Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1915-04-07

| WOULD continue on as III sue uao uOt
heard II man touched her she would
rely upon the FIRE of her eyes. She
would never call out for help. Some
women were Just that silly.
He bit hard upon the stem OF his
pipe. What was all this to him? Why
should he bother his head about
woman he had known but few hoursf
| All. why lie to himself? He knew what
Elsa. usually quick and receptive. did
not know. that he vas not afraid OF
her. but terribly afraid of himself For
things ripen quickly in the East, men
and women, souls and deeds. And ne
was something like the pariah dog:
spoken kindly to. II attached itself I'm
mediately and enduringly.
He struck the Guilty against his boot
heel Why not? II would be only FOR
two days At Rangoon their paths
would separate; he would never see
her again He got up He would go
to her at once and apologize. And
thus he surrendered to the very devil
he had but a moment gone so vigor'
ously discountenanced
He found her asleep in her chair.
The devil which had brought him to
her side was thrust back Why. she
was nothing more than a beautifu
child! A great yearning to BROTH
her came into his heart. He did no
disturb her, but waited until five. that
grave and scoer hour. when kings and
clerks stop work for no logical reason
whatever-tea. She opened her eyes
and saw him watching her. He rose
quickly.
II was very rude little while ago.
VIII you accept my apologies?"
ION condition that you will never
take your playthings and go home"
He laughed engagingly. You've hit
1t squarely It was the act Of petu.
liant child"
1T did not sound exactly like
man who had stocked six months from
Singapore to the Andaman islands.
But there is one thing must under
stand before this acquaintance contin-
ues You said, Who knows what
manner of man am? Have you ever
done anything that would conscien.
tiously forbid you to speak to a young.
unmarried woman?"
Take care of herself? He rather be-
lieved she could. The bluntness Of her
question dissipated any doubt that re-
NAMED.
mo I haven't been that kind Of q
man." simply II could look into my
mothers eyes without any sense Of
shame, II that is what you mean"
THAT is all care to know. Your
mother is living?"
"Yes. But haven't seen her In
ten years." His mother! His brows
met in frown. His proud. beautiful
mother!
Elsa saw the frown and realized
that she had approached delicate
ground She stirred her tea and slipped
1t slowly.
There has been a deal of chatter |
about shifty. untrustworthy eyes," he |
said THE greatest liars | have ever |
known could look St. Peter straight
and serenely In the eye It's matter
body says that so and SO is fact. and
we go on believing 1t for years, until
someone who is not a person but an
individual explodes It,"
II agree with you. But there is
we rely upon far more than
either eyes or ears instinct. II is
that attribute of the animal which
has not yet successfully
dulled. Women rely upon that more
readily than men"
"And make more Mistakes" with .
cynicism he could not conceal.
She had no ready counter for this.
DO you go home from Rangoon, now
that you have made your fortune"
mo. am. going to Singapore.
shall make my plans there"
Singapore. Elsa stirred uneasily. It
would be like having a ghost by her
side. She wanted to tell him what had
really drawn her interest. But It
seemed to her that the moment to do
20 tad passed.
"Vultures! How l detest them!"
She pointed toward sand bar upon
which stood several of these abomi.
nable birds and an adjutant. solemn
and aloof. AT Lucknow they were
.ed headed. ! do not recollect seeing
,ne of them fly. But I admire the
rites; they look much like our eagles"
"And thus again the eye misleads
is. There is nothing that dies so
.apacious as the kite"
Little by little she drew from him
sketch here. phase there. She was
given glimpses into the life of the
Cast such as no book or guide had
aver given; and the boat was circlina
oward the landing at Prone before
hey became aware Of the time.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
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