The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-05

q bantering message TO her victim
she had completed the chain against
hsrself--a chain Of which I might
have been left In absolute ignorance.
Impulse probably did it--reasonless
and perhaps malicious caprics-the
up memory In . discarded and long
forgotten victim--just to note the q.
fsct-just to - u there stiil remains
one nerve. one pulse-beat 70 respend.
win the pensive GENTLEMAN with
nine lives have little moro nourish-
ment to sustain him7" she asked.
Looking up from my empty plate,
declined politely; and We followed
Aer signal to rise.
There 10 . Mr.. Kelly Eyre" she
said to speed. connected with your
circus. Has he gone with tho othersr
Yes, mademoiselle."
"Reallyf" she unused, amiably. II
know him ~ . student In Paris whom
or. should have liked to have seen
him-ouce more"
'Dtd you not 80 him3" I aslssd
abruptly.
Her back was toward me: very de-
hberatsly she turned her pretty head
and looked At me over her shoulder,
studying my face Q moment.
YES. saw him. I should have liked
20 have seen him-once more" she
said, ~ though she had nrst calcu.
reply.
She led the way into that small
room overlooking the garden. whore !
had besn twice received by Madame
Dc vassart. Hero she took leave OF
%, abandoning ~ TO our own de.
A. A.
chair and IL down In Il, and rive
Speed few instructions. speeds was
to prowl around Paradise for infor.
nation. and. II possible. telegraph to
Lortsnt for troops TO catch Buckhurst
ed.handsd.
lie left me turning over the leaves
OF the "Chanson de- Roland" saying
that he would return In q little while
with any news he might pick up ana
that he would do his best 70 catch
nuckhurst In the foolish trap which
that gentleman had got for others.
firing Of the poem. I turned my
the sunshine, heaps Of crisped leaves
lay driftsd along the hasa Of the wall
or scattered betwsen rows OF herbs
which were still ripely green. The
npitcots had lost their leavss. 20 had
the Grapevinss and the hg trees, but
the peach trees were IN foliage. pan.
siek and perpetual rooea 61oo0o1
amid sere and seedy thickets OF lark.
spurs. phlox and dad delphiniu0. y
sleek tanks. somstklSe aboR Dc
animal seemed familiar TO me, and
after while made up my mind
that this was An9e Pltou. JaoQue.
lines Pct. abandoned BY her mistress
and now . feline derellct. Speed
must have been mistaken when he
told me that Jacqueline had taken
her cat: or possibly the homo haunt.
Ing Instinct had brought the crsaturs
back. abandoning her mistress 70 her
fortunes.
II had been In my own house I
should have offered Ahgs Pitou hos.
pitaiity: % It was. I walked out int
the sunny garden and made cour.
teous advances which were ignored.
I watched the cat for few moments.
then sat down on the bench. The
inertia which follows recovery from
. shock. however light. left mo with
the lazy acquieacencs OF . convales-
cent. willing to let the world drift
for an hour or two, contented to 70.
Ax. apathetic. comfortable.
Seward the Gulls sailed like white
feathers doating; the rocky ramparts
ison whore no base curtaIned the sea !;
the breakers had receded from the
coast on Q heavy ebb-tide. and I saw
them In frothy outline, noiselessly
churntng the shadows beyond the
outer bar.
And then my rsvsrts ended abruptly;
. step on the gravel walk brought ne
70 'Sv. %y g &C., ,-:.t Tier. sn. ssooS
t.,
rudy hair glistsuiag. coiled low on
. neck Of snow.
For the first time she showed ON.
oarrassment In her greeting. scarcely
touching my hand. speaking with .
new constraint In voice which grew
colder a. abe hesitated.
I'VE were frightened: We are no
glad that you were not badly hurt.
I thought you might nnd II comfort
able hereof course could not know
that you were not seriously injured"
pleasantly. "for ] am afraid you
would not have offered this shsltsr
u you had known how little injured
l really WAS"
Yes. should have offered it-had
] reason TO believe you would have
accepted. I have felt that perhaps
you might think what ! have done
was unwarranted."
II think you did the most graciously
unselfish thing . woman could do"
I said. quickly. "You offered your
best: and the man who took Il cannot
dare not-express his gratitude"
Tho emotion In my voice warned
no TO cease; the fsintest color tinted
her cheeks. and she looked at mo with
beautiful, grave Dyes that slowly
crew inscrutable. leaving mo stand.
'ng diffident and silent before her.
The breeze shifted. bringing with Il
the hollow sea- thunder. She turned
her head ana glanced out across the
ocean. hands behind her. fingers
linked.
II have come here into your gar.
den unlimited" I said.
Shall We sit here-a moment 2" she
suggested. without turning.
Presently she seated herself In one
corner OF the bench; her gaze wan.
dered over the partly blighted garden,
then once more centred on the SEA-
ward skyline.
Tho color Of her hands. her neck,
fascinated me. That flesh texture OF
snow and roses firmly and delicateiy
modelled. which sometimes 10 seen
with red hair. had seen once before
In Q picture by q Spanish master. but
never. until now. In real life.
And she was life incaruat0 In her