The evening world., 1914-04-06

become . habit. He swore at the
, sun.
sordid evil-smeliing lodgings that
night. he possessed the parrot and
four rupees, and sat UP the greater
part Of the night trying to make the
bird perform his tricks. The Idea
Of suicide no longer bothered him:
trifiing though II was, he had found
an interest in life. And on the NOR
row came the Eurasian. who trust
fully loaned Warrington every coin
that he could scrape together.
Often in the dreary heart-achy days
that followed. when weeks passed
ere he saw the face Of a white man,
when no had to combat opium and
bhang and laziness In the natives UNI
der him, the bird and his funny tricks
had saved him from whiskey. or
worse. In camp he gave Rajah much
freedom. its wings being clipped: and
nothing pleased tho little rebel 30
much as to claw his way up to his
masters shoulder. sit there and watch
the progress OF the razor, with inter-
mittent "jawing'' at his own refiec-
tion In the cracked hand mirror.
Up and down the Irrawaddy. at the
fest-houses. on the boats. to those Of
1ocular turn OF mind the three were
tons amiability often misled the va
rious scoundrels with whom he was
at times forced to associate. A man
VINO smiled most OF the time and
talked Hindustani to n parrot was
not to be accorded much courtesy.
until one day Warrington had set
tied all distinctions, finally and pri-
mordially, with the square OF his
hsts. After that he went his way I'M
molcsted. having soundly trouncsd
one OF the biggest DULLES in the teak
timber-yards at Rangoon.
He made no friends: he had M con-
fdences to exchange: nor did be ofrar
TO become the repository OF other
mems pasts. But he would share his
bread and his rupees. when he had
them, with any who asked. MANY
tried to dig into his past, but he was
as unresponsive as granite. 1t takes
a woman to find out what a man IL
and has been: and Warrington went
ABOUT women In a wide circle.
say. James. old sport, no mora
going up and down this bally old
river. Well go on to Rangoon to-
night. II We can find berth
Yes. Sahib; this business very
pinle.' replied the Eurasian without
turning his head. Two things he dear.
Iy loved to acquire: n bit OF American
slang and a bit Of English silver. liz
was invariably changing his rupee,
INTO shillings. and Warrington could
not convince him that he was always
losing In the transactions.
James,"
Three annas"
Warrington laughed and shook tie
dust from his beard. IT'S a grea;
world, James. great and wonderful
world. I've Just two rupees myself
III other words. We - busted"
Two rupees!" James paused ant
turned. why, Sahib. you have thre.
hundred thousand rupees in YOU
pocket"
But not worth an anna until l ge
70 Rangoon. Didn't those buffers Civ,
you anything for handling their lug
gaga the other day."
Not a pice, Sahib."
"Rotters! IT takes an Englishmar
TO turn n small trick like that. Well
well; there were extenuatins circum
stances. They had sore heads. NJ
man likes to pay three hundred thou
sand for something he could have
bought for len thousand. And nij'
them come to me. James--ro me.
ade them come to this god .forsake!
hole, Just because 1t pleased my fan
c.. When you have the skewer In al
ways be sure to turn 1t around.
believe I'm heaven-born after all
The Lord hates n Haitter and go do ]
! nearly quit myself once-eh, Rajah
old top? But l made them come 4
ire. That's the milk in the rocoanvt
the curry on the rice. They almos
hac me. Two rupees! 1t truly Is
great world. James. / owe you thre
hundred rupees. and l am going y
nod seven hundred more. We've beel
fiphting this old top for six years -
Eether, and you've been a GOOD ser
want and good friend. And III tax
YOU with me as far as this fortur
will go, II you say the word
"Ah, Sahib. I am much sorry. Bu
Delhi calls, and ! go. thousan
, r,,pees will mako much business 70
ne In the Chandney Chowk.'
"Just as you say.
Presently they became purple shade
. III a brown world.