The evening world., 1914-04-06

ton departed, voaAoriAs Il she would
BY Z o'clock he asylvsd as the
Chinese tailors In Tie ouisy Pasods
Road. He ordered . suit Of poneeS.
70 be done at noon the followisaG
day. He added TO this orders for
four other suits. to b finished within
. week. Then he went TO the shoe-
maker. TO the halter. 70 the habsr.
dashef. There was sven q light Ma.
lacca walking stick among his Dur.
chases. A long time had passed since
ne had carried . cane. (Thers used TO
be. once upon . time. . dappsr light
bamboo which was known up aad
down broadway, In the restaurants.
the more or less famous bars, and IN
the loungins rooms Of popular
club All this business because ho
wanted her to realize what be had
been and yet could be. Thus, VANITY
sometimes works out q mans salva.
ton. And II marked the end Of va.
rington's recidivation. 80
When he reached his lodgine. houoo
he sought the Burmese iandlsdy.
Warrington spread out q ave. pounA
note and laid ten sovereigns upon ~
There we are" he said gsnially; -nn
paid up to date"
"This3" touching the notA
"A gift for your patience and tipls
You 20 'wayf" the smile Issvfns
her pretty moon-face.
YES"
You liker with . gesture vA,ss
INDICATED! ma st the parlor and y: eentsAsk
He shook his head soberiy, ohe
picked up the money and jinSis6 4
In her hand.
"Goo'-byi" softly.
Thursday"
The smile returned to her face "A
her body bent In q kind Of kotow, He
was 30 big and his beard giistened
like the gold-leaf on the Shws Dagoa
Pagoda. She understood. The white
to the white and the brown 70 the
brown; It was the Law.
warrington went up to his room.
He was welcomed by a screech from
the parrot and q dignified salaam
from James, who was trimming the
wick OF the oil lamp.
James applied a match TO the wick,
and the general poverty OF the room
was instantly made manifest.
We'll. old sober-top. suppose ~
square up and part like good friendsF
friend"
Right a. rain!" Warrington emp.
tied his pockets upon the table; silver
and gold and paper. ~Bhf. That's
the stun. Without II tho worl&s mot
worth q unker's dan. CSuAt out
'ey ys,s;v DoSnd..: !s~sa"f ollsw bns
Seventy or q aDtAlas.-I sASauta
upon the sli S i ~ 1925 aR SE
In the East.
Calmly. then, james took savsreiga
srSs 'Gg Ss 4sou r he had M'ss
heavy. Sahib." he commented. = \
Hang Il. your hands ars stsadisr
than mine!' ~.
You go back homer" 4
Yes. Something like home. am
going to Paris. where good people
go when they die. am going to
drink vintage wines. eat truffles an6
pretty girls IN Maxim's. I've bean
In prison for ten years. I am free.
free!" Warrington nun9 out his
arms. "Goodby. jungies. deserts.
hell-heat and thirsty winds! Good
by. crustr and rags and hungerf
am goir> - live"
Tho AeAib has fever" obssrvsa
the unimagtnative Eurasian. -
That's the word; fever. I am
WI hihS op' iicf0s ~ " tu0 OO8S
and give the purser these ak sove-
reigns. Here are three more. 90 to
the Strand and get q bottle Of cham.
payne, and bring some Ice. Buy Q
box OF the best cigars. and hurry
back. Then put this Junk in the
trunk: And curse the smell Of k"-o-
James raised his hand warnins,y.
From the adjoining room came the
sound OF quarrel.
Rupees one hundred and forty.
and l want II now, you sn~sk!"
But ! told you ! couldn't square
UP until tho first OF the month";
You had no business to play poker.
then. II you knew you couldn't settle"
who asked me to playf" shrillOl
the other. You did. Well. I havsa't
got the money"
you miserable little wslchsri TAas
you'll never get your dirty Fingers
inside of that"
"Oh. I shan't, chr"
Warrington heard scuffling, WAeuh
was presently followed by q Low
choking sob. He did not know who
occupied the adjoining room. He had
been away for weeks. and there had
been no permanent boarders before
that time. He rushed fearlessly into
tho TOOtu. flnne0 10 the WAN
was 4 young man with q weak pale
face. The other man presented moth.
Ing moro than tho back Of his broad
muscular shoulders. The disparity In
weight and height was sufficient 20
rouse Warrington's sense of fair play,
Besides. he was In . rough mood HIM
self. =.
Here. thatIi do" he cried. seixins
the heavier man by tho collar. at
isn't worth while TO kill q man for .
handful OF rupees. Lot 30. you fool!"
He used his strength. The man and
his victim swung In . half circle and
crashed to the moor.
With a snarl and an oath, the
gambler sprung TO his feet and
started toward Warrington. He
stopped short.
Good Lord!" he murmured; and
retreated until he touched the foot
board OF the bed.