The evening world., 1914-04-06

OF course he would come and apollo
size to her for his rudeness. That
was ono Of the necessary laws Of con-
vention.
Warrington. after derositing Ra1ah
In tho stateroom. sought the bench
on the stern deck. He filled his Guilty
with pursor- loaned tobacco and
roundly damned himself - q block
head. He had forgotten all the NICE
ties Of civilizations: no no longer know
how to bshave. What II she had been
curious? 1t was natural she should
be. This was strange world to her.
and II her youth rosal-tinted II with
romance, what right had he to dis
illusion her? The first young woman
In all these years who had treated
him as an equal. and he had straight
away proceeded to lecture hor upon
the evils OF travelling alone In the
Orient! Double-dyed ass! He had
been rdde and impudent.
And yet he had told her the truth.
II was not right that a young and
attractive woman should wander
about In tho East. unattended save
by middle-Aged companion. 1t
would provoke tho devil In men who
were not wholly bad. Women had the
falliDle idea that they could road
human nature. and never found out
their mistake until after they were
married. lilo know hor kind. if she
wanted to walk through the bazaars
In the evening she would do 80. II q
man followed her she would ignore
the fact. II no caught up with her
and spoke she would continue on as
IL she had not heard. lf man
touched her she would rely upon tho
fire of her eyes. She would never call
out for help. Some women were just
that silly.
Warrington knocked his pipe empty
and returned abruptly to Elsa.
He found her asleep In her chair.
The devil which had brought him to
her side was thrust back. Why. she
was nothing moro than = beautiful
child! A great yearning to brother
her came into his heart. He did not
disturb her, but waited until five.
that grave and sober hour when
kings and clerks stop work for no
logical reason whatever-tea. She
opened her eyes and saw him watch
Ing her. lie rose quickly.
May l get you some tear
Thank you"
And 30 the gulf was bridged. When
he returned no set tho cup and plate
OF cakes ON the arm OF her chair.
II was very rude little while ago.
WIN you accept my apoiogiesf"
"On condition that you VIII never
take your playthings and go home
lie laughed engagingly. you've
hit II squarely. 1t was the act OF u
petulant child"
you said: Who knows what man
ner OF man | amY Have you ever
done anything that would consciep-
tlously forbid you to speak to young
unmarried womanY'
mo. | haven't been that kind OF
a man." simply. Il could look into
OF shame, II that In what you mean. ;
THAT Ia all | care to know. Your
mother Ia lvingf"
Yes. But ! haven't seen her In ten
years" His motherl His brows met
In a frown. His proud. beautiful
mother!
There has been deal OF chatter
about shifty, untrmstworthy eyes" he
said. THE greatest liars | have ever
known could look st. Peter straight
and serenely In the eye. It's mat
ter OF steady nerves. nothing more.
Somebody says that so and so Is a
fact. and we go on believing II for
years. until some one who Is not a
person but an individual explodes it.''
'"Do you go home from Rangoon.
now that you have made your for
tuner"
mo. I am going 10 Singapore.
shall make my plans there"
Singapore. Elsa stirred uneasily
II would be like having "A ghost by
her side. She wanted to tell him
what had really drawn her interest