San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07

derstan'. But ave you ever reflect t
yourself" he offered, leaning still
closer until his teeth glistened. lave
you reflect 'ow these dope of your:
change? If you so want the color
the true color-eh, what why not SC
at night-time"
Camberwell sat up. There was q
pleasant tingling in his veins: his ia
tigue and disappointment had lifted
like fog from a channel. All the
eagerness and the brightness of his
dreams came back with rush. As a
pilgrim re-inspired he turned to the
quest once more. ~ tgs
"By George! It's a fact. still have
the. night, haven't I? Mister, you're a
1 wiz. If you happen to keep that adj
dress on you-the region, the where
abouts-"' - @eN
A minute later, the gentleman from
Macao had taken himself and his UNI
failing smile elsewhere. leaving a card
behind him on the table with the po-
lite. murmured direction:
Tell an y'rickshaw-man."
And while Camberwell read the
jotted number. he chuckled aloud:
TOO bad about the one the mate
wouldn't give mel. Wonder If this
is the same!"
AS a matter Of fact it was the
same-geographically district. a sec
| ton. n public place. A famous place,
in it's way. Moreover. it was that
identical place elsewhere'toward which
that obliging informant of his was
even then gliding away through the
clogged purlieus of the city and the
sticky tropic night-keeping to the
shadow and the unfrequented path,
moving like sleek thing OF prey
which runs before to prepare its am
bush.
Camberwell came in condition to
enjoy it. to enjoy almost anything,
thanks to the topaz drink and the
mummy-faced Goaboy, who must have
had some talent. too. for Camberwell
was accurately and sufficiently within
the penultimate limit. How he reached
the main entrance. how he brayed the
portals of that famous place where
angels certainly fear to tread. he could
never have told: but in good time he
tipped the grinning doorkeeper a gold
niece and dashed his sun-helmet over
the celestial head. hung his cane on
loss. shook hands with Cantonese
Understandable Oriental equivalent
| of a bouncer-elbowed through rs
choice a gang of cut-throats and half-
caste outcasts, ever gathered between
Hakodate and Suez. yankee a chair
from under the worst OF them, OF
fered it TO the nearest scared nina de
salon and stood in to play. Easily
with complete enjoyment. ~
For the colors were there. IL was
lust as his casual little friend had SAID
the colors were there-mellowed and
deepened in the nighttime: hot and
bright and swinging around him now
with the most enhancing gyratlons
Seagreen on the tabletop - tiny
wrinkles Of brass cash under the
bankers pale yellow fingers. The
bronze of intent faces, the gambogt
and citrine of downward-flarlnf
lamps. the amethyst drift of smoke
Puce and mauve and maroon among
the clustered players. Turquoise anc
violet and crimson among the dresses
of the women. He liked them all. Hf
liked them better as he won and won
And that was easy. too. You showed
vour bet on one of the four numbers
and then they counted your NUMBER
from the bowl and gave you wnit,
banknotes. to match your greenisl
hills. At least they did at first
Easy With that little nina to hell
YOU pick up the profits, whsperlnt
and nudging at you in the most kindl.
fashion. waiting upon You with hei
great soft. tender glance. Really, al
an awfulIy pretty girl--young, too
Though he could rot understand why
| there should be tear-drops caught II
her lashes like dew on n flower. IN
less. perhaps, she was crying for MN
because he had begun to lose.
He plunged the heavier, to feas
uure her He lost. Crying Tor ting
luck. was she? Charming GIRL ai
WAYS plucking at his sleeve for some
reason : But he would show her how
we'll he could do this town in I'M
nipht-time. He plunged. And ~
| lost. Plunged again, until, in an un
measured interval and from and un
measured distance. her sharp, urgen
message filtered through his daze'
senses.
.Come away; come a-way-quick
There is danger-danger-dapger. !,
He rallied to that call and tried e
follow her through the crowd as sn
edged out. But it was not so cas-
This way-not nearly so easy to leav
ri Chwan's as to enter it. Arms wer
nut out to impede them. A mutter
inc rose here and there. But the
had reached the edge Of the thronf
the threshold of another apartment
before moonfaced Chinaman cam
bustline up, chartered angrily at tn
girl and snatched her back towar
him. y
Camberwell drove fist to the jay
with n gesture so natural as to b
almost nconscious-abolished tina
Chinaman, sent him tumbling an
ciawing while the girl slammed
door and leaned there atremble.
.You said-some danger?" querle
Camberwell gravely, surprised to I'm
how slowly the words and though'
came.
"Foah you-foah you" she crie'
prettier than ever in her distress. "
did try to make you go away.
tried, Now you are caught.
He got the idea dimly. He locke
round him. They were alone i'll n sol
of closed alcove with heavy hanging
} all about the walls, and at the ia
| side the curtains of two windows. III
: girl seemed to be looking toward q
windows with n strained face. 81
, led him q step or two, and stoppe'
and wrung her hands. A smart bio
fell. upon. the door. Voices were bal
bling inside there. The house was u