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sold his oil claims for &20,000. Warning tricks for Elsa and warns her against acquaintance with unknown adventurers himself, in fact. They pass two golden days together on the river.
 CHAPTER IV-Continued.
 Warrington rushed ashore to find the dry-goods shop. His social redemp- tion was on the way, if vanity went for anything. It was stirring and tingling with life again. With the money advanced by the purser he bought shirts and collars and ties, and as he possessed no watch, returned barely in time to dress for dinner. He was not at all disturbed to learn that the inquisitive German, the colonel and his fidgety charges, had decided to proceed to Rangoon by rail. Indeed, there was a bit of exultation in his manner as he observed the vacant chairs. Paradise for two whole days. And he proposed to make the most of it. Now his mind was as clear of evil as forest spring. He simply wanted to play; wanted to give rein to the lighter emotions so long pent up in his lonely heart.
 The purser, used to these sudden changes and assertions in his passen- ger lists, gave the situation no thought. But Elsa saw a mild danger, all the more alluring because it hung nebulously. What harm could there be in having a, little fling? He was 70 amazingly like outwardly, so aston ishingly unlike inwardly, that the situ- ation had for her subtle fascination against which she was in nowise in- clined to fight She was not wholly ignorant of her power. She could bend the man if she tried. Should she try? They were like two children, setting out to play game with fire.
 She thought of Arthur Had he gone the length of his thirty-five years with out his peccadillos? Scarcely. She understood the general run of men we'll enough to accept this fact. Whom ever she married she was never going to worry him with questions regarding his bachelor life. Nor did she pro. pose to be questioned about her own past. Besides, she hadn't married Ar. thur yet; she had only promised to. And such promises were sometimes sensibly broken. These thoughts flashed through her mind, disconnect. edly. while she talked and laughed.
 It never occurred to her to have Mar tha moved up from the foot of the table. Once or twice she stole a glance at the woman who had in the olden days dandlad her on her knees. The mischief, like a childs. But the glance had not the power to attract Martha's eyes. Martha felt the glances as surely as if she had lifted her eyes te meet them. She held her peace She had not been brought along as Elsa's \ guardian Elsa was not self-willed but strong willed, and Martha realized tha any interference would result in es arrangement. In fact, Martha behe1t fn Warrington a real menace. The ex traordinar7 resemblance would natu rally appeal to Elsa, with what result. she could only imagine. Later sh, asked Elsa if she had told Warrington of the remarkable resemblance
 Mercy no! And what is more, do not want him to know. Men ar, vain as a rule; and I should not lik to nurt his vanity by telling him tha sought his acquaintance simply be cause he might easily have been Al thur Ellison's twin brother"
 "The man you are engaged to marry.
 "Well, Martha?"
 T beg your pardon. Elsa; but tn stranger terrifies me. He Is some thing uncanny."
 "Nonsensel You've been readin tales about yogi"
 Tt is a terrible. country"
 ''It is the East, Martha, the Eas Here a man may wear a dress sui and bowler without offending any one"
 And a woman may talk to anyon she pleases."
 You have been with me twent ysars," began Elsa coldly.
 And love you better than the whol world! And wish I could guard yo always from harm and evil. Thos horrId old Englishwomen :"
 "Oh; so there's been gossip already You know my views regarding gossi So long as I know that I am doir DO wrong, ladies may gossip the heads off. I'm not kitten"
 "You are twenty-five, and yet yout only child"
 What does that signify? That am too young to manage my own { fairs? That I must set my clock
 others order? Good soul!" putting h arms around the older woman Dor worry about Elsa Chetwood. Her Ii is her own, but she will never misu it.
 "Oh, ifyou were only married al settled down!"
 You mean if were happily mari