The evening world., 1914-04-09

the HanlineSS OIL his fac0 ana the
breadth and depth Of his shoulders.
He dropped the cutting ilnpatiently.
Don't YOU believe it,"
Believe II? oh. tbis7 Yes
answered the Con sui General. what
l cannot believe is that I am awake.
1 cannot quite make two and two
squal four"
(which infers?"
"That | cannot Well, you
do not look like O m An who would
rob his employer Of eight thousand
dollars"
Much obliged"
Parrot & Co. rs odd. but ! recol-
lect that title. fou were at Udaipur
during the plague"
Warrington frightened. 80 that's
got about? I happened to be there,
working on the princes railway"
Il will send the cable at once. You
will doubtless hear from New York
in the morning. But you must not
see Miss Chetwood again."
you will let me bid her goodby2
! admire and respect her moro 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
II you wish"
II agree to that"
Thank you again" Warrington
rose.
II am genuinely sorry for you. II
they say no. what will you dor"
60 back just the same. have an
other debt to cancel"
call in the morning. I'll lot you
know what the charges are"
II forgot. Here are twenty pounds.
You can return the balance when
cali. / am very grateful"
by the way. there Is a man here
by the name OF Mallow," began the
Consul General.
YES" interrupted Warrington, with
smile which was grim and cruel.
II expect TO call upon him. He owes
me something like fifty pounds. and
am going to collect It," Then he
went out.
Tho Consul General dropped NAL
lows perfecto into the waste basket
and lighted his pipe. Once moro 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
up In this enormous business which
Gen. Chetwood had founded thirty
odd years before. And neither OF
them knew!
IT am not a bad man at heart" he
unused. but l liked the young mans
expression when I mentioned that
bully Mallow."
He Joined his family at FIVE. He
waved aside tea and called for Q
lemon squash.
Elisa, / am going to give you lee
ture."
Didn't I tell you?" cried Elsa to
the wife. II felt in my bones that he
was going to say this very thing"
She turned to her old-time friend.
go on: lecture me-"
I'm the first place, you arc too kind
hearted"
THAT will be news TO my friends.
They say have heart or ice.
And what you think Is hae-
pendence OF spirit u sometimes IN
discretion"
"Oh," said Elsa. becoming serious.
"A man came into my office to-day.
He In a rich copra grower from
Penang. He spoke OF you. You
passed him on going out. II i had
been twenty years younger Id have
punched his ugly head. His name ~
Mallow, and he's not 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 yelled It; she nad never
seen II before.
Go on" but her voice was I'M
steady.
Somewhere along the Irrawaddy
YOU made tho acquaintance OF
Young man who calls himself war
rington. Familiarity known az Parrot
4 Co. III be generous, Not one
woman in n thousand would have de-
clined to accept the attentions OF
such a man. He Is cultivated, un-
deniably good looking; strons man.
mentally and physically"
Elsa's expression was now enie-
NAUTICAL.
There's not much veneer to him.
He fooled me Internationally. He
was quite evidently born a gentle-
man, Of a race OF gentlemen. His IL
not an isolated case. One misstep,
and the road to the devil"
The Consul Generals wife sent a
startled glance at Elsa, who spun her
sunshade to tighten the tension OF
her nerves.
HE confessed frankly to me this
morning that he Is fugitive from
Justice. He wishes to return TO
America. He recounted the circum-
HttUccS OI your HicrNihS' ~ ..sS
story appeared truthful enough. He
said that you sought the introduce
ton because OF his amazing likeness
to the man you are going home to
marry"
THAT Is true" replied Elsa. I'm
Gle Jim, l have travelled pretty much
over the world. and l never met a
gentleman II Warrington Ia not one
There was unconscious belligerency
in her tone.
"Ah, there's the difficulty which
women will never be made to I'M
derstand. Every man can, at one
time or another. put himself upon
his good behavior. Underneath he
may be a fne rascal"
mot this one" smiling. He
warned me against himself dozen
times. but that served to make me
stubborn. The fault OF my con-
duct" acidly. was not In making
this pariah's acquaintance. 1t lies
In the fact that had nothing to do
with the other passengers. from
choice. That Is where | was indis-
Greet. But why should I put myself
out TO gain the good wishes OF peo-
pie for whom have no liking;
people shall probably never ace
again when | leave this port?'
hat nf tharl Wil