Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-28

is India Tiger country That's what made me realize it.
We don't start the picture till week. and you're already
being the Great White Hunter Look you with your fancy
riding boots and white breeches and pistol beltp'
She twisted herself free of his hands and rano the doorway
John, she called John Carton Grays here. Come on in!
/ want him to meet you.
Carton Gray heard mans voice pleasant welnodu-
lated and very British. Coming. But wait Sec Mcky.
Chap probably wants drink. III bring for him."
Carton Gray looked Micky Lewis His heart felt dead
in him. The bamboo curtains parted and man, small lean
and he with sunbleached hair and eyebrows into the
Carton deeply bronzed face with hawk nose
and wrinkles around his eyes that could have from
great deal of squirting into the great deal of laughter
He carried tall highbal glass in each hand, and Carton
he wearing faded khaki Stacks and shirt and brown
sneakers Hanging down his back held by string around
his neck, hung battered coolies hat
John this is Carton Gray" Micky said.
JOHN THRooP looked at Carton Gray and made small
embarrassed sound you must forgive these filthy clothes of
mine he said Il only in from the jungle little while
ago. Had to bait ambush Tiger rather mean I'm
afraid has been bothering US
'Mr Throop said Mcky, lis the companys professional
guardian. He's if you'll pardon the expression Carly
White Hunter
Carton Gray thought about his clothes and looked
John Throop and said How do you d. and knew his voice
sounded graveyard hollow flush of embarrassment rose
from his neck spread his cheeks He felt like mpostor.
Here old boy" John Tmoop held out a scotch and
soda. Know damn well you need this heard about the
hordes of your cinema fans that waiting for you down at
Tanakpw when you got of the train
by the way" he added sitting down at the table seems
to me I've heard some of you cinema chaps Gable and
Cooper for instance pretty good shots Do you
get chance to do any real hunting ket like ths His
eyes frightened with friendly smile. When you're off duty,
mean"
Oh sure" said Carton Gray Matter of fact I've done
good deal of hunting" He had elk -moos - Rocky
Mountain goat Unconscousy because he actor. he
found himself mckng the clipped accents of this unexpected
and strangely picturesque man. Il suppose one might
I'm fair shot, At least know which end of the gun to point
what I'm trying shoot Matter of fact brought brand
.45O with this trip Just in case, might get
chance at tiger
He did not hear Mckys quick ervent pleading whisper,
"Oh, Carly stop acting! Before start hating YOU"
BE glad to take you along with morning and
let you how DONE said Toop He raised scupuousy
clean hands, pressed the finger tips together in parsons
gesture glanced thoughtfuy up the slowly whng veran
da fan that merely turning still heat into moving heat and
cooling nothing
Let's see Bats Tiger will kill tonight, any time
Eat little rest up get hungry and come back to his
kill IT,. He seemed to his fingers nodded, looked
back at Carton Gray Let's meet here at sx-thrty
That1l be just after sunup. Right"
liz and the wrinkles around his eyes longer
limited laughter O course he said you've got under
stand old boy I'll want you to keep pretty well behind
Don't like getting other chaps into danger He took deep
swallow OF his drink chuckled Particularly of the chaps
I've been engaged to protect"
Carton Gray glanced Micky. She looking off into
the darkness her face carefully expssoness that he
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