Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-02

"Your frst misstepf touching the
cablegram.
my FIRST and only misstep. was a
careless, happy-go-lucky young fool.
The sky outside also had attraction for
Warrington. A thousand times fool!
How long ago did this happen?"
"Ten years this coming April"
"And now, after all this time, you
wish to go back?"
| Il have wished to go back many
times, but never had money enough.
have plenty now. Oh, made it hon.
estly," smiling. I'm oil, at Prone.
Here's Q cutting from q Rangoon pa
per-"
The other read 1t carefully. 1t was
romance, romance such as he liked to
read in his books, but which was
mighty bewildering to have at his
elbow in actuality. What life the
man must have led! And here he
was, with no more evidence Of the
conflict than might be discerned In the
manliness Of his face and the breadth
and depth of his shoulders. He
dropped the cutting. impatiently.
Don't you believe it,"
believe it? oh, this? Yes" an.
swered the consul general. What
| cannot believe is that am awake.
! cannot quite make two and two equal
four. cannot ;. Well, you dc
+, not look like man who would rob his
employer of eight thousand dollars
T.. Parrot & Co. It's odd, but
recollect that title. You were at
Udaipur during the plague"
Warrington frightened. $50 that's
got about? happened to be there
! working on the princes railway"
II will send the cable at once. You
will doubtless hear from New York in
the morning. But you must not see
Miss Chetwood again"
"You will let me bid her good-by
admire and respect her more than
any other woman. She does not know
1t, for as yet her soul is asleep: but
she is one OF those few women God
put on earth for the courage and com.
fort of man. Only to say good-by to
her. Here In this Office, If you wish. u
Il agree to that"
Thank you again." Warrington
rose.
81 am genuinely sorry for you. II
they say no, what will you do?"
go back just the same. have an
other debt to cancel"
Call in the morning. Ill let you
know what the charges are"
II forgot. Here are twenty pounds
You can return the balance when
call. l am very grateful"
by the way, there IS man here
by the name Of Mallow." began the
consul general.
"Yes." interrupted Warrington, with
q smile which was grim and cruel. q
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 . twist
what an absurd kink In the skein
up in this enormous business which
General Chetwood had founded thirty
odd years before. And neither 81
them knew!
II am not q bad man Ut heart" he
unused, "but liked the young mans
expression when mentioned that
bully Mallow."
He Joined his family at i've. He
waved aside tea, and called for q
lemon.squash.
ELSA, am going to give you q lee.
ture."
Didn't l tell your" cried Elsa to the
wife, Il felt In my bones that he was
going to say this very thing" She
turned to her old-time friend. &c
on; lecture me-"
I'm the first place. you are too kind.
hearted"
"That will be news to my friends.
They say l have heart of ice"
"And what you think Is independ.
ence of spirit is sometimes indiscre
ton"
"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 l had been TWEEN.
ty years younger I'd have punched his
ugly head. His name is Mallow, and
he's not savory chap"
Elsa's cheeks burned. She never
would forget the look in that mans
eyes. The look might have been in
other mems eyes. but conventionality
had always yelled 1t; she had never
seen 1t before.
Go on" but her voice was un.
steady.
Somewhere along the Irrawaddy
you made the acquaintance Of young
man who calls himself Warrington, ia.
miliarly known as Parrot & Co. I'll
be generous. Not one woman In a
thousand would have declined to &C.
tcept the attentions Of such a man. He
is cultivated, undeniably good look.
ing, q strong man. mentally and
physically"
Elsa's expression was now enig
matical.
There's not much veneer to him
He fooled me Internationally. He was
quite evidently born gentleman. Of q
race of gentlemen. His is not an tso.