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"There goes Rad, I wonder if he's seen him." "No, or he'd have mentioned it to me. Hey, Rad," Tom called to the colored man, "what are you going to do?" "Whitewash de back fence, Massa Tom. It's in a mos' disrupted state ob disgrace. I'se jest natchally got t' whitewash it." "All right, Rad, and when you get through come back here. I've got another job for you."
Miriam wanted to stop it and get out and stroll home along the edge of the wood with the quiet man. "Haben die Damen veilleicht ein Rad verloren?" A deep voice on the steps of the brake.... "Have the ladies lost a wheel, perhaps?" Miriam translated helplessly to herself during a general outbreak of laughter.... In a moment a brake overtook them and drove alongside in the twilight.
Baggert hovering over him. "Where are you worst hurt, Rad?" asked Tom, with a view to getting a line on which physician would be the best one to summon. "It's all in mah face, Massa Tom," moaned the colored man. "It's mah eyes. Dat stuff done sploded right in 'em! I can't see nevah no mo'!" "Oh, I guess it isn't as bad as that," said Tom.
"Did you see him? What was he doing, Rad?" "Nuffin, same as usual. He done say I were too old to go on any more hexpiditions wif yo' an' I proved dat I wasn't." "Proved that you weren't, Rad? How?" And Tom looked anxiously at his colored helper. "Why, I done say t' him dat I was gwine wif yo'-all dis time, t' dat Comeaway country after a big orchard plant.
The colored man was moaning and held his hands over his face, and the young inventor could see that the hands, which had labored so hard and faithfully in his service, were cut and bleeding. "Rad! Rad! what has happened?" cried Tom quickly. "It sploded! It done sploded right in mah face!" moaned Eradicate. "I I can't see no mo', Massa Tom! I can't see to help yo' nevah no mo'!"
Rad went through the big bedroom like a chocolate-colored streak, entered Tom's bathroom, and the next moment there was the sound of crashing glass as Eradicate Sampson went through the lower sash of the window, headfirst, out upon the roof of the porch! "What do you mean by this?" shouted Tom, sitting up in bed. Koku paused in the doorway, bulking almost to the top of the door.
Then he likes it hot, and I guess South America is about as warm as they come. I am almost sure we can count on Rad." "That will make a nice party," commented the circus man. "Now I'll make out a list of the supplies you'd better take, and tell you what to do about getting native helpers, and so on," and with that he plunged into the midst of details that took up most of the remainder of the day.
But I say, Whiskers, don't you try being too foxy with me, or you'll get hurt. I'm not the most patient man in the world with inferior nations. Come, now, where's the mate?" Rad spread his hands helplessly. "See, here, it's no use your trying that game. You know that I want Murray, my mate." "Savvy plenty." "Then hand him out, and let me get away back on board."
"If you need me, Tom. Bless my finger nails! But there seems to be something wrong here." "Show him in, Rad!" called Tom. "Massa Gen'l Herodotus Waller!" exclaimed the colored man in pompous tones, as he opened the door for the officer, clad in khaki, whom Tom had last seen at Sandy Hook. "Ah, how do you do, Mr. Swift!" exclaimed General Waller, extending his hand.
Now if you don't want to come, why say so, and I'll get Eradicate. I don't believe he'll be afraid, even if he " "Hold on dar now, Massa Tom!" exclaimed an aged colored man, who was an all around helper at the Swift homestead, "was yo' referencin' t' me when yo' spoke?" "Yes, Rad, I was saying that if Ned wouldn't go up in the airship with me you would."
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