Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-28
LIE PREMIER
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fcoDynsh.. 1899. by Charle. Scrbner's sons.)
No. } of the Series

I&EkSEl had just mentioned it as
 an unreported incident of 1 certain cricket tour, had l succeeded in getting word out of Rallies on the Mbject It was not for want of try ing. He would shake his head and watch his cigarette smoke thoughtfully, | subtle look in his eyes. half cynical half wistful, as though the decent hon. est days that were no more had had their merits after all. Rallies would plan fresh enormity or glory in the last with the unmitigated enthusiasm Of the artist. It was impossible to imagine one throb or twitter of con- junction beneath those frankly ego tstic and infectious transports. And ,et the ghost of a dead remorse seemed till to visit him with the memory of Dis first felony, so that had given the tory up long before the night of our nturn from Winchester. Cricket, how eyer was in the air, and Rallies ricket bag was back where he some lines kept it, in the fender. with the re- mains of an orient label still adhering b the leather. My eyes had been on bis label for some time, and l suppose is eyes had been on mine, for all at nce he asked me if l still burned to ear that yarn.
 Its no use," I replied. You won't pin it. must imagine it for my. elf.'
 How can you:''
 "Oh, begin to know your methods You take it went in with my eyes pen, as l do now, eh:''
 T can't imagine your doing other Fse"
 Ny dear Bunny, it was the most un- remeditated thing ever did in my fe"
 His chair wheeled back into the Ooks as he sprane un with sudden pergy. There Was quite an indignant litter ill his eyes.
 T can't believe that. said craft.
 T can't pay you such a poor com iment.
 F'Then you must be a fool'-
 He broke of. st5re,i hard at me and a trice stood smiling in his OWL Fspite.
 Tor a better knave than I thoue.. Pu, Bunny, anJ. by love, it's t.5s baye. W1."., suppose I'm iii. f.,i-.. lawn. give you best, as they sa, bt there. As a maze. of fact. I'St ben thinking of the thing myself Rst nights racket reminds me ot f one or two respects tell you what |ough, this is an occasion iii any e.t>t Pd I'm going to celebrate it bJ br1tN (s the one good rue of E.' ,.I.e. Ia ping to have q secona 9r.Hk"'
 The whisky tinkled. the siphol Fzed, the ice ploppe5 home, and seat there in his paianas. with tine in fltable cigarette. Rallies told ne tit pry that had given up hoping tc ar The windows were wide open he sounG, g. PiccadH.v noatel in al St. Long before he tinished the last heels had rattled, the last braWlel as removed: we alone broke the quiet the summer night.
 'No, they do you very wcll inGeed. pu pay for nothing but drinks, SC speak, but In afraid mine were a comprehensive character. l had arted in q hole. 1 ought really to we refused the invitation. Then we
 went to the Melbourne cup, and ] rt.lin h1 that's not the only way you c"n KY the foo. ill Melbourne. 1 Wasnsi steady old Stager 1 am now. RuE
 My analysis was a confession iN e1' But the others didn't know how lu up l was, and l SWOre they oulent. 1 tried the Jews, but tley re fa t,, out there. Then 1 thoUg'it of hhs@a:s of sort, {; second cousin of
 GtherS whom n0ne of us kEe% Ftnthg ahont except that he was sup sea to he in one or other of tue ohleS. If he was Il rich man. well
 sood, l Woald work him; if n2t. fe would be no harm done. 1 tied set on his tracks. ana, as luck Wouti Ee 1t. succeeded Cor thou%ht I had' 'he very moment when happene;t nave a few days to myself. l was
 over on the hand. just before the
 Nhristmas match, and couldn't
 bowled a ball if they had played
 me surgeon who fixed me up hap
 ed 10 ask me if was any relation 6ataes of the National bank. and pure luck of it almost took my M away. A relation who was official in one of the banks, who , "a finance me on my mere name !. anything be better? I made up hind that this Rallies was the wanted and was awfully sold sad next morning that he wasn't
 sn official at all, nor had the doe v much as met him, but had mere
 'ead of him in connection with