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

where I changed my cloak. Over
sight. or rank ,careleesnes. you
might call II. IL was thinking Of
something else" Again he glanced
toward tho girl.
She was sitting UP very straight now
and seemed to gaze upon the two as
from "A great distance. Perhaps the
transition for her was too extraordi-
nary. too unexpected. to permit of
her grasplng at once all tho circum-
stances pertaining to II. This dervish
or Jack Stanton. as he caf1ed him
self sat there like = total stranger
to her.
Tho holy rnnn-the supposedly pious
Moslem. with tho coat of many
patches. whom tho dyer had found
In the court OF the mosQue-what had
become OF him.
Truly he had not been what ne
seemed. but that no should be what
he now seemod-or actually wasp--
1t was more inexpllcable than some
tale or fantasy OF tho Imagination
fashioned to regale n sultan's whim-
steal mood. Sho forgot hor costume.
tho turban. the boys cloak, though,
after all, tho last was not so different
from IA lady's scblch.
Thinking OF something elsef"
"Somothinp more lmnortant than tho
wager" with a faint infection of
incredulity.
Infinitely more important" re-
turned stanton. with smile which
momentarily brightened tho strained
expression OF his countenance.
yet your entire fortune was In
volved In that wager. though had I
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on tho Street that isn't Strairht?
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ma. ,rain,n, Win tha wrong crowd
,ho ,,,,,a h,o,hcr. ~ the rich' and
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re-"
m. oro,o roryou.,v md war,sed On
,ha window OutsIdc now was al
ience. lie seemed more concerned in
that than In what he was saying and
drew the curtain aside.
pardon me. Just wanted 20 eco II
that fellow was there. Apt to jump
their Jobs, over here, whom things
don't go just right. Don't wish
to appear officioW," alphabetically,
"but'--
lie broke off: there was a nervous
glitter in his eve which rather belied
the nonchalapt bearing, ...
AS your Iordship remarked Just
now, the sum wa. rather largo. But
you remember you said no American
nrnile. "Belieys I told YOU that EaS
because no American had ever
Thought II worth while trying. En-
gagged In bigger things. or some such
boastfui rot! We'd been having a
few. you remember. And then. some,
manner was rather English. you know,
old chap" Fitzgerald said nothing,
but he was regarding the other atten-
lively. as II he realized In somo do
gree the secret strain his visitor Ia
bored under. Besides, ! had UP
from myself that ! couid turn tne
trick" he ended AFTER q moments
pause.
"Ah. yes" FITZGERALD nodded
"Your father was consul general in
n syrian seaport town and ypu, were
born and bred among the followers
Of Allah. I believer"
"Exactly. Knew my Koran mt tar
yeQra of age, Was a prQ0lKy. liz
talked though he seemed to take
little interest In his words. Quarter
after twelve by the clock! Only q
quarter OF an hour had passed. and
twice that interval must elapse be-
fore Fitzgerald could hope to be on
Half an hour yet Of enforced inao-
tiyitvi
eyes: ran away from school "a
loaf in tho bazaars," he muttered
and looked. not ut his host, but be
yond him. while spcakihg, He had
planned II out now, what he was
going 10 do. and what she. too, must
do y :.
Made friends with all tho porters
b,wker, tho fakir, and the rest of
that crew in n kids paradise. Picked
up dialects galore. And tales? just
used to drink them In! Then dad
was recalled"--
uo broko of abruptly. What ir-
relevancyl Though PERHAPS II had
helped that. other train OF thought
the more serious ono. lilo knew now
very clearly--too clearly-his own
course of action. 1t was not alto
gether a pleasant one, but that didn',
matter, or shouldn't. He turned sud
denly to Fitzgerald with n quick en-
ergetic movement OF the body.
"That favor I spoke Off" no said
ct want YOU when YOU leave to -nlght,