Gunnison news-champion., 1916-02-11


sur..d his s--ac1sag ~ recoguiiioE ei''i-
.essr. The nsan falf tkAs she Nas h''Nr
,ue shraaeh hlm. inside 0f hiEii- se.4zels-
nag eus all the aars eoFHefa =
sossI he erosYse his sazs. ee'i'A''-
Then Elsa calmly suznae 10 the by
Come. Cnone
Thor. vas something " the manner
Of her exa thai infinitely sazzsed hii4.-
Il vas the insoseaoe vi the weli-bres'
bat he aIa not know b. To offset ais
cbazria and confusion. be pal Oh his
helmet and passed into the private "i-
ice. she was oat of his raIse - ar
a.rstandiEg-
MaIloN Vas an American b. bif5a
huf had grown up IN the orien, hard
ily. In his youth be had beoa beaten
and tranpled upon. aaa HoS that ne
hid become rich IN eopFa THE or'ea
keunaIs OF eoooaants from Which on
is made. be in his tarn boat ana
tramplea n was the only las he
knew Ordinarily. when in Penang aud
Singapore. he behaved himself. drank
circumspectly and shunned pF0miseu-
Gus companions. But when be dia
drink heartily. he was a man TO be
ware Of
HE hailed the consul general cordial
" and offered him ore of bis really
choice cigars. which was accepted
"A say. who was thai young woman
who just went ogt9"
The consul general laid down the
cigar The question itself was barm-
less enough it was Maliow way II
clothine it he resented why" he
asked
"Snes a stunneF just curious II
yoa knew her. that's all Ne came
down on the same boat Hanged d l
shouldn't like to meet her. do YEA
know herr" eagerly.
Il do. More than that, ! have al
Ways known her She is the daughter
Of the late General Chetwood, one Of
the greatest civil engineers of our
time. " hen he died he left her sew
e,al millions. She is a remarkable
young woman, famous beauty. known
fayorsbly in European courts. and
cant begin to tel yea how many other
accomplishments she has"
well. stump met" returned Mallow.
lis she a frec-thinker?"
/ What the devil is that? What do
you mean?"
only this. II she's all you say she is.
Why does she pick out an absoonder for
irilad. ctap who dare not show
his ph.z in the states, l heard the tale
from a man once employed in bis Of
Zee back in New York. A boaeh-comb-
f er. a d8ck-vgn0per, il there ever was
one"
"Mall0w. youn have to explain that
instantly"
Hold your horses, my friend What
I'm telling YOU is on the levcl. She's
been hcbnobbing with the fellow all
the way down from the Irrawaddy. SO
I'm told Never spoke 10 anyone else.
Made him sit at her side at table and
jabbered Italian at him, as il she didn't
want others to know what she was
talking about. ! know the man. Fired
hip from my plantation. when | found
out what he was. Can't recall his
name just now, but he is known out
here as Warrington; Parrot 4 Co"
The consul general was genuinely
shocked.
things" went on Mallow. What man
wouldn't? Ask her about Warrington.
You'll find that I'm telling the truth,
all right"
III YOU are, then she has made one
of those mistakes women make when
they travel alone. I shah see her at
tea and talk to her. But | do not
thank you, Mallow, for telling me this.
A finer. loyaler-hearted girl doesn't
hive. She might have been kind out
of sympathy"
"He's handsome beggar, if you want
to know"
Il resent that tone. Better drop the
subject before I lose my temper. III
have your papers ready for you in the
morning" The consul general caught
up his pen savagely to indicate that
the interview was at an end.
"All right" said Mallow good-r atu-
redly. Il meant no harm Just nat
urally curious. Can't blame me"
I'm not blaming YOU. But it has
0kink it over"
Mallow lounged out, rather pleased
with himself. His greatest pleasure in
life was in making others uncomfort.
able.
The consul general bit the wooden
end of his pen and chewed the spin.
tiers of cedar. He couldn't deny that
II was like Elsa 10 pick up some dere-
lict for her benefactions. Women had
no business TO travel alone. II was all
very well when they toured in parties
of eight or ten; but for a charming
young woman like Elsa, attended by q
splnster companion who doubtless
dared not offer advice. il was decided
ly wrong. And thereupon he deter
mined that her trip TO Yokohama
should md her Wen guarded.
Il beg your pardon" said a pleas