Evening star., 1928-01-14

and sometimes I've had 10 lie doggo
for year at time"
1T Is very strange" she reflected,
that 1t should have been | whom
fate chose to take down your remi-
niscences. Mine has been the most
uneventful life you could possibly
imagine. There has been no single
incident in ii. no romance. nothing
but plain everyday existence. and
yours-how am.Zing! ! have never
been so carried out OF myself as
when | sat opposite 10 you with my
pen in my hand and you began TO
weave that amazing story. There
was drama in the very setting-your
wound. the dead man behind III.
screen. and then the wonder of the
things you spoke about. | felt one
moment as though were In "a palace
ana the next in dirty cafe in some
city whose maine even / had never
heard OF before. and again watching
YOU fighting for your life. all turmoil
and color and hustle and danger.
beautiful things. and terrible things
On" she cried. Il have been aching
70 TO set IL all down on paper, TO see
he whole story grow beneath my
.iugers."
There's a great deal" he mused
which will only he academicaliy use
full now. My Egyptian mission, for
instance. Things have siiumered
down there. Those other troubles"
he went on. leaning over toward the
box OF cigarettes. and helping him.
self Syria. Mesopotamia. Shanghai
seem only local when one has peered
for Il moment into the abyss and
realized the great cataciysm which
might come. | have told them al
the Foreign Office" he went on,
speaking almost as much 10 himself
as 10 her, TO count on me no more
IN the Orient. | took up this other
job IL months ago "A little skeptlcaiIy.
II didn't really interest me. Now
know it's tremendous. 1 was like all
the other people before. ! didn't be.
iieve IN the seriousness of The move.
nent
They had finished their dinner. He
made coffee In little pot and poured
IL ou., Then he rang the bell
"A car for Miss Brown in 10 min
Itcs." he directed. protected. You
understand. You viii have To ring
up xYO through our own exchange"
She laughed as the door closed.
Forgive me she begged. but ]
have been such IA simple person all
my life~~a lawyers daughter In "A
quiet village. nursery governess,
d fypist. without IA spice Of romance
or adventure In her life. And now
u car for Miss Br0wn~~protectcd'
lie smiled thoughfuliy.
You may ind" he warned her.
that you viii never be able alto
gether 10 step back into that simple
life. Tomorrow. when we know Juht
how We stand we must talk serious
ty T0uight now I'm fact 1 want E0fi
10 go away. Some one IN coming 10
see me whom you might probably
recognize. and who would prefer mol
10 be seen here"
shc rose 10 her feet. lie helped
her on with her macintosh little
awkwardIy. and after looking afouha
the room in vain for "A mirror she put
On her hat AS well AN she could under
the circumstances. lie handed her
over t. Mcreen.
You viii be safely escorted home,
he said. '"fomoTr0w morning all That
you have 10 do il 10 be at the bans
the moment tho clock struck 10. The
car 10 take you there VIII he outside
your hnm" at 10 minutes 10 the hour
The remainder Of the responsibility
VIII be mine"
lie held out his hand and Mise
Brown placed hers Ia II timidiy.
I'VE part friends;" he asked. with
a sudden. transforming smile,
II hope So" she answered fervent.
iy Il am very proud 10 think so.
Suddenly, Ia her immense surprise.
tle raised her fingers To his iips. Miss
Brown hurried out to the elevator
~ith flushed cheeks,
lTo Be Continued TomofrowD