The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-30

and rather commodious
apartment OF tho building: the two
mon near an open fireplace. sans IRE
for the night was warm-and the
girl In . shadowy corner. Jack stan
ton removed tho long white beard OF
the aboo, az the Same time glancing
restlessly At q clock on the mantei.
THAT time right ?" no asked. indi-
eating the hour little after mid
night.
AS near right rs any clock In this
town. whore you have to compute
Gods ume from Ailah's." replied the
other. filling two glasses.
Like reckoning from centigrade to
Fahrenheit" said the American. "But
I stopped trying to keep track Of the
hours until to- night" he went on with
a quick glance In the direction Of tho
girl.
The other noticed that look. "dood-
looking boy!" he observed casually.
Went TOTO Mecca with your" In a
lower tone.
mo" Shortly.
Recent acquisition. then7"
EYES,"
Helps carry out your present role
To trot him along. I supposeT re-
marked the elder man.
Jack Stanton did not answer: like
Wise he refused brandy and soda. mot
tonight. Some other time" he MUIR
INJURED absently.
"oh. all right" Fitzgerald smoked.
waiting for the other to speak. but
for several moments the younger man
remained silent. There was an in
dentation In his brow that indicated
thought and once or twice he glanced
toward tho window in front Of which
stood the car. as II an occasional sound
from that direction interested him.
Where were you going Just nowf"
he asked after that pause.
Lebanon. Moslem troubles in Eu-
rope have somewhat upset tho faith
full. Things getting rather warm here.
OF course II will probably blow over
soon. Usually does. Still. I'm not 30
young and adventuresoms az 1 was
once. and there's . chance OF history
repeating itself. Result, another
bloody massacre: not nero vaporixing
and fireworks. So far. l imagine. It's
only been tho latter. with a few ma
tive Christians houses burned, &c.
Tomorrow may be as peaceful as a
Scotch Sunday. However. I've begun
10 get bored or prudent In my old age
You SEQ I'm tho only white chap
know OF. except yourself-and you
aren't white any more-left In the
old burg"
You are suro you can leave. then7"
quickly. You have tho special per-
nit 10 do so?"
"Of course" Lifting his brows SUI
perciliously. You can't imagine. my
dear boy. any ono could keep a Briton
anywhere. II no didn't want to stay,
do your"
II know they can keep an Ameri-
can longer than no wishes to be
kept" replied Stanton ruefully.
Whereupon Fitzgerald regarded him
with n slight Interrogation. Stanton,
however. only looked once more rest
l"ssly at the clock and then toward
the window, tho shade OF which was
drawn. Outside. he could hear n faint
metallic tapping. Fitzgerald" ho
said suddenly. i've a great favor TO
ask"
ASK H." promptly.
Not for myself, though"
why not for yourselfp' languidly.
"One condition Of our wager was
that | should not ask. or accept help
from any white man while In this
country. so far I've kept to that"
Indeed? Speaking OF which"-tho
nobleman slipped as unconcernedly AZ
II he were In tho grill room of tho
Carleton, instead OF in veritable
vortex OF hostile seething Moham.
medanism-''did you got there. IA
your countrymen say? To Mecca"
Yes, and no"
Very lucid. Perhaps you'll ex
plain"
BETWEEN you and me. personally
] did, Between MS, as parties Of tht
wager, ! didn't"
you mean you didn't get the proo'
tho little prayer book my country
man buried some years ago In ont
Of the sacred walls Of the holy city p
II got II. and lost II. ] found 4
all right and than. In q thoughtlesl
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