Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-31
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Il "You had better stay here. lherc
is no other lodging
l began to thank him, but he cut
me short. =, !,
.'It is Hobsou's choice, said me-
sapd nv house is not overcrowded at
present. Have you lunched:
II am afraid | haven't
Come and join us. My daughter
and had just sat down,
He moved toward the door.
81 have no luggage, SAID
az can lend you what you want.
I thanked him again, and SAID pra"
enly: 7
NAV ask for the loan of coat.
am anxious not to exhibit my uniform
coat in the island il | can help 1t.
T Thought he looked d trihe surprised
4 fit must be remembered that all TINS
time | was in a buttoned- up oiiskln =
but he merely nodded again ana leu me
upstairs to pleasant bedroom win u
low ceiling and some heavy old -tasn
Z ioned mahogany furniture. Ihere ne
left me and in moment returned with
a brush and comb and tweed coat.
I had noticed that in one of the
drawers there was key, and as l TOOK
the coat ] said:
II hope you wont think me unuus
cautious if lock my uniform coat up
in one of these drawers. There are Ger
tain papers in the pockets which ani
bound to be careful of.
Again fancied | caught a brlet loon
of surprise, but it must have been very
brief, for his face was as lnscrutaote
as ever as he answered:
do exactly as you like.
maid came with jug of hot water
and then was alone. >,
II wonder if the man believes me-
] said to myself. Things are going
little too dashed smoothly! =.
However, there was nothing lot
a now but playing the game out. l mrs
took the precaution of suddenly an'
ouietly opening the door. There Wa'
nobody at the keyhole, so l took OF
INV oilskin and put on the tweed Goa
and then locked up the top drawer an'
mt the kew in my pocket. Hardl!
necessary to say that drawer remained
as empty as the others
II call that either very neat doug
or a devilish silly one, | SAID TO my
~ self. And which it is depends entlrei
on the results"
As I brushed my hair I thanked m
stars / was fair, for a shave WAS no'
long overdue
ssWhat a pirate I'd look if l were
brunette - / thought. and, as II was
the recollection of dainty Miss Renda
made me determined to borrow a razo
forthwith.
foresaw that lunch would be tunc
ton demanding considerable tact. "ee
ing that had decided, rightiy -
wrongly land the Lord knew when :
not to trust these people, they had 10 ,
kent in a nice equilibrium betwlxt dout
and confidence. To persuade them 10
tboroughly that they were entertalnin
,enniue British naval officer would
fatal II they were treasonably lncilhe'
and a serious mistake if they were no
for then they might reassure the oth'
,s,anders and my gang would go
Y earth. not to be dug up again III
hrrrv On the other hand, to nav
them too suspicious would pc al rie'
n they were treasonable' pu. "ou
arabably end my adventure II they we
honest. k,on5
,rhe line selected was blend
s,,nysterv regarding my business, pree'
chat on noncommittal Topics anu
casional oddity of conduct sueh as nis
have been caused by guilty conse.e n;a;
.r harmless strain OF .si eceenti
land l left them to make tneir cno'.e'
usre are few choice excerpts iro
so,,,ersation, which happen 10
w. ,har more or less verbatim
s Mxself (chattilyl: "Delightfui
s n -yo,ir island! Like char
.ns-or perhaps in these par.s
sht 10 saw like whisky and soda' -
Kendall somewhat dryly)
70 he acquainted with char
pagne. .,;,r pleasantly
.ha .te1: 1--WE probably don iooA
,hourb we were. father. Mr. Mer'oi
metaphor was safer
Myself feeling rather an ass
,,.a,erdly gay): Il meant no rene
49,, IN vour cellar, Miss Kendall
as merely aiming at local color
A. this point fell abruptly sllel
,.,.b as It were, frozen on
Il.
F l,ns gazed at my plate ana tn
glanced furtively at my host q "
living them their choice) The NJ
fragment Of conversation which
,nember ran somewhat thus:
s Myself (leading up deliberately to
test question: There's one tnlng
snyy the natives OF this happy lsial
what 4 wonderful show Of wild How
,,ey have! Do they make g
grazing" .,.
Mr. RendalI (again dryiy) III
happens to have raminant tastes
lieve they are edible.
Miss Kendall lbrishtiy; but eviden
!. .okinJly) .'Mr. Merton was proba
<h,nhinr chiefly Of the rumin'
Mxsx1f skeepius sternis 70
4 &. .S3n<) y: III wss thinking chiefly
-- will direct and steady L
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