The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-25

saw that their king felt with smJ
Tor them, u strange, tremulous
light had come into their ewes,
and they had looked at him win
a dumb, almost worshiping m.
peal in their faces. 'P
He had Won their hearts. M loyt
and they had hailed him the best,
loved OF all NOrthumbra's kjnos
Homemade banners had bean
erected over dingy streets to p,o-
claim their love; as he went from
cottage to cottage. from pit-hc;d.
to pit-head. he had heard stold
miners remark admiringly, "A
real king, he is-and a real man,
too"
SO this, if any place, was whcla
he was loved. Here he had had ,
loyalty and q solid. answering
regard That went infinitely deer
en- than the easy flag-waving ami
hurrahing of the capital. The i.
care coal field. more than am
other place in the kingdom, We
where his memory would be kcJ:
alive.
He went, at last. TO litth
inn on a corner, and made ms
way to tn" bar. Half a dozen mcl
were lounging about there. nms
ing mugs of beer. They looked "a
incuriously as he came in, AMI
then went on with their casual
conversation. He ordered a mu,
of beer, drank from it, and stool
mcditatively by the bar.
"Timcs still bad here?" he sale,
at last. The man who stood ncI
TO him turned, looked at hin
coolly, and then nodded
"Ayc," he said. "Still bad
But going to get better" sail
the barman.
"Yes?" said Paul.
The barman nodded vigorous.
ly and polished a glass with low
ing feIvor. The man who had spo-
ken first growlcd q dissent.
you're hopeful" he said to The
barman. T'll believe it when
see it." He turned to Paul again
"Just because the kings coming
here, some of these people think
the suns going TO come out
again"
"The king? Is he coming?
Whcn?"
Tomorrow" The man set his
empty mug down with thud.
Paul suggested that the next
round was on him; the little crowd
frightened up, and Shuffled
promptly to the bar. When the
mugs were filled. and dutifully
lifted in PauPS direction. n wiz
ened little fellow in overalls spoke
up.
"It's not just the kings COM
ing" he said. ats the new
docks"
Paul gave him a questioning
look and said, Tell me-I've
been away.
"Well," said the little man,
they're starting new coal docks
here, and the king is going to turn
the first earth"
"Some of these mineS'll be run.
ming full time, before the years
out" said another.
"I'll believe it when ! see it,
repeated the first man doggedly,
you'll see it," said the lite
one. "Bound to be. Didn't Barn |
Lanzia say so, HIMSELF" /, !
There's the man - Lanzif
said one. There was a murmm9f |
protest.
"Him," said the little mn
scornfully. cts the kings dofg,
tell you"
There was moment of though
full silence.
anyhow" said one, "we Jet
the new docks. And they woulu't
be building them if they werp't
going to be shipping some COO
would they, now! And II there
going to ship it, we got to mne
It, haven't WEI"
That seemed unanswerable. The
men emptied their mugs, nd
Paul signed to the barman tore
fiji them.
"King Joseph" unused Pul.
$50 he's a good king?"
They looked at him suspiciouly.
y
"a good king? Best ever! Raj
man, he is. He's a king that as
4 heart" A chorus Of voices m
swered him. The wizencd little
nan appointed himself SPOKESMAN
for the company. |
an tell you, mister" he sid.
This King Joseph isn't flahy,
and he don't make fine species. !