Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28

that would drown 4 hsh. She would
20 there II It were shs; And yet
He turned and looked back ut Arjeeb
Noosrut, then raised his hapd and
brushed It down the back OF his head.
which was always the sign Walt" to
Dollop., and then spoke as calmly ss
brother. I viii 20 in and break
bread ana eat salt with Thea" he said.
But I may do no more. for tonight
am in haste"
Come. then" the man answered. and,
taking him By the hand. led him In and
up to q room At the back OF the second
story. where, hot rs the night WAS.
the windows were closed ana q woman.
dripping the contents OF an oil cruise
over the roaeting CARCASS OF young
ut is to shut out the sounds OF the
vile infdsl orgies from the i n@"eH aa q.
cleek walked to the tightly closed win
dow and leaned his forehead against IL.
yet. II the heat oppresses thee
1T doe1. .nterposed elect. ana leaned
far out into the darkness. 40 though
raised, and the thing which had been
only a dim babel Of wordlses sounds q
moment before became now the riotous
laughter and the ribald comments OF
which one Of their number was JOY
'" "Fyeneh% said cleek under his breath.
as he caught the notes OF the singer
and the words Of his audience. French
II knew it!'
Then he drew in his head. and. having
broken Of the bread and eaten OF tho
salt which at word from Ar1esD
Noosrut the woman brought on q
wicker tray and laid before them, no
H. 90 h. 1r~r
brother and son Of the faithful.
peace be with thee, must 60" he said.
''But I come again; and 1t 10 written
that thou shalt be honored above al
men when I return to thee. and that
Holy BuddhA-shall have cause to set
thy name at tho head Of the record.
Of those who are most blest OF htmr'
Then he sa1aamed and passed out
Closing the door behind him. he ran like
door Dollops rose up like the imp In .
pantomime and Jumped toward him.
Law. gunner, I'm night starved
awaitin' for yerr' he said In . whisper.
''wot's the lay now7 a double auie!E!;
holding up the package he WAS oar
ryinz-"or . chance for me to do some
fly catcnin with me bloomin' tickle
tootsies?"
The man in the cinga,sse costume
adjoining house. and, catching the boy
by the arm, Cleek hurried him to It
and drew him into the dark passage.
"rm going to the back; I'm going to
climb up to the windows Of the second
going on" he whispered. Lie low
and watch. think It's Margot's gang
ooh, color me blue! Them beauties?
And in London? I'd give q tanner for
.Shh-hf =. r,,sst.ra.t- ,o- nou,t
be seen. but keep . close watch: and If
Hes mine!" intertected Dollops,
stripping up his sleeves: Glue to the
and war = t. stick tSa MP
tootsies and me-" Then. as Cleek moved
swiftly and silently down the Passage
and slipped out into the sort Of yard
at the back Of the house, he pulled out
tube Of adhesive n s Ha ersWiins upstairs
on his hands and knees. began oper.
atoms at the top step. But he had
barely got the first plaster" fairly
and he was obliged to duck down and
fiatten himself against the door Of tho
landing to escape being run down by q
man who dashed in through the lower
door. few At top speed up the staire
and. with q sort Of blended cheer ana
yell. whirled open . door on the land
ing above and vanished. In q twinkline
other cheers rang out. there was the
sound Of hastily moving feet and the
uproar of general excitement.
waited on. gents. help yourselves," said
Dollops with q chuek1e. Then he began
backing hastily down the stairs, squirt
Ing the contents OF the tube all over the
steps. and concluded the operation by
scattering all the loose sheets Of paper
on the floor at the foot Of them before
slipping out into the street and COM
Meantims clssR, sns.kins out
through the rear door. found himself I'm
high wall, thickly frinGed. on the top
with . hedge Of broken bottles. At one
time In Its history the house had been
occupied by 4 catgut maker, and the
his calling still chung, sagging and
broken rooted, to the building itself. its
rotten states all but vanished. and its
interior piled high with widowed bed
ding. moldy old carpet broken furni-
A foot or two above the roof level Of
this glowed two luminous rectanglss In
the blackness Of darkness, the windows
OF the back room on the second story:
and out OF these came floating still the
French he had heard in the house next
door. It did not take him long to make
up his mind. Gripping the swaying sup
ports OF the tagging shed. he went up
It with the agility Of q monkey. crawled
to the nearer Of the two windows. and,
cautiously raising himself, peepsd in.
What he saw made him suck In his
breath sharply and sent his heart ham.
mering hard and fast.
A dozen men were In the room, men
whose faces, despite an inaftistic at
tempt to appear oriental he recognised
at a glance and knew better than he
knew his own. About them lay dis
carded portions Of CinGalese attire,
thrown of because Of the heat and
waiting to be resumed at any moment,
The air was thick with tobacco smoke
Cd nsures were everywhere. and on .
sort of couch against the opposite wall.
q cigarette between her fingers, q glass
of absinthe at her elbow. her laughter
and badinage ringing out as loudly IN
any. lay the lissom figure of MarHot!
But even as C1eek looked in upon It
the picture changed. Swift, sharp and
sudden came the rattle Of flying feet on
the outer stairs. Marsot hung aside
and laughter came to an abrupt end,
the door few open and with q shout
and cheer . man bounced into the
room.
"serpicel All. 10 bon dieu, II il
Serpice at lastr' cried out HarEot In
joyous excitement 40 she and the others
crowded round him. Soul Of q slug
gard, don't waste time in laughing and
capering like this! Speak up. speak up.
you hear? Are we to ny at once to the
mill and join him7 Has he succeeded?
Is It done7"
Eyes, yes. yes!' shouted back serpice,
throwing up his cap and cApering. TT