River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-03

(Iianapolis rose to his feet INSTEAD
liz and stretched out his arms in sup
pllcation..
"AIahara," he said, don't treat me
like this Dear little Mahara, what
have | done to you? Tell me-only
tell mer'
"Shall l tell it in English?" asked
the Eurasian softly. Her eyes now
were nearly closed. 'Or does it worry
you that l speak SO ugly?"
"Mahara"'
II only say, be so very careful"
He made a final bold attempt to
throw his arms about her. but she
slipped from his grasp and ran lightly
across the room.
GO! Hurry off," she said. bending
forward and pointing at him with her
fan. her eyes widely opened and blaz-
ing. But remember there is danger!
There is Said. who creeps silently, liks
the jackal.
She opened the ebony door and dart.
ed into the corridor beyond. closing
the door behind her.
Gianapolis looked about him in a
daZed manner and yet again applied
his handkerchief to his singing eyes.
Whoever could have seen him now
must have failed to recognize the radi-
ant Gianapolis so we'll known in DO
hemian society. the Gianapolis about
whom flOated a halo Of mystery, but
who at all times was such a good fel-
low and so debonair. He took up his
hat and gloves. turned and resOlutely
strobe to the door. Once he glanced
back over his shoulder, but shrugged
with a sort of self contempt and
assembled to the top of the steps.
With a key which he selected from
large bunch in his pocket he opened
the door and stepped out into the
garage, carefully closing the door be-
hind him. An electric pocket lamp
served him with sufficient light to find
his way out into the lane. and very
shortly he was proceeding along Lime
house causeway. At the moment in
dignation was the major emotion rul-
ing his mind He resented the form
which his anger assumed, for it was
a passion of rebellion. and rebellion is
only possible in servants. 1t is the
part of a slave resenting the lash. He
was an INSCRIPTIONS. immoral man.
not lacking in courage of sort, and
upon the conquest Of Mahara, the in
visible mouthpiece of Mr.. King. he
had entered in much the same spirit
hof oCfI
for pearls in a shark infested lagoon.
He had sought a slave. and. 10, the
slave was become the master! Other
wise whence this spirit OF rebellion.
his fear?
He occupied himself with such profit
Tess reflections up to the time that he
came to the electric trans, but from
thence onward his mind became other
wise engaged. On his way to Picca-
dilly circus that same evening he had
CHANGED to find himself upon crowd
ed pavement walking Immediately be-
hind Denise Ryland and Helen Cum
berly. His aesthetic Greek soul had
been fired at first sight of the beauty
Of the latter. and now his heart had
leaped ecstatically. His first impulse.
of course. had been to join the two
ladies, but GianapOlis had trained him
self to suspect all impulses.
Therefore he had drawn near-near
enough to overhear their conversation
without proclaiming himself. What
he had learned by this eavesdropping
he counted Of peculiar value.
Helen Cumberly was arranging to
dine with her friend at the latter's no.
tel that evening. "But | want to be
home early" he had heard the girl
say, $50 if | leave you at about 10
o'clock l can walk to Palace mansions.
No, you need not come with me; en-
joy lonely walk through the streets
Of London in the evening"
Gianapolis registered a mental vow
that Helen's walk should not be a
lonely one. He did not 1atter himself
upon the possession of q pleasing eX-
terror, but from experience he knew
that with women he had a winning
way.
Now his mind aglOW with rOS cate
possibilities, he stepped from the tram
in the neighbOrhOOd Of ShOreditch and
chartered a taxicab. From this he
descended at the corner of Arundel
street and strolled along westward In
the direction of the hotel patronized
by Miss Ryland. At a corner from!
which he could command a view Of the
entrance he paused and consulted his
watch.
1t was nearly twenty minutes past
10. Mentally he cursed Mahara. who
perhaps had caused him to let slip this
golden opportunity, But his was not a
character easily discouraged. He light
ed a cigarette and prepared himself to
wait in the hope that the girl had not
vet left her friend.