Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-23


them properly"
picked up the and the cabin.
Say Yes sir, when 1 speak to you," barked Gore
Yes, sir" said. and went out
Empress pitching heavily as made my staggering
down the passage and eannoned into steward ,
silly why keep of the way Where
you going with them boots?"
Going clean Them if can get some backing said
who are you WITH?
"Mr Vincent
I'll lick OF backing after dim
isn't oot-cleann time now
m going do said az wish could"
knocking about like that? he interrupted
Hospital patientw
you; comprehend. Well seeing it's Red Bob
with I'll stretch point and get you the stuff now Where's
own?"
Don't know"
New the job?"
made no answer but looked l might have
pleasant He the backing, and found
cabin and sat down to clean the boots
expected shining them
No and knocked the door, your boots SIR
The electric lights on paneled white
gold upholstered looked bright and lux
urous Gore was standing in the middle it, swinging
He took the boots from
and examined them He tapped the inside of heel with
finger.
again." he Immediately his
more. blotting me out of existence
went and cleaned microscope
while hurried back
quickly Vincent Gore still there He
setth
Don't let have speak about that again. he said I'm
pack while I'm at dinner"
He left the cabin and walked lightly and securely along the pitch
aeyway the saloon did with his
things had valet fadiou enough about
clothes fairly we'll how things should be DONE
before had finished learned later that
phenomenay small and fingered meals
three shut
silence He dismissed and
the stewards pantry and found to give me food
Why A. IL D., F. R. S, F. R. G. S.
clear for
There good people the ship who knew
nickname did be the
classes of little world ahoat was the ship poear
bourgeoe 1.-THE deck hands okers
He Red Rob all of these would
ask them why
1 supremacy happy Spain Portugal
Gibraltar And when the Empress tied along
looking fiat roofs and minare
sky of hard high unknown blue felt
deep that hands had closed the east
we'll pleased when Gore sent for just after we had en-
told without preface explanation that
valet duties and that
rotary work began that day.
salary of hundred and fifty and expenses
"I learn languages require can
working knowledge of any language in three weeks myself and
why you should take much longer"
He opened and small volume.
Malay phrase book" he said. handing it ITS
ime you began How about Germana"
pretty useful it." answered wondering little for did
what there would be for German the lands through
which likely travel
Right" said Gore and dismissed
withdrew The steward the aleyway 1t hot
there the pp the canal outside had
radiance that hit the and the line of the
gerd hard and white and blue through the yellow circles
wnhutes all along the looking like
great
with the wind
Lord it's goin' be in Red
hopping he suddenly remembered himself
away his handkerchief
Beg your pardon forgot said pulling himself straight
cabin the
alleyway. Hope you'll be comfortable, sir"
the stewards gloryhole the night be-
borrowing brushes without leave but his calm
that he had
of worthy obging could
gold his pocket plainly
had there.
Thanks" will you kindly shift my traps?"
81 did so already Anything else sr?"
thanks, answered. entering cabin with its
the fresh
of
that had been successful passing
had finally decided
nv fortunes might
certain thing-here
only nthropologist
geographer. What else he?
the woodwork.
"Mr Gore asking you SIR, the stewards voice.