The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-03-06
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Thieves in Niqht.

Next day Winton was amazed to fin
tile old routine Of things claiming bi
attention just the same. And some
how, when he was away from Sheila
the girl became a dream, a Pigment 0
his brain, impossible, and impossible
GEAR.
He half expected to be served will
a summons for the assault upon ID
Witt, but none came. Then he remem
bered that Sam Simpson had a similar
grievance, and that he had placed him
self in an uncommonly foolish position
in thrashing two men in a single day
over a woman who had refused him
He was standing in the compound
about noon, watching the natives al
work, when Ned came up to him and
announced that a man wished to see
him. Turning, he was surprised to
see Sans black face smiling at him
under the white hat. One of Sans
lips was swollen to more than its Gus
tomary thickness by the blow that
Winton had placed there on the pre-
ceding day.
Sam raised his hat without the least
embarrassment.
I'm thinking of making a change,
Mr.. Garrett he said.
In what respect?' asked Winton,
mystifed.
I'm status, sir"
"You are looking for a position and
have come to me?"
Exactly, Mr.. Garrett. l can no
longer reconcile it with my self-re-
spect TO remain q theoretical newsboy,
while being de facto editor of the
Chronicle. Mr.. Hanson is an illiterate
man, sir, and unable to spell, much less
construct the English clause. The VIC
lence to which you subjected me yes.
terday has caused me to ponder, MI.
Garrett, and l have come to the con
clusion that your objections, though
forcibly expressed, were not unethical.
And, to mention my chief motive, !
wish to perform social service among
the Bantu population of your COM
pound, turning their minds toward civil
lization and uplift. Finally Mr.. De
Witt assaulted me in the office this
morning on my refusal to indite a
scurrilous paragraph concerning your
$50 that's De Wits game,' unused
Winton. "He must be at the end of
tether If he can't fly higher than
that" he reflected. Then aloud, "What
did he do to you, Sam?"
"He-well, kicked me, Mr.. Garrett.
And consequently / was unable to con-
vince the judge that two pounds a
week is incommensurate with the dig
nifty of a position in which physical
is a frequent and arbitrary ele-
of the diurnal occurrences"
"Sam, l believe Mr.. Burns wants a
night watchman," said Winton. "Ill
take you to him."
Ned Burns was strongly opposed to
Sans employment. "You don't know
What dirty work Judge Davis has sent
him here for" he objected.
II don't know" said Winton. 81
'ather fancy Sam is honest. You can't
lltogether blame him for having edited
he Chronicle. It's pretty difficult to
ind work in Malopo."
"Well, Wen see what the Book has
o say" grumbled Ned, taking out his
Bible. He read:
"Two Kings, four, thirty-eight: And
elisha came again to Gilgal and there
vas a dearth In the land and the sons
f the prophets were sitting before
i'm: and he said unto his servant, Set
n the great pot, and seethe pottage
or the sons of the prophets"
He closed the Book. "Well, I sup
ose it's all right then, Mr.. Garrett"
e said. But If the Book hadn't said
0 I'd never have trusted him."
"Sam's all right" answered Winton.
But I'd be interested to know how
on infer 1t from that passage"
"Why, Mr.. Garrett, it's perfectly
ear" answered Ned in surprise.
Elisha and I'm Gilgal, and
come again to me. The dearth
the land is the problem about Sam.
ANS the great pot, and the pottage
the diamonds, and the son Of the
are the shareholders. Now
Book says the great pot is to be set
/ for the sons of the prophets"