, 1908-02-06

ieiliIhus me OF 1ennySOn:
The star-iike sorrows Of ,nmort,,
eyes
the rest OF IT ought TO be a solemn
warning to you,-mlny drew sword,
n He'd and calamity followed in
her train. Bah! these women, 7
thought o were past all that"
i don't arJw why a man should bs
past 1t al 2Y Besides, Picker,np,.
friends aie strangers to me. But what
became of that Irish colleen you used
to moon over? Her distinguishing fe..
ture. as / remember her photograph.
was a short upper lip. You used to
force her upon me frequently when
we were in Africa"
"Humph! When I got back to Duh.
lin ! found that she had married a
bre're''G son-think Of it,"
"fdi uot yn~rr faith In - : ~ u-re
lip. Her face never inspired any oon,
1dence in me-"
! That will do, think you. I'll have
a bit more of hat m%ayonnaise If tho
waiter isn't dead. / think you said
your grandfather died in June. A let
ter advising you of the fact reached
you at Naples in October. Has 1t 90
Cured to you that there was quite an
interim there? What, may l ask, was
the executor doing all that time? You
may be sure he was taking advantage
of the opportunity to look for the red,
red gold. | suppose you didn't give
him a cnirn1 1ri,hhirU for mot Unanin0
the cables hot with inquiries for you?"
He eyed me in that disdain for my
stupidity which l have never suffered
from any other nan
We'll, no; to tell the truth, / was
thinking of other things during the in
terview."
Your grandfather should have pro-
vided a guardian for YOU. lad. You
oughtn't to be trusted with money. Is
our bottle empty? Well, if that per-
son with the fat neck was your friend
Pickering, I'd have a care Of what's
coming to me. I'd be quite sure that
Mr.. Pickering hadn't made away with
the old gentleman's Doodle, or that 1t
didn't get lost on the way from him to
you"
THE times running now, and I'm
in for the ear My grandfather was a
fine old gentleman, and | treated him
like a dog. I'm going to do what he
directs in that will, no matter what
the size of the reward may be-"
Certainly; that's the eminently
proper thing for you to do. But,-but
keep your wits about you. If a fellow
with that neck can't find money where
money has been known to exist, 1t
must be buried pretty deep. Your
grandfather was a trifie eccentric, l
Judge, but not a fool by n manner
of means. The situation appeals to
my Imagination, Jack. | like the idea
Of 1.-THE lost treasure and the whole
business. Lord, what a salad that is!
Cheer up, comrade! You're as grim
as an OWL"
Whereupon we fell to talking Of peo-
pie and places we had known in other
lands.
We spent the next day together, and
in the evening, at my hotel, he criti-
cised my effects while l packed, in his
usual ironical vein.
You're not going to take those
things with you, | hope!" He indi-
Gated the rifles and several revolvers
which | brought from the closet and
threw upon the bed. They make me
homesick for the jungle"
He drew from it's cover the heavy
rife | had used last on a leopard hunt
and tested its weight.
Precious little use you'll have for
this! Better let me take 1t back to
The Sod to use on the landlords. l
say, Jack, are we never to seek ou
fortunes together again? We hit 1t on
pretty well, old man, come to think OF
it, don't like to lose you"
He bent over the straps of the rihe-
case with unnecessary care, but there
was a quaver in his voice that was not
like Larry Donovan.
Come with me now!" l exclaimed,
wheeling upon him.
I'D rather be with you than with
any other living man, Jack Glenarm,
but | can't think of it. | have my W
troubles; and, moreover, you've got to
stick 1t u there alone, It's part OF
the game the old gentleman set up for
you, as | understand 1t. Go ahead, col
lect your fortune, and then, If haven't
been hanged in the meantime, wei
join forces later. There's no chap any
where with a pleasanter knack at
spending money than your old friend
l.. D."
He grinned, and | smiled ruefully,
knowing that we must soon part again,
for Larry was one of the few men
had aver called friend and this meet