Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-19

should like to listen. Then / will go to
my rooms, and I think that can satisfy
you BOTH She looked at him stead
tasty. Where are your roomsE she
asked.
Close by here" he answered, eva
sively.
She pointed up to the window out of
which he had leaned.
Was it YOU" she asked, who looked
down at US from there"
He hesitated for a moment. but denial
seemed scarcely worth while.
1T was t. he admitted. Il was just
going to c/ange my clothes. That is
! Why ha/no money in my pocket"
why 10 you come DOWN." she asked.
Il wished to hear you sing" he an
swered
her face She was afraid. All the time
the man by her. side was listening with
half CLOSED eyes
WAS it that only. she asked. Had
you no other reason?"
The man was called upon to make a
decision. and he felt himself unequal to
It, They were alone in the passage now.
for the other loiterere had passed on Tine
deformed man, from his seat in front OF
the piano. the monkey and the girl were
way, because he was honest. spoke the
truth
mo" he said. II had another rea-
SON"
"A WOTQ, OF was IL d SlduCC, uoohcu
from the girl to the man. He, rose to his
feet. His seat disappeared. Chicot
jumped into his basket. With a slight
| gesture of stiffness the hunchback once
| more took hold Of the handles of the
| barrow on which his crazy instrument
was placed. The girl turned to join him
1--WE do not want your money" she
said, please go away"
| Gilbert Hannaway planted himself OBJ
1T COL hsre :" he said ..vop must no,
| send me away like this. l have been
searching for you for years
Absurd she declared. You do mol
even know who we are"
Il do not know your Names, he an
swered. They do not concern me. And
yet / have searched in many places fol
hunchback who played the piano. CIR
with black hair who sang and mon
| key. Send your thoughts backward a ut.
tie way. Do you remember the afternoon
when you sang in the Place Madeleine?'
| Only the girls eyes moved. but 1t was
| enough. Her companion quietly relin-
quished the handles Of hts strange little
vehicle. He took step backward. The
newcomer saw nothing. His eyes were
fixed upon the girl.
Il have a question to ask you. ne re-
peated, and l think you know what II
is
Then the world spun round with him.
The little dark passage began to wobble
UP and down. The thunder OF the sea
was in his ears, the girls face Knocked
him. Then there was darkness.
When he came to he was sitting with
his back against the wall. the center OF
little group of idlers. A policeman stood
by his side, and another, who had been
performing first-aid work. was on his
knees.
Feeling better, sir?" the policeman
asked.
Hannaway raised his hand to his head.
Il wouldn't touch it. SIR the man said.
| You have a nasty scalp wound. How
did it happen?"
Hannaway. still dazed. looked around
him. There was no sign Of the hunch-
back or the monkey or the girl. He
drew a little breath and collected MS
thoughts.
The pavement is slippery" he said. 81
was hurryings and I fell My name Is
; Gilbert Hannaway and live In the hotel
there. If you will give me your arm !
think I can get back to my rooms"
He staggered up. With a policeman
on either side of him he made his way
slowly back into the hotel. from which
he had issued. few minutes before.