Evening star., 1912-07-17
CHAPTER III.-Continued.

He consulted Cynthias face with the
manner of intense anxiety peculiar to
him.
IT understand perfectly" she said, with
gratitude, "and 1 don't know. how TO
thank you. OF course. | shall tell NINE
Savaran--''
mo-" Rhode broke I'm. almost In panic.
"Nothin' like that. You'll queer every
thin II you as much as mention my
name. She don't like me SOS you'd no.
tice it. and II she suspected I'd put you
wise to this 1t would be exit runnin'
of the Globe with you and say nothfn
at all about me. She'll naturally take II
you piped the ad. in the usual way. and
so you'll get In right. You see, ne
amended, hurriedly, before the girl could
object, "Savaran and me was good
friends. but he couldn't get on with the
old lady, nor she with him; they hadn't I
lived together for twenty years when he
cashed in. but all the same he was
strong for her. and l promised him q
didn't get buncoed. Now, there's party
I'm on to- what they'd call q designin
female in a play, laying for the madum,
wanting to get next to her bank roll. M
workin' against that, and SO m putin
this chance up to you. All you've got TO
do is to be on the square with the old
lady and forget you've ever met me, ana
you'll be doing us all a favor-me ana
her and yourself. Believe me, this Is q
swell opening for you. and you don
want to let 1t get by you"
He paused. with the attitude OF one to
whom altruism is second nature: pose
that, in Crittendens understanding, as
sorted oddly with his labored ana quasi
fictitious explanation. What little the
young mans perspicacity told him OF
the character Of the Red Man was mot
calculated to inspire him with belief In
the unselfshness Of his plans and mo-
tives; and he believed that something
lay beneath this, something ODD ana, Ior
the present, at least, to remain un-
.solvable.
But Cynthia had no such doubts to dis
turb her. Excitement and the stimulus
of newt born hope rendered her insenslpie
to questions she might otherwise nave
raised. For that matter, her experience
of life had not been such as to tnfuse
her with proper and normal mistrust OF
all men without exception. Certain types
she knew we'll enough to distrust on prin-
ciple; but these, her present companions
were Of no order familiar to ner exotic
observation-save that Crittenden seemed
a gentleman like fine silver. hall-marked
with the stamp of sincerity.
II think" she said to Rhode. with
sweet seriousness, that you are very
good and kind"
For the briefest instant she hesitated.
with precisely what reason she could
hardly have said. An instinct moved her
to guide herself by Crittenden's advice;
she had no one else to ask for counsel
and yet she did not know him well
enough.
But he took advantage of her pause to
interpose Of his own notion. III YOU
don't mind he said to Cynthia. "fll
venture to urge you to accept-that is. to
do all you can to secure this employ
ment. Mr.. Rhode asks nothing OF you"
he continued. slowly and distinctly. in
return for is suggestion, other than that
you give l.yal service to the widow OF
his late frs md. II l were you I'd at
least see ha- the first thing tomorrow"
Thank ,u," Cynthia answered; and
she announced: II will
That's 3 3nsible;" grunted Rhode: aS push; naa
hasty movement Lucky 1 run into you
two down ere. But | don't see nothin'
of the parf4- 1 was lookin' to find, and
gotta hustls back to town. And il your
going my way I'll be pleased to have
you come Hsith me in my car. There's
all the rooh in the world in it,