Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Bv ROY HORNlMAN,

than he had ever been Instead OF the
firm attitude which he had made up his
mind To take he found himself descending
10 argument. and even entreaty. Later
on. If Anthony would only wait IL
might be possible TO find him seat on
the side which he. Cammarleigh. favored.
If he changed his politics again he would
be the laughing stock of the country. and
1t was not likely that the electorate OF
Cammarleighburgh would take any
nominee of his seriously.
oh. they'll take me seriously" said
Anthony. You've only got to do as
tell YOU. You know perfectly we'll that
shouldn't go into a thing like this with
out thinking 1t out.
AS Cammarleigh realized the deadli-
ness of his intention he lost his head.
IN do anything you like" he almost
whimpered. only don't ask me To do
this. It's cruel-upon my soul il is.
'Cammarleigh for the first time in your
life you have come face to face with q
definite line Of action. leading to a def
mite end. 1t will be grand moral lesson
for you, and may give you taste for
consistency. You mustn't think that
am not astonished at myself. because
am. | have sort of feeling that If
don't complete my task. and as a result
my future. while l am about 1t. l may
break down-the same sort of feeling that
no doubt poets have when they are In the
middle of a great work Once let the
thread of inspiration be snapped and the
rest OF the TASK goes on CrutCneS.
IF you only wouldn't say much
about it" moaned Cammarleigh. But"
and he suddenly began to talk very hur-
riedly and somewhat incoherently. II
won't do i'll won't-there's an end of II.
You are driving me off my head. I'll
cheat you yet"
This is simply vulgar said Anthony.
You will do as I tell you" There was
something in his voice which goaded
Cammarleigh to the highest pitch of des-
ma Ant In al fatt hat l,fo
intonation was Just a little sharp. but he
had no conception. from what he had
seen of Cammarleigh. that temper could
rouse him to do anything so foolish as to
jump from the bridge into the fairly deep
and now turbulent waters below. Neither
would Cammareigh have done If he
had thought for two seconds longer, and
half way down to the water he would
have returned had it been possible. 1t
was the act Of a man who had been
childishly determined on having his own
way all his life. Anthony gave deep
curse at his own stupidity, and an addi-
tional oath which nobody unacquainted
with the gutter could have used. He
had by no means confidence in his
prowesS as a swimmer. He had no ex-
perience whatever in lifesaving. and
there was not soul near. Some distance
off on one of the terraces Crutchley and
Lord Cecil were walking Anthony raised
the whistle to his lips and blew 1t shrilly.
waving his arms wildly. in order to indi-
cate that a catastrophe had occurred.
Then. commencing himself to the devil.
he leapt into the water
Cammarleigh was by this time thor
oughly terrified, but in reality he had the
most absolute confidence in Anthony, and
believed him capable OF anything, even
of saving his life. The result was that
directly Anthony seized him, deeming
himself to be good saved, he began
to struggle and to declare that he would
drown.
That you certainly will" gasped An
thony. I'm a wretched swimmer and
you'd better keep still. because I'm by no
means sure of saving myself" And. in
deed, by the time Bruton and Crutchley
| had arrived, with Tolly dancing round
| them and shouting directions. and the
house party in full cry from the abbey.
matters had really become serious.
Crutchley fixed his eyeglass firmly in
| his eye and prodded away at Cammar-
! leigh and Anthony with boat hook ap-
| parently determined to keep them under
| water Anthony permitted Cammarleigh
to be the recipient of the attentions Of
| the sharp end of the boat hook. and.
clutching the upper part, allowed himself
and his burden to be Unanswered to land.
By this time everybody was on the scene
Anthony was so furious that he very
nearly fell upon Cammarleigh'S PROSTATE
form with the blunt end of the boat hook.
He was excessively uncomfortable, his
clothes clung to him in the most dis
groomed close to his head-hung about
his eyes so to make, him look like an
American dude at a foot ball match.
The Duchess of Havant. who never al
lowed occasion to pass without saying
something meaningless, remarked:
why. Mr.. Brooke. what a lot Of hair
you've goti'
ITO he continued tomorroW)