Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
CHAPTER IV.-Continued.
led back in my chair.

l leaned back in my chair
Andrew said /. you have the MAX
ing of great criminal in YOU
Your father sometimes complimented
me on my ideas. I'm SO much about the
house that i observe things that others
are not likely TO see. | will make the
! rubber sack this evening"
Very well, l leave that part To you,
and there's no immediate danger in my
carrying il until you have your little
cache ready" And | slipped it into an
inner pocket.
Complacently pleased that ] had adopt
ed his. plan. lie brought the screw-top
dish and the tankard to demonstrate his
ingenious place of secretion. Ii was quite
as he said; the dish fitted neatly into the
depth of the tankard, and. indeed, when
the latter should be full of wine would
unless careful examination We're made
be mistaken for the bottom of the re-
ceptacle. A thorough thief would he be
who would discover the map in such a
place.
That evening l ate my supper in ST
lence for there was more than enough
fresh matter in the occurrence of the day
to give my mind occupation. My present
status. or rather lack OF 1t. in Elizabeth
Moore's regard was for one thing suffi
GENTLY engrosSing. She had administered
u
according to the usual conventions. mark
the end of our acquaintance and my
hopes. this | reyoved moodily, refusing
to accept the decree. Suddenly | straight
ened up She expected me to fade out of
her life iii silence and with averted head.
like "A melancholy wrath well, | should
do nothing of the kind, not II L knew my
self. There should be no withdrawal on
my part. 10 cherish in solitude a sweet
and lonely memory. on the contrary |
Oh VII nd
get busy \ sense OF cain confidence
on sudden pervaded me. Here was a
chance to emulate the Roman warriors
who stole Sabine wives. or the noble red
man who went forth and brought him
helpmeet into his lodge. Not quite that.
OF course. but If Texas had rubbed the
grain off my manners l would at least
convince Miss Betty that there was iron
under the velvet.
Pushing back my chair. | filled my
pipe and passed into the room where the
fire was blazing on the hearth. One
question determined. | was Immediately
confronted by another. What stand
should / take with ID Urvile?
The difficulty OF the situation was APP
parent, while the obstacles in the way
OF laying the rogue 10y the heels were
numerous; for II was no longer a hum
BILE mine mechanic with whom | had TO
deal. but a man OF rank, clothed with
the protection VI foreign nation, an en-
voy with privileges and honors. in reality
a guest or my own government. In the
end | might secure his recall, but nothing
more. D'Urvile was dangerous man.
Once he learned that my purpose was to
disclose his former roguery, he would,
without question, make a counter stroke
of some kind 1t would be necessary 10
go with cautious steps and prepared
hands when l went to his king He
was wise In years, while | was young: he
had experience i'll craft, practice In dis
sembling, skill in calculating narrow
chances GOODNESS in danger all the
weapons with which 10 wage concealed
and relentless warfare, where mercy is
not shown and quarter never given: while
against these had only youth to pit
courage and knowledge of his desperate