The Archive · 1928

A Trifle Late

Anyhow, the coolie had come back. His wedded Luss appeared to have occupied the whole of three less about seventeen days Hing, but the morning after his arrival, Wong, having been out on a little social jaunt of his own, realizing his position, blew ith a bashful face to cover the deficiency.

The usual tea was served and later the air was redolent with the sizzle and smell of bacon. Breakfast followed in that smiling silence which only the coolie can produce, when a thundercloud arose on the horizon.

Wong bustled in, whipped our napkin from us, gave us a clean, tone, took off and replaced the tp of "the butter dish and generall,- gave the impression of efficient if belated service.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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