Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-15
By J.JEFFERsoN FARJEoN

some little while to negotiate, for
it had to be handled as delicately
as possible. Unbridled, Ted's cough
was penetrating and raucous. Rup-
ert waited patiently. Then the Ia
borer went on. "Gawd, wot a life!
WINNER anyone wants it, Well
ere goeS!"
wait a second, old chap" inter
posed Rupert, suddenly, now post
poning the very moment he had
been longing for. Had anything
to eat?"
Arr a sandwich. Found 1t on
the floor o. the she'd"
Didn't Brown give you any last
night?"
Nah. Hexpeck h got EN- arter
/ was asleep. This one was on the
floor, like I sed. Ed 'ad a bite
Of it." He paused, abruptly. 81
wunner why e didn't finish that
there sandwich"
Good thing for you he didn't
How are you feeling?"
That's 'ow you look at it."
you seem pretty done. Never
mind, old chap, I'll see you get
something out Of this when we're
through. Now let's hear your story
and be quick about it,"
Well, it's like this, e I goes
ter sleep, arter you and yer friends
goes chasin' yer ar, and when ]
drops orr. there's me and that
other feller-Brown's is mime, is iii
Well there's i'm and me in the
shed. see? 'Corse we 'ad a bit OF
q jaw fust, but e admit much ter
say ter me, and I admit much ter
say ter i'm, so convershun Jung fire
like. and I drops orr. like I ses
With only i'm and me"
"Yes, you said that, too" inter-
rupted Rupert. And presently
you woke up again, eh?"
"Yus."
What time was it?"
Dunno. I'd 'ad me gold watch
stolen. "'Allo,' I ses. You awake,
mate?' z don't say nothin'
''Allo,' I ses agin. Are you awake?
And again e don't say nothin'. SC
I strikes a match, and as a squint
round. and ees the reason. e amt
there"
He paused, and Rupert agreed
that this was the probable reason
why Brown had said nothing.
"Orl right, then" resumed the
laborer, Ere T am, alone again
That's all right, you'd think. I was
alone when you come along. But
that there Brown-welI, 'e's a little
Teller, amt e? Not-welI-not
exzackly the kind Of Teller as you'c
say could look after 'iself, anc
knock down Jack Dempsey II e me-
i'm on a dark night. So I ses IL
meself, You'll ave ter ave a lool
round, Ted, COS that little feilel
may ave CORN and 'urt iself'." He
broke off. It occurred to him thai
he was painting himself in TOT
glowing colors. He had never re.
garded matters in that light. mo
that I amt no 'ero, see" he ex.
planned. BUT there was that Teller
and-weII, scnaethin' 'ad ter b
done, didn't it7"
Il understand" nodded Rupert
appreciatively. go on"
"Orl right. then" said Ted. sou
7 goes. And 7 calls. sole like. Ere
you,' I calls. Where you got to?
Not a wordt I goes ter the gate
Nothin'. I looks in the lane
Nothin'. I comes back, and look.
at the 'ouse-or where the 'ous.
was, COS 7 couldn't see much O
it"
There weren't any lights in it,
suggested Rupert.
Nah. Orl the same, I thinks >,
might ave CORN There nigh
ave card somethin', seer"
"But wouldn't he have woker
you up?"
"E orter've woke me hup," an
swered the laborer, d~ecisively. "Lit,
tie feller like i'm. But p'r'apS 7
thort I was sleepin' nice and quie
well, e didn't wake me, any'ow
and I creeps to the 'ouse, tryirf' te
be quiet, but maxim q bloomir
thunne- STORY hevery time 7 misse
the grass and steps on the gravel
I gets ter the 'ouse. ',A1lo.' I calls
! gees ter the w1nder. ALE