The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-01-23

,versation dwindled down to a quer.
and an answer.
Can ] do anything for you?"
mo, thanks; l am getting aloni
nicely"
Tonight she retired early, an,
George Joined Ryanne's audience.
1T averages about nine cards to til,
play" he commented.
Ryanne turned over an ace. Ten OF
fifteen minutes went by. In the sew
eral attempts he had failed to score
the full complement.
George laughed.
What's in your mind?" cried Ry
anne peevishly. IF it's anything
worth telling. shoot 1t out, shoot II
out!"
Il was thinking what I'd do to a
club-steak just about now"
Ryanne stared beyond the fire. "A
club-steak. Grilled mushrooms"
Sauce Bordelaise. Artichokes."
No. Asparagus, vinaigrette."
What's the matter with endives ?'
That's so. Well, asparagus with
butter-sauce."
"Grilled sweets. coffee, Benedictine,
and cigars"
And magnum Of 1900 to start of
with" Ryanne, with a sudden change
OF mood, scooped up the cards and
flung them at Georges head. DO you
want us both to become gibbering
idiots?"
George ducked. He and the boys
gathered in the tluttering paste-boards.
You're right, Percival," Ryanne ad.
mitted humbly. 1T will not hurt us
to talk out loud, and we are all brood.
ing too much. l am crazy for the want
Of tobacco. I'd trade the best dinner
ever cooked for decent cigar"
George put hand reluctantly into
his pocket. He brought forth, with ex.
treme gentleness, cigar, the wrapper
Of which was broken in many places.
I've saved this for days." he said
With his pen-knife he sawed 1t deli.
cately into two parts, and gave one to
| Ryanne.
You're a good fellow, Jones, and
I've turned you shabby trick.
shan't forget this bit of tobacco"
Its the last we've got. The boys
you know, refuse a pull at the water
pipe; detiles 'em, they say. Funny
beggars! And If they gave us tobacco
we shouldn't have paper or pipes"
81 always carry a pipe, but lost II
in the shuttle, ! never looked upon
smoking as a bad habit suppose
it's because was never caught before
without 1t. And it is a bad habit
since 1t knocks up chap this way
for the lack Of 1t. Where do you gel
your club-steaks in old N. ""
And for an hour or more they sol
emnly discussed the cooking here anC
there upon the face of the globe.
BY judicious inquiries George ascer
tanned that the trip to Bagdad, barr
ing accidents, would take fully thirty
five days. The daily journeys pro
ceeded uneventfully. Mahomed main
tained taciturn grimness. II h'
aimed at Ryanne at all, it was II
trifing annoyances. such as forget
ting to give him his rations unless h
asked for them, or walking over thu
cards spread out upon the sand
Ryanne carried himself very well. Hat
he been alone, he would have broker
loose against Mahomed: but h,
thought of the others, and restrained
himself-some consideration was du,
them.
But into the blood Of the two mel
there crept a petty irritability. The.
answered one another sharply. ami
often did not speak. Fortune alon,
seemed mild and gentle. Mahomed
since that night she had braved him
let her go and come as she pleased
nor once disturbed her. Had sh
shown weakness when most she need
ed courage. Mahomed might not hav
altered his plans. Admiration of couI
age is inherent in all people. 6t
without appreciating it. that momen
had been a precious one. saving ther
all much unpleasantnesa