Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-24

Footsteps. both shod and bare. came
swiftly down the veranda, and into thu
room bounded three Javanese boys, TIM
oily Eurasian and the kosong driver. Th
Eurasian. fixing David with a terrified
| stare, hastily took a position behind thu
natives and began to humble somethin,
about an arrest
"Here!'' David snapped his finger.
under the mans nose. Catch hold ant
help me with her. you Kubu. And yo,
| men," he cried, in the vernacular, "g'
hunt among the trees for anybody hid
| ing!
So, with all the appearances agains
| him. the white man took charge Of tina
| curious scene. The long young woman
| in the scarlet robe was no easy armful
and the spluttering Eurasian was only IL
| the way; but at last David contrived Il
replace her in the veranda chair.
Il think, l think suffered the clerk
I'VE shall give her some brandy. sir
No. sir? None. sir, of course! Excuse
| me, sir!
The dropping head, all too bright ant
fair. weakly reused for moment anc
as weakly sank.
All" sighed Miss Naves. aid reaching
out strong. young arm, tenderly en-
folded the nearest neck. which happened
1.-The lady is better said the sapien1
clerk
Get OUT" cried David. savagely. wrig-
Cling to free his head from that chancery
Of red silk.
A slow grin overspread the melancholy
Eurasian features.
Il did not mean to intrude. sir
The fat creature retired with the bow
Of a Grandson.
BY her clasp the lady was growing
better and better.
Let go. please begged the captive
Please
She opened her eyes. looked at him In
gradual comprehension and offense. then
sat bolt upright. suddenly and precisely.
well. I should say!" she cried, with
as all that!' She sank back again, feebly
'Oh, crickey, had an awful turn
The three Javanese boys and the ko-
song driver were beating the shrubbery
to no purpose. They skipped about and
lodged among the heavy leaves-lithe,
white-coated figures. red-sashed. with
their pert little turbans Of notified cOlors
tied up behind in knots like rabbits ears
Their hunt served only to wake a tree
lizard. who hiccoughed loudly from the
upper branches. At the sudden. broken
sound, the PROSTATE Amazon started in
her chair.
my nerves. she said. plaintively. my
nerves are all Of a jump. 1 sing, you
know. so it's TEMPERAMENT: but then. any
how. / had a nawful turn!'
What was it," David felt that his
tone could never be too kind. What
frightened you?"
To his bitter disappointment Miss Naves
shook her head. and screwing her eyes
tight shut, enjoyed another crisis of tenn
permanent
Ooh my" She trembled and shranls
together as far as her generous frame al
lowed. Ooh, q nawful face. that was
all! And big head in q red cloth.
don't know, but seemed like it was that.
The parcel you brought, I was taking it
in to open where l could look-and some
body grabbed. and-and that's all waited
to See!''
David glanced at the margin of cement
In the doorway. Already it was dry-the
print of the twisted foot had vanished.
Nothing more?" he coaxed.
"More?" snapped the convalescent. OPEN
enough, I tell you. Things like that.
jumping into a ladys room! And snatch
ing parcels. Amt they found him?''
The armed co1chman and the three boys
in notified turbans had come to the We
randa edge.
There is not. my lord" they reported,
with salaanl. Whoever had been there
must have fed behind the bathhouse and
along the canal. There Is not. my
lord"
said David. was it valuable?'
The lady shifted and drew the scarlet
folds about her with the dignity of
Roman matron.
You ought to know" she retorted.
coldly. II bought it In your shop. A
comb It was. that paid good money for.
too. ] never saw but one like it, aboard
ship once. and this o yours was only irni.
tation."
David drove his Ast into his palm.