The Washington herald., 1910-12-05
PART SECUND.
CHAPTER II-Continued.

II 'Oh, thatE why SnOuld you suggest II!
Don't ask me TO. pleased"
1T would be better than permitting
you TO be driven away. wouldn't IT. l
insisted.
She did not answer.
~ don't say that any such thing will
be necessary" l added. "but / don't want
you 10 be surprised at anything / don't
want. in any way. TO be undetermined
with you II seems that you must. in
any case. leave it wholly to me. That Is.
of course, provided there is no one else
you can call on"
"Oh. there's nobody else! Hiss Joy has
no near relatives. and any one we might
send for would perhaps be only too glad
10 have her shipped of to an asylum
so that they could get hold OF her prop
, erty. That's what has always compll-
Gated IL. That's why she lives here
alone. II might be, too, why We should
watch the doctor himself" She stretch
ed out her hands appealingly TO me "Oh.
Mr.. Castle, you must have heard of such
cases-I'm told they're common. Can't
We drive her away forever
1.-THE doctor probably knows a good
deal more about that than l." replied
Il think that's probably why he's 80
much interested. But, II you don't trust
him, the very fact that he does know so
much about the subject makes him the
more dangerous. ! must have talk
with him. Do you know when he'll come
again?"
He may be here at any time There's
! no telling. I don't thfak Miss Joy knows.
but 1 have an idea that he may have ar
ranged Il with Edna. You can find that
out for yourself tomorrow, can't yoU?'
II think that I may be able 10 find out
good deal. II you'll only close your
/ eyes"
Again that quick. in-drawn breath. as
If she We're struck with a sudden pain,
and she rose and stood before me.
"Oh, Mr.. Castle l can't help trusting
| you, I must trust you
| .'Nin il help YOU" / said. looking her
/ straight In the eyes. III l tell you that
Ike JOY immensely-that. in fact. I'm
= very. very fond of herr"
She took both OF my hands in hers,
kneeling before me. "Oh. Mr.. CASTLE
she cried. ii you only do, II 1 could
believe that. Il would be such a comfort
10 mel I've wanted 10 believe il ever
since YOU first came down She's SO
: ALONGSIDE has no one in the world but
me- She needs you so much! Oh you
| could do so much for her,
There's nothing. Leah. that l wouldn't
do for her, believe me Nothing! Do you
know what that means? II means that
may have to DO what she herself would
never consent to have me do.
That was as far as I dared to go with
the girl; indeed. ii was almost as far as
! had gone with myself. / could see
. hints OF what it might possibly come
TO; but Just how II would work out,
had no idea II would be time enough
! for that when II was time. But. on
the whole Leah was pacifed and
strengthened by my confession. AS she
!. was nearly In a state OF collapse, by this
time, I sent her TO bed. and remained to
: smoke in the library.
The question was, now, whether Edna
: wouldn't wonder why I had come down.
had. OF course. the excuse OF my
motor car 10 account for that. but
q thought It likely that she wouldn't be
b exigent IN the matter Of excuses. and
a would be quite ready, for her oyn rea-
= sons. 20 welcome me 10 Niidmead0ws
At any rate I decided that I would stay
! whether or no. JOY most certainly
wanted me here. now that the White Cat
g was out OF the bag. and / was quite pre-
d pared TO strain a point. IL necessary, tc
! induce Edna 10 be hOspitable.
Q Il was now 10 o'clock, and, excited a:
I was. I found myself in no mood FOL
Y sleep. So. hearing King grinding coffee
?, in the kitchen. l walked out there q
make MS acquaintance. AS l came In. hi
II looked UP and grinned serenely.
d Hello You come back?" he said az
d fably.
!. Eyes. I'm back. King" l replied. ant
stood with my hands in my pockets
} watching.
y 7 thought you comet" he said. noddinl
y his head wisely.
It "Oh. you did, did your I inquired
y 'why7"
He went on automatically with HIS cof
fee-mill, still grinning namely. "Yol
likee Mics Fielding?' he asked auda
ciously.
!, Heap muchr I said, laughing. H
. laughed with me
II Aren't you lonesome here. King?"
asked next Not many Chinamel
!. around here. are there?'
. "Oh, Cinnamon no good All time maxi
i tlouble." He poured the ground COFFEE
J. into a canister and took down pot.
= There's a Chinese laundry over at TIT
:. Harbor. Don't you so over there some
times to smoke a pipe?"
Jaw! No good smoke pipe. More bet
ter stay here"
Now this was contrary 10 the habits o
Cinnamon as I had known them and
J. scented something interesting.
% You no play fan-tan?' I asked.
low! Fan-tan no good" King replies
u contenptuously. "All time lose heal
, money. No good!'
He shook his head again as he shool
n down his fire, poked II. and went to IN
g. sink to wash his hands and wipe then
~ on the roller towel l watched his deft
- precise movements; he wes like ma
- chine IN the accurate way in which h.
- handled everything.
:, What tong do you belong 20, King 2
/ asked presently.
He gave me a cunning look.
"What-a-matter you?" he demanded
What for you want 10 known
X Hip Sing?" I persisted. Sec Yup
70 Sam Yup? What tong?'
"a You sabbee China tong?" he asked.
/, "Oh. sure! You tell me. King. l kee
:, him quiet. no tell
u Say" ne exclaimed. approaching me
/ grinnlng. sometime you help me 90
y away?"
f You in trouble, Ell? What's the mat
a ter? Hatchet-men after YOUR
He still grinned In the absurd 'vay &c
: lestials have. when the subject is mos
serious. mo catchee me- he declared
}. "Oh. 1 see. They're trying to find you
- Ell? What's the matter? You steal Chin
81 glflY 1Ou take tong fnOHey9 1ou Al
81 Sam Yup man, maybe?
He kept his grin and his secret 81 ha'
all light. no catShee me-" was all / oOul
81 get out Of him. But / thought l had
e suspicion as TO why he was contantcd (
E stay alone. so far from any of his lace
and never go TO town or even smok
81 opium or play fan-tan at the Harbor.
: CHAPTER III.