Evening star., 1912-09-22
Bv REX BEACH.

Copyright. 1912. by Rex Beach.)

ed to Norvin in a hoarse whisper. but
l can't let her out
Miss Warren repeated. in fury:
go away. I tell you. These are friends
of mine. If you were a gentleman you'd
know you're not wanted. NoTvin, make
him skedaddle.'
Blake shook his head. you've scared
us all blue. If you're really quarantined
l don't see what we can do"
1.-THE idea! You can at least come in. -
"If you go in you can't come out, .
| belligerently declared the watchman.
"Them's orders
"Oh-h! You monster.' cried his pris-
! oner.
"She SAYS herself she's got it, the
man explained.
II never did," Myra Nell wrung her
hands. will you stand there and let
me perish? Do you refuse to save me?''
"Where is Nine. La Branche?" Norvin
asked.
asleep, And cousin Montegut is play
ing solitaire in the library
Then who has the smallpox
'The cook! They took her screaming
1 shall be the next victim. l feel it.
We're shut up here for week, maybe
longer Think of that! There's nothing
to do. nobody to talk to, nothing to look
at. We need another hand for whist.
IL supposed somebody would volun-
teer."
I'D love to- Rilleau called family
from the curb, 'but I wouldn't survive a
week. My heart is beating its last, and
besides-I don't play whist"
Mr.. Cline called the attention of his
companions to two figures which had ap-
peared in the distance, and began to
chant:
.. The animals came in two by two.
The elephant and the kangaroo
Gentlemen. here come the porpoise and
the antelope. We are now complete
The new arrivals proved to be Bernie
DreuX and August Kuhn, the latter a fat
Teutonic merchant. whose place Of busi-
ness was down near the river, Mr.. Kuhn
had evidently run all the way, for he
was laboring heavily and his gait had
trot. His eyes were rolling wildly; his
fresh young cheeks were purple and
sheathed in perspration.
Miss Warren exclaimed. Grossly:
''Oh. dear! 1 didn't send for Bernie.
I'll bet he's furious
And so it proved. When her half
brothers Mortified alarm had been dis
PEELED by the noisy group of rescuers it
was replaced by the blackest indignation.
He thanked them stiff1y and undertook
to apologize for his sister. in the midst
of which Rilleau, who had now managed
to regain his feet suggested the for
nation of 1.-The Myra Nell Contagion
Club"
II $ oDJect sidi pe my iofin .ioii
our lady's distress, and its membership
shall be limited to her rejected suitors,"
he declared. We'll take turns amuSin@
her. I'll appoint myself chairman of the
entertainment committee and one of us
will always be guard. Well sing.
We'll dance. We'll cavort beneath her
window and help to while the dreary
hours away"
His suggestion was noisily accepted:
then after an exchange of views Murray
Logan confessed that he had bolted a
directors meeting, and that ruin stared
him in the face unless he returned inn
mediately. Achlle Marigny. it appeared,
had unceremoniously fled from the trial
Of an important lawsuit, and Raymond
Cline was needed at the bank. Foote,
Delavan and the others admitted that
they too, must leave Miss Warren to
her fate. at least until after the change
had closed. And so. having put them
selves at her service with extrayagant