Evening star., 1922-12-19

adop:ed the name of Raoul lie Breton. given
to Paris and, while in company with young
an Engllshman. He is the loser. but accom-
'ose Of making use Of her In vengeful plans.
turned one little bit. 1 looked at my
self in a glass to see."
But what are you going to do with
it all:" the governess asked help
lcssiy.
spend it, of course. take after
my father. and never shirk an un-
pleasant duty" she went on. mis-
chievous CLINT in her eyes. TO begin
with, you, Miss Granger. are gong
to be my companion. and We'll have
A Yacht and go all around. the world
together, and see and do everything
that can lie seen and done.
you'll get married. Pansy. the
governess said. looking lovingly at
the beautiful fiower-like, little face.
Not much. You dear old anti
tied by the leg in that fashion"
"As the English mistress. I must
remind you that tied by the leg Is
slang"
when you're my companion you'll
be talking slang yourself. I'm not so
stipulations," the child went on teas
ingly. It'll be such a change for you
after thirty years Of correcting stupid
exercises"
1T will be rather" Miss Granger
said wistfully.
And / shall come out at seven
teen Pansy went on. II must start
as early as possible if I'm to spend
all that money. / shall write and
ask my father if I may come out at
seventeen. Do you think he'll re-
fuse"
NO man will ever refuse you any
thing. Pansy. You're too sweet and
good and beautiful"
And rich. Don't forget the rich.
Thatll be a tremendous draw"
Miss Granger smiled at her favor
lite.
Il hope the man who marries you
will pick you for your good heart and
generous nature, not your looks and
money" she remarked.
Still harping on that old string.
Mrs Noah Women don't get married
nowadays il they can afford to stay
single"
Then the school dinner-bell ringing
sent Pansy from the room. but not
before she had given an impetuous
hug and kiss to her friend.
CHAPTER IN.
Paris always has welcome for
millionaires. And it always had 4
specially warm welcome for Raoul lie
Breton. the African merchant prince
Not only was he fabufously rich. but
he was young and remarkably good
looking. 1t was whispered that he
had Arab blood in his veins. but he
was wealthy enough for the majority
to overlook this drawback.
Like many modern Frenchmen. hc
dabbled in "le sport" He was a
brilliant tennis PLAYER. worthy op-
ponent at billiards and he kept a
stud of race horses. There was hard
" an actress of any repute and with
n
had not had his patronage al one time
or the other Match making mothers
with manageable daughters laid
Snares about his feet With surpris-
ing agility he avoided their traps.
None of the daughters proved suf-
fciently tempting to turn him from
the broad. smooth way of gay Partisan
bachelorhood to the steep and jagged
path of matrimony.
Raoul Le Breton was about twenty
five when he paid his sixth visit to
Paris. He came now for about three
months every year. And he always
came in style. with whole retinue
of Arab servantS-silent. discreet men
who never gosSiped about their mas
ter. 1t was whispered also that out
in Africa he had a whole harem of his
own; moreover, that he was some big
chief or the other. In fact, many
things were whispered about him. for.
on the whole, Paris knew very little
except that he was wealthy and wild.
His French acquaintanceS tried to
learn more of his doings through the
medium of his own private doctor, a
stout Frenchman who accompanied
the young millionaire to and fro. But
DIR. Edouard refused to gossip about
his friend and patron.
In spite of his success. the young
sultan of El-Ammeh had not forgot
ten George Barclay.
On getting more in touch with civil
lization and its ways he had tried to
find out the name of the man who
was responsible for the death of his
father. 1t was not an easy
task George Barclay had left Gam
bia five years before Raoul lie Breton
set about his Investigations. There
had been a succession of men since
time. and the shooting of a
native malefactor was not a matter
Of great note in the annals of a gov
er Iment.
However, eventually lie Breton
managed to establish the identity of
the man he looked upon as his fathers
murderer.
But to trace George Barclay in
England proved an even more diff
cult task than tracing him in Africa.
The Englishman had not stopped
long in his country. In search of
he had gone from one
place to another. holding posts in
various parts of the empire.
The Sultan Casim Ammeh was
clay was in the Malay Straits.
The news came to him in Paris lust