Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-04-05

 with willful circumstance aud gratui tous detail that filled me at once with confusion. suspicion and revolt. 1 felt myself hlushing for us both, and l did Hot care. My address utterly desert. ed me, and l made no effort to recover it, to carry the thing off, All would do was to humble such words as Raf tes actually put into my mouth, and that doubt not with thoroughly evil grace
 So you saw my name in the list of passengers and came ill search of me? Good old Bunny. 1 say, though, l wish you'd share my cabin. I've got q beauty on the promenade deck, but they wouldn't promise to keep me by myself We ought to see about it be- fore they shove in some alien. In any case We shall have to get out of this =
 For d quartefmastcr had entered the wheelhouse. and even while we had been speaking the pilot had taken pos session of the bridge As we descend ed. the tender left us. with flying hand kerchiefs and shrill goodhys. and as we bowed to Miss Werner in the promenade deck there came deep, slow throhhns unGerfoot and OUT voy age Ead began
 Ii did not begin pleasantly between Rallies and me On deck he had over borne nay stubborn pcrploXity by dint of q forced though forceful ioviality Tn his cabin the gloves were off.
 You idiot he snarled, you've given me away again.'
 How have l given you away?"
 I ignored the separate insult in his last word.
 How? should have thought any clod could see that l meant us to meet by chance."
 After taking both tickets yourself?"
 "They know nothing about that on board. Besides. hadn't decided when took the tickets"
 "Then you should have let me know when you did decide. You lay your plans and never say a word and ex- pect me to tumble to them by light of nature How was I to know you had anything on?"
 I had turned the tables with some effect. Rallies almost hung his head.
 ''The fact is, Bunny, l didn't mean you to know. you've grown such a pous rabbit in your old age
 My nickname and his tone went far to mollify me. Other things went far ther, but had much to forgive him still.
 If you were afraid of writing pursued. it was your business to give me the tip the moment l set foot on board. would have taken it all right. I am not so virtuous as all that
 Was it my imagination or did Rallies look slightly ashamed? If so it was for the first and last time in all the years I knew him, nor can I swear to it even now"
 "That." said he. was tEe very thing I meant to do-to lie in wait in my room and get you as you passed, but
 "You were better engaged!"
 "Say otherwise"
 "The charming Miss Werner"
 'She is quite charming"
 "Most Australian girls are,' said l.
 "How did you know she was one? ae cried
 'I heard her speak"
 Brute" said Raffles laughing. "ShA has no more twang than you have. Her people are German; she has been to school in Dresden and is on her way out alone"
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 "Confound you." he said, and, though he was laughing l thought it was point at which the subject might be changed.
 Well" l said, Tit wasn't for Miss Werner you wanted us to play stran- gers, was it? You have some deeper game than that, eh?"
 Il suppose have"
 Then hadn't you better tell me what it is:"
 .aM1 treated rue to the old, cautious