Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-25
THE MESSAGE
BY LOUIS TRACY.
Copyright BY Edwa J. clod.J

MWanga was found guilty Of murder
and high treason. and was duly hanged
in front Of his own residence. Pana. the
third of the negro visitors to Cowes. was
banished to st. Vincent. and the clear
ance among the witch-doctors which Lord
Fairhome so ably initiated was carried A
good deal further
Among the effects Of the arch plottcr
Figuero were found documents Of such
highly inflammablc nature that they were
promptly informed i'm the deepest dungeons
of the record office. But some of his be
lonsings had a more direct interest than
state papers for the two people with
whose fortunes he was so curiously
bound up. Warden came across another
copy of the very page of the newspaper
he bought at Cowes wherein was de-
scribed the accident to the imperial yacht.
In the same packet We're an extract from
Evelyn's stolen letter, i'm Rosamund
f.aing's handwriting. several complete let
ters written to him 10y the girl herself
after leaving Locfnerig. and his own
long letter delivered to her in Las Palmas
by Peter Evans.
1t amused him afterWard 10 inciose
these pieces de conviction and the scrap
of tattooed skin with the full report he
was asked to send to the colonial ONCE.
and there is reason to believe that an
under secretary for foreign affairs Dor
rowed the said report for perusal. and
took il with him to while away the tedious
hours of week end at tho seaside or
dered by his doctor.
Warden and Evelyn were married at Old
Calabar. with Colvi!le as best man and
the EaYI OF Fairholme in loco PARENTS.
The brides dress was merely a confec
ton Of white muslin. but She wore ruby
brooch. roughly contrived by native
jeweler, that would have evoked the envy
of many royal dame. The finest wed.
ding present to the happy pair was the
bequeSt of Rosamund Laings estate.
Poor woman. She had fenced i'm her gift
with no restrictions. Indeed. in her will
she limited at remorse. for she expressed
the hope that Arthur Warden would be
happy with the woman OF his choice.
No One-least of all those acquainted
with West .Africa-wiil he surprised to
learn that Warden resigned his commits
sion when the affairs of Oku were set
tied His first care was to visit Lisbon.
and insure that the name Of Domenico
Garcia should never again be forgotten
in the memorial services for the dead
while every year. in August a special
mass is sung in the Cathedral of the
Patriarch for the ''repose OF the soul or
the Inflated artist. Two years later Eve
lyn and he were on board the Nancy, run
ming into Falmouth before a lively breeze.
when Peter Evans pointed TO Il steam
yacht
There's the old San Sowsy.' he said.
Evelyn instantly turned her binoculars
that way.
you are mistaken. Peter size cried.
THE Baumgartners sold her before they
went to South America. She Is like the
Sans Souei. but that vessels name IS
Rover"
pilots never troubles about crafts name.
wy, I've known EN- to be rechristened
wen they was on'y fit for the extry in
surance Of castaway. That's the San
Sowsy right enough. Chris. there's
picter postcard of 'er in my locker. Fetch
it an we'll run close alongside.
by Jove, YOU went to d yachts agent
to get that card for me when forgot to
note the Sans Soucis exact lines. al
though 1 was asked by the under secre-
tary to observe them carefully, said
Warden.
That's it. Sir It's an old sayin' an
true one-keep a thing ten years an 1t IL
come I'm useful at larst.''
Fancy you forgetting anything. Ar
thur. cried his wife. You are the ono
| man in the world whom I should never
| have suspected of missing an item iitso
| that-it might have been SO important.
Some places have a phenomenal effect
/ on the memory. my dear. I went 10
| Plymouth with the special object OF jot-
ting down all the Sans Soucf's features.
but 1 took a stroll on the Hoe and my
mind at once became utterly obtuse to
every consideration save one.
"Oh. don't be silly. How could i guess
you would bring Peters postcard In evil
dence against me-? =.
But she blushed most delightfully."-, SD
the recollection of that evening at Ply
mouth must have been very pleasant. and
present happiness is apt TO shed ITS
golden light on the days that are past.
(The end.
"The Bronze Bell" by Louis
Joseph Vance, author of 1.-THE Brass
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