Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-05-27

Don't want to comet"
Something in his eyes caused Elsa
to speak hurriedly "Good-by until to-
morrow"
She gave him her hand for a mo-
ment, stepped into the carriage. which
already held Martha and the luggage.
and then drove off to the Strand hotel.
He stood with his helmet in his
hand A fine, warm rain was falling.
but he was not conscious OF It, II
seemed incredible that time should
produce such a change within the
space Of seventy hours. little more.
a little less. AS she turned and waved
a friendly hand he knew that the desc
lation which had been his for ten years
was nothing as compared to that which
now fell upon his heart. She was as
unattainaDie as the north star; and
nothing, time nor circumstance, could
bridge that incalculable distance. His
heart hurt him. He must see her no
more after the morrow. Enchantment
and happiness were two words which
fate had ruthlessly-scratched from his
book of days.
Mr.. Hooghly had already started of
toward the town, the kit bag and the
valise slung across his shoulders. the
parrot cage bobbing at his side He
knew where to go; an obscure lodging
for men in the heart of the business
section, known in jest by the dere-
licts as the Stranded
Warrington, becoming suddenly
aware that his pose, If prolonged.
would become ridiculous, put on his
helmet and proceeded to the Bank OF
Burma Today was Wednesday;
Thursday week he would sail for Sin
gapore and close the chapter. Before
banking hours were over his financial
affairs we're put in order, and he
walked forth with two letters of credit
and enough banknotes and gold to
carry him around the world If he so
planned. Next he visited pawnshop
and laid down a dozen mutllated
tickets, receiving in return hand
some watch, emerald cuff buttons,
some stickpins. some pearls and a
beautiful old ruby ring, gift of the
young maharajah of Udaipur. The an
cient Chinaman smiled. This was a
rare occasion. Men generally went
out of his dark and dingy shop and
nevermore returned,
Much money Can do now?" affably
uNo, do roDIia6 Vo elm
ping the treasures into a pocket. What
struggle it had been to hold them
Somehow or other he had always been
able to meet the interest. though, often
to accomplish this feat he had been
forced to go without tobacco for weeks
There is vein Of superstition in al
of us, deny 1t how we will. Warning
ton was as certain Of the fact an he
was of the rising and the setting Of
the sun, that If he lost these heir
looms he never could go back to the
old, familiar world, the world in whicr
he had moved and lived and known
happiness. Never again would he par
with them. A hundred thousand dol
lars, almost; with his simple wants
he was now rich man.
BUY ling?" asked the Chlnaman
He rolled mandarin's ring carelessl!
across the showcase. Gold; al
heavy; velly old, velly good ling"
What does it say?" asked Warning
, ton, pointing to the characters.
, Good luck ard plospelity; velly goo
! signs"
. 1t was an unusually beautiful ring
3. unusual in that it had no setting o
jade. Warrington offered three soy
, ereigns for it. The Chinaman smile'
!. and put the ring away. Warrington
! laughed and laid down five pieces o
I gold. The Chinaman swept them u
: in his lean, dry hands. And Warning
4 ton departed, wondering II she woul
q accept such token.
a BY four o'clock he arrived at tn
D Chinese tailors in the Suley Pagod
r road. He ordered suit Of pongee.
q be done at noon the following day. H
h added to this orders for four othe
q suits, to be finished within q weel
4 Then he went to the shoemaker, to tn
e halter, to the haberdasher. All thi
g business because he wanted her
d realize what he had been and yet coul
d be. Thus vanity sometimes works oil
# mans salvation. And It marked tn
end Of Warrington's recidivation.
D When he reached his lodging hous
q he sought the Burmese landlady. ST
greeted him with smile and sti
little shake of the hand. He owe
| her money. but that was nothing. Hs
he not sent her drunken Europes
a sailorman husband about his bu'
ness? Had he not freed her from
:. tyranny of fists and curses? 1t hi
" not affected her in the least to lea
s, that her sallorman had been neg
gently married all the way from Yob
hama 10 Colombo She was free
him
10 Warrington spread out five-poul
note and laid ten sovereigns upon
IL There we are" he said genially; e
u paid up to date"
ee "You go 'way?" the smile leavi
at her pretty moon-face. "You like
'e- with a gesture which indicated
lie, parlor and it's contents. BE hos
1 l.