Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-22

wagon and into the restaurant business
in Boston. and positively made money
My ten thousand grew TO twenty in as
many years. Meanwhile he had got ac-
quainted with George Rhode, through my
daughter, somehow-Id never suspected
she ever saw her father-and when Rhode
proposed his scheme to make cent per
cent by q questionable means ito say the
least, questionable) Savaran sold out his
business, retired on quarter Of his cap
ital and put the rest Of it into Rhodes
venture. On the eve of it's inception he
fell i'll: the matter had to be postponed
ate that devil So they began to fight
and I inherited a fifteen thousand dollar
interest in their plant
The semi-occasional and always abrupt
descents into current slang which We're
apt to punctuate the voluble onward
flow Of madame's vivacious narrative. as
cascades a mountain torrent, were al
ways mystifying to Cynthia. She had
not the slightest notion OF what plant
might be, any more than she understood
the term water wagon" save by pro-
cess of connotation, in itself vague and
unsatisfactory. But she was too inter-
ested to interrupt. even had the manner
Of madame been such as to make inter-
So, after finishing her cigarette and eX-
tinguisling it's glowing tip upon the ash
tray. Nine. Savaran took up her tale.
The dickens Of 1t was, the money was
tied up: ! couldn't get it out without
losing most of 1t. And by every right 1t
was mine. though yoked to a scamp for
a rogues march Savaran was ffend
for cunning; he got even with both OF
us by that move. And then he turned
his back to US and died, chuckiing. 1t
was as good as any play.
$50 here am l. on the verge Of step
ping off into the unknown with my arm
crooked through q rascals-for l wouldn't
trust George Rhode out Of my sight with
a dollar Of my money. And here are you
sent me by him to be my comfort and
he finds out how things stand with you
and me. Not that I'm not fond of you
for your own sweet self already. my
dear: but it doesn't lessen my joy In you
run round in circles And here are
the two of us sitting and jabbering like
q couple of old women at a meeting or
the Dorcas Circle. when we ought to be
ed. We must be on board by 8 tonight.
You know, though the steamer doesn't
sail till morning.
"But-Mme. Savaran- Cynthia pro-
tested, in bewilderment.
That lady had got out of her chair
with every apparent intention Of being
an exceedingly busy woman In the i'm
mediate future. and OF expecting Gym
thia to stand by her without further par
ley. But she wasn't disposed to be I'M
meaning of that term.
Yes. my dear?" said she. pausing. "Of
course / don't want TO hurry you, but
we really have great deal to get
through with. and it's all the fault Of
that double-faced Sidonie. for most of
the packing's finished. and it's only the
odds and ends we must attend to- but.
of course
Here she stopped short and laughed
outright at Cynthia's dazed expression.
Am I talking your head off. my dear.
and never permitting you to get word
in edgewse? There. III try to be SEN
sible. What is it you wish to say?'
The steamer" Cynthia pleaded. i'll
breatil-"you say we must be on board
tonight-what steamer? And where is
she going?
Her name Is Cydonia, and as for her
destination. you know as much as |. my
dear-or very nearly. Rhode won't say.
beyond that she's clearing for Rio de
Janeiro: and that may be true. but when
you've known George Rhode as long as l
have you'll take everything he says with
several grains OF salt. He says Rio and
sticks to it, l say l don't know.
us that the only reason you have for
believing hts intention to be dishonest"
asked the girl.
Il need no other: / know the man. He
declares the Cydonia is bound on per-
fectly legitimate business venture. carry
ing a valuable cargo to it's market l
say the mans as crooked as the off
hind leg of a mongrel hound pup. and,
therefore, wouldn't turn his hand to any
thing on the level. Besides, he had Sa-
varan was a scoundrel. IL ever there was
one And even he intimated the specu-
lation was off color. though he was des-
picable enough to stop at that and refer