Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-24

vis?" inquired the voice Of the man
in the fitting room.
"Quite ~unwelcome," said Jarvis.
II don't want him. 1 have more
work than / know how to turn out.
L wish he would go elsewhere. l
wish
He paused. He had seen the page
boy. The latter. having undone his
parcel, was holding out a pair Of
elegant, fawn-colored shoes.
Great Moses!' breathed Jarvis.
Hes had the cheek to send them
back again!"
"His excellency-" began the page,
when Jarvis snatched the shoes from
his hand and hurled them to the
other end of the shop. His white
beard positively bristled.
SO positively ferocious was his
aspert that the boy, with appraised
arm, backed hastily out into the
street. Safety won: "Bliniey!' ex-
claimed the youth. Hes the warm
goods, he Isl"
He paused for several moments,
staring in a kind of stupe1ed ad-
miration at the closed door of Mr..
Jarvis establishment. He whistled
again, softly, and then began to run
for the formidable MI. Jarvis sud-
denly opened the door. Hi, boy!"
he called to the page. The page hesi-
tated, glancing back doubtfully.
TELL his excellency that 1 will send
round in about half an hour to re-
measure his foot"
The boy departed, grinning, and
a little nor than half an hour later
a respectable-looking man presented
himself at Savoy Court, inquiring of
the attendant near the elevator for
the apartments of his exc%ellency,"
followed by an unintelligible word
which presumably represented OR
muz Khan" The visitor wore a well
brushed but threadbare tweed suit,
although his soft collar was by no
means clean. He had q short, red
dish-brown beard, and very thick,
curling hair Of the same hue pro-
truded from beneath a bowler hat
which had seen long service.
Like Mr.. Jarvis, he vas bespec-
tacled, and his teeth were much dis
colored and apparently broken in
front, as is usual with cobblers. His
hands, too, were toil-stained and his
nails very black. He carried a card
board box. He seemed to be ex-
tremely nervous, and this nervous
ness palpably increased when the
%impudent page, who was standing in
the lobby, giggled on hearing his in
quiry.
"Shut up, Chlvers," snapped the
hall ported. ring the bell.3 He
glanced at the cobbler. Second
hoor,' he said, tersely, and resumed
his study OF a newspaper which he
had been reading.
The representative Of Mr.. Jarvis
was carried up to the second floor
and the lift man, having indicated
at which door he should knock, de-
scended again.
There was a short interval, and
then the door was opened by a man
who looked like a Hindu. He wore
correct morning dress and through
gold trimmed p%ince-nez he stared in
quiringly at the caller.
rs his egcellency at homer" ask
ed the latter. I'm from Mr.. Jarvis,
the bootmaker."
"Ohl" saTd the other, smiling
slightly. Come in. What Is your
name?"
Parker, sir. From Mr.. Jarvis"
As the door closed. Parker found
nlilSslI IN u Sindli lODDy. Dcslue al
umbrella rack a high-backed chaii
was placed. "Sit down." he was di-
rected. IL will tell his excellency
that you are here"
A door was opened and closed
again, and Parker found himself
alone. He twirled his bowler hat
which he held in his hand and staret
about the place vacantly. Once hi
began to whistle but checked him
self and coughed ~nervously. FINAL,
the Hindu gentleman reappeared
reckoning him to enter.
Parker stood up very quickly and
advanced hat in hand.
Crossing the room, the Hindl
raped upon an inner door, opened
IL, and standing aside, THE MAI
from the bootmaker." he said in Z
low voice.
Parker advanced, peering abou
him as one unfamiliar with his sur
roundings. As he crossed thu
threshold the door was closed behind
him, and he found himself in