The evening world., 1914-02-03
BY GASTON LER
ushor Of /" TIE YELLOW ROOM" Etc.

fat. white mare. on which pretty Mrs,
Grigg was sitting expectantly. Round
and round the ring she cantered. now
astride two horses. now guiding Q
spike" practising assiduously her
acrobattcs. At intervals. far up In
glinpses Of Miss Crystal swinging ON
hei trapcze. watching the ring below.
Byram came In to rehearse the
opening professional and to rebuks
his dearest foe, the unspeakable Ca
muel," bestridden by Mrs. Koran a.
Fstirns. Queen of the Desert. speed
followed, squatted on the head Of the
elephant. ankus on thigh. shouting.
'Houtl Mail! Djebs Noaini Mail the
hear! Mali" he Numbered. trium.
phantly. saluting Byram with lifted
apkus AZ tho elephant ambled past In
a cloud of dust.
Clear the rins!" cried Byram.
Miss Delany, who was outlining
JacQueline with juwgler's knives, be-
gan to pull her stock OF cutlery from
tho soft pine backing; elephant.
camel. horses trampled out; Miss
Crystal caught q dangling rope and
slid earthward, and ! turned ana
walked toward the outer door with
Byram.
Az I looked back for an instant I
saw JacQueline. In her glittering div
ing skin, calmly step out Of her dis
carded skirt and walk toward tho
sunken tank In the middle OF tho
ring. which three workmen were un-
covering.
She was TO rehearse her perilous
leap for the first time to-day, and
told speed frankly that was too
nervous to be present, and 30 left
him staring across the dusky tent at
the slim child In spangles.
had an appointment to meet Rob-
ert the Lizard Mt noon. and I was
rather curious 20 find out how much
his promises were worth whom the
novelty Of his now gun had grown
ntbbling q crust Of bread for lunch
con, though the incident Of the morn
ing had left mo small appetite for
food.
The poacher was summing himself
on his door sill when I came into
View over the black basalt rocks, To
my surprise. he touched his cap a. I
approached. and rose "'~t.sS. reply
ing to my greeting with q brief. ia
"You are prompt to the minute" I
"You also" he observed. I'VE are
quits, m'sieu-so fAr."
told him Of the progress that JAG.
queline was making: he listened In
silence. and whether Or not he was
interested I could not determine.
There was . pause; I looked out
across the sun-lit ocean. taking time
to arrange the order OF the few cues.
lions which I had to ask.
Gonna IN tina mint tusalAss h~
said. dryly. I'VE Nave struck palms"
Spite Of my training. spite Of tho
caution which experience brings TO
the most unsuspicious of W, I had
curious confidence In this tattered
rascafs loyalty to . promise. And
apparently without reason. too. for
there was something wrong with his
eyes-or else with the way he used
them. They were wonderful. vivid
but no never looked at anybody d..
rectly except In moments Of excite
ment or fury. At such moments his
behind.
Lizard" I said. you are .
poacher."
HIS placid visase turned stormy.
"None Of that. m'sieu." he retortsd;
remember the bargain! Concern
yourself with your own affairsl"
wait" I said. IRA not trying Ia
reform you. For my purposes Il IL
poacher I wsnt---else I might have
gone to another" .. o.. ..
That sounds moro reasonable"
no admitted. guardedly.
Il want TO ask this" I continued,
are you q poacher from necessity or
from that pure love Of the chase which
10 born In even worse men than you
II poach because love II. rhsre
are no poachers from necessity; there
10 always the sen, which furnishes
work for all who care to steer . sloop
or draw a seine. or WELD . searaks. /
am . pilot"
But the war;"
AT least the war could not keep
mo from the sardine grounds"
80 you poach from choice?"
Yes. II In In mo. I am sorry. but
what shall do. IT'S In me-"
And you can't resistf"
lie laughed srimly. go and call In
Presently I said:
You have been in jailf"
Yes" he replied indinfsrsntiy.
For poaching7"
Eur e'harvik rous." he said in
Breton. and I could not make out
whether no meant that he had been
In jail for the sake OF Q woman or
Of little red doe" The Breton
language Dristles with double mean
ings. symbols and ailegories. The
word for doc in Breton 10 karves; or
for doc which never had q fawn, II
II heiez: for q fswn the word 10
karvik.
I mentioned these facts to him, but
no only looked dangerous and re-
mained silent.
Lizard" I said. give me your
confidence as give you mine. Will
tell you now that was once In the
police
He started.
And that I expect 10 enter that
corps again. Aud ] want your aid"
MY aid? For the police2" His
laugh was simply horrible. at The
IAxard7 Continue. m'sieu."
Il will tell you why. Yesterday. on
. visit to Point Paradise. I saw .
man lying belly down in tho bracken;
but I didn't let him know I saw him.
have served In the police: ! think
recognize that man. lie Ia known
In Belleville as Trio Trac. lie came
here. ] believe. to see q man called
Buckhurst. Can you md this Trio.
Trac for me? Do you. perhaps. know
him?'
Yes" said the Lizard, II knew