Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-27

cigarette and walked the length of the
Vcranda in hot haste. The fourth time he
threw the cigarette away and cursed under
his breath. Chadbourne faced him at the
mead OF the stone steps, and smiled
amusedly.
Try cigar he said. pleasantly, proffer
ing his case. you seem annoyed"
"Annoyed?' n. r. stopped short, his eye
IDS narrowing as he surveyed the figure
before him intently. Great Scott! if you
knew how that woman has treated me, and
what depends on her! Thanks l prefer the
cigarette. He lit another and glanced
sharply at Chadbourne through the veil of
smoke. Know who she is?' he asked,
laconicaly.
Chadbourne shook his head
Then take my advice, my boy, and QUIT.
Quit now. l can assure you that l know
her lady ships little whms and ways fairly
wei. Quit now. before it is too Late
Chadhourne seated himself a chair and
faced its back. tipping it to and ro in idle.
1oyish fashion.
You had better take that no alone, he
said, 1T is too late"
80 l shall" retorted the other man,
But Miss Dorian goes with me-"
You mean Mrs. Wade?''
If you like it any Letter. She's been Nell
to me.
Chadbourne rose and the chair fell to the
floor with a thud His face had Daled sud
denly.
will please speak of her accord ngly.'
n. Il. looked at him incredulously. But
my dear boy. she can't marry an! one. You
don't know who size IS.
II don't care" said Chadbourne. with
the logged carelessness of q boy. II shall
marry her, and | think she knows it,"
The other stood for a full minute. his
hands deep in his rockets, his cigarette
tilted in the center of his lips but Chad
aourne's cool, good-natured face never al
tered its expression under the scrutiny. At
last n. r. spoke ard there was an air
of finality about his words that gave them
an undercurrent of meaning.
i prefer to deal with Miss Dorian her
self Ny knowing the actual facts in tie
case gives me slight advantage over
you. We shall probably meet again. 1t is
barely POSSIBLE that l shall not leave for
| Frisco on the 40. in spite of your sollci-
tude.''
Chadbourne waited until the man and suit
case were out of sight in the hotel corridor,
then he joined me with his old frank air OF
comraderie.
our friend from Frisco is . cheerful
idiot isn't hep he asked, amusedly. Won
der whom she's shot
He may be right, Chad She looks too
interesting to be harmless Better quit"
He shook his head. Il like risks. 1t may
be case of polite murder, divorce, an
archy or runaway wife, but 1t looks as II
she may need some one to stand between
her and the world. or maybe n. K. L would
not mind being the man.,
Neither Mrs. Wade nor the man from
Frisco appeared at dinner tine. AS the
evening passed without sign of either of
them. Chadbourne grew uneasy and puz-
lied. We mad been for stroll on the beach
and were returning through the rose gar
den on the south side of the inn. 1t was
late. long after II. and the garden was de-
serted. Chadbourne was talking seriously,
when suddenly we heard woman voice
above Us on Il small iron balcony belonging
to one of the parlor floor suites.
II 90 not care what happens, l Will re-
main here until the middle of August at
least.
what about the griffin" 1t was n.
RS voice. Chadbourne took step for
ward every muscle tense with repression.
You will have to do without me until
everything is ready. Then you need have
no fear. ! VIII be there. Have | ever
failed you?" Her voice became lower and
softer There was almost an element of en-
treaty in it. II am not ungrateful. You