The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-05

Time moved ON again; space slowly
contracted into q symmetrical ohAp0.
set with little points Of light; sleep
and fatigue elternated With Slimmsro
Of reason. which finally grew into Q
faint but steady intelligence. And,
very delicatsly. memory stirred In. .
Reason ana memory were mine
again. frail toys for . stricken man,
30 frail dared not, for . time, use
them for my amusement-and one OF
them was broken too-memory!-
broken short Ut the moment when full
in my face ] had felt the hot, fetid
sr :sas. q !: lion
"Yes; am here"
what time u itr'
I heard the click Of his hunting
case. Eleven o'clock"
What dayf"
saturday"
'When"- I hssitatsA. was
afraid.
"Well?" he asked quietly.
when was ! hurt? Many days ago
many wseks"
You were hurt st hsie-past this
tried to comprehend, I could not.
and after . while gave UP my feeble
grasp on time.
what 70 that roaring sounAr !!
asked. Mot drumsf Not my nons7"
TT 10 the sea"
$50 nearr'
VERY near"
turned my head on the white pill
this roomf"
'Shail I tell your"
! was silent. struggling with
Tell mo-" said. "whoss bed is
1T = hers"
The candle.dams glimmered before
my wide-open eyes once moro. and
''Oh, you arc right" he muttersd.
then leaned heavily against tho bed.
:iie drspSsns bic arms IN The cover
1T was Q close Gala close calf"
he said. hoarssly. I'VE thought Il
was ended :. They were all over
you-Emprsss dragged you: but they
all crowded IN too closs-they blocked
used the irons. Your left arm
lay close to the cage door and We
got you away from them. and {.
IT'S all right now-4t's all right
He broke down. head buried IN his
arms. I moved my left hand across
the sheets - that Il rested on his
elbow. He lay there. gulping for .
while: could not So him very clear
~, for the muscles that controlled my
eyes we're stu elishtly nafelysed
press Khateun had dealt me.
ITS all very WE'LL" he stammsred.
with Q trace Of resentment in his
for people who arc used to the nlthy
boasts: but tell you. Scarlet. It
sickened mo. I'm NO coward, - men
20. but was afraid-I was terrtfed!"
"Yet you dragged me out" said.
"who told you that7 How could
you Know
ut WAS not necessary TO tell me.
You said. We got you away but I
snSr 1T W.: yoS sPs ned; e x% ..
He raised . h.sgard faos 70 mine.
you know BEST" he said. They
tore your coat OF and one Of them
ripped your riding boot from top to
sole, but the blow Empress struck
you 10 your only hurt. and she all
but missed you At that. Had she
hit you fairly-but, oh hell! Do you
want to get upf'
I said I would In . moment. Z.
and that 10 all ! remember that night.
all remember clearly, though IL
seems to me that once ! heard drums
S S:s;ip ! an T. tho distance; and D'r,
Dawn was breaking when I awole.
Speed. partly dressed. lay. beside me,
sleeping heavily. looked around at
tho pretty boudoir whore lay, at
the silken curtains Of the bed, at the
clouds Of cupids on the painted cell
ing, flying through haxs OF vermilion
necked with gold.
Raising one hand ! touched with
tentative fingers my tightly bandaged
head, then turned over on my side.
and smeared with sawdust, hung over
. delicate. gilded chair: there
sprawied my battered boots. soilins
tho polished. tnlaid floor; candle lay
in q pool OF hardened wax on q
golden rococo table. and I saw where
the smouldering wick had blistered
the glased top. And this was her
room! Vandalism unspeakable! I
turned on my snoring comrade.
idiot. get up!" I cried. hitting him
feebly.
He was very angry when he found
out why I had awakened him; por-
haps the sight of my bandaged head
restrained him from violence.
Look here" no said. 1--WE been
up all night. and you might a. well
know II. II you hit me again.
He hesitated. stared around. yawnsd
and rubbed his eyes.
You're right" he said. II must
set up"
He stumbled to the floor. bathei.
grumblinG all the while. and then. 70
my surprise. walked over to . nat
trunk which stood under the window
and which I recognised - mine.
TN borrow some underwear" hs r.
marked, viciously.
whats my trunk doing hsrsr
demanded.
"Ama. Do Vassart had them bring
it.~
Had who bring k1s
"Horaa and NoCAAessAbseoss thsy
iset.
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