The Caucasian., 1913-12-23

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with it ebaa sltppe@ se
helpeA her into can. and 40 .
closed che doU . added. 'Sue sfses 70
Aas . shale aevsv sorgee 90" again
wac content 60 naVe hee go. soe
ee..,ea ,,ms 10 ehich 20 Mint up come
Attinc o,ose. ~ explaining my rondOcs.
| particelarsy 09 ohe Gsurpaelo0 "H @lS
cousin 8,ick Gushings name. with as
che eoNancc ehae goes With sucN cSack
Drained, eanderine Uroclivities. Now
obe came 20 aunfouNd sls ewD c0ui0ne
] conceive
Ct oas . vesaeioes business. SeoNid
ait vpoo ev scheme chat was easisfac-
eorv aOa whao made ie all che more
annoying ~as ehas liked my ne~
eouna cousin hugely a0d vac onsioue
Go sean9 we'll with nee.
FINALLY 8 case ie up ana eepatee6 e0
my auua's. determined 60 rely npoD my
1000 LUCE and the inspiration OF che
anmena Cor the Gouvse ] shoul6 adope
Oddly enough. che sevslation didne
come ae once as 0 espected. sor being
family gathering. susnamee Olayed
40 pare ip QUE conversation As en-
eereS st was eHello, Diclo oia chap!'
17or my name is Richar8. juse as Gush-
9tngs, erop ehe Boys. while my aunS
kisseA me fondly and led sn~ "ves 10
Edith. saying. e'Yhis. Editb Is sous
cousin A)ick-" Evidentlg she 0a6 Gos
bseo cold % ouv meeting on the eraiD
sls o momsne ~e eere alS eeaee0 az
A9nnse oas glazed on one eide OF
n.p aaae EdNis ~se osJOnd meo snd
: oeae esme eushing
7 We we're . ooasy passs. Nue In episc
ne che l"na saughsee es che yeunges
D elerneos sna ot the sscS thae 1s aete0-
sioa oos saegels e9aime6 By 0lS cunt
D 9 erequentIs eanghe anaechec - shs
, salk aceseon s,ditb ana s,icb for .
efmo 90 oae on Indifferent matSer&
SXhep suddenly Q Aeard shis sroD Edite:
~ "Nase sou sscs been On Yibee?'
$ "sts coming" Nurmured ana a.
eIieA mysols desperately Go my plate
: oh. ses," came Dick'e complaceD(
. answer several Zines"
Hos strange" saio EditN. eurninl
70 me. "thae ootN of VOC should Nave
visited such an QUE of che way spoS'
Dick looked No me in amazemens
"Why. when" . he began. Que oao
bis purpose.
"Tell Edith about eoue Vast tr4p eheee
Dick. and aboue your chronological IN
vestigations ana che traces you found
OF ancient civilization an0 all thas
| He's so modest. Cousin Edith. that yot
/ have to pump him % get him started
\ She got him started. anN breathet
| more freely. However. & continued D
keep an ear upon what they sai6.
"Rut it 4, an awful mysterious place
/ isn't it?''
I Eyes: It "a sery strange" aesente|
Dick. and then continued with ecien
j tific exactness. 1t is an immense table
land lying between che Kuen LuD ant
! the Himalaya mountains These chain
run eastward and diverge until Che
4 reach the meridian % Lassa. where
1 NY attention was claimeA Ay N
4 aunt once more. ana when . was abl
to give heed % them agaiD Q hear
| with Joy Ediths complaining cones:
! But tell me abouS che lions and q
lofty peaks whose submits have neve
been seen and the squat little 0attve
Dr. who stab and eat people,
,r- "Lions!' said Cushing = Oenes
<. there are some lions"
x "Some!" said Edith contemptuousl.
at "The whole place except for the cap
'ly tai is alive with them"
LAS to people," continued the infat1
ly. ated Gushing. paying little attention
"they are a Mongolic race. closely a
,k- lied to-
, ! Again my listening was interrupte
TX but throughout the dinner Dicks
ny dactic tones ever and anon reached n
and added comfort to my SOUL Sure
ed her passion for explorers and "forlol
he hopes" will be exhausted now. thoug
.ir- I. And one glance ut her as she al
AS the other women folk left the tab
tu- confirmed my idea.
ter was among the first to join Il
hy ladies. Seeing my cousin seated apal
ks I Joined her at once.
her Tibet" l began az ] drew W q
ich chair.
vas "Oh, don't speak to mo ot Tibei
led she cried wrathfu!ly.
II was only going to say had 9ev
led been there" I remarked meeklJ.
ess Never been there"
be- mo, and never want to-
ch. "Never want to?" she echoed ans
ose ealy.
There was a pause. Then she bega
I" / "Mr. Cushing!'- but paused again
"Mr Cushingv' I'm in for 1t no
mt However, went on quietly:
r?" Besides. my name isn't Cushir
tar Why you should have thought so U
less the names under aunties pho
nv graphs got mixed up in some way
nd don't know I'm Dick Fitzhugh.''
Not the explorer at ALP she crit
ms. mot bit of it. Simple Dick Fl
,ow hugh"
on3 "Oh, not so very simple she laugh
Won $50 all you told me yesterday was pt
Tho dctionv'
dor "All-except the last few words
we said goodby."
~. She colored charmingly.
And Won eypact me to believe tfla