Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-16
DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

j. only one game worth the nIor,.
King of games! The emperor M sag
Have. you man here to shake dice p,ss! no;s,
me?" 'e with
Ortcga understood and mado
answer. Rios, small and sinistor NO
handsome, his air one of eternal and ana
bred insolcncc. kept his own corn.,
There came n quick tug at his s,oa.s.
his companion whispered in bis
thus 1t was that for the first time Knn K.ar'
dric' really looked at this comnon;nn
And at the first keen glance, in Ta sn;a.
OF the male attire. the loose coat ,.s pms
hat pulled low. the scarf worn h;nu hu
about the neck, he knew that It was q
woman who had entered with Pn,aa
hIos ana now whispered to him. '~
His wife," thought Kcndric. "rsu
nerve coming in here" ner'
The question Of her reationsb;r a.
the Mexican was open TO speculation
the matter or her nerve was not. Thai
was dctinitcly settled by the carriaea 30
her body. which was at once defiant ons y,
lmperious; ny the tilt of the chin, bareIv
glimpsed; by the way she stood NY
ground as one after another mir of on r
turned upon her until every man IN Wes rs
room stared openly. 1t was as use,n.O
for her to seek to disguise her sey tbr,
as it would be for the moon to nasI, os
candle. And she knew it and did nos
care. kendric understood that on I tbs
moment. ON 'he
"Between us there has been nj tir,o,
trouble, senor.' said Rios lightly, 1T
do not know If you care to plavp 70
so, | will be most pleased for a little
game" '''''e
''G'd shake dice with the devil him
self, friend Ruiz answered Jim
o II must have some money from
Ortcga here said Rios cnrelessIr a
Unless my check will sa4isfyP'
g. Better get the money, returned
Nendric pleasantly.
AS Rios turned away with tho rro.
prictor Kendric was impeled to I Ioot
again toward the woman. She boS
moved little to one side. so thai nn~
she stood in the shadow cast by nm onoIa
OK the wall. He could not see her eve"
so low had she drawn her wide som
brero. nor could he make out much %
ber face. He had an impression OF an
oval line curving softly into the folds
or her scarf: of masses of black bair
iiut one thing he knew; she was looking
steadily at him. 1t did not matter that
nc could not see her eyes: he could feel
them. Under that hidden gaze thers
was moment during which ho waS
ODDLY stirred; vaguely agitated. 1t was
as though she, some strange woman
we're striving to subject his mind TO tbe
spell of her own will as though across
the room she were seeking not only 10
read his thought but to mold IL 10 the
shape of her own thought. He had the
uncanny sensation that her mind was
rliiing his, that it would be hard 10
hide from those probing mental fingers
any slightest desire or intention.
kendric shook himself Savagelv. an.
gered that even for an instant he shonld
nave submitted to such sicksh fancies,
But even so, and while he strobe TO
the nearby table for Che dice cup, hs
could not free himself from the i'm.
preston which she had laid upon him
She beckoned Rios as lie came back
with Ortcga. He went to her side and
she whispered to him.
1--WE will play here. at this end Of
the room, Senor,' Rios said to Ken.
dric. '>'"
As Kendric looked quite naturally
from the one who spoke to the one
from whom so obviously the order had
come, he saw for the first time the
gleain, OF the womans eyes 4 very
little she had lifted the brim of her
hat, so that from beneath she could
watch what went forward. They held
ms gaze riyetcd; they seemed to glow
IN the shadows as though with some
inner light. He could not judge their
color: they were mere luminous pools.
lie started with an odd fancy; he
caught himself wondering if those eyes
could see in the dark?
Again he shrugged as though to shake
physically from him these strange
iancies. lie snatched up the little table
and brought it to where Ruiz Rios
waited, putting it down not three feer
from the Mexican's silent companion.
And all the time. though now he re.
fused to turn his head toward her, he
was conscious of the strangely dis.
turbing certainty that those luminous
eyes. were regarding him with unshift.
ing intensity.
TO BE Continued TOmorrow