The evening world., 1912-05-03

8Uy mOIuIuB. ~ vou VuOY
~ were 10 depart tor JAfRa. u
- take the tubby French packet
thsrs to Alexandria They oouA just
about make II and any delay meant Q
week o. ten Gays longer upen this
rAggsd and inhosp;tabis coast
"Ryanns . pr0baNy OVERSIGHT. After
BREAKFAST ru 90 W rout him out.
The M thing that really Aoklos me-"
George coatinusd. - he pared the tough
mad from the skinny bacon, ''ts, W
shan't have any luggage. Think Of the
blessing Of travelling without Q trunk
Or . valiss or Q stsamsr.rolii"
without even . comb or q hatr.
brush!"
IT'S srsas fun" George bruks HI
toast.
And Fortune wondered how ne should
tell him. She va without n tonss
articles. She hadn't svsn . toothbrush;
and Il was quite our Of the question for
her 10 bother him about such tribes,
much a. b needed them. She would
have 10 i've In The clothes she wore.
and trust that ths ship's Stswardssl
might hsae her out In the abseiute
necessities 4-r
Here the hsad-wsitsr brought Osprsu
letter. The address was snouUh To-
0eorg& No n but Ryanns could
have written Il. Without ~sxousins him.
eslf. he rippsd on the envelope and read
the contents. Fortune ooutd not feafst
Watching him. for che graspad quicasy
thai only Ryanns could have WRITTEN Z
letter here In Damascus. A. drst The
tan upon Oeorgs's checks darkensd-tn<
sudden gufusion Of blood; then u ~
came lighter. n h mouth and Ve1
and nose became stem
rs Il bad newsf"
1T all depends upon how You hook q
n. For my part. GOOD hdhance - 40
rubbish. Hers. read Il yourself"
She read:
my Dear Psrcfvai: f.
AFTER all, nnd that I cannot recon
ellie myself TO the dulnsss Of your OLIVE
groves. shah send the ave hundred tc
you when I reach New York. With me-
II II ~ Il was with the devil. When HI
was sck he vowed he would be . saint
! but when he got we'll devil . saint wa
| he. There used to DO . rhyme about II
but I have forgotten that. Anyhow
there you are. ] feel that ] am conced'
ing q point In regard TO the money. j
10 contrary to the laws and bylaws o.
the United Romance and Adventure
Company to refund. Sttii. I intend Il
hold myself to It. With hale affection.
"RYANNE."
what DO you thing Of thstr' demand
al George hotly. Il v dd . Soof
action In my life that wasn't served III
I'm a soft dufYer. II there ever was one
ct shall eve be ~ungrstsful for you
Kindness to mo-"
''Oh, hang ~ You're diHereat: you'r'
not IKE any other woman In no world
he blurted; and Immediately was seiret
With a mild species Of fright.
Fortune stirred her coffee end dell
cateiy soooped up h sw!rling circles
' OF foam.
"oid maids call that money" he sale
understandingly. eager to cover up hi
boldn<cs. MY mother used to tell M
that there were lots OF wonders In Z
tea-cup.'
Tell me about your mother"
To him II was Q theme never iacdni
! IN new expressions, When he spoke o
his mother. II altered the clear ant
boytsh note In his voice; Il bscam,
subdued, reverent. Hs would neys
be ausht than guiloiess; II was not Il
his nature TO divine anything save hi
own impulses. While he thought h
was pleasing her. zach tender r~ecoileo
ton, zach praise. wal In fact . nal
added to her cruclhxion. salf-imposed
However. she never lowered her $yes
but kept them braveiy directed into his
4 In the midst of one OF his panegyrics h
caught sight OF his watch. which h
had PLACID at the SIDE Of his plate.
by Jovs! quarter to nine. I've 90
an errand or two to DO. and there's a