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to the roof, half of which was fiat
This space was surrounded by bal.
ustrade and shaded by a rounded gaily
striped awning.
Under the awning three men were
grouped about a miniature roulette
table; a fourth, middle-aged and OF
huge bulk, with a cynical, Semitic
face, from wide armchair was lazily
peering through the f1eecy curdle of
Turkish cigarette. A fifth stood
leaning against the balustrade, watch,
ing.
The last was tall, clean-cut and
smooth-s haven, with comely head we'll
set on broad shoulders and gray eyes
keen and alert. Possibly no one of
the foreign colony (where Secretary
of Embassy was by no means a rara
avis) was better liked than Duke
Daunt, even by those who never at
tempted to be sufficiently familiar with
him to call him by the nickname,
earned him in his salad days.
Suddenly distant gun doomed the
hour of sunset. At the same instant
the marble ceased it's erratic career,
the wheel stilled and the youngest of
the gaming trio and the master of
the place-Philip Ware, a graceful,
oh Co of t1xo rf1,fh n
flushed face and nervous manner
pushed the scattered counters across
the table with shaking fingers.
IN limit today" he said with sui
len pc u1ance and Tipping the marble
angrily INTO the garden below, crossed
to a table and poured out brandy
and-soda.
Daunt's gray eyes had been looking
at him steadily, a little curiously. He
had known him several years before
at college, though the other had been
in lower class than himself. But
those intervening years had left their
baleful marks. TO Yokohama he was
rapidly coming to be, in the eyes of
the censorious, an example of we'll
meaning youth to avoid, an incor-
rigible flaneur, a purposeless idler on
the primrose paths.
Better luck next time" said one of
the others lightly. Come along, Lar
ry; We'll be off to the club
The older man rose to depart more
deliberately, his great size becoming
apparent. He was framed like
wrestler, abnormal width of shoulder
and massive head giving an effect of
weight which cOntrasted oddly with
aQuiline features in which was touch
of the accipitrine, something ironic
and sinister, like vulture. His eyes
were dappled yellow and deep-set, and
had peculiar expression of cold, I'M
troubled regard. He crossed to the
farther side and looked down.
"What a height" he said. The
whole harbor is laid out like checker
board" He spoke in tone curiously
dead and lacking in timbre. His Eng
lish was perfect, with trace of &C
cent.
pretty fair" assented Phil morose
ly. 1T ought to be good place to
view the Squadron, when it comes in
tomorrow morning. 1t must have cost
the Japanese navy department pref
ty penny to build those temporary
wllarves along the Bund. They must
be using a thousand incandescents.
By the decorations you'd think the
Dreadnaughts were Japan's long lost
brothers, instead of battleships of a
country that's likely to have a row
on with her almost any minute. |
wonder where they will anchor?"
The yellowish eyes had been gaz-
ing with an odd, intent glitter, and
into the heavy, pallid face, turned
away, had sprung sharp, evil lines,
that seemed the shadows of some mon
trous reflection on which the mind
had fed. It's sudden wicked vitality
was in strange contrast to the tone
less voice, which now said: They
will lie just opposite this point"
$50 far in?" The young man lean
ing on the balustrade spoke interest
eddy.
ut seems as though from here one
could almost shoot a pea aboard any
one of them"
You might send ME up some sticks
of Shimose, Doctor" said Phil with
satiric humor, land III practice. I'll
begin by shying few at this forsaken
town; it needs it,"
The big man smiled family as he
withdrew his eyes, and held out his
hand to the remaining visitor. The
degrading lines had faded from his
face.
I'm distinctly glad to have seen
you, Mr.. Daunt,' he said. have
watched your trials with your aero
plane more than once lately at the