Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-10

sorbing anecdotes of his work, his
gone.
Duncan arrived duly. The guests,
who were assembled on the wide YER
anda. saw Tim bring the big road car
up to the steps, saw 4 bronzed, grave
faced young man climb out and pune
tiliously greet Mrs. Harvey as cousin
Mary"
If they had expected any signs OF
his far heralded exploits about him.
any gray hairs OH his head or any
marks OF suffering upon his face, they
were doomed to disappointment. He
was fair haired. sleek, we'll groomed.
Indeed. he looked much more like a
prosperous business man on a week
ned vacation than celebrity with
whose name two continents were ring
ing. .
At dinner that night Mrs. Harvey
made her first attempt TO draw him
out
Now, Ted" she suggested as the
coffee was served. we're all impa
tient to hear about it
Duncan looked surprised. About
what. Cousin Mary?" he asked.
What. indeed?'' she returned. Your
recent triumph in LasSa. OF course"
Duncan actually blushed under his
coat of tan and squirr1ed uneasily in
his CHAIR as he realized all the eyes at
the table were upon him.
hot In a.TtFc NOTHING
really nothing. It's not worth the tell
ing" .......-
"But the papers said
The papers, he interrupted: "tbe
yellow sheets, you mean, Cousin Mary
They must have news. They'll make
something out of the most hopeless
| material
"You talked with the grand lama
Tell us about him. What did he say?'
| Duncan laughed with some embar-
rassment. Nice little chap, the lama
Younsish. he Is. with i lean face and
| keen eyes. We had quite Gossipins
| bee through an Interpreter. Seemed
most Interested in the color of my hair
| the lama did Wanted to- know what
made it yellow | tried TO fell him il
was nature and not peroxide that die
1t, but the interpreter got all tangled
up trying TO put ii right, and the lama (
face was like craven image. guess
the thing didn't GO
| In self defense he turned to the cir
at his left
what was your score on the link
this afternoon" he asked. Forty
one? Fine Wish ! could do as gooC
as that
/ AZ an attraction, an entertainer o
Mrs. Harvey's guests. Duncan proved
a signal failure. He was taciturn, shy
i'll Mt ease. The guests on their par
stood rather in awe of the big, grave
young man with the slow smile ant
the thoughtful eyes.
I They imagined he found them trivial
not worth his efforts. When they wcr
on the links or putting the horses +
the hurdles behind the stables. he tool
long solitary rambles across the noun
tains
When they played bridge or dance,
in the evening. he sat alone on the We
randa. smoking innumcrable cigarettes
Mrs. Harvey. In frank disappointment
told herself he was impossible.
The usual game OF bridge was i
full swing one evening and Dunca
was sitting quite alone on one end o
the veranda. looking at the great bull
Of the mountains looming dlmly in tn
moonlight.
He heard the door open softly. ant
turning. he saw Eleanor Graydon con
Ing toward him.. Duncan's pulses quicl
ened. There was something about thl
tall. beautiful girl, with her cool voic
and her steady brown eyes, that
found most attractive-most Dispute
! ingly attractive, indeed
g She laughed softly rs she saw hi
there.
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