The evening world., 1912-04-10
THE CARPET
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d A ROMANCE or BROADWAY AND n SAHARA !
\ BY HAROLD M:CRATH
A ROMANCE or BROADWAY AND TH


'Honsstf'' frankly aStonlshsd that che ALI
mould question the sehics. "Oh, ! ~. T'y
Fortune; you don't oAn u dishonsst SA6xs
AWAY: ssstins n. Ss:s Of usr:
Vt ysu had b~arsstned 4 him and..s
bcatsn him down. u would have beenf NJ
different. But. Horace. you stois u; you
adtIxt that you diA."
: took my NE 10 my owa hAnAs. haya
think that svensd Up things"
II only he weren't Ia love with Asrtsurr
thought the girl. He would then u am, d,
amusing comrada But Whenever he met 1fW
hsr he quietly prssssd his suit. Hs had.SSa.
never spoken openly Of love. for which'snV
she was grateful. but his attentions biz AZ
little kindnesses, his unobtrusive prv-
tcction when those other men were atA~Ab4
the VIVA. made the rsadins between tho a.
lines no dificuit matter. OH4
wins. shall you ae is this NesamnsAs Vi
"Tus" him Zoos: usen as'ns
And what win he DO to hfmr. fs6H
bis hsaA." Ryanns jsstsd. ~
"rsli me- 10 there any Feasibility eaNx<
NJ. Jones coming % hasmf" -.
cant ~" Her eenee1 for Ysr-SkT
oval ANNOYED him e..
Il. B. sar. when ~ paid you ssass1 -
rousiyr' 90
He did not look Into the crave syes
They we're the only pair that ever Of.
concert, : hin. my dear Fortune. ithss>xk
. question whieh y the moro vaiuaStoa1D9
- ,! 81 ~ r. r'~'''''r'"o.2S n
f"FroM ~ poiut q view w. III
snouph. wasueA him I told him n. -
nsesssary faets. TIE eventual dansvfs IN
He socseted then ~ with the yhierdses xnS.
I zee nothins unfair In the deal. since f1co4
sis,ssd ny ewu ME IN the nsst Vlaes." aRdn
ate thinssr HHff
'oh. ! love s.eitsmsst. ~ sas sAss ~
IL Il neososafy 20 riag your life Cor
these excitsmsnts, 10 your iifs noth1ng. .
more 70 YOU thu" semsshins TO sspsrssSSad
truth. soms.sn.s |, cont know. ysr.&TS
sa. A.: :o" s.%Si:s IT, . 6: s s:.:.. T Z .aaBS
hard to play. again eor penny soiata" Pm
~. "A s'ro"s; ss:isSy man uh' you ought
II do not sect T. ~ on1v tsmota. n
tion u 70 ~ how near I cen Get - the SH
Man In ire shroud. - soms poet cells Ia
Il. without being touched. TN make you 6HD
my coafssses. You Gee. II u IKE this.
A number q wesr7ed mm reoeatly.
sornsd . eomOany whsrebv moaotenSe.SQ u
cabutary. You must not thiak I'm 1eDt-44bd
Ing; I'm serious enough rhh company "A
fsrretp OK a~dventurss end romaoeo1 w
md ssais them 70 ae:a e :o!rst: :
SSsssg > SsO oAQ ~ ~ 0A-
dad 10 the result One never has tAfNHN
shars win the oompany TIA r~swaSdes,ax
are eli yours. An one hAs 70 10 = tenfoh
pay . hump sum down for the sdvseeurss.Nk
EEK, unhiadersd and unassistsl."
"Are YOU really ssriousf'
'1Nsvsr moro 90. Now. Psrdvs Al.f6yt
ssron has afweys been wanttng - q.
venture. but the practical side OF him
has made him hold aloot. ] tosA htm ~
about this concern. and he refuses to p
believe IN Il 90 I an going TO uu6er-AfX1
take to prove II to him. This 10 con-
fidsntiAi You wn say nothing.
know" III
HE Will come 10 no harm physicsiiy." ors
Lord. not II will be mild and tn,1fHA
nocuous. OF course. n any one told
him that an adventure was toward for nf
ms especial peel ssaS SN u would spoil S''tIea
Won't you promise. Haven't I al
ways been kind to you. Fortune, times,
when you most needed kindnessr" Is
II promise 10 say nothing. Blu. III
any harm comes TO that young man, Ia
either IN lest or ~ earnest. I viii nsvsrrqm-
II see that. after getting PercivalI "A
Afternoon into an adventure. I've got tn
%cicerons him safely out Of Il. Well. I
accept the responsibility" Some days n
later he was golnx to recall this assur- NffA
ance.
Sometimes ! wonder . :" PEN
BlVely. -
Wonder about what?'
what manner OF man you are
Il should have been a great dsal te:-
ter man had I met you ten years ago. -
What? When I was sleven," with
. leviy intended to steer him away az
from this channel. c~
You know what I mean" he m mn
swered. moody and detected. yaJn
She opened her purse and drcppsd
the pendant into n. but aid not speek. 3.A&
Ten years ago." automatically. what
. lot Of things may happen IN ten
years! Deaths. births. marriages." he
went on; the snuhing out Of k1ngdcmsA
ard republics; wars. panics, fAmine:
honor to some and dishonor to others.
II kind of makes a fellow Grind his
teeth. little girl; II kind Of makes him
shut his fists and long 10 run amnck." ra4
why should q strong. intelligVnt t,,'
man. such as YOU are. think like t~hateyfxmr
You are resourccfui and uhafraid. WHY -
should you talk IKE thatf You a.
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