Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-12

I "My dear girl, you've gone through more
than YOU can stand, and you've just worn
Yourself to rags l never quite knew what
Mysteries meant before, but Fancy that III
about two minutes more you woulo STOW
me. Now the troubles over; wen nAsu
'em tight this time, and you neednt worry
yourself any more. Just you go 10 your
room and lie down and sleep. -
'Sleep You think could sleep! ,.
Very WELL" he said coolly, then Irouoie
and / must wait till you can. But please
understand my sweetheart. that until you
| have put in a four-hours' spell of Sleep ana
| can get up rested to stand WATCH neither
| the boy nor 1 must close an eye. So you
| see It's up to You to arrange whether we
shall all have dose of overwork or not
| She came to him and put her slm brown
! hands on his shoulders and looked MIN IN
/ the face. There were black rings under her
| eyes, and her cheeks We're white and drawn,
| but somehow with her delicious curves she
! appealed to him more than ever. and ne let
| her see it In his glance You SUI! can me
| by that name" she said you stu call me
| sweetheart even after what you have seen
| and heard?'
| doesn't change toward a girl just because
she happened to get a bit excited when she
! was doing her best to save his llfe m
half sorry now 1 stopped you. only the myr-
midons Of my rival, his Majesty of Okky,
! had run away, and you really were rather
working yourself up" He drew her to MN
| and kissed her on the forehead. And now
| you will go and turn in, won't YOU ike d
| good grip
"I'n do anything my lord wishes. But
| you will look after yourself, promise me?
Rather
Let your boy get you meal. You've not
| had a crumb all day, and you must be starry
| ing. 1t was horribly careless OF me not TO
| have thought of it before
"That is rather a bright idea. Had any
thing yourself? No, l see you haven't
| Well, we'll sup. Laura, before you're packed
| off to bed. It's o'clock in the afternoon,
| but We'll call it supper Trouble!
I'VE fit for chop. You kill two tin. one
| time"
ooh, Carter, three tin. Me one, Missy
| Bang went a gun, as it seemed to their
| tangled nerves, close at their elbows They
| all started violently, and the girl ciutched
| convulsively at Carriers sleeve
Dem Okky cannon" walled the krooboy
! and burrowed forthwith into the casemate
| of bedding.
Not it, said Carter. Its all right
| Laura It's a steamers mail gun. never
| heard the roar of loaded cannon TIL TINS
morning but once heard you can't mistake
! 1t for blank cartridge.
Are you sureT
Absolutely. l jumped when the lhing
| went off, but then l suppose were all a bit
| tagged. Here, Trouble, you shlrker, get
| dem chop one-time, and then find some
| lines We shall have the steamer people
ashore in ten minutes, and when they near
the yarn they'll want about five cocktails
| apiece to congratulate us in. LORD! Laura
but I'd give tooth and two finger nails to
! have Mr.. X. dropping in on us during the
next hour or so to see the fine way we've
saved O'Neill and Craven's factory from
| total loss. l believe he'd raise my screw
with such a jump that you and might get
married out of hand. Let's see, what boat S
due? I've hardly got your timetable IN m!
head: one gets rusty at Malla-Nulla.
ITS the M'poso, George. She's straight
| out from home. Just think. you may really
have X. descending on you in half an hour
time
| mo such luck 1t will be Cappie Image
| me-lad, with his green umbrella ana MS
| best thirst and that hearty rufnan Balsar-
ME who'll rob every corpse in the clearing
| if he thinks he can collect one Aggry bead
and good slave dagger By Cad, wonder
! if | can screw some money out OF Baigar-
ME- l sent at least eighty sovereigns worth
| of most carefully made curioS home with
| him last time the M'poso tried to roll her
self over off our beach at Malla-Nulla.
| Il think said the girl, III just go TO my
room for a minute"
| Garter pointed the finger of derlslon at
| her "Oh vanity" said he. You're going to
| tidy your hair, and smarter your frock just
| for the sake of old Cappie Image and the
you are an engaged young woman, are you
| going to let those genial old rutfians take
| you on their knees and Ass you, just III e
| old sweet way? OF course, don mihu me IL
you'd like it So.
| "Poufr' said Laura, they've both known
me ever since l was a baby, but I'll be as
| distant with them as you like if you feel
| jealous sir
scars myself" said Carter. "One looks
| bit melodramatic in this filthy, smeary mess
Not to mention uncomfortable. suppose,
| by the way somebody will turn up to pay
polite call They'll judge that something's
| wrong when they see that all the factory
boats and canoes have been cleared out OF
| the creek.
and attended to his toilet in honor of the
| expected visit, and it was very cleaning
| and oily Krooboy in some clean tstolen)
pyjama trousers of SHADES that showed
Capt Image, and his passenger, anu pursef
| up the stair.
Laura and Carter were there spruce and
smart to receive them, and Laura said,
| Kate, / knew you'd come, and ran for
ward and shook the passenger by the hand
."rhere YOU see George" she said over her
shoulder, chow accurately l can keep
| secret
| Glad to see you looking so fit. You're
| fine advertisement for those pills of mine,
and I'm sure you're glad now you kept away
from old SwZZle-Stick Smiths nostrums.
! You seem to have been having bit OF
SCRAP round the factory here However, we
| will hear about that, and have your tally of
| the cargo you want to ship from mere ana
alla-Nulla afterward But for the pres
| ent | want to introduce my passenger and
| YOUR boss, Miss O'Neill.
| Carter swallowed with a dry throat. Mr..
! X. ONeills sister,! 49,
Miss Kate O'Neill, who is head of O'Neill
and Craven.
| Carter blinked tired eyes, and saw a girl
| of ee-and- twenty, half head shorter
! than Laura Slade, dressed as simply, but
| with that something that somehow speaks
| of Europe, and money, and taste. Her eye
| was brown and her hair was the color of his
| own-nearly. No, 1t was darker. She was
! holding out a hand to him-a neat, plump
| hand that looked white, and firm, and cool,
and capable, and which somehow or other
| he found in his own.
! Laura calls you George, 1 notice. he
| heard her saying.
Eyes, of course she would We are en-
| gagged, you know.
| He felt his hand dropped with suddenness,
and up till then he had never known how
| thoroughly Objectionable laugh could be
| when it came from the lips of Mr.. Balgar-
| ME Everything swan before him, and he
| lurched against the mess room wall. But
with an effort he pulled himself together.
| Miss Slade and I are engaged. We are to
| be married as soon as we can afford 1t.
| When you look round, and see how We've
| saved the factory from the Okky-men, we
hope you'll raise my salary"
YES / think l can promise to do that,
| said Kate O'Neill. Il had my eyes open
| when 1 came across the clearing. But do
YOU think you are wise to marry?"