Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-08-04

CHAPTER wv arlington, an American
adVenturer, and James, his servant, with
a Gagged parrot, the trio known up and
down the Irrawaddy as Parrot & Co,
travel along the road to the landing.
bound for Rangoon to cash a draft for
100000 rupees.
CHAPTER II-Elsa Chetwood.. rich
American girl tourist, sees Warrington
come aboard the boat at the landing and,
amazed at his likeness to her fiance,
Arthur Ellison, asks the purser to intro
duce her. Conservative English passeng-
ers are shocked at her breach Of the con-
ventionalitieS.
CHAPTER III - The purser tells Elsa
that Warrington. the outcast adventurer,
claims for 10000 Warrington puts
Kah the parrot his tricks for
with unknown adventurers-himself, in
fact.
pass two golden days together on the
river. Martha, ElSa's companion. warns
her that there is gossip.
CHAPTER YIN Rangoon Warrington
banks his draft, pays old debts, and while
settling with James in his old lodgings
overhears and interferes In a row over
cards in the next room
CHAPTER VI-Warrington finds that
the row in the next room is caused by an
~
shoot him unless he leaves town. Elsa
goes for walk with Martha. is annoyed
by Craig and stabs him with hatpin
Warrington bids Elsa good-by. She does
not tell him that she is to sail on the
same ship for Singapore.
CHAPTER vII-Martha writes to Ar
thur Ellison of the rapidly growing
friendship between Elsa and the outcast
American adventurer. Warrington DIS,
covers Elsa on the Singapore steamer and
realizes his hopeless love and his duty to
protect her against himself. Elsa tells
him of her engagement.
CHAPTER VIII - Warrington avoids
Elsa, who thinks he may be Ill and makes
inquiries, regardless of the misinterpreta-
ton of her concern. Craig is aboard. Is
warned by Warrington. and calls him
Paul. so letting him know that his chiv-
airy and loyalty Of ten years before have
gone for nothing.
CHAPTER Ix-Warrington ceases to
avoid Elsa. Craig stirs up evil gossip.
Elsa tells Warrington of the hatpin Incl
dent and he hunts up Craig. on murder
bent, only to find him stretched out drunk
on deck
CHAPTER x-Warrington turns the
hose on Craig. He tells Elsa that he is
a man under cloud and to be avoided,
but Elsa refuses. She gets the cut direct
from society passengers.
CHAPTER Kat Penang Mallow, who
when he learned his story, comes aboard:
Warrington tells Elsa that Malolw and
Craig both will tell that he spent money
! that did not belong to him over the gam
bling table to Craig, and asks her not to
speak to him again.
CHAPTER XII-Mallow bats Craig,
who keeps his temper At Singapore Elsa
| calls on her fathers old friend the Ameri-
can consul general. Mallow also calls
| and relates the steamer gossip about Elsa.
CHAPTER XIII-Warrington calls on
! the consul general and sends a cable to
! the Andes Construction company, offering
| to restore the stolen money if they will
! lift the ban. Elsa defends Warrington to
| the consul general. who is dubious.
! CHAPTER XIv-Elsa dimes at the con-
| sui generals and meets the old English
! colonel who cut her on the ship. He apol-
| ogizes, talks with her about conventional
society rules and tells her that Warning
| toms real name is Paul Ellison.
CHAPTER Xv-Bribed by Mallow and
| Craig, a Chinaman robs Warrington OF
his letter of credit at the hotel.
CHAPTER XvI-Awake and brooding
| over the astounding knowledge that Pau
! the struggle in Warrington's room and
going into the hall, finds the letter Of
credit where the thief in his flight has
dropped it.
| CHAPTER xVII-Warrington, or ELI
| son, is cabled that he can come home. He
looks up Mallow and Craig and soundlJ
whips them both. -
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.