The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-30
IN THE EVENING" WORLDZ1
. - uthor Of "UN DYK THH KOSH," Kte.=

too venturesome deer that 10 encoun.
tercd on tho verge OF a woody place.
Tho deer would have disa ppesred1 into
tho semi cleaning and the Wild
fragrant depths. hut the girl could
not do that. So she did tho next
best thing and looked away.
An Englishman can have very dio.
eyes, especially when they
are blue. like q cold sea. 1t was too
In the corner to cstabllDh
the fact definitely. but Invisible nm
gers seemed to be dragging rose
leaves across that part of tho pale
proud face yet displayed to tho frees
open. questioning. critical. wonder
Ing, incredulous gaze Of tho, peer
from the snug little isle. Amid that
somewhat suppositi,ious tint. like the
tender pink OF an afterslow, the gtrl'e
lips--this. also. did not appear quite
n positive fact-seemed . little. IN.
steady. ~
Maybe, too. her breast moved 60
she trcmblcd-sho had had enouGh
to disturb her-but II so. the chair
good old English. from Staple. tie
universal furnisher~-Engiish sftt1ng-
rooms provided anywhere on tie
globcD concealed the fact Thooo
cavernous depths of leather wer3 cal
any evidence of undue sensitftG0AR.
thrill. or excitation OF feeling 'o1 Ne
part OF any one. That was beoouo
II was q British chair In Q Br1ta1n
sitting-room Tho turban .looeoA
piquant enough. In that augtsro -.
ting. but she was not OF the; ptuuAa1
order.
Fitzgerald yawncd-out Of rsvsaG>
for tho start he had boon betrayal
into. The window paue IN In SyO
was now like any other W1nAOW.
pane, calm and immovabis. N he'd
recovered Its wontod impassfvuSGuo,
II wus CLASSY (ousht to bell and rs
nectod objects on Its outer euf6AOo.
Ito who looked Into It. or, attempted
to 10 80. saw only these superficial
reflections. Stanton got M. ,anA
creased to tho big chair.
Mind waiting here a fnomonxfc 0o
asked softly. There's somafAinG
"a liko to say to hts lordShip pe1-
vately."
shc did not answer: his hand
trai!ed over tho back Of the luxurious
leather. touched careasinEly, tho,,9h
swiftly. tho girls cloak, then he voS1
out. Still she did not move: ShaS
chair. like a sreat black sarcophasus.
seemed to have swallowed her.
Jark stanton returned alone % tho
room where she was. Fitzgerald had
gone out to superintsnd and hastsn.
II possible. the operations Of the "a
Two driver. Tho young man. nov
spoke chorsully. II was all arranre6.
Everything had turned out boauti.
iuny' couldn't be better! He had
about her history and his iordsHis
had committed himself unouali6ediv
gtos her cause. Fitxgsrald had ex.
pressed an opinion about Amad, and
iohammedans In general, and II w
not q nattering one. Tho noblema n'a
presence was most opportune; II Vas
providential: he would rave her, )
inc young man paused to look At
nsr now n certain exhilaration in
MS saze: lie had . few moments 20
spare: Fltsgerald had promised 20
LOOT tho horn the moment the car
was ready. Tho girl had listened
quietly with strange bright iiRhts In
tho deep dark eyes. but she had an.
swcred nothing: she had not Dc.
INJURED How could she? She had
70 leave the city that night without
fail, and here was q way, n safe one.
',rAs' ftzgeralds personal servant.
or arab boy-his"own had deserted
him at tho first talk Of trouble-uo
one would question her presence IN
tue car. stanton again went on. Tho
nobleman's permit read: His lord.
ship SO ana so. &c, accompanied bv
MS servants" and II was signed. bv
tho Governor himself. Tho gate
would ny open before It, or the
soldiers guarding the exits would sNen
aside ike magic Mt sight OF the name
Of the high dignitary.
After all. that costume aha vora
would servo some purpose, he re-
marked with an attempt al. joculari.
". although not tho purpose he 1ad
expected. - ~ 4.
Not theirs TO be two vaSsbonAs Of
the highway, to sing or dance their
way along. in right merry romantic
fashion, She had played and sung
only ono song. but no would remem-
per II Or course no was sorry abe
had To go as a servant. but 1t would
ohiy DO Tor very short time. Be-
sides. empresses as well as princssses
tplayfully) had escaped from palace.
or cities. In humble disguise.
Only tho last century one Of thu
former had been glad to fee with q
dentist. She. his princess of his
thousand and second night with .
Iaugh) was at last fleeing with a near
OF mo realm. Said peer had also
kindly promised to entrust her to the
missionaries upon reaching tho -
port town about Tomorrow niRht.
Those missionaries would never give
hcr up now. her safety was assured
with them, She would have a long
run. but It would DO a pleasant one.
through delightful country, after n
mo, exhilarating climb among the
Biblical cedars.
His eyes had giowed though ho An,
not feel glad. In one way. as he told
her all this.
"You-you, too II Is providentiaI
Tor you. also" she said. She waa
standing near him now. very near,
Yes. OF course" His tones were
practical and matter OF fact. No use
or calling her attention 10 the inn
practicabillty OF his accompanying
them He tho romance reciter would
only emphasize by his presence the
danger OF their detecting her. With
so many things to think OF II had not
yet occurred to her that II might be
difflcult to account for n romance
recit"r In tho ear, Besides he had
other reasons for wishing TO remain
--reasons that he had communicated
To Lord Fitzgerald. That last .per-
son had called him n mailman and
bestowed upon him a few other
friendly. untlattorlng epithets-but
never mind, lack stanton 4lura No.