The evening world., 1915-02-04

half the supreme compliment Of sx-
asperated demands for silence. Mrs.
George Edenborough was one Of tho
loudest offenders. George himself had
to wipe his eyes. And the crime doc
tor had forgot that there was such .
thing a. crime.
THAT chaps q genius!" he ex--
claimed, when q double encore had
been satisfied by further and smaller
doses of Mr.. Jingle. artfully held In
reserve. But who " he, Mrs. Eden
"Poor Mr.. scarth" crowed the
bride. brimming over with triumphant
fun.
"That the fellow who can't manage
q bit Of boy. whom he can hold an
audience like this In the hollow OF his
hand?"
And at first he looked a. though he
could not believe II, and then all at
once as though he could. But by this
time the Edenboroughs were urging
Scarth's poverty in earnest. and Dol
lar could only say that he wanted to
meet him more than ever.
Tho wish was not to be gratihed
without O further sidelight and q
fresh surprise. A. George and the
doctor were repairing to the billiard
room, before the conclusion Of the
lengthy programme. they found q
group Of backs upon the threshold
and q rtbald uproar In full swing
within. One voice was In the ascendant
and II was sadly indistinct. but II
was also the voice Of the vanQuished.
belchtng querulous utilities. The
cold steel thrusts OF an autocratic
Jingle cut It shorter and shorter.
Il ceased altogether. and the men In
the doorway made way for Mr.. Scarth:
a. he hurried a dishevelled youth on
the scene In the most approved con-
stabulatory manner.
Does Il often happen. 0eorge?'
former patients as they slowly fol-
lowed at their distance.
Most nights. I'm afraid"
"And does 6carth always do what
he likes with him-afterwardr
Always! hos the sort Of fellow
who can do what he likes with most
people," declared the young man.
missing the point. You should have
seen him at the last concert when
worse than tonight! 1t wasn't his
turn. but he camc out and put them
right In about q second. and had VI
all laughing tho next! II was Just the
same at school; everybody was afraid
Of Mostyn 6carth, boys and men
alike; and 20 10 Jack Laverick still
in spite of being Of age and havine
tho money -bags-,as you saw for
yourself Just now"
"Yet he let's this sort OF thing hap
pen continually" .
glass about does II, as ! told you. and
you can't be at q fellows elbow AL
the time IN a place like this. But
some Of Jacks old pals have had q
go at him. Do you know what they've
done? They've taken away his OLD
Etonian tie. and quite right tool"
And there was nothing OF all thi'
last Year,"
80 Lucy says. I wasn't here. Mrs
Laverick was. by the way; she may
have made the difference. But beini
his own master seems to have SEN
him to the dogs altogether. Scarth'i
. the only person to pull him up, un'
less--unless you'd take him on. doc
, tor! You-you've pulled harder case'
!. out Of tho fire. you know!"
They had been sitting q few min
, utes In tho lounge. Nobody was YER,
near them. the young mans face wa!
alight and his eyes were shining. Dol
lar took him by the arm once more
: and they went together to the lift. :.
, 'Tn any case must make friend
, with your friend Scarth." said he
, "Do you happen TO know his mum
bePf"
Edenborough did--it was 144-but b.
!, seemed dubious as TO another doctor
/ reception after the tragedy tina
: might have happened in the adjoining
{ room.
Hadn't I better introduce you d
. the morning7" he suggested witt
8 much defsrence In the lift. IL hat
0 repeating things-but want you =
0 like each other, and heard Scarf
1 sar hA vaa Iad nn with drui. lai"