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CHAPTER WI Continued
The words wcrN statement rath
cr than a question. For some time
neither man spoke. Even when a
tickle Of rain through the roof
caused Maddox 90 shin his position
from one end OF tho window hnK tu
/ the other. tho conversation was not
I Immediately resumed When Evans
spoke again Il was as though Mad
/ dos had made some admission
"NoB needn't pride yourself On
yuuF descriptive powers, naYr. he
began You noticed Mrs t.arimsr.a
rray ewes everybody doeH and you
| spoke Of the contrasting color uf hrr
/ aYoIaaheH. uy one would be likely
/ TO mention that mot her Gu the
/ steamer Enlng tu England about a
year anu. hr continued after a
pause aLarmrr wna on board A
decent enough fellow At some per
/ Tod IT his life I dare SAY 4 brill
liant one they toll me. u yau meet
him in tho early Htagoa uf a hyuu-
dsrmiu. but dfuulinEly hsatlal the
rest af the time Ny God. how aaf-
/ ~ everybody fe,t Tor her
pity is Hkiu bean Maddox.
aud then stuffed his pipe into his
mouth and waited f0r EYaaa IA gun=
/ tluue.
You remember my telIinE yuu
about an accident No had that
trip
I'm
Maddox assent came Through the
bowl af his pipe
Did I tell you about the panic
among the stecragc people p
Seems 10 mo I recall something
about a fight with some men y 40
tried u ruah tho boats. and a suae
tacular encounter between an uu-
armed passenger and a hig iout with
knife who pro-cmpicd one af t.a
boats aud whose example Wa bad
fnr discipline Docs the cut he save
you show YETI
Remember about the cabin pAh
| sanEer who went down among the
/ strsraKa women and quietrd them
| By her GOODNESS. and finally got
/ them laughing continued Evans.
Ignoring the quratlun
I think 50 Bolamo thelF leader.
didn't She
'Beeauan absolutely one Of them
aympathlalnk With their fear. but
lftius them above II until theY AZ
tualiy wufahlppud her.
I'm remember nov. Allowed
/ herself % be sNunE out In tho life
bucket unatFapped 20 show en- how
safe II waa-siidn't hhes-and then
took two children down With her
That vas tho woman yuu might
have had for a ellrnt. Dave.
Maddox knocked tho ashes from
his pipo against his boot heel and
silently held out his hand for the
| tobacco.
Did yau see much Of Mra Lori.
mer IN England he asked. after a
pause
4 saw her-yoa."
You weren't there very long a.
{ remember H. You came ha1k IN
August"
Yea
"on tha same steamer with Mrs
Lorimar."
'How did you know that
4 didn't know a. Hut made
only one KuesA That's your Own
limit. Isn't it,"
Evans rose and. Opening the door.
looked out.
The storms nearly over. he an
uouured There's n break tn the
clouds over there. and I prophecy
well have good fishing tomorrw.
Maddox stretched himself lazily.
Well have to get Il early. then.
I'm off an the 10 O'Clock train"
off Where
Evans stared az his friend In
blank astonishmsnt. but Maddox
nodded
My holiday Il interrupted. I'm
afraid. II its not ended. The case
which Prayer
Hut Ynu told ms that no business
In the world would make you see
the city again for a month"
That was yesterday drawled
Maddox. looking NJ hts watch.
when vas blowing about ny en-
I orrnous practice" he added. Hmil-
linEly. No; I'm sorry" he eonfin-
/ ued. more seriously. but this ease
/ "a the kind which rouses all my
/ fighting blood. and would spoil any
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