The evening world., 1914-04-06


heavy kit-bag and the canvas valise
This OWN. His turban, once white,
was brown with dust and sweat His
khaki uniform was rent under the
armpits, several buttons were gone;
hts stockings were rusty black. mot
tied with patches Of brown skin. and
the ragged canvas shoes spurted little
spirals OF dust as he walked.
The British. Indian government had
indulgently permitted him to proceed
about his duties as guide and car
rtef under the cognomen OF James
Hooghly, In honor Of father whose
surname need not be written here.
and In further honor Of the river upon
which, quite inconveniently one early
morning, he had been born. For he
was Eurasian; half European. half
Indian. having his place twixt heaven
and hell, which Is to say. nowhere.
James was faithful. willing and
strong; and a. q carrier Of burdens
took unmurmuringly his place beside
the tireless bullock and the elephant.
Twice, during fever and plague. he
had saved the life Of his master.
Warrington Sahib. with the guile
iessness OF the Oriental he considered
himself responsible for his master In
all future times. Instead OF paying
OF Q debt he had acquired one.
Treated a. he was, kindly but always
0rmiy, he would have surrendered his
life cheerfully at the beck OF the
white man.
Warrington was an American. lie
was also one OF those men who never
held misfortune in contempt. whose
outlook wherever II roamed was toll
Grant. He had patience for the weak.
resolution for the strong and a fear
less amiability toward all. He was
like the st. Bernard dog. very DIM
cult TO arouse. II Is rather the way
with all men who are strong mentally
and physically. He was tall and
broad and deep. Under the battered
nth helmet his face was as dark as
the Eurasan's: but the eyes were
blue. bright and small pup'led. as
they are with men who live out OF
doors. who are compelled or neces-
atty TO note things moving in the dis.
tarces. The nose was large and well
defined. All framed in tnngle OF
blond beard and mnstache which. II
anything. added TO tho general man
iiress Of his appearance.
For the rest, he was n mystery, 10
James, to all who thought they knew
him. and most Of oil to himself.
poriah, an outcast, a fugitive from
the bloodiess hand OF the law: a
gentleman born. once upon time a
clubman, college bred: contradic-
ton, puzzle for which there was not
.rv solution, not even In the hidden
corners OF the mans heart. His name
wasn't Warrington. and no hadn''
rubbed elbows with the dregs OF hui
IN ity and still looked you straight
in the eye because he had come
through inferno without bringing any
Of the defiling pitch.
Under his arm he carried a small
iron cage. patterned something ike
n rat trap. 1t contained n RaJputana
narrakeet not much larger than q
robin, but possessor OF soul ms
y Nerco as that OF Paladin. minus. how
Ever. the smoothing influence or chiv-
"Jah, jah, jah! Jah-jah-ja-a-a-h!
cried the parrot, initiating the Bur
mese bell gong that calls to prayer
INSTANTLY no followed the call with
shrek so piercing as to sting the ea'
OF the man who was carrying MIN;
you little son OF gum M
laughed: "wheve 90 you pacN @""'
all that noise?"
There was a strange bond between
the big yellow man and this iittl'
9reen bird. The bird did not suspec
II. but the man knew. The pluck. tn
n',9nacity and the individuality o
ina feathered comrade had been al
object lesson to the man. at TIM
when he had been on the point
throwing up the fight. >,
"Jah. jah. tah! Jah.JahL,a-aihhii ii,
somersaults, pausing only to reacl
for the tantalizing finger OF the man
who laughed again as he witndreV
the digit In time.
For six years he had carried tn
h,r6 with him, through India AM
Rurma and Malacca. and not yet MAJ
he won a sign Of surrender. Iher
were many scars on his rorennsers
II was amazing. with one pressui
Of his hand he could nave crushe'
ant the life OF the bird. but over u
Hrsvc uncomfortable spirit he had n
nower. And that Is why he loved !,
SE.-s way in tho past they had me'
ia remembered the day distinctly az
rit,arly. He had been on the prlhI
~ seif. destruction. Fever ana pov
sserty and terrible loneliness had pay
cared and beaten him Nat INTO TN
dust. from which this time ne ha
mad no wish to rise. lie hau waihu
out to the railway station at oa,pu
10 witness the ARRIVAL OF uhe .o
train from Ahmadabad. lie wants
20 see white mon and white wohe
Srom his own country, though up I
This day he had carefully avo,ae
them. GLOW he hated the .,,sD Ens,'S =
s,l who were not island-bor. IN
natives surged about the train. WI
hrass-ware, antique articles OF wal
fare, tiger-hunting knives oac aaa
panied by perennial fairy.M,es
holy men, guides and fakirs.
'Houatted In the dust before the doc
of a first class carriage was soieh
brown man, In turban and clout' 81
Knitting performing parrots. 1t wa
Raiah's turn. He fred cannon
tWrned somersaults through a litt'
steel hoop. opened tiny chest. TOO
ont A four anna piece, carried 1t to nj
!. SSster. and In exchange receive
"a some seed. Thereupon he waddle
Sesentfuliy back to the tron-cag
opened the door. closed It behind hin
and began to mutter belligerently.
w. erin 0tou ma 0Rled for two straigf