Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-04-15
CONTINUED from our Last Issuei


ch?" asked. No. No. MIR. Sabres NOT
mot hele.' says my gentleman, with
rather AN odd look at me.
What the devil did he mean Just
then caught sight of an old bird I
knew slightly coming down the stairs
with a book under his arm. old chm
called Bright. Looked rather like Moses
coming down the mountain with the
Tables Of Stone In his fist. I said IN
my CHEEKY way. 'Hullo. Mr.. Bright.
Good morning | was just inquiring for
Mr.. Sabre.
By Jove, ! thought for a minute the
old patriarch was going to heave the
tables Ot stone at my head. He caught
~ the book In both his hands aud gave
surt u choke and blazed at me out
of his eyes.
Let me tell you sir. this Is no place
10 inquire after Mr. Sabre said he.
Let nv tell you
| Well. Id ha let him tell me any
old thing. That was VIVA, l was there
TOT. Hut he shut himself up with a
KIND of gasp and Cannoncd himself into
MS tabernacle under the stairs. /
thought I'D push out "a Penny Green
and see old Sabre myself
You tan imagine me. old man trim
plng M the parts ~ Sabres house
itouse had rather a neglected appear
ancc. thought. Door knob not polish
I'd. a. blind still down somewher. or
something. | don't know. Something
And what made me conscious of A. was
that ] Was kept a long time waiting
after Id rung the hell. In fact, I had
10 ring twice. Well, l suppose ia been
eAp.c'ing to see one ~ Sabre's couple
OF Jinkses' as he calls them. and non
my soul was quite startled when IN,
door opened and Il wasn't one ~ them
Al all. but very different pair 81 shoes
III was young woman. ladylik..
dressed Just In some ordinary sort Of
clothes; ! don't know: uncommonl,
pretty. 90 might have been N sh.
hadn't looked ~ uncommonly sad. and
-this was what knocked m.-carrylns
a baby.
u don't know why should have Inn
agined she Mrs the kids mother. but
did. don't know why ! should have
looked AT her hands. but | did. I don't
Know Why ! should have expected a
wedding ring but | did Aud there
wasn't one.
She was locking at me decidedly as
II she were frightened. No. no. Mr..
sabres not gone away. He's here. Are
YOU a friend of HIS"
u snilc at her. Well. I used 10
be- ! said She didn't smile. What the
dickens was up. My names Hap
good
Perhaps you'd better come In
You know, II was perfectly cxtraor
binary. Her voice was as sad as her
lace. l stepped In. Pom my soul, I
began To- feel creepy. Scalp began e.
prick. Then suddenly there was old
Sabre ri the head ~ the stairs.
We'll, he wasn't dead. anyway; tina,
was something To- go on with. 1 took
his hand and said. 'Hullo. Sabre. How
goes II. old man? Able to do the stairs
now. ! see
Fine he said. shaking my hand
jelly nee of YOU. Youll stay a bit. of
course He went a bit along the mas
sage and called out. 'Effle, Won oan
scratch up bit Of lunch Tor Mt. Hap.
souds"
II suppose she said Yes. T.unchIl be
on In about two minutes he cam, hack
To me with.
Ltd me into the morning room and
we sat down and pretended to talk.
Very pcor pre,ence. give you my word
Presently ] heard the girls voice
outside. Lunch IL ready
we jumped up like two schoolboys
released from detention and went along
IN. More mystery. Lunch at Sabrc's
place was always beautifully conduct.
I'd rite. ~ I WAS accustomed to. Well.
there were places laid Tor two only and
ramshacklc kind ~ cold picnic scat
tered about the cloth. Everything there
help yourself Kind 81 show. hit 81 cold
meat. lump ~ cheese. Leaf u bread. as
'ortmcnt II plates. and 10 on.
Sabre said. oh. by the way, my
wiies not here. shes away.
II murmurcd the polite thing. lie
was staring az the two places, frown.
ng bit. Half "A minute he said and
hoppcd off TN his I'D stick. Then I
heard him talking To- this mysterious
giiL At least heard her voice first.
Oh I can't can't
''Then Sabre: Nonsense. Efne. You
must. You must insist. Don't be
silly"
Presently In comes sabre with the
yirl. And the girl with the baby An her