Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-26
c.,v..sA. 1911 b. s..s.Meniu cs.s.ay

cssprsss 1911 By Dsses Menin Conway
They were greeted enusively by
wallace. he Of the dubious nose; and
bic hTst inquiry was Of Ryanne. Brief
" the Major told lin what had hap
psned and added his fears. Wallace
vas greatly cast down. Hoddy had
% ut his heart upon this venture that
It was Q shame to proceed without
him. He had warned him at the be-
ginning about that Internal rug; but
Hoddy was always set in his dare
devil schemes. SO long as the Major
had the plans. he supposed that they
could. turn the trick without Hoddy's
assistance; only. It seemed rather
hard for him not to be in the sport.
He told mo that nothing would give
him greater pleasure than to stick his
ast in the first bag of yellow-boys.
There was something mysterious in
the way he used to chuckle over tho
thing when larst sprung it on him.
H saw joke somewhere. Let's go
into the smoke-room for q peg. It
won't hurt either Of VI. Aud that
poor little grill It's . hell of q world.
sh?"
The Major admitted that It was:
but he did not add that Fortunes vel
fare or illfare was Of little or no con-
Germ Of his. The little spitire had
always opanly despised him.
They were drinking silently and mo-
rosely. when Mrs. Chedsoye, pale and
anxious. appeared in the companion
way. She beckoned them to follow
her down to her cabin. Had Fortune
arrived? Had Ryanne? She did not
answer. Arriving at her cabin she
pushed the two wondering men inside,
and pointed at the door. A largo
stsamazgoll lay unstrapped, spread
put.
II only Just opened it." she said.
II never thought Of looking into it
at Cairo. Here. it looked 10 bulky
that was curious"
"why. it's that damned Yhiordes!"
eclaimed the Major wrathfully. what
the devil is It doing in Fortunes
steamer.roll?"
THAT 10 what should like to
know. II they have been kidnapped in
vrder to recover the rug. whatever
will become Of them?" And Mrs.
Chsdsoye touched the rug with her
foot. absently. She was repeating in
her mind that childish appeal: "You
don't how loyal should have been!"
They took the first sailing out Of
Naples. Twelve days later they
landsd at the foot Of Fourteenth
street. There was some trihinE DIM
Guilty over the rug. It had been do
clared; but 10 Mrs. Chedsoye and her
brother always declared foreign resi-
dence, there was question as to
whether 1t was dutiable or not. Being
Q COPY, it was not an original work
Of art, therefore not exempt. and 30
forth and 80 on. It was finally decid-
ed that Mrs. Chedsoye must pay q
duty. Tho Major paid grumblingly,
very cleverly assuming an iritability
well known to the inspectors. The
way the United States government
mulcted her citizens for the benedt Of
the few was q scandal Of the nations.
A smooth.facsd young man ap-
preached them from out the crowd.
"1s this Major Callahan"
"Yes. This must b Mr.. Reynolds,
the agent?"'
Eyes. Everything IL ready for your
occupancy. Your butler and first man
have everything ship-shape. could
have turned over to you Mr.. jones'"
mot at all, not at ALL" said the Ma
jor. They would have been strangers
to M and We to them. Our own serv-
ants are best"
''You must b very good friends Of
my client?-
II haye known him for years." said
Mrs. Chedsoye sweetly. ut was at
his own suggestion that We take the
house over for the month. He really
insisted that we should pay him moth
ing: but, Of course, such an arrange
ment could not be thought ct. Oh.
good.by, Mr.. Wallace" tolerantly.
I'VE hope to see you again some
day.
Wallace. taking up his role once