Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-12

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beach comber, l don't want to mess up
the deck with you, but I'll cut your
comb for you when We get to port
Warrington laughed insolently and
picked up the parrot cage. I'll bring
the comb. In fact, l always carry it.
Not a word to Craig, not a glance in
his direction. Warrington stepped to
the companionway and went below.
The chief engineers assistant, whis-
Ting Bide Awee. sauntered forward.
Craig could not resist grinning at
MaIlow's discontinue. Wouldn't break
eh?"
Shut your mouth! The sneaking
dock walloper, I'll lake the starch out
of him when we land! Always had that
high and mighty air. Wants folks to
think he's gentleman
He was once" said Craig. No use
giving you advise; but he's not a
healthy individual to bait. I'm no kit
ten when it comes to scrapping; but
haven't any desire to mix things with
him" The fury of the man who had
given him the ducking was still vivid.
He had been handled as a terrier
handles a rat.
BAH"
Bah as much as you please. picked
YOU out of the gutter one night in Ran
COON, after roughng it with half
dozen Cinnamon, and saved your wad.
I've not your reach or height, but | can
Law about some. He'll kill you. And why
not? He wouldn't be any worse off
than he is"
Il tell you he's yellow. And with
hundred thousand in his clothes, he'll
be yellower still"
A hundred thousand. Craig frowned
and gazed out to sea. He had forgot
ten all about the windfall. Let's go
and have peg" he suggested surilly.
Immediately upon obtaining her
rooms at Raffies hotel in Singapore
(and leaving Martha there to await the
arrival of the luggage, an imposing COL
lection of trunks and boxes and kit
bagS), Elsa went down to the Amerl-
can consulate, which had it's offices in
the rear of the hotel. She walked
through the outer office and stood 81
lently at the cons l-generals elbow,
waiting for him to look up. She was
dressed in white. and in the pugree of
her helmet was the one touch OF color,
Rajah's blue feather. With a smile she
watched the stubby pen crawl over
some papers, ending at length with
flourish, dignified and characteristic.
The consul-g general turned his head.
His kindly face had the settled EXPIRES
sion of indulgent inquiry. The express
sion changed swiftly into one Of de-
light.
Elsa Chetwood!" he cried, seizing
her hands. We'll, WE'LL l am glad to
see you. Missed you when you passed
through to Ceylon. Good gracious,
what a beautiful woman you've turned
out to be. Sit down, sit down." He
pushed her into chair. We'll, well!
When l saw you last you were nine
teen"
What a frightful memory you have!
And l was going to my first ball. You
used the same adjective"
is there Il better one? I'll use it if
there is You've arrived just in time.
| am giving a little dinner to the con-
sulS and their wives tonight, and you
will add just the right touch; for we
are all little gray ut the temples and
some of us are Il triilc bald. You see,
I've an old friend from India in town
today and I've asked him, too. Your
appearance evens up matters.
"Oh; then I'm just tiller-in!"
Heavens no. You're the most i'm
portant person of the lot, though Colo
mel Knowlton
Colonel KnOwltOn!f exclaimed Elsa.
That So by George. Stupid of me.
You came down on the same boat.
Fine, You know each other"
Elsa Strengthened her lips with some
difficulty. She possessed the enviable
faculty of instantly forming in her
mind pictures of coming events. The
little swelling veins in the coloners
nose were as plain To her minds eye as
if he really stood before her. Have
him take me i'm to dinner" she sug-
gested.
Just what l was thinking Of" de-
Clarcd the unSuSpcCting man. IF any
one can draw out the colonel, it will u"
YOU"
III do my best" Elsa's mind was
full Of rullicEing malice.
Contcmplativcly he said: so yOu'v"
been doing the orient alone" You are
like your father in that way. He WAS
never afraid of anything. Your mental
makeup, too, I'll wager is like his.
Finest man i'm the world"
Wasn't he? How wish he could
have always been with me! We were
such good comrades. They do say | am
like father But why is it every one
seems appalled, that | should travel
over here without male escort"
The answer lies in your mirror.
Elsa. Your old nurse Martha is no real
protection
Are men So bad. them"
They are less restrained. The heat,
the tremendous distances, the lack of
amuSem"ntS. are perhaps responsible.
The most difficult thing in the world to
amuse is man. liy the way. here's a
packet of letters for YOU"
Thanks" Els; played with the
packet. somberly cying the super
scriptionS The old disorder came back
into her mind Tire" of the letters
were from Arthur. She dreaded To open
them.
Now. I'll expect YOU t" come I" the
apartments and have tea at five"
BE glad To. only. don't have any one
else just want Ia visit and talk as
used to-"
Il promise not To invite anybody"
Il must be going. then. I'm not sure
of my tickets tu IIungkOng.
Go straight To- the German Lloyd
office. The next L. Il o.. boat is book
cd full Don't bother to go to Cooks.
Everyhudy'S on the way home now. Go
right tu the office I'll have my boy