The evening world., 1915-02-25


died hevery d'y," complained entity.
First. when they sets me to tapping |
wires think It's q bit OF . bounce for
the bookies. Then sudden like they
doan't tyks no Interest In tappin'
wires no moro. And-I Sy-why
carn't they give . chep some hidear
Of wot 'e's Jolly well got to do-shf
1t Amt like that In no ply ever 80.
There you ses from the hrst wot the
dodge Ii and watch kinder interested
like to see It work out. But 'ow's .
man to tyke any interest in . bally
plan about the which . Amt got NO
"But ~. didn't Loneuehays look
like Lord Glenarundel. the villain In
"Earts That Myke' Omesf'--sy. . was
. clinkin' villain, that chep-so quiet
and gentlemanlike and never sym
nothing loud nor throwing his hand
down when . was foiled. Blimei I
liked Lord 0lenarundel-proper nyme,
ain't itf-'mlnds me Of Longuehaye,
some'ow. More dressy Q was, though.
and 'ad on dewey cream colored
spats. Longuehaye. o looks kinder
dressed up. 9 does, but when you
looks close at - clothes they ain't
no particular style-is theyr
II suppose you could get more show
out of the same money" temporised.
'Right-o. could. But amt never
'ad the hoppertunity TO be q bit Of a
toff-but couldn't / do It proper IL I
I've seen, I know jest 'ow the nobility
dress. ratheri And I've found that
the pl'y'ouse 10 Jest the plyce to see
life: the more see of life the more
realize that George r. Sims was rfkht
when . said: All the worlds n
blooming styge'"-
"Who?" asked.
"'Oo-why. George r. Sims! Amt
you never ear OF the Lights o. Lon
donr Proper ply that one; my eye!"
l told him I was inclined to believe
an earlier playwright was responsible.
Jones came in while Chitty contin-
ued his moralizing. with the informa-
tion that Longuehaye. with the other
men. had left the house. going down
the slope to the river.
there" he said. "And oh. Chittyl you
remember the paralyzed chap we
called Captain in Londonf Well.
he's here!" ~
my word!" said entity. 'T won
der what is deep little gyrne IL. For
'e's got q gyme. you know
For which Illuminating exposition
Of motives We thanked him.
1t was close upon an hour before
L0nguehaye returned and bade me
and Jones make ready. "Chitty," hi
added. you and Juhl. and"-- HI
! mentioned some four or five others
''have your dunnage ready--eh1 Yes
Well, better cart II down to the edg,
for It. There's q lot Of our traps OF
the door above. You can divid
them among you and take them down
Now, waste no time, please. Tn
: launch has q number Of trips u
. make" .t -,.
In the dining room we found m!
lady and the ,duenna enveloped II
long sable cloaf<s, their headgear Sc
cured and their faces muffled b!
meshy motor wells.
cousin Bobby and Jones will tool
after you" said Longuehaye. 9Th
Captain and follow In another boat
We will see you aboard the Crown o
Grenada-that's an oysterman's ide'
OF a good name for n boat. Your lug
gage will be attended to. Did yo,
bring down yours. Jones? Right. I
/ will be looked after. Now straigh
ahead down to the water and you'l
find the launch. A demain!"~
activity. was 'A WIN A'' usual s
We made some trifiing remarks 4
my lady. whose responses. no doub
equally trifilng, we're mufhed by tn
veil. As we passed out of the hous
tl1e- negroes followed. Juggling sevsra
small bags and a squirrel In a canar.
J cage. My lady. showing the firs
Sign Of amusement for some time. In
formed US that the squirrel repre-
sented some voodoo sign to the ser
want.
0 It was an undistinguished nigh
an occasional flicker of moon an
2 wink of stars. We passed In silenc
down the road to the launch an
: found 1t In charge of a sulky fellov
who was objecting to the quantity o
: luggage. He finally ruled on two @
. the men as extra weight: and the de
\ cision being upheld by me. he let tn
, little launch go downstream. pass
ing through the rocky river gorg
that frowned down upon US and ha
an unappreciated complement q
Y rapids-but with this passed ther
were only sand-bars and marshe
which the man at the wheel avoide
u with seemingly superhuman skill
" and before any great lapse Of tim
;. we had passed into the Chesapeak
20 where the lights OF Ferry Bar, River
view and Point Breeze fickered frol
y as many directions. Dead ahea'
!, the wash Of the bay tapping her side
was a schooner -rigged craft high OF
OF the water as though unloaded.
"All off, snarled the man at II
= motor. as he brought his craft alonl
side. Here's yer ship"
a Eveling hailed us from over the bu
n warks. and presently a pair of lal
70 ing against the slimy-green sides
!. 'rhs ladies' can't climb that. Eve
"a Ing" said.
,r "Sure. forgot" he grumbled.
> Cant be kept here all night
5, added the man at the motor in equal
= surly tones.
N Eveling gave him his theory col
n. cerning the ultimate salvation
people who ran motor r-boats, to whi,
X the man replied In kind. During Il
J. exchange Of compliments a loop,
It rope Topped itself into the launch.
saw the idea and directed my lady
l. tuck her skirts about her and se
70 herself within the loop. holding L
N upper part of the rope with bo
10 hands. In this manner the thr
10 women were hauled over the bl
warks. The rest OF us made time
70 the ladder; and the dunnage "
!" swung up In q huge basket drOpp