lying in the hall near an open front door.

The servants rush up-stairs. There is a hubbub and a giving of orders.

The voices of the street come into the hall-way as winds into a cave:

"Extra! Extra! 'Palling calamity! Hundred and fifteen congressmen
drowned! Extra! Extra!"




CHAPTER II

CORKEY'S FEAR OF A WIDOW'S GRIEF

Corkey and Noah are nearing the residence of Esther Lockwin.

"You bet your sweet life I don't want to see her nibs. It just breaks
me all up to hear 'em take on, rip and snort and beller. Now, see
here, you moke, when we git in you stand behind where I stand, and
don't you begin to beller, too. If you do I'll shake you--I'll give
you the clean lake breeze. If you walk up to the mark I'll get you
into the league nine. You'll be their man to hoodoo the other ball
clubs."

"Yessah!"

"You can't say nothing nohow, so all you've got to do is to see me face
the music."