The Washington times., 1919-04-02

ideal With Mrs. Carew Captafn
Quint exchanged "reminiscences OF
travel on distant seas. Brandes at
tempted to maintain low-Voiced con-
yersatiOn with Rue. who responded
in diffident monOsyllablies to his
advances.
Brandes walked down to their
car with them after they had taken
their leave.
WHATS the idea. Eddie?" in
quired Doc Curfoot, pausing before
the smart little speeder.
ITS straight"
'Oh." said Doc. softly, betrayinr
no surprise-abOUt the only thing
he never betrayed. Anything In Il
for you. Eddie?"
Yes A good girl. The kind you
read about. Isn't that enough?'
"Minna chucked your" inquired
Captain Quint
She'll get her decree in two or
three months. Then I'll have a
home. And everything that you
and L are keeps out Of that home.
Cap. Seer"
Certainly" said ouint. aouits
right, Eddie"
OOc CurIOoI climbed IN and took
the wheel; Quint followed him.
Say" he said in his pleasant.
guarded voice, watch out that
Minna don't double-eross you, Ed
die"
"How?"
Or shoot you up She's some
schutzen-festt, you know when she
ssAh faI1 80, sb. ,,-,,,s. A.. "a
vOrce. Abe Grittlefeld's crazy
about her. He'll get Abe Gordon to
star her on Broadway; and that's
enough for her. Besides. she'll
schutzen-fest, you know when she
afford to keep him"
You never understood Minna
MintI."
We'll who ever understood any
GermRn?' demanded Brandss.
shes one OF those souI-blOoded,
silent Dutch women that make me
ache"
Do pushed the self-starter;
there came a click, low humming.
BTsn5es' face cleared and he held
out his square-shaped hand:
You fellows" he said. have put
me right with the old folks here.
Ill do the same for you some day
Don't talk about this little girl
and me, that's ALL
"An the same" repeated Doc.
don't take any chances with Min
na. She's on to you, and she's got
rotten Dutch disposition
That's right. Doc. And, say, Har-
man"-to Quint-'tell Ben he's doing
fine. Tell him to send me what's
mine, because III want IL very soon
now. I'm going to take a month on
and then Pm going to show Stein
how a theater can be run"
Eddie" said Quint, ''it's q good
thing to think big, but it's a damn
poor thing to talk big. Cut out the
talk and you'll be a big man some
day"
The graceful car moved forward
into the moonlight: his two friends
waved an airy adieu; snd Brandss
went slowly back to the dark We
randall where sat a young girl,
pitifully immature in mind and body
and two old people little less in
nOcent for all their experiencs IN
the ranks OF Christ, for ali the
wounds that Scared them both In
the oversea service which had
broken them forever.
"A very handsome and distin-
guished gentleman. your friend Dr.
CurfOOt," said the Reverend Mr..
Carfew. 'I imagine his practice In
New York is not only fashionable
but extensive"
Both" said Brandes.
i assume so. He seems to be in
ttmately acquainted with people
whose names for generations have
figured prominently in the social
columns Of the New York press"
"oh, yes, CurfoOt and Quiut know
them all"
Which was true enough. They had
TO. One must know people from
whom one accepts promissory notes
to hquidate those little affairs pc
culiar to the temple OF chance. And
New YOrlI's best furnished the nOo-
phytes for these rites
Il thought Captain Quint very
interesting" yentured Ruhannah.
''He seems to have sailed over the
entire globe"
Naval men are slways delight
ful," said her mother And, laying
her hand on her husbands arm in the
dark: "Do you remember, Wilbur,
how kind the officers from the
cruiser Oneida were when the
rescue party took US aboard?'
God sent the Oneida to US" said
her husband dreamlIy. II thought
it was the end OF the world for Us
for you and me and Rue-that
dreadful flight from the mission TO
the sea-
His bony fingers frightened over
his wife's toil-worn hand. In tha
long grass along the creek fire
files sparkled, and their elfin Ian
terms, waning. glowing. driftsd
high in the calm August night.
The Reverend Mr.. Carew gathered
his crutches; the night was a triflS
damp for him; besides he desired to
read. Brandes. as always. rose to
aid him. His wife followed.
(TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW