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almost shoot a pea aboard any enc %
them"
You might send me up some sticks Of
shimose, doctor" said Phil with satiric
humor, and I'll practice. TN begin by
shyins a fen az this forsaken town. 81
needs g."
The big man smiled family as he with
drew his eyes, and held out his hand TO
the remaining visitor. The degrading lines
had faded from HE face.
I'm distinctly glad to have seen you,
Mr.. Daunt" he said. i've watched your
trials with your aeroplane more than once
lately az the parade ground I saw the
elder Wright at Paris last year and 1 be-
lieve your flight viii prove as well sus-
tanned as his It's a pity YOU can't com
pete for some OF the European prizes
I'm afraid that would take me out Of
the amateur class" was the answer. Its
purely an amusement with me-a fad n
you like
"A very. useful enc" said the other. "In-
less you break your neck at It. wonder
we haven't met before In Toxic. have
an appointment tonight. by the way. with
Your ambassador. Come in TO me
soon" he said turning to Phil. I'm at
home most Of the time. Come and dine
with me again"
] Ut. beTsOnin the real thlnk. SalQ
Phil when the other had disappeared.
Hes a scienust-the biggest IN his line
but he's no prig. You ought 10 see his
villa at KissHE on the Chiba road. He's
worth a million, they say, and he must
make no end OF money as a government
expert" He paused, then added: You
/ seem mighty quiet tonight How does he
strike yous'
] Daunt was silent. He was wondering
/ what attraction could exist between this
! middle-aged scientist with his cold eyes
| and emotioness voice and Phil. sparkling
, and irresponsible black sheep and ne'sr-do-
! well, who thought Of nothing but his own
! coarse pleasures.
! you don't Ike HIM / can see that
well enough" went on Phil aggressively.
why mote Hes a lot above any man
know. and I'm proud to have him for a
| friend Of mine"
! There's no accounting for tastes" re-
/ turned Daunt drily. AT any rate, l don't
| imagine Il matters particularly whether I
! like Dr.. Bersonin or not There's another
/ thing that's more apropos." He pointed to
/ the decsnter in the others hands, You've
had enough Of that tonight, 1 should
| think
! Phil Redeemed. rive had no more than
can carry. II IL comes to that" he re-
| torted. And I guess I'm able to take care
/ Of myself"
Daunt hesitated a moment TodRy's call
/ had been a part OF his consistent effort.
! steadily growing more irksome. TO keep
alive. for the sake OF the old college name,
! the quasi friendship between them, and to
invoke whatever influence he might once
! have possessed
| I'm thinking Of your brother" he said
quietly. You say his yacht came into
harbor from Kobe today. He'll scarcely
| be more than a Week in the temple cities,
and any train may bring him after that.
! You'll want all the time you've got TO
straighten out. You'll need to put your
/ best foot forward"
! A look that was not pleasant shot across
| Phil's face. Il suppose 1 shall" he said
savagely. "A pretty brother he is! He
wrote me from home that II he found Ia
been playing, he'd cut his allowance 70 me
go a week. I'd like to knock that smile
! OF his down his throat-the cold booded
fish! He spends enouEhl'
Hes earned II, l understan6C' said
| Daunt.
$50 will I. perhaps. after rye had my
/ fling. I'm In no hurry, and won't take
orders always from him I've had 20
knuckle down to him all my life, and I'm
precious tired OF 1t. 1 can tell you. What
] business IL u OF MS II 1 choose TO stay
out here IN the east?"
flush had risen to Daunt's forehead,
but he turned away without reply. At the
stair. however. he spoke again:
Look here, Phil" ne said coming slowly
back. Why not come up to Tokyo for
/ while? It's-oueter, and IT will be a
I change. have a little japanese house in
Aoyama that I leased as a place to work
] on my Glider models but ! don't use II
now and it's fairly well furnished. The
caretaker IL an excellent cook. too" He
took key from its ring and lad il on
! the table. Let me leave this anyway-the
address Is on the lakeland do as you like
about H."
Phil looked at him an instant with mar
rowing eyes. then laughed Tokyo as a
/ gentle sedative, Ell? And pastoral vista
! lions every other day"
You needn't be afraid OF that" replied
naunt. I'm not come TO lecture you I
haven't set foot in the place for a month,
and probably 1 shant for a month TO
come. Go up and try it. anyway Drop
the Bund and the races for a little while
ard get a grip on things"
Phil looked away A sudden memory
came TO him Of face he had seen in
Tokyo--at ono OF the matsur or ward fes-
uvals-a girls face oval and pensive and
with a smile Ike a flash OF sunlight Her
kimono had been all Of holiday colors and
he had tried desperately TO pick acquaint-
ance with poor success A second later
he had seen her, on the beach at Kama
kura. She had dropped her swinging clog
and he had rescued IT, and won a word o.
thanks and a smile from her dark eyes
She herself had unbent little but the girls
with her We're fun frolc and the hand,
some foreigner was an adventure lie had
discovered that she spoke English and lived
in Tokyo, in the ward Of the matsur..
You're not bad sort Daunt," he said
| Il don't know but Twill"
Good" said Daunt III send a chit 20
my caretaker the first thing in the morn
ing, and I'll put your name on the visitors
list at the Tokyo club. Well. I must he
! off"
Phil saw him cross the fragant clos, To
/ the cate with a growing sheer. Then ne
threw himself on a chair and gazed mood
lily out across the deepening haze 10 where.
Just inside the harbor breakWater. lay the