Evening star., 1921-02-27

cream fact'ry not havin' no way to
That was the reason of it, eh !:
What's the matter with the factory
trucks?'
Law. sub. dey gone on a strike"
past the pickets?" demanded the other.
frankly and without establishment.
/ u ssnuck up betwixt de railroad
track an de cah bahns. an when ds
ole ffe ght train come too;in thoo ]
SwaHg Oh de behine end an hit carry
me. sprang 10 de ice cream fact'ry. An
pretty soon Is theah. an ] fiips off on
to, The ice dock. an de picke;s ain
saw me atall. | stahted in de do, an
| sees de ice cream. an dey wuz a
Whits~ man settin' theah betwi2t me
an de freezer an I butted him in de
stuIRpick wild my had. an he holler
come heah quick to mother man. an
he done it, an / had to cool him wid
my is Den / grab de freeZar an sail
round de ice cream fact'ry 10 whar ]
is lef de truck. an ne an ole truck
hump il up fo' home
There is no keener appreciation of a
southern darky'S humor than a south
ern white man. and 0restes narrative
amused his auditors mighty. The
tale of his stealthy creeping up to the
forbidden ground. his sudden swoop-
ing down upon and overpowerins of
the unsuspectiEg guards the seizure
OF the giant packer and his quick
getaway was an epic of African STRAIT
egy. The men whooped with laughter.
An, den I got de wrong ice cream.
finished OrestcS ruefuily.
"Yoa sure We're in trouble. weren I
you? sai id one.
Warmed up by their appreciation
Orestes continued: 'Iassir but da /
wasn't succumstance- We sho' is
l.. Il <,rthl ! oh al. L..
turnt oveh an bus up ouah cakes-''
Who
"De cakerer. So Nannette hafto
make dem lii butter thins. what you ct
The men were off again. Orestes
saw nothing to laugh at The first
officer. sensing the negro's perplexity,
managed to control his glee long
tenough to comment: Darn good cakes
too"
The acknowledgement of Nannette's s
culinary skill restored the smiles 10
the ebon countenance. NYassir," said
Orestes.
we'll think. you've had enough
rising and stretching happily.
Law. suh. You Amt seed de dishes
ner decumrations what is got to teah
down yc:.'
That so WnIl. sec that you do n
good Job. | reckon they need you here
worse than We do. Come on. Pat. We
ought to he down looking after thai
strike. anyhow
They moved toward the alley
THANK Mrs. Holmes for the eats call
ed he first officer.
And for the smokes. added Pat as
he bestrode his motor cycle.
"Yassir." returned Orestes. happil,
executing "A nesroid dance. which he
called "a freight-train drag.
= = 4:
A T dinner that evening the radiant
Leila recounted the details of the
afternoons triumph. And then the
Leila listened
Yes. this is Holmes. Who!
l. Oh. yes, the labor secretary
Mr.. Holmes gave Leila meaning
wink.
Look here. You fellows certainly
beat the world for jumping at con-
clusions.. I've found out all about tina,
matter you telephoned me about to-
day. Ny negro had no intention of
breaking the strike: he was merely
making frantic effort to save my
wife's party from being a fizzle.
What? You know it? How'd
you find out? Two motor cycle
policemen? see? Then, why in the
world :. What-at? = Your
ice cream! Wait moment
He turned 10 Leila with hand over
transmitter. How much of that ice
cream did you say was left?'
"Oh. quarts and quarts of it, Why
1T belongs to the union" explained
Mr.. Holmes. They're giving a party
tonight.
"Oh, OH" gasped Leila, covering her
face with her hands.
Mr.. Holmes was resuming the one
sided conversation. Again Leila paus-
ed to listen,
say, Mr. Secretary. there's a lot of
that cream left I expect there's
enough for. your party. Yes: send
right. don't want your party to be a
fizzie either. - Sure Don't mem
tion it. Just don't jump at conclusions
next time. The Leaf is the fairest shop
in town Sure. Neither of us could have
had a party if it hadn't been for my
trike-breaking negro. - Yes. I
hope it will be "a lesson to-both OF
US"
Mr.. Holmes hung up the receiver.
Il expected I'd have to make dona :
tion TO the labor fund he smiled.
With difference" exulted Leila
LAS long as it already belongs to
them, it. doesn't matter. Besides, |
was wondering how we We're going to
get rid of all that red stuff
Her husba nd playfuliy blew a smoke
thought illumined her face. She
touched his hand. will. you made
use of the arcane truth"
Did -"
Yes. didn't you notice the circum :
stances adjusting themselves to your
new mental condition."
Was that it, asked Mr.. Holmes in
credulousIy. IT thought it was my ci-
gars Orestes gave the policemen"
Outside in the kitchen Nannette,
overhearing, likewise quoted to her
spouse: Fit works wild scientific in
exactitude.
What do?"
de insane truth
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