The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-08-08

We'll, there's always one on the
room-stand in the hotels l patronize."
Il suppose 1t all depends upon how
we look at things"
That's it. A different pair of spec
tacles for every pair of eyes,"
If only he weren't in love with her!
thought the girl. He would then be
an amusing comrade. But whenever
he met her he quietly pressed his suit.
He had never spoken openly of love,
for which she was grateful, but his at
tentions, his little kindnesses, his un-
obtrusive protection when those other
men were at the villa, made the read
ing between the lines NO difRcuH mat
ter.
What shall you do II this Mahomed
you speak Of comes?"
Turn him loose upon our friend
Jones'" with a laugh.
And what win he do to him?'
Garry him OF to Bagdad and chop
Of his head" Ryanne tested.
Tell me, IL there any possibility Of
Mr.. Jones coming to haYm?"
Cant say" Her concern for Perci-
val annoyed him.
els it fair, when he paid you gen.
erously?"
He did not look into the grave eyes.
They were the only pair that ever dis
concerted him. my dear Fortune, it's
, question which is the more valuable
to me, my skin or Percival's."
ut isn't fair"
From my point Of view it's fair
enough. warned him; / told him the
necessary facts, the eventual dangers.
He accepted them all with the Yhior-
des. / see nothing unfair in the deal,
since / risked my life in the first
place."
And why must you do these des-
perate things?"
ooh, love excitement My one idea
In life is to avoid the humdrum."
rs 1t necessary to risk your life fol-
these excitements? Is your life moth.
! ing more to you than something to ex'
| pertinent WITH"
Truth, sometimes don't know
Fortune. Sometimes / don't care
When one has gambled for big stakes
1t is hard to play for penny points,
"A strong, healthy man like you
ought not to court DEATH"
! II do not seek 1t. My only tempta
ton is to see how near / can get to
the Man in the Shroud, as some poet
calls it, without being touched. III
make you my confessor. You see, II
Is like this. A number Of wearied mer
recently formed company whereby
monotony became an obsolete word
In our vocabulary. You must not think
I'm testing; I'm serious enough. This
company ferrets out adventures and
romances and sells them to men OF
spirit. became member, and the
trip to Bagdad is the result. One new
er has to share with the company. The
rewards are all yours. All one has to
do is to pay lump sum down for the
adventure furnished. You work oul
the end yourself, unhindered and I'm
assisted"
| Are You really serious?"
Never more SC. Now, Percival Al
gerncn has always been wanting al
adventure, but the practical side o
him has made him hold aloof / toll
him about this concern, and he refuse
to believe in 1t. So / am going to ur
dertake to prove it to him This /
confidential. You will say nothing,
know"
"EIe will come to no harm physical
/ 1y?"
Lord, no! 1t will be mild and in
nocuous. Of course, if any one toll,
him that an adventure was towar'
for his especial benefit, it would spoi
all. / can rely upon your silence?"
She was silent. He witnessed he
indecision with distrust. Perhaps b
| had said too much.
won't you promise? Haven't I al
ways been kind to you, Fortune, time
when you most needed kindness?"
81 promise to say nothing. But
any harm comes to that young man
| either in jest or in earnest, / will
never speak to you again."
II see that, after getting Perciva
Algernon into an adventure, I've go
to cicerone him safely out of it. Well