Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-29
By EARL DERR BIGGERS

for details And when you get back Broadway keep
lookout for the hand of Trimmer writing in fire the
sky
a will, p promised Mnot, laughing. He turned back
to the hotel shortly after His meeting with Trimmer
had cheered him nightly. With hopeful eye worthy
of Trimmer himself he looked toward the future.
Twenty-four hours would decide it. If only Allan Har-
rowby failed to return .--
THE first man Minot when he entered the lobby
of the De La Pax was Allan Harrowby his eyes
tired with travel, handing suitcase to eager
black boy. : ,.-.----- g, -. -
What was the use? Listessly Minot relinqushed his
last hope He followed Harrowby, and touched his
9Good morning." he said dreariy. aYou gave us all
quite turn last night We thought you'd taken the adj
you got in the morning, and cleared out for good
well hardly" Harrowby replied "Come up to the
room old man. I'll explain there"
Before 60 up replied Minot, II want you get
Miss Meyrick on the phone and tell her you've re-
turned Yes-rght away. You see-last night
rather misunderstood thought you weren't Allan
narrowly, after al-and I'm afraid gave Miss Mey-
rick wrong impression -
@By Cad! should have told her was going" Har-
rowby replied. @But was ratified, you know"
He went into booth. His brief talk ended, he and
Minot entered the elevator. Once in his suite, Harrow
by dropped YEARLY into chair. $50
2Confound your stupid trans I've been travelling
for ages. Now, Minot, I'll tell you what carried
off. Yesterday afternoon l got message from my
brother George saying he his way here
GYes?"
aSeems he's alive and in business in Chicago. The
news excited Bit old boy. pictured George rush
ing in here and the word spreading that not to be
the Earl of Raybroo after ALL I'm fghtfully fond of
Miss Meyrick, and want that wedding to take place
tomorrow. Then too, there's Jephson. Understand
meCyntha is not marrying for my title. I'd stake
my life that But there's the father and Aunt Mary
and considering the number of times the old gentle
man has forbidden the wedding already $3.50
@You saw it up to you; for once.
Exactly. So for my own sake-and Jephson's-I
boarded train for Jacksonville with the idea of meeting
Georges train there and coming on here with him.
going to ask George not to make himself known for
a couple of days. Then proposed to tell Cynthia, and
Cynthia only of his existence she objected all very
well; but I'm sure she wouldn't. And I'm sure too
that George would have done what asked. He always
was bully chap. Butt missed him. These con-
founded trains-always late, except when you want
them to be! dare say George is here by this timer
@He is" Minot replied. 4Came few hours after
you left. And, by the way, arranged meeting for
him with Trimmer and his proposition. The PROPOSE
ton fled into the night. 1t he the of
old servant of your father's-Jenkins by name"
@Surely! Surely that Jenkins! l thought I'd
the chap somewhere couldn't quite recall Well
any rate he's out of the way. Now the thing to do
is to see good old George at once
He went to the telephone, and got his brothers
@George!" surprising note of affection crept into
his Lordship's voice. George, old boy-this is Allan
I'm waiting for you in my rooms"
9Dear old chap!' said his Lordship, turning away
from the phone. @Twenty-three years since he has
seen one of his own flesh and blood Twenty-thr
years of wandering in this Godorsaken country beg
your pardon Minot I wonder what he'll say to me?
1 wonder what George will say after all those years.
VIGOROUSLY Allan Harrowby walked the floor. In
! moment the door opened, and the tall, blond
Chicago man stood in the doorway. His blue eyes