The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-12
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"AlI right That wac two months
ago lHsf week ] was down az
/ Tldboruugh again. Some sort OF
t clerk was lu the shop as I went
ln. Mr sabre upstairs chT /
asked SO. No. Mir. Sabre's not
not here says my gentleman.
with rather an odd look at me.
"Nhaf the devil did he mean ?
Just then . caught sight OF an Old
hird ! knew slightly coming down
"a, stairs with d book under hls
arm Dld chap called Bright
Looked rather like Moses coming
down the mountain with the Tables
uf stone in his fist ] said in my
CHEEKY way 'Hullo. Mr.. Bright
Good morning was Just inquir-
Ing FOR Mr. sabre
by Jo,,. & thought FOR a minute
tho old patriarch was going To
heave the tables Of stone at my
head llc caught up the book Ia
both hi- hands and gave "A sort OF
choke and bluzrd al me out OF his
,yy-
Let me- tell you. sir. this Is
un Hl Geo Inquire ns.cr AIT.
sabre t1ld no Let me tell you
We ga ht Oct him tell mo any
Old fu.UU Tblf was what ! was
Their" Tor But hc shut himself up
with % hind Of gasp and %cnunoncd
himself into his tabernacle undor
the rtu.ra / thought ia pdsh out
fn Penny Green and see old Sabr,
uIy "li.
iou can Imagine me. old man.
tripping up tho path 81 Sabre 81
house House had rather "a neglect
ed appua .unco. ] thought Door
knob not polished, or blind still
down somewhere ur something /
don't know. Something. And
what made me conscious Of u was
that ! was Kept e long time wait
ing after Ia ruug the bell. In
fact. I had 90 ring twice. Well ]
suppose Ia been expecting To r'c
one Of Sabru's couple OF Jinksr
as he calls them. and pom my soul
WIS quite startled when the door
opened and b. wasn't one Of Thorn
at all, but Is very different pair Of
shoes.
"lt wus l young woman. lady
Ike. dressed just iu some Ordinary
-ort Of rioth.ss I don't know up.
commonly pretty, or might have
been u she hadn't looked 80 un-
commonly sii aud-thlH wa
whui knocked m~e-ca.rying a
baby.
II don't know why I should have
imagined "a. was the kids mother.
bur ! did don't know why
should have looked at her hands.
but . Gld. ! don't know WY I
should have expected a weddinr
ring. but did And there WASH :
one
"shc was looking M mo decided
IS a. n she were frightened. No,
no. Mr. SaLre's not Como away.
He's here. Are you "a friend OF
hlsT'
Il smiled al her. We'll. I used
20 be-. ] said She didn't emile.
What the dickens vas up My
names HapEood'
Perhaps you'd kettcr come IN
YOU know IL was perfectly eS-
7 traordinnry lie. voice was as fHd
~ her face. ] stepped iu pom my
soul. / began to feel creepy. ScuIT
began 10 prick Then suddenly
there was old Sabre az he head 81
the stairs
well he WASH dead. anyway.
thar was something 60 so on with
] took hir hand ana said. 'Hullo.
Sabre. How goes ~. old man
Able 10 do tho stairs now. see.
Fins hc said. sinking ms
hand. Jolly mic, of you You'tI
stuy q bit. 81 course lie went
"a bit along the passage aud called
out, 'Efuo you can scratch UP q
biz OF lunch for Mr. iiapgoodT
- suppose she said Yes Lunch
viii be on ln about two minutes.
hC came back 10 me with
Led mo into tho morning room
and We sat down and pretended b,
talk Ney poor prcI,ueo. I Civ,
you my word.
Presently ! heard the glrl's
voice outside. Lunch i- ready
We jumped uu like two school.
boys released from detention ant
went along iu More mystery
Lunch ut Suhre's place VIA. Away