f'Oh, he goes to work, sarr* "cC
"For the night I' mean. Are you
going^to stay here until morning?^.
VY*a sar, if the policeman will
h'admit of it."
The fellow's dialect was eo strange
that Kirk inquired. "Where did you
come from?"
"Jamaica, sar. I was^barn on the
narth coast of the b'Island, sar."£
"Did you just, arrive here?"
"Oh, Lard, no! I 'ave been a liver
here for two year. Sometimes I labor
on tha docks, again' 'in tha h'oiBca.
Jjatat, *eek lose 1 my posffiM» and^
todUy^ my room b'also. Landladies la
bad females, sar, very common."
"Well, it seems we're in tbe same
bost this beautiful- evening. I have
ho pUce to sl^ep, either."
"Oh, chot me truei mon."
"I am chatt&g-.yon true I'm an
outcast of fortvme like yourself."
"Such talk! 5rou Imake I Ihugh fids
hqtOBe:i \Pfelse Godi you b'appear like
a gentleman."
-^'1 trust this little exp^e^e:will not
Ipermtfnently affect my
iK)dkia£uding.
By the way, what is your name?"
"H'Allan." n*.
"No, sar—h'Allan."
"Is that your first or last name?"
"Both, sar—h'Allan h'Allan
"Mr. Allan Allan, you're unusually
dark for a Scotchman." 'said Kirk
gravely. "Now. speaking ad one gen
tlfeman to another, do you happen to
Iniow where we can get a hand-out1
'And-out?" inquired the puzzled ne
gro.
"Yes a lunch. Can't you lead me
to a banank vine.or a breadfruit bak
ery? Pm starving. I must'get some
thing Into my stomach—it's as fiat as a
wet envelope."
The Jamaican rose, saying: j-^'Step
this way, please. I know the place
where a very good female is. Per'aps
she will make us a present"
-"How far is it?" .•
"Oh, not too far," Allan replied op
timistically. and Kirk hopefully fol
lowed hiih.
