The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-07-12
TheAmateur Gentleman
BY Jeffrey FarnoI

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ping, it appears" added Barnabas.
"What?" cried Barrymaine, start
ing up. listening. we're you-s-spy-
ing on me-is that your game. Chi
chester?' But hereupOn Mr.. Smiv-
Vie started forward.
Now. my dear Barry" he remon-
strated, be calm
Calm? tell you noobody's going
TO spy on memo. by heavenl nei-
Their you, nor Chichester. nor the
d-devil himself"
Certainly not. my dear fellow"
! answered Mr. Smivvle. drawing
I Barrymaine's clenched fist through
his arm and holding it there. no
4 body wants TO. And. as for YOU
/ couldn't come at a bet
/ ter time-let me introduce our
( friend Mr.. Beverley"
Thank you. Smivvle. but we've
met before" said Mr.. Chichester
/ dryly. last time he posed as Rus
tic Virtue in homespun, today it
seems he is the Good Samaritan in
a lowered waistcoat. very anxiously
bent on saving some one or other
-conditionally, of counsel"
And what the devil has it to
do with you?" cried Barryrnaine
1 pa ssiOnately.
Nothing, my dear boy, nothing
in the world-eXcept that until to-
day you have been my friend. and
have honored me with your conf
I dence."
Yes. by heavensl So have
utterly utterly-and what I haven't
told voU-y-yOuye found out for
yOurself-thOugh God knows how
N-not that I've anything to f-fear,
not T."
of course not" smiled Mr.. Chi
/ chester, Il am-your friend, Ronald
and I think you will always re-
member that"
Mr.. Chichester's tone was sooth-
ing. and the pat he bestowed upon
Barrymaine's dropping shoulder
was gentle as a careSs, yet Barry
maine flinched and drew away, and
the hand he stretched out toward
| the bottle was trembling all at once.
Yes" Mr.. Chichester repeated
more softly than before. yes, 1 am
your friend, Ronald, you must al
ways remember that, and indeed I
-fanCy-you always will"
So saying, Mr.. Chichester patted
the dropping shoulder again, and
turned to lay aside his hat and
cane. Barrymaine was silent, but
into his eyes had crept a look-such
a look as BarnabaS had never seen
such a look as BarnabaS could
never afterward forget; then Bar
rymaine stood to reach for the
bottle.
Well said he. without looking
up again, "s-suppOse you are my
friend-what them"
Why, then, my dear fellow, hear
ing you are to be saved-on a con-
dition-I am, naturally enough,
anxious to know what that cOndi-
ton may be?"
Sir" said Barnabas. "let me
hasten to set your anxiety at rest.
My condition is merely that Mr..
Barrymaine give up two evil things
namely, brandy and yourself"
n
a ND now there fell a silence so
L n utter that Barnabas could dis
tinctly hear the tick of Natty Bells
great watch in his fob; silence in
which Mr.. Smivvle stared with wide
eyed dismay while Barrymaine sat
m -Onless with his glass halfway
to his lips Then Mr.. Chichester
laughed again. but the scar glowed
upon his pallid cheek. and the Turk
ing demon peeped out Of his mar
rowed eyes.
And for this" said he, shaking
his head in gentle disbelief, for this
our young Good Samaritan is posi-
lively eager to pay twenty thou
sand odd pounds"
AS a loan" muttered Barrymaine,
1t would be only a loan. and =
should be free of Jasper Gaunt flor
good and all. damn himl"
Let lis rather say you would try
change of masters"
"Now-by God-Chichester
ITO he cOntinued.)