The evening world., 1914-04-06

for months what kept him hanging
around this bally old river. Seems
he found oil. borrowed the savings
of his servant and bought up some
land on the line Of the new discov-
cries. Then he waited for the syndi-
cate to buy.
They ignored him. They didn't
send any one even to Investigate his
claim. stupid. rather. After q while,
he went to them. at Prone. at RAN
COON. They thought they knew his
kind. Ten thousand rupees was all
he asked. They laughed. The next
time he wanted hundred thousand.
They laughed again.
Then he left for the teak forests.
He had to live. Re came back In
four months. In the meantime they
had secretly Investigated. They Of
fered him fifty thousand. He
laughed. He wanted two hundred
thousand. They advised him to raise
cocoanuts. What do you suppose he
did then7"
Got some other persons inter-
ested."
"Right-o! Some Americans In Ran
COON said they'd take II over for two
hundred thousand. Something about
the deal got into the newspapers. The
American oil men sent over a repre-
sentative. That settled the syndi-
cate. What they could have origi-
nally purchased FOR ten thousand
they paid three hundred thousand"
"Splendid!" cried Elsa clapping her
hands.
well. he wasn't above having his
revenge. He made the syndicate
come up there. They wired asking
why he couldn't come on to Rangoon.
And very frankly he gave his reasons.
They came up on one boat and left
on another. They weren't very pleas
ant, but they bought his oil-lands.
He came aboard last night with q
check for twenty thousand pounds
and two rupees In his pocket.
''Theetwo rupees were all he had
: in this world at the time they wrote
r him the check. Arabian night:
=. what"
. 81 am glad. I like pluck; I like
. win against odds. Tell me. In he GO
: ing back to American"
5 "Ah. there's the weak part in the
4 chain"
I The purser looked diHidentiy at
o the deck floor. 1t would have been
. easy enough to discuss the Warning
ton Of yesterday. to Offer an opinion
q as to his past: but the Warrington
I OF this morning was backed by 10000
good English sovereigns - 100000
=, American dollars; he was . differen.
4 individual. q step beyond the casual
damnation of the mediocre. 'He
' says he doesn't s know what hi. plan.
one ran away with his best girl. I've
known lots Of them to wind up out
,. here on that account"
~ ITO that I agree. When do We
. reach Promer
:. About SIX" understanding that the
: WARRINGTON. Incident was closed. 1T
= isn't worth while going ashore,
!. though. Nothing to see at night"
!. 81 have no inclination to leave the
!. boat until we reach Rangoon."
n She met Warrington at luncheon.
3 and she greeted him amiably. To her
mind there was something pitiful In
:. the way the man had tried to improve
!, his condition. Buttons had been re-
a newed. some with black thread and
i some with white; and there were
q little islands OF brown yarn, at the
). elbows. at the bottom OF the pockets,
a along the seams. So long as she
= lived, no matter whom she might
a marry, she was convinced that never
would the thought Of this man fade
a completely from her memory. Neither
- the amazing likeness nor the romantic
:. background had anything to do with
, this conviction. 1t was the mans
!, utter loneliness.
i II have been waiting for Parrot &
n Co. all the morning" she said.
n ''I'll show him to you right AFTER
= luncheon. 1t wasn't that l had FOR
l. gotten"
g She nodded; but he did not com
% prehend that this inclination or the
"a head explained that she knew the
reason OF the absence. She could III
!. fancy see the strong brown fingers
:, clumsily striving to thread the needle
a CAS- matter of fact, her Imagination
=, was at fault. James had done the
greater part OF the repairingo
Rajah took the centre OF the
l. stage; and even the Colonel forgot
his liver long enough to chuckle wheI
/. the bird turned somersauits tnrousi
10 the steel hoop. Elsa was Delighted
She knelt and offered him her slim
= white finger. Ratah eyed II with ms
head cooked at one side. He turne
:. insolently and entered his cage. Since
II he never saw a finger without fiyinl
at II In q rage. II was the polites
q. thing he had ever done.
r The Colonel returned to his elderly
charges and became absorbed In hi
l. aged Times. II the girl wanted u
= pick I'D the riff-raff TO talk to. tina
II was her affair. Americans were I'm
~ possible. anyhow.
ly How long have you been In thu
Orient2" Elsa asked.
Ten years." he answered graveiy
10 THAT is n long time"
Is sometimes 1t was like eternity
IT II have heard from the purser o.
81 your good luck"
J. "Oh!" He stopped again ant
IA locked the door OF Rajah's cage. "
N dare say good many people VII
Is hear OF it,"
IN ut was splendid. love to rea'
s. stories like that, but I'd far rathe
hear them told first hand"
10 "Oh, there was nothing splendid
about the thing. ! simply hung on.
Then a thought struck him. you
are travelling aloneT'
n. with q companion" peculiar
4, question, she thought.
IN 1T Is not wise," he commented.
10 my father was a soldier" she re-
" piled.
% 1T isn't a question of bravery" he
~ replied. a bit OF color charging under
" his skin.
Elsa was amused. And. pray
what question Is tt?" He was like