Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-05
CHAPTER XXI.
The Final incarnation.

Tho Final Incarnation.
About five o'clock OF an evening in
April the Cunarder Caronia, four
hours out from Queenstown and buck
ling down to a nights hard work
against the northwesterly gale,
shipped a sea. 1t was not much Of a
sea-merely playful slap of a wave
that broke against the staunch black
side and glanced upward in a shower
OF spray, spattering literally a soil.
tary passenger who had been show.
ing enough interest in the weather to
remain on deck until that particular
moment. Apparently undisconcerted
by the misadventure, he shook himself
and laughed sober, contented laugh.
found a handkerchief and mopped his
face with 1t, then, with q final ap-
proving survey Of the lowering and
belligerent canopy of wind.cloud that
overhung the tortured ocean, per-
mitted himself to be blown aft to the
door Of the first-cabin smoking room.
Opening this by main strength, he en-
tered. The gale saved him the bother
Of closing 1t.
Removing his. raincoat and cap and
depoSlting them on a convenient chair,
he glanced round the room and dis
covered that he shared It with q sim
gle passenger, who was placidly ex-
hausting the virtues of an excellent
cigarette. Upon this gentleman the
newcomer bent regard steadfast and
questioning, but after returning 1t
casually the smoker paid him no fur
Their attention. Dissatisfied, the other
moved toward him, and the deck
Slanted suddenly and obliglngly the
better to accelerate his progress, so
that he brought up with lurch in the
seat next the smoker. The latter
raised the eyebrows Of surprise and
hoped that the gentleman had not
hurt himself.
II didn't, thank you, Mr.. David Am
ber."
Mr.. David Amber looked the gentle
man over with heightened interest.
You've the advantage Of me, sir"
Amber summed up the result Of his
scrutiny.
Its not the first time" asserted the
other. with an argumentative shake Of
his head.
Moor" Light leaped in Amber's
eyes. 'Labertouche!"
Surprised you. chr The English
man grinned with pleasure, pumping
Amber's arm cordially. II don't mind
owning that I meant to-"
We'll. considering that this is posi-
lively your FIRST appearance as your
self on the stage Of my life. you don't
deserve any credit for being able to
deceive me. When one gets accustom-
ed to remembering you only as q ma
tive-generally as q babu in dirty pink
satin Do you know, made
all sorts Of enquiries after you, but !
they told me, in response to my wires |
TO Calcutta, that you'd dropped out of |
the world entirely. / had begun to |
fear that those damned natives must |
have got you, after ell, and that I'd |
never see you again"
"Td almost given up hope Of ever
seeing myself again" said Laber-
touche drily.
But why didn't you"
business, dear boy. business. i
was needed for several days in
the neighborhOod Of Kathiapur."
ct seems as though I'd waited sew
eral years for news Of Kathiapur. The
'There are q good many things
that happen IN India that fan to, set
into the newspapers. Amber. It wasn't
THOUGHT necessary 10 advise the world,
including Russia, that half the native
IN Hinduism had been
caught IN the act Of listing ne Be-