The Spectator., 1915-04-02
Call in the morning I'll let you know what the charges are"

by the name of Mallow," began the consul 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 l am going to collect it." Then he went out
 The consul general dropped Nal lows perfecto into the wastebasket 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 up in this enormous business which General Chetwood had founded thirty odd years before. And neither of them knew!
 q am not bad man at heart" he unused, but liked the young mans expression when mentioned that bully Mallow."
 He joined his family at five. He waved aside tea, and called for a lemon-squash
 Elsa, I am going to give you lec- ture."
 Didn't tell your" cried Elsa to the wife T 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 be news to my friends. 1 They say have a heart of ice"
 And what you think is independ- | tion."
 "Oh," said Elsa, becoming serious. | "A man came into my office today He is a rich copra grower from Pc nang He spoke of you. You passed him on going out. If I had been twen' ty years younger I'd have punched his ugly head. His name is 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 had never seen it before.
 Go on;" but her voice was un steady.
 Somewhere along the lrrawaddy you made the acquaintance of young man who calls himself Warrington, ia miliarly known as Parrot & Co. I'll be generous. Not one woman in g q T nA t0 n cept the attentions of such a man. He is cultivated, undeniably good look ing a strong man, mentally and physically"
 Elsa's expression was now enig nautical.
 There's not much veneer to him He fooled me unintentionally. He Wa! quite evidently born a gentleman. of ; race of gentlemen. His is not an iso lated case. One misstep, and the roat to the devil"
 The consul generals wife sent { startled glance at Elsa, who spun hel sunshade to tighten the tension of hel nerves
 He confessed frankly to me thi: morning that he is fugitive from jus tice He wishes to return to America He recounted the circumstances O. your meeting"
 Uncle Jim, have travelled pretty much over this world. and never me a gentleman if Warrington is not one. There was unconscious belligerency 1T her tone.
 "Ah, there's the difficulty whicf women will never be made to under stand. Every man can. at one time ol another, put himself upon his good be havior. Underneath he may be fine rascal''
 Not this one," smiling. He warned me against himself a dozen times, but that served to make me stubborn. The fault of my conduct" acidly. was not in making this pariah's acquaintance It lies in the fact that had nothing to do with the other passengers, from choice. That is where was indiscreet But why should 1 put myself out tc gain the good wishes of people fol whom have no liking; people l shal probably never see again when leave this port?"
 You forget that some of them will be your fellow passengers all the way to San Francisco. My child, you know as we'll as l do that there are some laws which the Archangel Michael would have to obey. did he wish to in habit this earth for a while."
 Poor Michael! And if you do not obey these laws, people talk" Exactly. There are two sets oi man.made laws. One governs the con duct of men and the other the conduct | of women."
 (To BE CoNTINUED)