The evening world., 1915-03-03
I'm awfully sorry." the girl tried to
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reply lightly.
"Don't DO. please! I'm notl IT'S
already done me, and win keep on
doing me. q great deal moro good.
than any amount OF amusing Manila.
For you. laughing at me the way you
have tonight, in spite Of my coming
here with the intention Of being seri-
Gus. have made me think Of changing
q good deal more than Just my fooling
about here"
"You mean you're going to give up
your command In the south2" Fran
COS raised her eyes to his In Ques-
tioning gaze.
Dear old Collie has been talking to
you. hasn't her" said Sommers, smil-
ing. Yes. I mean that" he continued
seriously. but Of course can't. Just
now"
ION account Of tho trouble w
stirred up down thersr'
"Oh. that didn't make any differ
snce! That wasn't real Attack-only
a sort of half-hearted blum. That's
why almost no one was hurt. We all
the headquarters Of a lot Of local
chiefs who want to get up a ris-
ing. They are not hoping to accom-
plish much for themselves. Of course.
They are doing 1t for the political ef.
feet In America, and are waiting until
international politics are In shape to
mako Q demonstration effective; and
then they want to have an impressive
uprising. We all know that they have
been smuggling In arms for Q long
time. but they haven't enough yet to
start q properly impressive demon
stration. The attack on Mr.. Pinck-
ney's party was just by q few dozen
irresponsible natives, not shooting
to kill. believe. They hoped. I think.
Just to got the arms the men carried
by soaring them back to tho boats.
The chiefs. who are planning the ris-
Ing and wanted to wait their time.
were very angry over the attack. 1t
gives the Government an excuse for
interfering. which We didn't have be-
fore. We can stop them from running
arms now. So It has really helped us
more than anything else. In spite Of
forcing mo to 60 back to Basol to-
you must 90 back to Bagol to-
nisht?" She accented the word almost
unconsctously.
The officer did not reply at once.
Hidden as they were behind the thick
leaves OF the growing plants. they
were quite apart from the dancers on
the floor. While they had been there
the band had blared out thrice, and
had stopped again. Dick was con-
scious that several OF his brother Of
fcers had come searching and In
curing vainly for Miss Durant. and
that another was then waiting. scarce
~ ten feet away, to claim his dance.
But the girl-though she too seemed
to be conscious Of this-gave no Sign |;
and the music and the chatter and
the noise on the other side of the
bank OF leaves again smothersd their
voices.
"Yes," replied Dick. at last. I'm my
report which gave Admiral Barlow
as soon as came here, and which he
has probably read. there u enouC h
and more TO send me back to Bagol
to-night-at once. But I shall not
stay there long, Miss Duranti oh. i
here to Manila before you Leave for
the States" he explained, - the girl
raised her head quickly at his tone
But after this trouble comes and Ia
over, I'm not only going 10 grow uI
at dances and stop being Just q good
fellow to play Jokes: but I'm going e
outgrow Bagol and the San Juan too
and--and do something In the service
10 put me on q footing with-wsll
why do you oompsre yourself with
M. Pinckney In that way, Lieutenant
Sommersf He 70 not In ne service
~ you would say"
mot In tho United States service
Miss Durant" Dick replied. "But In
q rather snviabls rank In yours.
think"
Have you met himr"
i've heard Of him. Of oourss.s
Then you have never Sssn him q
~Only st q Distance. b>fore hs no