Ohhh W NhS 5OOS III AuyTldU summer -
pyres ~
A few hours ago when was doing nv d
lie on the avenue almost got run down Z
Id Mam'selle gave me an awful scolding :.
r being so absent minded 1t was a true j
ord. I was just Observation-Disclosures II
cause my mind was Off chasing that h
her half. And then came back ana
ere was on the avenue with people
airing at me more than they ever have a
fore. / suppose 1t was because was al
t Of breath with chasing in my mind. a
'od-by, Alan. GLEN.
Alan sat in the circle Of light from b,
e hanging lamp and stared into the
rkness. From the river came the cC
und of sucking mud. then a heavy fe
cad. A monster hippo blundered W
rough the bushes in search Of food. th