The evening world., 1914-04-11

UOx until tD0 CToCk VI OoOnas ~ AaE
as no was likely to know Of IL sx-
istence.
No angel Of pity whispered to her.
Awakei No dream-magio people tell
about drew for her the picture of the
man she loved, pacing up and down
the cramped deck Of the paoketboat,
fighting q battle compared TO which
that of the afternoon was play. Elsa
slept on, dreamlsss.
When she awoke In the morning
she ran to the mirror: all this fresh
beauty she was going to give 70 him.
without condition, without ressrvA-
tlon. absolutely; ~ Aspasia might
have rendered her charms to Perl
lowly. Fate makes VI the happisst
when she II about to crush us.
Usually she had her breakfast
served In the room, but this morning
she was determined to 90 downstairs.
She was excited; she brimmsd with
exuberapce: she wanted Romance TO
begin At once.
Good morning" she greeted the
consul-gsnsral, who was brsakfastiug
alone.
well. you're an earl, b,rd," he
replied. Elsa. you are certainly
"Monsstiyr" with real sassrnsss.
Honestly. And how you have gone
all these years without marrying ..
grand duke. 10 something can't ns-
ure out"
Perhaps I have been waiting for
the man. There was no real hurry"
Lucky chap. whom you ind him.
BY the way. our romantic Parrot =
Co. have gone"
"Gone?" Elsa stared At him.
YES" Sailed for Saigon At dawn"
Saigon" she repeated.
30. / was afraid he might interest
you too much, You'll deny II, but
you'll never eutsrow the sGiry story
.ssixop.~.s ~ - - .t.
"Gooa hsav.uss Elsa, Whist 10 the
,-NO. hot, non;s. topsh me. I'm
not the ,faintinS kind . D.d yor know
last night thai he wy soinsT
q :a.l, never fe.s,.:: ,oa'
"Never. neveri You knew and did
Ellison is3 He II the brother Of the
man at homo. You knew no was
stealing away and did not tell me-"
She could not have made the truth
any palmer TO him. He sat back In
his chair. stunned. voiceless.
II am going to my ROOM" ahe said.
DO not follow. Please cot a. II
nothing had happened"
He saw her walk bravely the length
Of tho dining room. out into the ONCE.
What q misfortunel Argument was
a child, to be reasoned with. She was
q woman, and she had como to
woman's understanding Of her heart.
To place before her the true angles
Of the case, the heartless bAnishment
from the world she knew. the regret
which would be hers later, no matter
how much che loved the man
He pushed back his chair. leaving
his coffee untasted.
He possessed the deep understand
Ing of the kindly heart. and his one
thought was Elsa's future happiness.
Az men go, Warrington was an hon.
orable man; honorable enough to run
away rather than risk the danger OK
staying where Elsa was. He was no
longer an outlaw: he could go and
come as he would. But there was
that misstep. not printed In shifting
sand but upon the granite OF recol'
lection.
Single, he could 20 back TO his world
and pick up tho threads again. but
not with a wife at his side.
oh. yes: they would be happy at
first. Then Elsa would begin TO miss
the things she had 80 gloriously
thrown away. The rift In the lutte:
the canker in the rose. They were
equally we'll born, well-bred; polite
ness would usurp affections hold.
Could he save her from the day when
she would learn Romance had come
from within? No. All he could do
was TO help her find tho man.
He sent Ave cablegrams to Saigon.
20 the consulate, to the principal no.
tells: the most dificult composition
he had ever attacked. But because
he had forgotten to send the sixth
to meet the packet BOAT. against the
possibility OF Warrington changing
his mind and not landing. his labor
was thrown to the winds
Meantime Elsa stopped At the Of
fee desk. 'I.laft a NOTE for Mr.. War
rinston who has gone to Saigon.
see IL in his key boz. Will you please
return 1t 10 me2"
The clerk did not hesitate an In
slant. He gravely returned the note
10 her, marvelling at her paleness.
Elsa crushed the note In her hand ana
moved toward the stairs, wondering
IL she COul0 reaCn neF TOOIH pcioTo oho
broke down utterly. He had gone.
He had gone without knowing that all
he wanted in life was his for the TAX
ing, In her room she opened the note
and through blurred vision read what
she had so hGppily inscribed the night
before.
"Ponl-I lops you. Como to me-.
Elsa"
She had written II. unashamed.
She hung herself upon the bed. and
there Martha found her.
Elisa, child, what 10 itf Martha
cried, kneeling beside the bed. Child.
what has happened7"
Elsa sat up. seized Martha by the
shoulders and stared into the faith
full eyes.
DO you want to know"
"Elsa!"
well, I love this man Warrington
and he loves me. But he has gone.
Can't you see? Don't you UNDER
stand? Have you been az blind az
/? He Is Paul Ellison, Arthur's
brother, his twin brother. And they
obliterated him. 1t Is Arthur who 10
the ghost. Martha. the phantom. All.
I have caused you a good deal OF
worry. and ! am going to cause you
yet more. I am going to Saigon: up
and down the world. east and west,
until find him. Shall 80 alone, or