Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10

'e's the right sort. 1t ayn't every d'y
one as the chawnce to be of service to a
gentleman like 'im-or Idly like your
self. eyether. I'm only too glad.
Now, if you'll just ring for me from your
styteroom, after dinner-just as If you
wanted a bottle of drinkin' water-you
can and me whatever's to go in the tim
Myke it as little as you can do with.
please, miss. And then later, as
soon as the coasts clear, I'll let you
know by tappin' softly on your door,
3 My 1 turn off the lights now,
miss?"
In a fever Cynthia made her way. un-
remarked, back to her stateroom, there
to secrete the bathing suit against the
prying eyes of Nine. Savaran, who the
girl firmly believed, might be counted
on to stamp the project with a prompt
and cogent veto the instant she conceived
the least suspicion of what Cynthia had
in contemplation And not without valid
reason: deep down in her consciousness
Cynthia knew that she was both mad
and blind with love; that in saner senses
she would have hesitated long ere COM
uniting herself to any action one-half as
wild and eXtravagant as this, however
extreme her solicitude for the wounded
man or desperate her fear of further per-
secution on the part of Perez: that I'm its
last analysis this mad preciptancy of in
tent, this readiness to risk everything a
woman must most value on turn of
chance, meant simply that her passion
for Bruce Crittenden was stronger than
her will or reason.
She would not. therefore, let herself
think save along the line OF preparation
for her fond adventure.
She surprised herself with her readiness
to dissimulate and deceive, with store
possession of which she had never there
tOfore suspected. Successfully to feien
lassitude and need of quiet and rest, at
a time when every inch of her was vi
brant with sustained eXcitement-to sue
coed in hoodwinking the shrewd and dis
corning perceptions of Nine. Savaran-
was in itself no mean achievement in
histrionic way. That apparently she did
so succeed filled her with an illogical ella
ton. as something auguring an auspic-
ious outcome.
Early i'm the evening she managed to
get permission to retire. leaving madame
cheerfully whetting her powers of Wit
operation on Sidonie'S ineptitude as an
antagonist at double-dummy bridge.
About 8 o'clock Acklin answered her
bell, took away the packet she had pre-
pared for him and brought her bottle
of fresh drinking water to disguise the
transaction.
BETTER not risk 'er 'earin' my knock,
miss" he advised. i'm a hurried whisper
with a jerk of his head to indicate the
stateroom occupied by Nine. Savaran.
I'll ave all ready for you, and be within
at the foot of the for ard companionw'y
to stir till then-nor till later, If they
'aven't finished up with the cargo by
that time Wyte till the ship quiets
down. If I'm not there, wyte till come:
and I'll do the syme T" 80
Cynthia signified assent. He hurried
off. - .
1t was after 10 before Mime. Savaran
elected to go to bed; and six bells sound
ed their mellow Ginning through the ves-
sci before the old lady said goodnight
and turned off the light in her stateroom.
There followed hours Of nerve-racking
suspense in torment.
CTo be continued tomorrow