The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-04-09


IRON behind = shoulder OF
rock they peered down into
the forest below thcm.
II guess youso must O. been scsin'
things" said Byrne dryly.
"Yos," said the girl. and ] SOC
them again. Look, Quick! Down
thereto the righti'
"Chinks," he commented. Gee,
look at 'sm comm! Dere must be =
hundred of 'emi"
lie turned a ruefui glance back into
tho amphitheatre.
II dunno as dis place looks AZ good
10 mo as IL did" he remarked. Dose
yaps wild do toad stabbors could hike
up on top o. desc cliffs an make II
case o. thence by carriages to Calvary
for ours in about two shakes. Let's
get along out VI here"
Again they took up their seemingly
hopeless MARKHAM ainless wander
Ing In search of they know not what.
They followed tho little brook
down to whore II emptied into n river.
and then down the valley beside tho
river, which grew wider ana more
turbulent with every mile. Well past
id-aftcrnoon they came opposite a
small. rocky island. and AZ Byrne's
eyes fell upon IL an exclamation 70
satisfaction burst from his lips.
Jest de place." he cried. I'VE
orter be able to hide derc forever"
But how are wc to get thore7"
asked the girl, loking fearfully at tho
turbulent river.
1T amt deep" Byrne assured her.
IN .
and without waiting for a reply he
gathered her in his arms and started
down the bank.
They had reached the top OF tho
bnnk. now. and the man. still holding
her In his arms. stood upon mat Of
jungle grass beneath a great tree.
A. tho man looked at Barbara
Harding standing there before him,
he saw her In a strange now light.
flashed upon him.
Ho saw that no could not harm
her now. or ever: for he loved her!
And with tho awakening there
came to Billy Byrne the whitening,
numbing knowledge that his love
must forever he n hopeless one-that
this girl OF the aristocracy could
never he for such as he.
Barbara Harding. stiii looking
questioningly at him, saw the change
that came across his countenance-
she saw the swift pain that shot to
the mans eyes. and she wondered,
with the long sword OF Oda Yori-
motto Billy Ryrne cut saplings and
bamboo and the fronds of fan palms:
and with long. tough grasses bound
them together into the sembiance Of
rude hut. barbara gathered leaves
and grasses with which she covered
the moor.
Number Ono Riverside Drive"
said the nuoker with a grin. when
tho work was oomp1etsdi nm now
I'll 90 down on do river front an
build de Bowery."
.Oh. are you from Now York;"
asked tho girl.
Byrne. sim from rood oil Chi: but
] been 10 Moo York twict wit de
Goose Island Kid. an NO I knows all
about II. De rough necks belongs on
de Rowery. so data wot we'll call my
dump down by do river. You're a
Riverside Drive, see?" and the muck
or laughed at his little pleasantly.
But the girl did not laugh with him.
Instead she looked troubled.
wouldn't you rather be a high
brow. toor" she asked. land live up
on Riverside Drive. right across tho
street from me7"
~ don't belong" said the muckcr
6ruf.ly.
Wouldn't you rather belong" In
"It's too late fer mo ever TO be-
long. now" he said ruefully. "Yeh
gotta bo bornod to II. Gee. wouldn't
I look funny In wife pants. an one
o. dem dinky. little Willie on dc
yacht lids?"
II didn't mean that" sho hastoncd
to explain. II didn't mean that you
must necessarily dress like them: but
be like thcm--act like them. talk like
them. az Mr.. Theriere did. you know.
lilo was gentleman"
AN I'm not" said BILLY.
"oh. ] didn't mean that" tho girl
hastened.
"well. whether youse meant It or
not. II In So" said the mucker. II
amt no gent; I'm mucker. have
your word for It, you know. feh
said so dat time on de IIalfmoon. an
] amt forgot II. Youse was right; ]
am n mucker, I amt never learned
how 10 be anything else. amt
never wanted to he anything else
until today. Now ia Ike to be a
gent; but it's too late"
wont You try'" asked the girl.
'Tor my snkeT
do to it," returned thu mucker
chcerfully, "ld even wear side
wh!akcrs for yous""
"Horrors," exclaimed Barbara
Harding. II couldn't look at you II
yOn did"
well den. tell me wot youss do
wnnt me- 20 do"
"One OF thu hrst things YOU must
DO, Mr., IIyrne," she said then, "is 10
learn 10 speak correctly, You mustn't
say 'youso' Tor YOU or 'wot' for
what: YOU must try 10 talk M
talk No ono IN the world speaks any
language faultlesslv. but there arc
certain more or loss obvious irroRu-
lnri'los ~ grammar and pronuncia-
tlon that arc particularly dlstaS'erul
10 peopl" ~ refinement, and which ara
easy o. guard against, n ono bo caro-
ful "
AN right" said Blly Byrn~, "youso
you Kin pitch In an learn me wot--