Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-07

versation dwindled down to a query
and an answer.
Can | do anything for you?"
mo, thanks; am getting along
nicely"
Tonight she retired early. and
George Joined Ryannes audience.
1T averages about nine cards to the
play" he commented.
Ryanne turned over an ace. Ten or
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 peevisbly. IF it's anything
worth telling. shoot it out. shoot 1t
QUIT"
Il was thinking what I'd do to
club-steak just about now"
Ryanne stared beyond the fire. "A
club-steak. Grilled mushrooms"
Sauce Bordelaise. Artichokes."
mo. Asparagus, vinaigrette."
What's the matter with endives?"
That's so. Well. asparagus with
butter-sauce."
"GriIIed sweets. coffee. Benedictine.
and cigars"
"And a magnum Of 1900 to start off
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 fluttering paste-boards
You're right, Percival." Ryanne ad-
mitted humbIy. TT will not hurt us
TO talk out loud. and we are all brood
ing too much. am crazy for the want
of tobacco. I'd trade the best dinner
ever cooked for a decent cigar"
George put hand reluctantly into
his pocket. He brought forth, with en-
IRENE gentleness, a cigar, the wrapper
of which was broken in many places.
1--WE saved this for days." he said.
With his pen-knife he sawed it de;i.
cateIy into two parts, and gave one to
Ryanne.
You're a good fellow, Jones, and
I've turned you a shabby trick.
shan't forget this bit of tobacco"
ats the last we've got. The boys.
you know, refuse pull at the water.
pipe; defiles 'em, they say, Funny
beggars! And IL they gave US tobacco
we shouldn't have paper or pipes"
81 always carry pipe. but lost II
in the shuttle. | never looked upon
smoking as a bad habit suppose
it's because | was never caught before
without It. And it is a bad habit
since It knocks up a chap this way
for the lack Of 1t. Where do you gel
YOUR club-steaks In old N. W"
And for an hour or more they sol
EMMY 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
tanned a taciturn grimness. II h
aimed at Ryanne at all. 1t was II
trifing annoyances, such as forget
ting to give him his rations unless h
asked for them. or walking over tn
cards spread out upon the sand
Ryanne carried himself very well. Hal
he been alone, he would have broker
loose against Mahomed; but d
thought OF the others. and restraine
himself-some consideration was du
them.
But into the blood OF the two me
there crept a petty irritability. The
answered one another sharply. an
often did not speak. Fortune alon
seemed mild and gentle. Mahomec
, since that night she had braved hin
| let her go and come as she pleased
nor once disturbed her. Had sh
, shown weakness when most she nee,
: ed courage, Mahomed might not hav
altered his plans. Admiration Of cou
, age is inherent in all people. s.
! without approaching it. that momer
had been a precious one, saving thel
all much unpleasantness.