Evening star., 1922-12-30
Continued from Yesterdays star.)

that held a fearsome inreres. for
But to hear Raoul Le Breton de-
siDsa ana Surprise as : to "''O her.
'1fr. Le Breton haif-caste!" she
Exclaimed.
Dennis glanced at her.
Where did you drop across him.
- asked sharply.
I'm Grand Canary also"
well. the less you have to do with
'sioh' the better" he said In q broth
erly way. Hes a hot lot. The very
devil. No sort Of a pal for q girl
II thought he was French" Pansy
said IN strained voice.
"He poses as such. but he isn't.
He's a ntgeer cross, French-Arab.
And what's more. he's a Mohamme-
you're a tr.he sweeping. Dennis"
Sir George interposed. III you'd dealt
with colored people as much as
have you'd know there was great
Arab. An Arab In his own way is a
gentleman. And his religion has a
great resemblance to our own. He Is
not naked devil-worshipper like the
negro"
Pansy welcomed her fathers inter-
vention. AT that moment her world
was crashing into even greater ruins
around her.
a
man she loved "a niSger".
Pansy did not hide from herself
the fact that she still loved Le Bre-
ton, but this last piece of news about
him put him quite beyond the pale.
Also 1t put a new light on the af-
Fair Of Lucille Lemesurier.
He was of different race. a diff
Serent religion. different color, with
q wholly different outlook.
After the first gust OF temper was
over Pansy had wanted to find some
excuse for LIE Breton over the affair
OF the French actress.
1t is easy to find excuses for a per-
son when one Is anxious to find them.
And now II seemed she had one.
He was Mohammedan. His re-
liGion allowed him four wives and as
many other women as he pleased.
No wonder he had been angry at the
russ she had made over Lucille Le-
Inesurier. According to hts. code he
had done no wrong.
Now Pansy wanted to apologize for
her rudeness in invading his villa
followed.
The fault was all hers. She ought
to have found out more about him
BEFORE letting things so SO far. She
Fad liked him. and che had troubled
about nothing else.
She ought never to have encour-
aged him For when they had break
tasted together that morning among
love with her.
There are lots OF things about
myself haven't told you
lie Breton's remark came back to
her mind.
No wonder he had wanted to marry
her at once! Before she found out
anything about him.
Pansy tried to feel angry with her
cSstwnile lover. But. phantom-nke.
the strength OF his arms was around
her. his handsome. sunburned face
was close to her own. his voice was
Whispering words OF love and long
ing. his lips on hers in those pas
Sionate kisses that made her forget
everything but himself
Her eyes went around the room. a
brave. tortured look in them
were there other women there, suf-
5esins as she was suffering? Suffer
ing? The world demanded her smiles,
ana II should have them. although her
heart was bleeding at the tragedy of
her own making
Because She had ENCOURAGED him
She must not blame him. For the
odds were all against him. She must
ey and see things from his point of
New-the point Of view OF a polyga-
That night when Pansy go. back
home. she wrote the following note
Dear Mr.. Le Breton,
II owe you an apology. Only to-
nIEne have learnt that you are of
another race. another religion than
mine. 1t makes things look quite dif
ferent You see things from the
point or view of your race, I, from
mine. am sorry / did not know
All OF this sooner: I should have
acted very differently. I should mot
nave come to your villa that night
and made stupid fuss. for one thing.
ABOUT such matters men Of your race
ana religion are quite different from
men men OF my own. l am sorry for all
temper and the annoyance 1 must
nave caused you. But I did not
know aynthing about you then,
Yours respectfully.
PASSY LANGHAN.
PS.-1 shall be calling at Grand
Canary in about ten days time with
my father, Sir George Barclay. III
am going out to Africa with him, II
you care to come on board during the
evening l should like to see Won
and say how sorry I am
P L."
CHAPTER XXI.
One day when LIE Breton returned
from one OF the mad rides he fire.
quently tndulged in, in a vain effort
to assuase the pain and chagrin that
ragged within him, he found among
pile of letters put aside for his in
spection, one with an English stamp.
Letters from that country rarely
AN