Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16

Believe it? oh this? Yes" ans
wered the nsulgeneral. What l
cannot believe is that l am awake.
cannot quite make two and two equal
four
(Which infers?"
THAT l cannot-Well, you do not
look like a man who would rob his
employer of eight thousand dollars"
Much obliged"
Parrot & Co. It's odd, but l recol-
lect that title. You were at Udaipur
during the plague"
Warrington frightened. 80 that's
got about? l happened to be there,
working on the princes railway
IT will send the cable at once. You
will doubtless hear from New York in
the morning. But you must not see
Elsa Chetwood again"
You will let me bid her goodby? l
admire and respect her more than any
other woman. She does not know it,
for as yet her soul is asleep; but she
is one of those few women God puts
on earth for the courage and comfort
of man. Only to say goodby to her.
In this office, if you wish"
II agree to that"
Thank you again" Warrington
rose.
81 am genuinely sorry for you. If
they say no, what will you do?"
Go back just the same. have
another debt to cancel"
Call in the morning. I'll let you
know what the charges are
II forgot. Here are twenty pounds.
You can return the balance when |
call I am very grateful"
by the way, there is man here by
the name of Mallow." began the con-
sui general.
Yes" interrupted Warrington, with
a smile which was grim and cruel.
Il expect to call upon him. He owes
me something like fifty pounds, and I
am going to collect it." Then he went
out.
The consul-general dropped Nal
lows perfecto into the waste-b basket
and lighted his pipe Once more he
read the cablegram. The Andes Con-
struction company. What a twist.
what an absurd kink in the skein!
Nearly all of Elsa's wealth lay bound
I'D in this enormous business which
General Chetwood had founded thirty
odd years before. And neither of
them knew
II am not a bad man at heart" he
unused, but l like the young mans
expression when l mentioned that
bully Mallow."
He joined his family at five. He
waved aside tea, and called for a
lemon squash.
Elsa. l am going to give you lee
ture."
Didn't 1 tell you?" cried Elsa to
the wife. Il felt in my bones that he
was going to say this very thing" She
turned to her old-time friend. "GO on:
lecture me-"
In the first place. you are too kind
hearted"
THAT will he news to my friends.
They say have a heart Of ice"
And what you think is indcpend-
cnce of spirit is sometimes indiscre-
ton"
"Oh," said Elsa, becoming serious.
"A man came into my office today.
He is a rich copra grower from Pen
ang. He spoke of you. You passed
him on going out. If l had been
twenty years younger, I'd have punch
ed his ugly head. His name is NAL
low. and he's not a savory chap"
Elsa's cheeks burned. She never
would forget the look in that mans
eyes. The look might have been in
other mems eyes. but conventionality
had always veiled it: she had never
seen it before.
Go on" her voice was unsteady.
Somewhere along the Irrawaddy,
you made the acquaintance Of a young
man who calls himself Warrington,
familiarly known as Parrot K Co. I'll
be generous. Not one woman in a
thousand would have declined to ac-
cept the attentions of such a man..
He is cultivated. undeniably good
looking, strong man, mentally and
physically"
Elsa's expression was now enigmati-
cal
There's not much veneer to him.
He fooled me unintrntiOnally. He was
quite evidently born a gentleman, Of
a race of gentlemen. His is not an
isolated case. one misstep, and the
road to the devil"
The cOnSul-generalS wife sent a
startling glance at Elsa, who spun her
SunShade To tighten the tension Of her
nerves.
He confessed frankly to me this
morning that he is Il fugitive from JUS
tice. He wishes to return to America.
He recounted the circumstances of
Your meeting. To me the story ap-
peared truthful enough He said that
you sought the introduction because
of his amazing likeness to the man
YOU are going hum" To marry"
THAT is true" replied Elsa. Uncle
Jim. l have travelled pretty much over
this world. and | never met a gentle
man if Warrington is not one" There
was unconscious belliger"ncy i'm her
tone.
"Oh. there's the difficulty which
women will never he made To under
stand. Every man can. at one time
or another put himself upon his
good behavior. Underneath he may
be a fine rascal"
Not this one" smiling. He warn
ed me against himself a dozen times,
but that served To make me stubborn.
The fault of my conduct" aCidly, was
not i'm making this pariah'S acquaint-
ancc It lies i'm the fact that had
nothing in do with the other passen-
gers. from choice. That is where |
was indScrect. But why should ! put
myself out tn gain the good wishes of
people for whom | have no liking;
people ] shall probably never Sc"
again when | leave this port