Gunnison news-champion., 1916-02-11

She thoroughly enjoyed the fe1
hours on land. even 10 the powwov
Warrington had with the unscrupulous
driver. y ho. at the iagrney's end. sub
stituted one price f9r another. despit,
nss original bargain
As they waited Ser the tender thai
vas TO convey them back to the ship
Elsa observed a powerful middie.aged
man. gray haired. hawk faced. steel
eyed. watching her companion intent
". Then his boring gaze travelled over
her. from her canvas shoes TO her hel
met. There was something so baldh
appraising in the look that q flush o.
anger sureed into her cheeks. The
man turned aud said something TO his
e0mpanion. who shrugged and smiled
Impatieutly Elsa tagged at Warring
toH sleeve.
who is that man over there by the
railing ?" she asked in a very low yoiCe
"de looks as If he knew you"
Knew me-" Warrington echoed
The moment he had been dreadine had
come Someone who knew himl He
turned his head slowly and Elsa. who
had not dropped her hand. could feel
the muscles Of his arm stiffeH under
the sleeve. lie held the strangers eye
defiantly for space. The latter
laughed insolently If silently. II was
more for E,lsas sake than for his own
that Warrington allowed the other TO
stare him down. The fame passed.
leaving him as cold as ashes. Il shall
tell you who he is later; not here"
For the second time since that night
on the Irrawaddy. Elsa recorded a dis.
agreeable sensation. II proved to be
transitory. but at the time it served to
establish a stronge. doubt in regara 90
her Independence. SO justifiable in her
own eyes. II might be insidiously lead
ing her too far away from the step
ping-off place. The unspoken words in
those hateful eyes! The man knew
Warrington, knew him perhaps as a
malefactor. and judged his associates
accordingly. She thus readily saw the
place she occupied in the mans esti-
nation. She experienced a shiver OF
dread as she observed that he stepped
on board the tender. She even heard
him call back to his friend TO expect
him in from Singapore during the sec
ond week in March. But the dread
went away. and pride and anger grew
instead All the way back to the ship
she held her chin in the air. and from
time to time her nostrils dilated That
lookl If she had been nearer she was
certain that she would have struck
him across the face.
There will be no one up in the
bow" said Warrington. "Wir you go
up there with me?"
After a moments hesitation she
nodded. A moment after she felt the
old familiar throb under her feet and
the ship moved slowly out of the bay.
DO you know that that man came
aboard? ?"
Il know it," The wide half-CirCle OF
coooanut palms grew denser and lower
as they drew away. This is the story
Its got to be told | should have
avoided it if it had been possible. He
rs the owner of the plsntation. Oh.
rather expected something like this
Its my run of luck. | was just racov
ering from the fever God knows how
he found out. but he did II was dur
ing the rains He told me 10 get out
that night Didn't care whether 2 died
on the road or not. | should have but
Tor my boy James. The man seni
along with us a poor discardeI uom
an. of whom he had grown tired Shs
died when we reached town hat
hardly any money. He refused r1 pal
I me for the last two months, about fftl
/ pounds. There was no redress -r- me
I There was no possible way I could ge
back ar him Miss Chetwo0H tool
money that did not belong o. ra. 7
/ went over gaming tables. G
T ran away. Craig knows and maj
. Mallow knows. Can you not th,
. wisdom OF giving me a wide D h.
: "Oh. I am s0rry," she cried
I Thanks Eut yCu see. ; am OIL out
I cast Tonight. not a soul on b.. vii
De in Ignorance of who I am Vha
] have done. Trust Craig arF noy
FOR that Thursday we shall e il
/ Singapore You must not snea q m
rzain- Give them to undarzta tina
+ you have found me out. that J - ose
On yCur Kindness"
That ] VIII not Do"
~Act as YOU please. There arr mt
chairs at the seeond-slass tahl- non
.ha natives And now. good Tn
ultest hours in ten long r ar
i7e - yen. Tle took on r1- tno
I'D stETrgd aside for her o. 3
- cut tsr hard b1t De- g.
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