Evening star., 1923-09-09


looking for that fellow myself. Do
you know where he wentT'
% went into the Prime Albert
'otelS I'm tellin' We, an If ye call me
a liar agtn-'
But T was already hurrying
through the crowded streets toward
| the Prince Albert. So the poet was
in town! His name had not been
upon any of the records. Haa he
| changed his name? But upon the
hotel register 1t appeared, in ink that
was scarcely dry-Signor Enrico-
with several degrees after tide
grees which he had conferred upon
himself. Here he was staying at
another big hotel; living in comfort
upon my money, Willis L sought a
low class bSaehcombers' dive for sup
peri I had roamed all over the sofi-
ent to catch him, ana at last I had
him! Just whAt1 was going TO DO
to. him had not. determined. but
A Chinese hotel. boy led, the way
upstairs and Knocked upon the door.
A familiar voice said, Come" ~.
pushed open the door, and toe
next minute the poes had both arms
around me. But he was not trying
to fight. That idiot was ehUgging me
with giee! ..t,y-s,. Z, tttf .,s
"Fostair, Fostalr. sFostairt So
glad am to see you. kiss me upon
the cheek. Fostair!'' fe5
kiss your shouted. TIL smash
you!. Why didn't you come to Bang
| kok?"
Come TO Bangkok? why, Fostair
right away after the honeymoon
have come TO Bangkok: -..
But the. newspapers said you had
gone to Manila" Z"
mo. Fostair. See the ticke. Fos-
tair." =
| And he showed me a handful OF
count in Singapore had been iucor-
rect. From lava, he had passed
through Singapore on his way not 90
Manila, but to Bangkok!
How I have looked for you. Eos
| tair. come back to Singapore and
you are go to BorneoS and 1 come, to
Borneo and you are go. to Manila, and
from Manila.I follow yon TO Japan.
to Yokohama and Shanghai. and, 5ust
now. twenty minute ago. 1 land in
Hongkong."
| a LII the timesI had thought !. was
"A pursuing him. he was pursuing
mel His books IN Italy had gone into
the. Nth edition, his publishers had
finally sent him a check, and he paid
me back the amount Of my travellers
checks. with which he had absconded.
| But your wffe?" I asked
She is no more, Fostair. She have
go away with another man like the
chorus girl CO."
Then you didn't marry the chorus
girl?"
NO, Fostair. have marry one
woman you know-Mrs. Rooney. But
am not big fine man like Rooney. I
! cannot take her with one hand and
| throw her around like Rooney. We
have one quarrel in Java, and she
have say to me. I marry you because
pity you. You have long hair just
like Snifies.' You remember the dog.
Snif1es, Fostair? All the time my
wife call me 'Sniffiea' do not hike.
When she go away say to myself.
'Nevair mind And, I follow you to
| Hongkong." .r. ..-a
He had not changed a bit.
"Fostair," he exclaimed. I'VE are
here where we have begin. We have.
the money. We can go to Siam, and
have the dancing girl to Jingle the
brass upon the ankle. We shall be
kings. Fostair-two kings in the jun
gle"
But one experience had been
enough, and I took passage on the
first steamer for San Francisco. The
poet escorted me aboard the ship.
II hope you don't mind" I apollo
gized. "if write a book and call you
the biggest fool in the orient"
mo, Fostair. do not mind. I also
write one book and already I have
call you the biggest fool"
Whereupon we parted before the
Fool-Killer made another double kill
ing
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