Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-07-08
"Call in the morning. ri let yOA

lOIsOt. l1eTe are twenty pouhuS
You can return the balance when
call. am very grateful"
by the way, there is a man here
by the name of Mallow," began the
consul general
"Yes," interrupted Warrington. with
a smile which was grim and cruel. "
expect to call upon him He owes me
something like fifty pounds, and | am
going to collect it," Then he went
out
The consul general dropped Nal
lows perfecto into the wastebasket
and lighted his pipe. Once more he
read the cablegram. The Andes Con
struction company. What a twist,
what an absurd kink in the skein!
Nearly all of Elsa's wealth lay bound
up in this enormous business which
General Chetwood had founded thirty
odd years before. And neither of
them knew!
81 am not a bad man at heart" he
unused, "but l liked the young mans
expression when mentioned that
bully Mallow"
He joined his family at five. He
waved aside tea, and called for
lemon-squash.
ELSA. am going to give you a lee
ture."
Didn't tell your" cried Elsa to the
wife. 81 felt in my bones that he was
going to say this very thing" She
turned to her old-time friend. 60
on; lecture me-"
in the first place, you are too kind
hearted"
THAT will be news to my friends.
They say have heart of ice."
And what you think Is independ'
ence of spirit is sometimes indiscre
tion."
"Oh," said Elsa, becoming serious
"A man came into my Office today
He is a rich copra grower from Pc
nang He spoke of you. You passed
him on going out. II had been TWEEN
ty years younger I'd have punched his
ugly head. His name Is Mallow. ant
he's not savory chap"
Elsa's cheeks burned. She nevel
would forget the look in that man.
eyes. The look might have been II
other mems eyes, but conventionallt.
had always yelled it; she had neve
seen 1t before.
Go on" but her voice was III
steady.
Somewhere along the lrrawadd
you made the acquaintance of youn
man who calls himself Warrington, ff
miliarly known as Parrot & Co. /
be generous. Not one woman in
Thousand would have declined to a,
cept the attentions of such man. II
is cultivated, undeniably good Loo
ing, a strong man, mentally an
physically"
Elsa's expression was now eni
NAUTICAL
There's not much veneer to hir
He fooled me unintentionally. He wi
quite evidently born a gentleman, of
race Of gentlemen. His is not an is
lated case. One misstep, and the ros
to the devil"
The consul generals wife sent
startled glance at Elsa, who spun HI
sunshade to tighten the tension OF hi
nerves.
He confessed frankly to me tn
morning that he is a fugitive from ju
J tice. He wishes to return to Americ
He recounted the circumstances
your meeting"
Uncle Jim, have Travelled pref
much over this world, and never m
a gentleman If Warrington Is not one
There was unconscious belligerency
her tone.
"Ah. there's the difficulty whit
women will never be made to unde
stand. Every man can, at one time
another put himself upon his good B
havior. Underneath he may be FL
rascal"
mot this one," smiling. HE warn,
me against himself dozen times, b
that served to make me stubborn. II
l fault of my conduct" acidly, was n
in making this pariah's acquaintanC
? It lies in the fact that had nothing
j. do with the other passengers, fro
+. choice. That is where was indiscre
}. But why should | put myself out
: gain the good wishes of people
whom have no liking; people sh
s probably never see again when | lea
0 this port?"
s You forget that some Of them "
s be your fellow passengers all the W
Q to San Francisco. My child, you kn'
g as well as | do that there are Sol
e laws which the Archangel Micht
e would have to obey, did he wish to
b habit this earth for while"
Q Poor Michael! And II you do I
obey these laws, people talk"
Exactly. There are two sets
/. man-made laws. One governs the CT
| duct of men and the other the condl
/ OF women"
Il (To BE coNTINUED)