The evening world., 1914-03-18
kilograms always
mpor tant"

kilograms always meant something
Important"
Not this kind: I'll read them
Thursday morning. Isn't there some
place we can go where that boy can,
lind us again."
There's the garden. And YOU
haven't seen the dahlias yet. have
you?"
As a matter OF fact. Mr.. Devlne did
not know whether he had seen tho
dahlies or not. lie wondered II they
ran on four legs, or had feathers. But
he declared that he hadn't seen them
and wanted to. so they were soon
threading the intricate winding path.
ways where tall cannas Haunted their
green and scarlet and the asters blazoi
like colored stars. An hour later
when they returned to the house, they
found the red-haired boy perched on
the horse block.
'Three more" he announced, pro-
ducing his book. "And they all want
rush answers
"Good!" said Mr.. Devine. "Give me
your book a minute"
On the receipt blank he wrote RE
fused" opposite his name.
There. That ought to be almost
as good as cutting the wires, hadn't
II. sonny
Guess thatll do the trick" OBJ
served tho boy.
lie of the red hair was correct. too.
No moro messages were sent up from
the village, and Mr.. Devine's after
noon was undisturbed. heinp devoted
to making the impressive discovery
that tho Countess Vecchi's brown
eyes were most interesting to watch.
WnnnpG1nu pnnrnlnO arrival in
some miraculously abrupt fashion.
1t found them sitting in n sunny cor
ner OF the library. The "Cherub"
was smoking ono Of his fat, black
cigars. by special request OF the
Countess. and he was regarding with
approving eyes her slim white fingers
as they employed an ivory needle In
the fashioning of some utterly USE
less affair that looked like "a lot Of
holes edged with spider webs.
And then came Eppings to an
nounce the presence of MIR. Nicholas
Walloway, adding that his errand
was urgent and important.
Nick Walloway. Ell? You don't
mind II ! have him como in here, do
your" he asked the Countess. Mr..
Devine's motive In this was selfish.
lie would show Nick Just how he
was being blessed.
Perhaps | had better take my
work into another ROOM" suggested
the Countess. starting 10 rise.
mo, no. don't disturb the cob
webs. Nick's business isn't half SO
important as he thinks 1t Is. Bring
him right In. Eppings."
but l had rather not
Whatever her protest might have
been II was cut short by the prompt
entrance OF young Mr.. Walloway.
Across the room their eyes mot, and
In an instnt there faded from his face
all the eagerness. all the animation
with which II had been lighted. lie
stopped abruptly. and 1t seemed as
n his gray eyes stared hungrily at
tho pretty picture she made. stand
ing there In the morning sunshine.
The color went from his cheeks, his
lips were tensely drawn.
Next he swept a questioning glance
at the "Cherub." who, leaning lux
uriously back in his chair. regarded
him with mild satisfaction. The
Countess, after one startled look, re-
gained her usual calm poise. She
even betrayed some amusement at
the awkward pause. 1t was tho
"Cherub' who broke IT,
We'll, Nick. you see I'm still rus
''htiib' bT'dt, isn IL
With an obvious effort young Mr.
Walloway shook OF his embarrass-
ment. Acknowledging the Countess
Vecchi with a stifiiy formal bow, he
turned to the "Cherub." and In an
other moment he was deep In the
business which had brought him
there.
You must forgive me, Devine, for
hunting YOU up like this. but
thought | ought TO do II. It's a mat
ter Of business; couldn't We
And he looked suggestively at the
door.
"Oh, let's have It. Nick. Bottom
dropped out OF something7" The
"Cherub" was smiling amiably.
II rather think you would have
thought no II you had been on the
floor Just before closing yesterday.
Tho Bates-Rimmer crowd Is after
p. 2, q N. I believe they mean to
gobble II up"
"Ah. that gang. eh7" This time tho
"Cherub" showed his white teeth
when he smiled.
"They began II a. soon a. they
found you were not on deck, and
they've been at II ever since. Your