Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-09-21
WAITER ETTENTY-SIX

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.f:Il.N. you two-either or
- you" shouted Trent.
.E. only got to agree to my
.us.,ion. and you can come
m and sit down to a meal
- Git as good rs this one. Now,
-s:Alc-what do you say?"
~ Stripped Tommy's arm, and
..:,o:
.... 81 word. This i my show"
suddenly started to shout:
... inside. You filthy. torturing
-.. Get out of my sight, before
..oN something at you. you
s.. eowardly hound! BY God AL
Nv"
.: voice rose to a scream; his
- obscene, blasphemous and
w iucohcrent. Then his voice
,rG and he was silent. The
10 performance sounded like
nj 4 man on the edge Of a
..>..oyu.
.-+.Gr the room Trent turned
- from the window with a
..-luccnt smile.
It's getting that fellow, at any
he observed. in a low tone
....ston'S cracking, all right
...I Sive IN before long, and then
.. shall see. OF course, he's only
-.r assistant. but he knows quite
e.. and half a loaf is better
..~ 10 bread. Besides, once we've
.., him. I don't suppose the other
.H viii hang out for long!"
Outside Gun was hopping the
-..su.cation from his brow. and
.n.s0oying to Tommy Hazeldeane:
L believe that wasn't bad eff
..rc. It'n make Trent think I'm
..akeniNg all right. and pave the
10y for working out my little
s.ren,e."
All right as far as it goes
Jimmy answered. But I'm
s~reG if I see what were going
- 2a.n by it."
Il came here 70 get information
All I'm almost certain to see
s"eching or other"
y dare Say-but what the hell's
..a good of all the information ii
.ra world if were penned up here
...N they Starve or freeze us tc
.-a.h?"
c;u1 shrugged.
Don't be downhearted. While
here's life there's hope" he re-
..-.et. rather weakly.
There came a gruf call through
The darkness. and through a sort
3D.. trap IL the fence a bundle was
.,snaI n. It contained their sup.
-.r rat.or-half a loaf of bread
-.:u~n-t II a couple of old army
Blankets 1t was supplemented by
q small Jug of water, and ther
came another bundle-a small
portable tent. such IS mixers use
an; q ground sheet. This was to be
heir shelter for the night.
Il silence they meticulously di
viGrt their meager ration, ate i
:ave-oU<ly. and then laid down
.ne!r ground sheet and erected the
tent. Az. "hich they crcpt inside
with their TWO thin blankets, ant
nu."at together for warmth
Or he edge of the marshes, neal
H. 500 known as Chenham creek
"&.. at high tide there wa:
-~..-H water above the mud t
".a- q gOod-sized boat. stood
T." inn.
l. "lS an ugly. squat building O.
..u"n brick, built four-square
With four windows and door il
-Ie front. a similar equipment a
Eli. back. and two windows on eacl
s:e. l. looked idiotically like
@.ase that a small child ha(
..a"E-cXcept that, even in TIL
s&u.esc weather, i: looked Gul
a.l iruh. and it bore about it, boti
..a;a and without, aH atmospher,
rs sinister sordidncss.
II What passed fer the bar par
..~ If this tavern, which possessed
lie queer name Of the Soul =
"a" Cazeltou stood, on a certain
morning, making inroads into ;
mt of beer.
He used the house regularly
rartly because it attracted him il
some way. and partly because n
always felt that there might b
something of interest TO be seen o
heard there, in connection with tn
business which kept him n Chen
ham. o Also it was the nearts
house of calp' to the lonely farm
house where he had his lodging
There he was supposed to be
Gentleman who had been i'll, ai:'
had been recommended by his doc
tor 10 spend a few weeks on tina
part of the coeSt, living yer.
quietly.
In the long, low. bare room, Wit
- whitewaShed walls and old