The evening world., 1912-04-27
CHAPTER XVI.
(Continued.)
Rides Alone.


DoNES. when you stick your nm
ger into water and withdraw u.
what happens? Nothing. Well,
Ia" the man who gives me Q bcre-
- ht 10 sticking his finger
tSeo water. I am Just a. unstable. How
n4A1y promises have I made and ro&e
I msan. promises to myself. I don't
knew. This moment I swear to be good.
an4 along comes . pack Of cards or a
bett1e Of wine, and back I slip. Would
it 30 worth while TO trust q man 90
dSmsned weak ~ that? Look at me. 1
- six-foot two. normally . hundrsd
80 dignity pounds, no tat. I am Q
SQUAD - . ~cocoanvt. There isn't a
bcxsr In the States I'm afraid Of. / can
~, shoot, fence. night; there isn't .
Ams I can't take . credttablS hand In.
q mHsch Tor that There's the other
10. 01oraaly. I'm putty. When It's
eact you . mold It any which way;
wabsn its hard. It crumbaea Will you
truss Q mar IKE that?"
'Ysa. Out there YOUR BE- way from
tsHpestson."
'TNEhavs. Wen. I accept. Add Il ons
6n1. Fun mkselng, think kindly Of the
DSov dSvfl q an ouuca9t wAo wanted IN
3 sssd ana cousan't be r'm TAGGED.
IN gelng % turn In. Good uAghA"
II Souhod up ahas BLANKET ana oaddle-
bsup and made hS bed . dossn yards
seUay.
. ! Heougo set his Oass 1t the nss, now
! AknlnG In pieces end showing mean
4, Rnoe0k A0iNs. A month aGo. In thu
~ - comanonplace, moving round II
! ~ ollsd grooves Of msdaocrity. Bang
~ Q rocket why. never had those
NJ = 41O smoke rooms recounted any.
, ~ haie 20 via And strange - thii
S~4vGneurs. emuUgsrA. c~ard-shsrps. a
[. AN61Ant SuG, . caravan IN me deoere
11uo0 bis hsaA and looked Iona
...SSa earnestly s* ~ ntis tsDt. -.
kQvo. 40; 0 that . put into III
/Aosn& asart the thsfl and courage oi
A nc stepped down from the carriage
tjn ~ d1nfnG-room 1t his side. leaning
0VsP the paFspst; inefably sweet
.SaS,nt5usiy red. Would she accept thu
r1fuwe he had offsrod7 He hnew tina.
al Mortimer would take her witfrou'
4, GnSuedon. Would abe accept the sheStel
shat kindly roof She must! i
~ refused and went her own way ints
H. world he would lose her forever.
G1ss mnst accepti He would plead VIA
n the 9Soqusnoe Of his soul. Dor hi
cWu happiness, and mayhap hers. HI
ge9o. easod fho tenk. and, with . -
~ NJ unlike thAt Of h pagan h
r4ysS. Fog4stered . vow that nsvs
AmA shs want for protsction, nsvS
Isould Ghs want for the comforts q
-. How 10 was ootnS 70 keep such
COW was Q question that dad not snts
- hnaA. Somehow no was goin6 {
= Hponpa6h tbs feat.
,gNV,eA mseA>e>A IA. nax~sd heard UNI
- ~ - rasred ciothes upon hi
4 49, ~ +.th>rs6 cioths unon hie 49,.
G-c1scnsS sttitun. ana enssmh,s
Sc.@ "a ~ 80 sr<.c NJ. h.srt an,
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us.s "sSs.t ~ W w.. =
- - q e'e uto mSoat cn,I. :
~ mcrnmS; tne s0utn eioe' cns .ntci
'0neceoDs. eo7o pTeeen % Sne "1e suselI
% ~ ensow oOw" M oIenHe LAC oa3
80 o. ne us wseppoo nnnScat u
- ~ 'nuo "u"'o~' "sh' ou
'd10aD8.
NV9ak wa0 dAGf He SAT up. eler
eesosn1n0 hb ear. How long ned =
been o1Seepr An " MS w0tci
Vveak hod awakened Mimi NOT Q SCUM
apyWosge, yet eomethang Q startle
him ont OF he elssp. 10 slanced ove
u ~ 3mp. mat Uunole Wa fyann.