The Red Cloud chief., 1920-10-14

eaveSdr0pper get what | came to gel
In direct conversation.
had my bottle Of beer, and the bar.
fender went back to the group, don't.
mated by the squat, laxative fellow.
He was not the comic type of con.
stable. He showed intelligence and
decision. but evidently he was fond of
a story when ne had II to tell. He was
saying:
II was mp late because there was u
had SET Mt the Half Day, and Bill
DALEY thought he might have trouble
with them before he got them on their
way. About one o'clock they had n
quarrel. without anything hut talk,
divided into two sets and went away
In two cars toward the city. Bin and
I split u bottle of beer. and Bill said
he'd be going himself. 1t was nearly
one-thirty then, and thought I'd walt
up for Number Eleven ut two O'Clock
and see II anyone got of.
"Bill gave me the keys and told me
TO shut the place up. | had another
bottle Of beer and was playing soil.
taire on the bar when Number Eleven
stopped.
IL went to the front door of the bar
and looked Over toward the station. A
man had got of. and he was headed
toward the Half Day, which was the
only place showing a light. I waited
In the doorway and when he came
up. I saw he was a foreigner. He had
gold rings In his ears.
"He made as II he wanted to CONT
in. He didn't speak enough English
for me to make u what he was say.
ing. I let him in, and he Went up to
the bar, put down a quarter and point.
ed toward the whisky. I gave him the
bottle, and he pointed to me and
smiled. SO l said l didn't mind IL l
did, and we had a drink together. I
thought I'd like to know what this fel.
low wanted In town, 50 | didn't sug-
gest it was closing time.
''Then I was surprised to hear q car
coming along. The other fellow seemed
TO be expecting 1t. We both went to
the door. The car stopped ut the door,
and a man helped a I'M out. lie
was a little old shriveled fellow. She
was young and pretty.
'SThe old fellow said something to
my foreigner, and he threw his arms
In the air, wriggled all over, laughed
and fell on the old fellow and kissed
him. The old boy struggled and
kicked, but the foreigner just picked
him right up and kissed him on both
cheeks.
THAT old boy was mad when he got
loose. This is unthinkable.' he said.
1t Is beyond expression. You human
pig Dog Of a man-slob5ering beast !.
Then he stopped speaking English and
said II lot of things the foreigner I'M
derstoOd. but ii didn't make him mad.
His eyes just sparkled. He put a dol
lar on the bar and pointed to the
whisky again.
"'Bring our drinks over here said
the old boy, pointing to n of the
tables in n far corner Of the DON
'They sat down, and the two men
talked. The girl didn't seem to have
the language. The foreigner was ex-
cited. The old boy kept wiping his
eyeglasses. He wasn't showing as
much nervousness AS the foreigner,
but he was pleased over something.
~ kept behind the bar, as near
their table as ] could. and Pretended
TO play solitaire and wait for their or
ders, watching them as much as pos
sible and trying tn make out what
they were talking about. 4Pretty SoOn
they wanted another round of drinks.
When l served them the old boy want
ed to know If he could telephone TO
the city. He paid me- the toll, and l
showed him the telephone booth and
heard him give his number. 1t was
River 1900.
"When he got his party, he said: 'Is
that you, Sim? Everything is all right.
Yes, as expected. Let him co.
THAT was all. He went back to the
table. l noticed that he kept tight
hold all the time on a leather case.
When they got to talking again, the
foreigner kept pointing toward the
case and began to get more excited
AS near as ! could make out what was
happening, as they kept on talking and
m%otlOning, 1t was the black leather
case the foreigner wanted, and the
other man wouldn't let him have II.
(TO BE C~ONTINUED)