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?"
" ART a sandwich. Found 1t on
the floor O. the she'd"
Didn't Brown give you any last
night?"
Nah. Hexpeck n got 'em arter
I was asleep. This one was on the
floor, like 1 sed. Ed 'ad q 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, see. I goes
ter sleep. arter you and yer friends
goes chasin' yer car, and when I
drops OFF, there's me and that
other feller-Brown's is mime, is 1t?
Well, there's i'm and me in the
shed. see? 'Corse we 'ad a bit Of
a jay fuSt, but e admit much ter
say ter me, and I 'adn't much ter
say ter i'm, so convershun lung fire.
like, and I drops orr, like I ses.
With only i'm and me"
eyes, you said that, too" inter-
rupted Rupert. "And presently
you woke up again, eh7"
"Yus."
What time was it?"
Dunno. I'd 'ad me gold watch
stolen. "'Allo,' I ses. You awake,
mate?' e don't say nothin'.
''Allo,' I ses agin. Are you awaken
And again e don't say nothin'. So
I strikes a match, and as a squint
round, and sees 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 I am, alone again.
That's all right, you'd think. I was
alone when you come along. But
that there Brown-well, 'e's a little
Teller, amt e? Not-well-not
exzackly the kind of Teller as you'd
| say could look after 'iself, and
knock down Jack Dempsey If e met
i'm IN a dark night. So ! ses to
meself, You'll ave ter ave a look
round, Ted, COS that little Teller
may ave CORN and 'urt 'iself'." He
broke off. 1t occurred to him that
he was painting himself in too
glowing colors. He had never re.
| garded matters in that light. mot
that / amt no 'ero, see," he ex-
planned, "but there was that Teller,
and-well, somethin' 'ad ter be
done, didn't it?"
Il understand" nodded Rupert
appreciatively. Go on"
"Orl right, then" said Ted. "Out
I goes. And I calls, sole like. ERE
you,' I calls. Where you got to-?
Not a word! I goes ter the gate
Nothin'. I looks in the lane
Nothin'. I comes back, and looks
at the 'ouse-or where the 'ouse
was. COS I couldn't see much Of
it"
There weren't any lights in it?'
suggested Rupert.
Nah. Orl the same, / thinks e
might ave CORN there-'e might
ave card somethin', see?"
But wouldn't he have woker
you up?"
"'E orter've woke me hup," an
swered the laborer, decisively. "Lit-
tie Teller like i'm. But p'raps Z
thort I was sleepin' nice and quie1
well, e didn't wake me, any'ow
and I creeps to the 'ouse, tryin' tel
be quiet. but maxim a bloomin
thunncr-story hevery time I misse:
the grass and steps on the gravel
I gets ter the 'ouse. 'Allo.' / calls
I goes ter the winder. 'Allo,'