The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-23

at church clock close by. We've got a
good hour before it gets dark. III have
to get in by then or the naterll be in a
frightful wax
whats bothering you, Fancy? I can
see you're bothered"
It's Norah, Ted. I can't help think
ing about her She's not looking we'll
Poor dear, she's fretting herself crazy
after Len. I'm afraid she'll get i'll if he
doesn't turn up SOON
Shouldn't wonder said Teddy, with
that philosophic attitude which youth ever
bears towards trouble more especially
other peoples.
Then Why don't you find him. re-
torted Fancy furiously. 81 thought you
had a head on You, Teddy WISE. l shall
begin to think soon that you re an out
and-out duffer! I'm positively ashamed
of your She flounced to a seat in the
shadow of the Pillar.
Teddy followed. somewhat bewildered
by this sudden adoption of the offensive.
Put what have I done? Confound---
I've done nothing"
Exactly. That's just it," said Fancy,
feeling for another lump of Turkish 4"
IF you did something I might think
more of you. There's poor Norah crying
her eyes out, and you go loafing round
with your hands in your horrid pockets
I wonder you can be such pig!'
I've been doing all I can to help
Norah Fancy" There was no answer
to this. Miss Fancy was evidently deter
mined to play up" this afternoon She
turned her back on him. Oh, WELL"
he said, huffily, 'if you can't listen to a
fellow, I'll shut up" and Teddy confined
his attention to the horizon.
A giggle from the girl, and the thrust
ing forward Of the Turkish delight box,
followed by sharp pinch on the arm,
were feminine endearments altogether
too strong to be resisted, and the status
belli" was broken up.
Then Fancy was pleased to be more ex-
plicit. Teddy" she said, "you must find
Leonard. It's no use waiting for that
silly old advertisement. You must go off
on your own account and find him
But how? 1 don't see how I'm going
to do it. I've sent up to London to in
quire about the Fairy, and once 1 find
out where she is I'll go ahead on that
tack
Make injuries about the. Boojun and
see what comes of that
How can I? The general won't part
with the beastly thing
''Pooh!' She wiped the sugar off her
fingers. You don't need to wait for
that. Take the picture I made of the
Boojun Thatll do all you want
But where am I to start? Who am
to ask?"
tOh, you are stupid Why a China
man, of course. Jinfou is gone, Row
land says, so you can't ask him. But
go to London and get some Chinese
merchant-there are lots of them there
to read those letters on the Boojun
When you find out what they mean per-
haps we shall know why so many people
want the Boojun, and why it brings bad
luck"
"Humph 'Tisn't a bad idea. But it
would be better if I could take the orig
inal Boojum with me. I'll ask the gen
eral.''
"He won't give it to you. I know the
pig
'He might lend it, if I promised to
protect it with my life and bring it
safely back. 1 saw him half an hour
ago. Perhaps I'd better wait till tomor-
row morning before looking him up
again.
and you'll find out all about the
Fairy too?''
a man up there, chap who knows all
about shipping, looking her up
isn't that very expensive?''
Teddy shrugged his lean shoulders.
well, it is. But you can't make an
omelette without breaking eggs. I'm
fond of Norah, and Lens a good chap
so you don't think I'd let few pounds
SIetAiO III IlAC way VI elhS lll4IA5 COulu w
for them? Besides, I've got plenty of
coin, Fancy-more than we-more than 1
shall ever use probably"
IT'S very good of you, Teddy to do
this for US. 1 shant forget it
"Bunkum'' Teddy, like most boys
hated to be thanked. "You leave it to me-
Fancy, and I'll pull it through GaskePs
on the same lay, too"
Rowland" screeched Fancy, sticking
out her chin contemptuously 81 don't
think much of him. He's in love with
Norah, and would be jolly glad, 1 expect,
ii Leonard never turned up again. AS
to smartness, you could run rings
round him.
Young Vyse smirked at this compli-
ment 81 say, Fancy, d'you know 1 was
thinking of engaging detective to see
this thing through?''
Don't you, Teddy. You manage it
yourself Take that idol and get the
name on it translated, then you can fol-
low on. I don't believe in detectives out
side of novels" finished Fancy, with
whitening scorn. perhaps we'd better go
home now. What are you going to do p
Nothing tonight" said Teddy, as they
sauntered along in the fast falling dark
ness. 81 shall see the general tomorrow,
and do all I can to get the loan of the
idol may ride into Fletmouth this
evening"
When they parted, Teddy went off with
very much better opinion of himself