Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
don't mean to say you travel round In

don't mean to say you travel round In
those clothes?"
But / do. It's business me
though few people know IL. o., didn't:
only had a chance. one day. to tell him
some rather startling facts about native
life. This sort of thing done properly
gives q man insight into lot Of unusual
things"
Labertouche pulled his cigar into a glow
and leaned back. clasping one knee with
two brown hands and squirting up at the
low. discoIored ceiling. And Amber. look
Ing him over. was amazed by the abso-
lutte fidelity Of his makeup; the brownish
stain on face and hands. the high-cut
patent leather boots. the open-work socks.
through which his tinted calves showed
grossly; his shapeless. baggy. soiled gar
ments-all were hopelessly babuish.
And II IL isn't done properly?
"Oh, then Labertouche laughed.
lifting his shoulders expressively. mo
Englishman incapable of living up to
disguise has ever tried II more than once
In India: few. very few. have lived to tell
Of the experiment.
You're connected with the police?'
Amber's brows contracted as he remem-
But Quain had not failed to mention
that "Oficially. no." said Labertouche.
readily. Now and again. OF course.
run across a bit Of valuable information.
and then. somehow. indirectly. the police
get wind OF II. But this going fantee in
an amateur way is simply my hobby:
I've been at II for years-and very sue
cessfully. too. or course. it'll have Its
end. Ones bound to slip up eventually.
You can train yourself to live the life
Of the native. but you can't train your
mind to think as he thinks. That's how
the missteps happen. Some day
He sighed, not in the least unhappily.
80 Some day I'll dodge into this hole.
or another that know Of. put on some
body else's rags-say, these I'm wearing
and inconspicuously become a myster-
ious disappearance. That's how II Is with
all Of us who go in for this sort of thing.
1t the first time for the lark Of 1.-THE end
Is tragedy"
Amber drew a long breath. his eyes
glistening with wonder and admiration OF
the man. You don't mean to tell me
you run such risks for the pure love OF
well 80 perhaps not altogether. But
we needn't go into details, need WEI"
Labertouche's smile robbed the rebuke OF
its sting. 1.-The opium simile is very
good one, though 1 say 1t who shouldn't.
One acquires q taste for the forbidden,
and one hires a little room like this from
an unprincipled BLACKBOARD like Honest
George. and insensibly one goes deeper
depth. That Is all. 1t explains me sum-
GENTLY And" he chuckled. you'd never
have known 1t II your case hadn't been
exceptional"
i
became anxious. IT want TO know what
you think of it-now Quain's told you.
And. l say. what did you mean by news
Of the Fs.'?''
News Of the Farrells-father and
daughter. Of course" Labertouche's eyes
twinkled.
but how in the name Of all that's
strange
Did I connect the affair Rutton with
the Farrells? At first by simple infer
ence You were charged with q secret
errand. demanding the utmost haste. by
Rutton: your first thought was to travel
by the longer route-which. as II happens.
Miss Farrell had started upon little
while before. You had recently met her.
and I've heard she's rather striking
young woman. You seer
Yes" admitted Amber. sheepishly.
But"
And then I remembered something"
Labertouche. II recalled Rut-
ton knew him years ago. when he was
q young man. You know the yarn
about him?'
Cro be continued tomorrow)