Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-04-16
The Remnants of the Code
By O. HENRY SsSs VIZ Ii: $a!s sSss *
Continued From Page one.)

Blythe Your friends have done all they
could to help you to brace up. YOU
don't help yourself. There's no use
furnishing you with money to ruin your
self with any longer"
Dear man" said Blythe, fitting bach
his chair, lit isn't a question of socia
economy now. It's past that. like
you, Goodwin; and I've come to stick 9
knife between your ribs. l was kicked
and society owes me reparation for my
wounded feelings"
~ didn't kick you out"
mo; but in general way you rep
resent Society; and in a particular way
you represent my last chance. I've had
to come down to it, old mani tried
to do 1t a month ago when Losada's
man was here turning things over; but
l couldn't do 1t then. Now It's different
I want a thousand dollars, Goodwin
and youn have to give it to me-"
only last week." said Goodwin, with
smile, "a silver dollar was all you
were asking for"
AN evidence" said Blythe, dippantIly
| that l was still virtuous-though under
heavy pressure. The wages Of sin should
be something higher than peso wortl
forty-eight cents Let's talk business.
am the villain in the third act; and
must have my merited, If only temporary
triumph. l saw you collar the late pres
idents valisefuI of Doodle. Oh. Il know
it's blackmau but I'm liberal about the
price. I know I'm a cheap villain-one
Of the regular sawmill- drama k1nd-but
you're one of my particular friends, and
l don't want to stick you hard"
Suppose you so into the Details" sug-
gested Goodwin, calmly arranging his
letters on the table.
IAN right" said "Beezlebub" 81 like
the way you take it. / despise hisFri-
onics; so you viii please prepare your
self for the facts without any red fire
calcium or grace notes on the saxOphOne
"On the night that His Fly by might
Excellency arrived in town l was very
drunk. You will excuse the pride with
which state that fact but IL was quite
a feat for me to attain that desirable
state. Somebody had left cot out I'M
der the orange trees In the yard OF
wall, laid down upon It, and fell asleep
was awakened by an orange that
dropped from the tree upon my nose
and laid there for awhile cursing Sin
Isaac Newton or whoever Il was thai
invented gravitati0n. for not combining
his theory to apples.
And then along came Mr.. Miranorei
and his true-love with the treasury in {
valise, and went into the hotel. Mex
you hove in sight, and held a pow WOW
with the tonsorial artist, who insisted
upon talking shop after hours. tried
D
rest wes disturbed-this time by th'
/ noise Of a popgun that went of upstairs
Then that valise came crashing dowI
into an orange tree just above my head
and / arose from my couch, not know
ing when II might begin TO rain sara
toga trunks. When. the army and tn,
constabulary began to arrive. with theii
medals and decorations hastily pinned L
their paiamas, and their snickersneet
drawn, crawled into the welcome shad
ow OF a banana plant. I remained thep
for an hour, by which time Lhs OK.
element and the people had cleared
away. And then, my dear Goodwtn--ex
cuse mel saw you sneak back and
pluck that ripe and juicy valise from IA,
Z orange tree followed you, and saw
you take It to your own house. A hun
dred thousand dollar crop from one
orange tree in a season about breaks tn,
record Of the fruit-growing Industry.
Being a gentleman at that time. OF
course, I never mentioned tho incident e
any one. But this morning / was kicked
out Of a saloon, my code OF honor IS al
out at the elbows, and ia sell my moth
er's prayer book for three fingers OF
aguardiente. I'm not putting on the
screws hard. II ought to be worth
thousand to you for me TO have slept
on that cot through the whole bushes,
without waking up and seeing anything
! Goodwin opened two more letters, an(
made memoranda in pencil on them. Their
he called Manuel" to hts secretary, VIII,
I came, spryly.
THE Arel-when does she sailY" asked
/ Goodwin.
Senior" answered the youth "a