Graham guardian., 1912-01-19
CHAPTER Xxx.
kananda's Mission.

Kananda and the Swami, in the up
town bachelor apartment whittier they
sped from the Fifth avenue ballroom,
bent about table on which were
spread various diagrams. Ali, Mrs.
Missioner's servant, stood at q re-
spectful distance. He wore con.
cerned look that intimated he had
been subjected to some pretty stin
questioning by his masters. The high.
caste Orientals paid little attention to
him. They leaned over the table un-
til their heads almost touched, study
ing diligently the papers that lay upon
1t, occasionally following the lines
with pencils. and pausing to make
hurried calculations on the margins OF
the sheets. At length the Swami
leaned back and gased fixedly at the
prince.
1T. IL evident were on the right
track at last" he said. "Chunda and
Gazim could not have done their
work thoroughly"
They didn't do It at all. when It
comes to that" answered the prince.
Instead Of finding only loose end
of the thread, they ought to have un-
tangled the whole skein."
However" said the Swami. this
note shows my original suppositions
were accurate. The Jewels were ta-
ken by the man who trod on the false
diamond In the opera box"
1T looks % II It were So" Kananda
replied. "The question is. where are
they now"
The woman has them.' returned
the scholar.
"Unless." sneered Mandy. "she il
beating our enterprising clubman at
his own game. How do you know
she hasn't sold them?"
This note"
"oh. I know all about that" laughed
the prince. 1T IL plain you have rot
given sufhcient thought to the ways
Of these western women. II only yor
would take your head out Of those
esoteric clouds once In while. and
come to earth for look around. 20,
wouldn't be quite 80 Ingenious
''But sho Gays In this note she will
have to sell some OF the Jewels" the
Swami persisted THAT certainly In
dicates they are still in her posses
sion."
"on the surface 1t does" SAID
Mandy.
"But the woman when she wrote
1t could not have supposed 1t was Il
be read by anyone save Griswold."
"How do you know she didn't In
tend to deceive himi" asked Kananda
Its a good thing you chose the schol
ar's life in early youth, my friend
As a society man. you'd make an ex
ceedingly interesting. but distressing
ly hopeless innocent abroad"
Mandy had learned his philosoph.
of femininity in one Of the swiftes
sets of Cambridge town; In the mos
exclusive London clubs; in the Olymr
ian gatherings Of Heidelberg stu
dents, and in the most fn.de-siecl
circles of the gay capital. Whateve
his theory, there was nothing hest
tant about it. He held in regard t,
the sex only the most settled opir
ions.
"It seems to me-" said the Swami
"that your conclusions are pretty ia
fetched. But l bow to you. prince. Il
! the matter of social law. Perhaps
know a little more about the highe
mysteries, but when It comes to coti
Ions. you take the baccalaureate d
gree"
There may have been shade 0
irony in his words. II so, Kanands
for all his subtlety. failed to notice II
II think you are clouding the quei
tion needlessly when you take It TO
granted the woman who wrote thi
note is not true to Curtis Griswold'
interests" And the Swami tappe
the table meditatively with the scra
OF paper the man with the glistenin
eyes had filched from the Gamer
board In Burlen's Workshop
"Wouldn't II be a good deal more d
rect said the Swami. ito continue I
take It for granted she Is sincere--tha
she received the Jewels from Girls
void, that she still has them, and tina
she will not part with any OF ther
until the clubman has refused to CON
ply with her request for money!?