South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-15

the old negro barred me. On his
massive and saturnine face a look of
sudden suspicion and enn1ity flashed
for moment. Then. with quickly
returning conviction. he asked blan-
dishingly: What are YOU gwine
there for, boss
What is that TO you?" | asked "A
little sharply
"Nothin'. sub. JUS nothiE' Only
it's a lonesome kind OF part of town
and few folks ever has business out
there. Step right in. The seats is
clean-jes' got back from a funeral.
sub.
y mile and a half it must have
been TO our journeys end. l could
hear nothing but the fearful rattle
OF the ancient hack over the uneven
brick paving: ! could smell nothing
but the drizzle. now further favored
with coal smoke and something like
mixture Of tar and oleander bios
SONS. All I could see through the
streaming windows were two rows
Of dim houses.
lAt NANI Aldo an dIGd VI ~ SuudIb
miles; Isl miles OF streets. of which
1877 miles are paved; a system OF
waterworks that cost 100000 with
Il miles of mains.
Eight-sixty-o Jessamine St was
a decayed mansion. Thirty yards
back from the street il stood. out
merged in a splendid grove of trees
and untrimmed shrubbery. A row Of
box bushes overlooked and almost
hid the paling fence from sight: the
gate was kept closed by a rope moose
that enCircled the gate post and the
first paling OF the gate. But when
you got inside you saw that SCI was
a shell, a shadow. a ghost OF former
grandeur and excellence. But in the
story, have not yet got inside.
When the hack had ceased from
rafting and the weary quadrupeds
came 10 a rest / handed my jehu his
so cents with an additional quarter.
feeling a glow Of conscious generos-
ity. as did so. He refused it.
It's two dollars. sub" he said.
"Hows that?" / asked Il plainly
heard YOU call out at the hotel:
Fifty cents to any part of the
town"
It's two dollars, sub" he repeated
obstinately It's long ways from
the hotel"
1t is within the city limits and
think that you have picked up
greenhorn Yankee. Do you see those
hills over there?" I went on, point
ing toward the east q could not see
them. myself. for the drizzle): well.
I was born and raised on their other
side. You old fool niger. can't you
tell people from other people when
you see 'em?"
The grim face Of King Cettiwavo
softened. lis you from the south.
sub? I reckon il was them shoes
OF yourn fooled me. They is some
thin sharp in the toes for a southern
genTman TO wear"
Then the charge is so cents. I
suppose >" said I inexorably.
His former expression. a min Cling
OF cupidity and hostility. returned.
remained 10 seconds. and vanished.
Boss" he said. nifty cents is
right: but 1 needs two dollars, sur:
I'm obleeged 20 have two dollars.
amt demandin' IL now. sub; after I
knows what you's from; I'm just
sayin' that ! has 10 have two dollars
tonight. and business is mighty po'."
Peace and confidence settled upon
his heavy features. He had been
luckier than he had hoped. Instead
OF having picked up a greenhorn. ig-
norant OF rates. he had come upon
an inheritance.
You COMPOUNDED old rascal" I
said. reaching down 20 my pocket.
you ought 10 be turned over 20 the
police"
For the first time I saw him smile
He knew: he knew; HE KNEW.
gave him two one-dollar bills. As
handed them over ] noticed that
one Of them had seen parlous times
It's upper riGht-hand corner was