Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-27
CHAPTER XXXI-Continued.

The presence of the girl, in his power at
last hlled him with a certain calm. With
her. he felt. he might win
The sobs died gradually lower And he
said:
You feel better now?"
'Yes-thank you-slr." she answered.
Jerkny.
Up to now she had not recognized him.
Then l can talk TO YOU You under
stand. that IT was TO get you that | sank
the other ship"
'Mef' she queried, sitting up at once in
wide-awake interest.
Yes l knew you were going to Yen
How. and I wanted at all hazards to pre-
vent YOU Whatever induced you to act In
that unworthy way?"
Which unworthy way, sir? But stop are
you
"Yes-we have met before But that is
not the point. Tell me, why have you been
go foolish and wicked. Ada?"
on. come now. this is little too much
you known cried Ada. WHO are you? And
what right have you to take me In this
"ayf foolish and wicked? 1t IS absolutely
untrue; and don't think you'd be ungen-
uemanly enough to treat a poor girl In
this way II you knew all
Wen then. tell me all. And do not cry.
because that wastes times"
on it Is all very We'll 10 talk In that
way, SIR she answered sauciiy though
her heart misgsve her at the look OF the
face before her. Who are you? / am not
aware by what right
But you are wasting my time John
HARDY is my name, and have the right
OF man trying to serve his country Tell
me now"
"Oh, John Har-. Well. YOU will excuse
me. won't you? l was not TO know that.
But was II YOU then. all the time. at the
Yes. Now tell me-
Why was going. you mean? Well If 1t
comes TO that, wasn't I going for the
same reason which you say-to serve my
country. too7"
lis that really SOP
1T IS. sir
And how"
We'll since you seem to know about me
and Yen How-didn't he give me to under
stgnd that. II / came, he would save Eng
land from the Chinese? And isn't that why
/ am going TO him? To make him keep his
army away from Englaud?'
At this exhibition OF Inherent confidence
IN her power over Yen this radical. I'M
questioning trust In the might of her sex.
smile fitted through the brain OF Hardy
He said:
Then you are not wicked. after all; but
only foolish. AS / have you IN my hands.
and as ] am going TO take you back 10
England / VIII let you understand why.
You are right IN believing that Yen How IS
very much attached 10 you; that Is. so: /
know Il well believe that his attachment
10 you Is as extraordinary I'm It's force as
the man himself is extraordinary. Wen
row: but can you be so simple as TO think
that the way to make use OF this intatua-
ton FOR the good OF your country is to
come and put yourself in his power in this
fashion? Supposing he even tried to keep
his armies from going over TO England and
killing us ALL he could not permanently
succeed, you know; and supposing he sue
eeeded you have sense enough TO know,
have YOU not. that England would be no
good at all with the rest Of the world full
OF yellow men? In that case she had bet
ter go under, TOO, IKE the rest, don't you
think? You would not care to live in such
a kennel. nor would l, nor any OF us Eng
lish. So. you see. you are throwing away
yourself for nothing. But /. now, have
better card TO play. I am ihinkingi Do you
know that / have been searching every