The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-05-30
NY Strangest Case
BY GUY BooTHBY.
Author Of cdr. XikoIa," "The Beautiful
White Devil" "Pharos, Tho
Egyptian" Etc.
Copyrighted. 1901. by Ward. Lock & Col
PART IV.-CoNT1NuED.

There's more in the case than meets
Che eye" he said, suspiciously; "and ]
fancy, if only we could see the bot
tom of it, we should discover that your
Two proteges are as fine a pair of ras-
Gals as could be found on the continent
of Asia"
II don't know nything about that"
"Grantham replied. 81 only know that
they were a miserable couple, and
that 1 did the best I could for them.
You wouldn't have had me leave them
ain the jungle, surely?"
81 am not aware have said So" the
other answered, stifHy. 'The only
thing object to is your treating them
as if they were martyrs, when in all
probability they deserve all the pun
ishment they received"
Grantham was too wise to carry the
argument any further. He knew that
when Handiman was in his present
humor the best thing to do was to
-eave him alone in it. He accordingly
returned to the hut where the two
men were domiciled, and attended to
heir comfort, as far as lay in his pow
er. His heart had been touched by
their misery. He did not give as rea-
,ri--a---..---l --,s,,l. h. tool. the foot
:that the face of the elder man remind
I'D him of his own venerable father,
/; the worthy old Somersetshire vicar;
it was fact, nevertheless. For a
, week the unfortunate couple were
domiciled at the ford, and during that
, time Grantham attended to their
wants with the assiduity of a
), blood relation. Meanwhile Handiman
scoffed aad babe him take heed for the
valuables, lest his new-found friends
should appropriate them. He did not
ebelieye in honest gratitude, he de-
-clared, particularly where homeless
wanderers in the Burmese jungle were
concerned. At last, however, they
were so far recovered as to be able to
proceed on their way once more.
"We have to thank you for our lives,
sir" said Kitwater to Grantham
when the time came for them to say
.good-by to the ford. Had it not beer
flor you we would probably be dead
amen now. I don't know whether we
shall ever be able to repay your kind
ness, that is with Allah, but if the op
portunity should ever arise you ma,
be sure we will not neglect it. What
ever we may be now, you may take i
that we were gentlemen once. There's
just one favor should like to ask O.
you, sir, before we part!"
1'What is it?" Grantham inquired.
81 want you, sir, to give me lette,
of introduction to the gentleman il
your regiment who looked after tn,
stranger you told me of, when he cam,
here out of China. I've got sort o
motion in my head that even if he i
mot our friend, that is to say the maj
I'VE are searching for, he may happel
80 know something of him"
81 will give you the letter with pleas
ure," Grantham replied. 81 am sur
Gregory will be only too pleased t
help you as far as lies in his power"
The letter was accordingly writte1
.and handed to Kitwater, who slowed i
away in his pocket as if it were price
Hess possession. Then, when they ha
ybade their protector farewell, they il
their turn set off along the track tina
-Hayle had followed two months be
fore, and in due course arrived a
Bhamo. Here they presented the let
ter they had obtained to Capt. Charlie
-Pauncefort Gregory, who, as may b
supposed, received it with NANTES
establishment
''Well," said he, "of all the stories
have heard since l have been in tn
east, this is the most extraordinary
4 thought that other chap was abou
as unfortunate beggar as could we
be, but you beat him hollow at ever
turn. Now, look here, before l go an
further, I must have my friend wit
me. He is the man who discovered tn
other chap, and I'm sure he would lik
TO hear your story"
Dempsey was accordingly sum
moned, and his worderment was q
great as his friends had been.
"Now," said Gregory, when Demr
sey had been made familiar with tn
Others story, what is it you want t.
know about the man we picked up
Ask your questions, and We'll do tn
best we can to answer them"
In reply to Kitwater's questions
Gregory and Dempsey described, a
Gar as they were ableI the appearance,