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The
Andador
was
the
sloop
's
destination
.
No
doubt
some
passenger
with
a
sailing
permit
from
some
up-the-coast
point
had
come
down
in
this
sloop
to
catch
the
regular
fruit
steamer
on
its
return
trip
.
Like
a
coquettish
pigeon
the
little
boat
tacked
on
its
eccentric
way
until
at
last
its
white
sail
was
lost
to
sight
against
the
larger
bulk
of
the
fruiter
's
side
.
"
That
's
old
H.
P.
Mellinger
,
"
explained
Keogh
,
dropping
back
into
his
chair
.
"
He
's
going
back
to
New
York
.
He
was
private
secretary
of
the
late
hot-foot
president
of
this
grocery
and
fruit
stand
that
they
call
a
country
.
His
job
's
over
now
;
and
I
guess
old
Mellinger
is
glad
.
"
"
Why
does
he
disappear
to
music
,
like
Zo-zo
,
the
magic
queen
?
"
asked
Johnny
.
"
Just
to
show
'em
that
he
does
n't
care
?
"
"
That
noise
you
heard
is
a
phonograph
,
"
said
Keogh
.
"
I
sold
him
that
.
Mellinger
had
a
graft
in
this
country
that
was
the
only
thing
of
its
kind
in
the
world
.
The
tooting
machine
saved
it
for
him
once
,
and
he
always
carried
it
around
with
him
afterward
.
"
"
Tell
me
about
it
,
"
demanded
Johnny
,
betraying
interest
.
"
I
'm
no
disseminator
of
narratives
,
"
said
Keogh
.
"
I
can
use
language
for
purposes
of
speech
;
but
when
I
attempt
a
discourse
the
words
come
out
as
they
will
,
and
they
may
make
sense
when
they
strike
the
atmosphere
,
or
they
may
not
.
"
"
I
want
to
hear
about
that
graft
,
"
persisted
Johnny
.
"
You
've
got
no
right
to
refuse
.
I
've
told
you
all
about
every
man
,
woman
and
hitching
post
in
Dalesburg
.
"
"
You
shall
hear
it
,
"
said
Keogh
.
"
I
said
my
instincts
of
narrative
were
perplexed
.
Do
n't
you
believe
it
It
's
an
art
I
've
acquired
along
with
many
other
of
the
graces
and
sciences
.
"
