Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
16e SONOF TARZAN

the Hon. Morrison Baynes had departed.
Hanson had come for him early--in fact.
| he had remained all night with the fore.
man, Jervis, that they might get an early
| start.
The farewell exchanges between the
Hon Morrison and his host were of the
most formal type, and when at alast the
guest rode away Bwana breathed sigh
of relief It had been an unpleasant duty.
and he was glad that It was over; but he
did not regret his action. He had not been
blind to Baynes' infatuation for Meriem,
and knowing the young mans pride in
caste, he had never for moment Believed
that his guest would offer his name to this
nameless Arab girl. For, extremely light
In color though she was for fuil.blooded
Arab. Bwana believed her to be such.
He did not mention the subject again 10
Meriem, and In this he made mistake, for
the young girl while realizing the debt Of
gratitude she owed Bwana and My Dear
was both proud and sensitive, 80 that
Bwana's action In sending Baynes away
and giving her no opportunity to explain
or defend hurt and mortified her. Also. Il
did much toward making martyr OF
Baynes In her eyes and arouslng In her
breast keen feeling OF loyalty toward
him.
What she had half mistaken for love
before, she now mistook wholly BwHha
and My Dear might have told her much of
the social barriers that they knew only too
we'll Baynes must feel existed between
Merem and himself but they hesitated to
wound her.
1t would have been better had they in.
hicted this lesser sorrow and saved the
child the misery that was to follow be-
cause of her ignorance.
AS Hanson and Baynes rode toward the
formers camp the Englishnah maintained
a morose silence. The other was attempt
Ing TO formulate an opening that would
lead naturally to the proposition he had
in mind. He rode neck behind his com.
panion, grnning as he noted the sullsn
scowl upon the other patricians face.
Rather rough on you. wasn't her" he
ventured at last, jerking his head back
In the direction of the bungalow as Baynes
turned his eyes upon him at the remark.
He thinks lot of the GIRL" continued
Hanson, "and don't want nobody to marry
her and take her away: but IL looks to me
as though he was doin' her more harm than
good in sendin' you away. She ought to
marry some time, and she couldn't do bet.
ter than fine young gentleman like you"
Baynes. who at first felt inclined to take
offense at the mention OF his private affairs
by this common fellow, was mollhed by
Hanson's final remark, and Immediately
commenced to see in him man of dis
lcrimination.
He's a darned bounder." grumbled the
Hon. Morrison; but I'll get even with him.
He may be the whole thing in Central
Africa, but I'm as big as he is in London,
and he'll find it out when he comes home"
"If was you" said Hanson, II wouldn't
let any man keep me from gettln' the girl
want. Between you and me l amt got
no use for him, either; and II can help
you any. why, Just call on me-"
TITS mighty good of you, Hanson" re-
piled Baynes, warming UP bit; 'but what
can fellow do here in this God.forsaken 4
hole?"
II know what I'd do" said Hanson. ia
take the glrl along with me. If she loves
you she'll go, all right"
"It can't be done" said Baynes HE
bosses this whole blooming country for
miles around. He'd be sure to catch us"
"No, he wouldn't; not with me running
things" said Hanson. I've been trading
and hunting here for 10 years and 1 know
as much about the country as he does. If
you want to take the girl along I'll help
you and Ill guarantee that there won't
nobody catch up with us before we reach
the coast.
'Ill tell you what--you write her note,
and I'll get it to her by my headman
Ask her to meet you to say good-by-she