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GREEN
FANCY
By GEORGE BARR |
VI./'IITCHSnM
Author of ~GRAUSTARK,~ "THE ?
HOLLOW OF HEJ* HAND,** THE
PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK." ETC
Cooynsht by Dodd, Mead aad Company, Inc.
(Continued From Last Friday
Never had Barnes seen anything I
quite so overpowering In the way of a
suit. Joseph's coat of many colors was
no longer a vision of childhood. It
was a reality. The checks were an
inch square and each cube had a nar
row border of azure blue. The general
tone was a dirty gray, due no doubt to
age and a constitution that would not
allow it to outlive its usefulness.,
"Meet Mr. Bacon, Mr. Barnes," Introduced
Mr. Dillingford, going to the
needless exertion of indicating Mr. Bacon
with a generous sweep of his free
hand. *Our heavy leads. Mr. Monta- ^
gue Bacon, also of New York."
"Ham and eggs, pork tenderloin,
eonntrv sansaee. rumD steak arA
spring chicken," said Mr. Bacon In j'
cavernous voice, getting it over with
while the list was fresh In his memory.
"Fried and boiled potatoes, beans,
succotash, onions, stewed tomatoes and
?er?just a moment, please. Fried
and boiled potatoes, beans?" i
"Ham and eggs, potatoes and a cup- j i
or two of coffee," said Barnes, sup-j
pressing a desire to laugh.
"And apple pie," concluded the n
waiter triumphantly. "I knew Td get 1<
It If you gave me time. As you may n
have observed, my dear sir, I am not p
what you would call an experienced e
waiter. As a matter of fact, I?"
The bell downstairs rang violently, li
Mr. Bacon departed in great haste. si
While the traveler performed his ab- s!
lutions Mr. DUlingford, for the moment
disengaged, sat upon the edge of the a
bed and enjoyed himself. He talked. J
i, "We were nine at the start," said he
pensively. gradually ^ve were re- R
duqgd to seren, not including the man- *
ager. Two of 'em escaped before the w
s&IBh'. The low comedian and char- lo
acter old woman, Joe Buckley and his Qi
wife. That left the fcl& man^-I fcean g>
Mrt ftusncroft, the star?Lyndon Rash- ol
croft, yon know?myself and bacon,
Tommy Gray, Miss Rushcroft, Miss n
Hughes and a woman named Bradley, e;
seven of us. The woman named Brad- tl
ley said her mother was dying In Buf- a
falo, so the rest of us scraped together p
all the money we had?nine dollars y
and sixty cents?and did the right a
thing by her. Actors are always do- &
lng darn-fool things like that, Mr. w
Barnes. And what do you suppose she n
did? She took that money and bought e
two tickets to Albany, one for herself j w
and another for the manager of the (1
company?the lowest, meanest orner- j A
lest white man that ever? . But a am a
crabbing the old", man's part. You g
ought to her what he has to say about tl
Mr. Manager. He can use words Ij
never even heard of beforg. So that li
leaves just the four of us here, work- c
Ing off the two days' board bill of i a
Bradley and the manager, Rushcroft's'
ungodly ^pree, and at the same time'^'
keeping our own slate clean. Miss t
Thackeray will no doubt ipake up your J g
bed in the morning. She is tempo- S
^arlly a chambermaid. Cracking fine s
girl, to6. Are you all ready? I'll lead L
you to the dining room. Or would you |j
prefer a little appetizer beforehand?; 3
The taproom is right on the way. You, g
mustn't call it the bar. Everybody in E
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that little graveyard town down tne [
road would turn over completely If '
you did. Hallowed tradition, you
know." ?
"I don't mind having a cocktail. Will J
% ' . you Join me?" g
"As a matter of fact, I'm expected to,"
confessed Mr. Dilllngford. "We've
been drawing quite a bit of custom to I
the taproom. The rubes like to sit J
around and listen to conversation about
Broadway and Bunker Hill and
Old Point Comfort and other places, I
and then go home and tell the nelgfr ?
1 a nnmKor
4 Dors IDai mey Kuuw quuc a uuuiuv> 11
of stage people. Human nature, I j
guests. Listen! Hear that? Rush- I
croft reciting 'Gunga Din.' You can't |
hear the thunder for the noise he's :
making." 2
The descended the stairs and en- J
tered the taproom, where a dozen men |
were seated around the tables, all of J
them with pewter mugs In front of I
o. ^ fhotl:
mem. auiuuiug ui mc wv mm?- a
Is*, to say, the one farthest removed
from the door and commanding the attention
of every creature In the room
?was the Imposing figure of Lyndon
Rushcroft. He was recKlng, in a sonorous
voice and with tremendous fervor,
the famous Kipling poem. A
genial smile wiped the tragic expression
from his face. He advanced upon!
Barnes and the beaming Mr. Dilllngford,
his hand extended.
"My dear fellow," he exclaimed resoundingly,
"how are you?" Cordiality
boomed in his voice. "I heard you
had arrived. Welcome?thrlcefold welEngraved
Cards and Invitaloaa-*
The Press and Banner Co, j
It was estimated Monday that Ml
about half of the members of the|
Abbeville church had been canvassed ;
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MiSk \
"Welcome, Thricefold Welcome."
come!" He neglected to say that Mr
Montague Bacon, in passing a few
mimitps hpfnrp. hnd leaned over ant
whispered behind his hand:
"Fellow upstairs from New York
Mr. Rushcroft?fellow named Barnes
Quite a swell, believe me."
It was a well-placed tip, for Mr
Rushcroft had been telling the native;
for days that he knew everybodj
worth knowing in New York.
Barnes was momentarily takei
kback. Then he ro^e to the spirit o;
the occasion.
"Hello, Rushcroft," he greeted, as If
meeting an old-time and greatly beDved
friend. "This Is good. 'Pon
ly soul you are like a thriving date
aim in the middle of an endless desrt.
How are you?'
They shook hands warmly. Mr. DI1ngford
slapped the newcomer on the
boulder affectionately, familiarly, and
houted:
"Who would have dreamed we'd run
cross good old Barnesy up here? By
ove, It's marvelous!"
"Friends, countrymen," boomed Mr.
ushcroff, "thl8?lg Mr. Barnes of New
ork. Not the man the book was
rltten about but one of the best f$iws
God fevfer put Into this little world
I Wfa. I dQ not recall yCifr names,
SutlSffien, or f .wouT<f- Introduce each
t you separately and dlvlalbly."
Lyndon Rushcroft was a tall, saggy
lan of fifty. Despite his determined
rectness he was inclined to sag from
le shoulders down. His head, huge
ud gray, appeared to be much too
onderous for his yielding body, and
et he carried it manfully, even thetricaUy.
The lines in his dark, seaDned
face were like furrows; his nose i
ras large and somewhat bulbous, his i
louth wide and grim. Tnlck, black !
yebrows shaded a prilr of eyes lc i
rhlch white was no longer apparent? j
: had given way to a permanent red.
l two-days' stubble covered his chin
nd cheeks. Altogether he was a sinular
exemplification of one's Idea of
tie old-time actor.
Passing through the office, his arm
nked in one of Barnes', Mr. Rush- j
roft hesitated long enough to Impress
pon Landlord Jones the Importance |
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of providing his "distinguished friend,
Robert W. Barnes," with the very best
that the establishment afforded. PutDam
Jones blinked slightly and his
eyes sought the register as if to accuse
or. justify his memory. Then he 1
spat copiously Into the corner, a nec- 1
essary prellmirihry to a grin. He '
hadn't much use for the great Lyndon
Rushcroft. His grin was sardonic.
Something told him that Mr. Rushcroft
was about to be liberally fed.
LI A OTP O III
vnnr i t_rv in.
Mr. Rushcroft Dissolves, Mr. Jones Intervenes,
and Two Men Ride Away.
Mr. Rushcroft explained that he had 1
had his supper. In fact, he went on 1
to confess, he had been compelled, 1
like the dog, to "speak" for it. What
sould be more disgusting, more degrad- J
Ing, he mourned, than the spectacle i
of a man who had appeared In all of I
the principal theaters of the land as |
Star and leading support to stars, set- i
tllng for his supper by telling stories J
and reciting poetry in the taproom <
of a tavern?
"Still," he consented, when Mr. 1
Barnes insisted that it would be a
kindness to him, "since you put it that j
way, I dare say I could do with a little '
snack, as you so aptly put it. Just a '
bite or two. What have you ready, '
Miss Tilly?"
Miss Tilly was a buxom female of '
forty or thereabouts, with spectacles. '
She was one of a pair of sedentary '
waitresses who had been so long In the |
employ of Mr. Janes that he hated the '
eight of them. j
Mr. Kusncrort's conception or a Dite |
or two may have staggered Barnes |1
but It did not bewilder Miss Tilly. He
had four eggs with his ham, and
other things In proportion. He talked
a great deal, proving In that way that
it was a supper well worth speaking
for. Among other things he dilated
at great length upon his reasons for
not being a member of the Players or
the Lambs in New York city. It ^eems
that he had promised his dear, devoted
wife that he would never Join a club
of any description. Dear old girl, he
would as soon have cut off his right
hand as to break any promise made
to her. He brushed something away
from his eyes, and his chin, contracting,
trembled slightly. "What is It,
Mr. Bacon? Any word from New
York?* t
Mr. Bacon hovered near, perhaps
hUMTlly.
"Our genial Typst Ijas Instructed me ,
& say to his latest guest that the
rate! are two doll are ? day, In ad- .
vance, all_ dfninl-^oom checks payable
3n prfeentatkm," said Mr. Bacon, apol- j
Sgetlcalty. , ^ I
Rushcroft exploded. "0 scurvy In- |:
jult," he boomed. "Confound his? ** j
The new guest was amiable. He j
Interrupted the outraged /star. "Tell
Mr. Jones that I shall settle prompt- *
ly," be said with a smile. r
'It has Just entered his bean that s
you may be an actor, Mr. Banes," said t
Bacpn. * ,
Mi88 Tilly, overhearing, drew a step
or two nearer. A sudden interest in
Mr. Barnes developed. She bad not i
noticed before that he was an uncom- ?
monly good-looking fellow. She al- ^
ways had said that she adored strong,
"athaletic" faces. (
Later on she felt inspired to Jot
down, for use no doubt in some future <
literary production, a concise, though 5
general, description of the magnificent |
Mr. Barnes. She utilized the back of (
the bill of fare and she wrote with I!
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's exactly why we are goii
i restaurant. There's a sj
i stay the same always. 1
OPERATIC
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es that cannot be obtaine<
i Announcement of the Dj
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1 Service in a Good Town
iZBiaraiiianiiijEmiiaias
the feverish ardor of one who dreads
the loss of a first Impression. I .herewith
append her visual estimate of the
hero of this story:
"He was a tall, shapely specimen
of mankind, "wrote Miss Tilly. "Broad
shouldered, smootn-snavea race, renetrating
gray e.ves. Short, early hatr
about the color of mine. Strong
hands of good shape. Face tanned i
considerable. Heavy dark eyebrqws.
Good teeth, very white. Square chin.
Lovely smile that seemed to light up
the room for everybody within hear-'
Ing. Nose Ideal. Mouth same. Voice j
aristocratic and reverberating with i
education. Age about thirty or;
thirty-one. Rich as Croesus. Well-;
turned legs. Would make a good no- j
bleman." i
All this would appear to be reason- 1
ably definite were It not for the note
regarding the color of his hair. It
leaves to me the simple task of completing
the very admirable description
jf Mr. Barnes by announcing that
Miss Tilly's hair was an extremely
lark brown. K
Also It is advisable to append the
'ollowing biographical information:
rhomas Kingsbury Barnes, engineer,
jorn in Montclalr, N. J.j September ;
26, 1885. Cornell and Beaux Arts, j
Dm*fc* C!nn nf fhn lofa fifonhon S I
L UllOi MUU V4. |,U? lUbb Ubv^/uvu IWI
Barnes, engineer, and Edith (Valen:lne)
Barnes. Office, Metropolitan
julldlng, New York city. Residence,
Amsterdam mansion. Clubs: (Lack j
)f space prevents listing them here).
Recreations, golf, tennis and horsejack
riding. Fellow of the Royal Geographical
society. Member of the
Loyal Legion and the Sons of the {
lmerican\Revolution.
Added to this, the mere announcement
that he was in a position to Inlulge
a fancy for long and perhaps
limless walking tours through more
>r less out-of-the-way sections of his ;
>wn country, to say nothing of excur-!
sions in Europe.
He was rich. Perhaps not as riches !
ire measured In these Midas-like days, |
i)ut rich beyond the demands of avarice.
His legacy had been an ample j
>ne. The fact that he worked hard at j
his profession from one year's end to J
the other?not excluding the six j
ievoted to mentally productive jaunts; t
?is proof sufficient that he was notj
content to subsist on the fruits of an- !
other man's enterprise. He was a|
porker. j
(To be Continued Friday.)
CENTENARY DRIVES GOES
OVER TOP IN ABBEVILLE
The Centenary Drive went over
he top. locally on Sunday, the quota
'o{ Abbeville was $12,500 and this
imount was exceeded by several
lundred dollars. It is hoped to raise
nore than $15,000 in this city^and
is theVe remains one more week of
he drive it is thought that this will m
>e accomplished without trouble.
A prayer service will be held every ~
light this week at the Methodist
:hurch and at each one of these services
report of subscriptions obtained
during the day will be made.
Reports from all sections of the;
State are encouraging and is con-'
iidered certain that South Carolina's
luota will be oversubscribed by
.1 j_
Tiany cnousanas 01 uunars. jj_
fiffiffiaafissfiffiSffiMffiHis
bag
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ag to invest quite a sum <
ilendid future ahead of j
rhere is but one way to b:
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3 form of new business, ]
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