Show ii I i I Forbidden F Fruit uiL I BERT CLAY IA M til A ft I t n Continued Stunt from Yesterday Yesterday- a This was bras al a a. frightful situation Fordt For Tor It dt was just Juat possible th that t this waiter walte r 4 betray ctr him It would woul never ti do lIe doto t to acknowledge gc his l identity cnUt lie mus must t deny It H. H and brazen Il It out You loo are entirely enUel mistaken he e declared boldly with all the tho effrontery y f ho he could summon up You mistake e t me for another person Im I'm often con con- f un c with him Hea Ires a a Scotch a Scotch Scotchman t luau nian man from a a-a- a a becoming more an and d f more confused un under er the Raze gaze aze of that Im I'm Imail Iman a Derbyshire eye Q one oho rolling roIlIng c eye v ail an an American Just arrived from hen hem lt from from Calcutta Wh Why certainly dont don't ont 1 you ou hear with exasperation Im Iman I m an nn American merl n. n I am nm smiled blandly and winked wink wink- c ed cd his hla eye ce with a meaning which to Cato Cata was little short of disgusting I Comprehend 1 he yaw aw replied with a y J. J t familiarity t y which far mo mor more showed he ho did l 9 fully than he was acknowledging In r words I didn't seo before I make mak u mistake replied Cato with a on an A. A Of course t Intense severity meant to both In impress im- im mi m- m i press and frighten Of course coulse Ho How Ho 11 can you OU remember with only one eye cc l' l Das Is a fax My 1 I name JI Is la Tyler Tle oe Uc Witt 1 J. J T Tj Ty- Ty i 1 let leI of or Now New Jersey Yo You t will recollect Yaw Ya I vill not forget target An And then after a. n pause he lie drawled out I iI 41 M VIII not forget forget Mt Mr h Dove Doven And n oWA away ho he wn waddled dlf grinning to tl toy t himself Jt while while Cato sank back helplessly helplessly help help- y lessl lessly In tn Iris his chair x What 1 was the tho use of attempting t to eL preserve an nn Incognito That fat Cat Cy Cy- Cyclops Cyclops clops knew him and persisted In addressing addressing ad nd- dressing him b by his name This never ne could have YO happened tr ti k anyone else but hint Xo Now he must mus buy tho rho dr discretion of oC that one eyed monster at nn any price and of ot cour course e. e h her he f Buster fluster r must charge the bribe to l- l Ho He pulled out his watch and looked cd t at tho the time Impatiently fr Five FIc minutes to eleven cleven And Ind n not n a soul soul- had arrived to relieve his solitar solitary soli soll- I. I tar tory tary misery r It was was as six hours since he ha h had patted pate from tram his WIfe It se me f like Wee six months And nd this was making It t r n. n night of at It May he Ile never nc male make an nil t i other otherl I l Oh Olt Josephine Josephino Josephine he hc m mut at- at toned If you ou only knew how I arr am being serve served out You ou cant can't hear m me swear bUt lUt I do swear s never again to togo 4 f go an and tr try the taste of ot forbidden N fruit on this vow vo i Scarcely Sc ha had ho registered when if ti familiar and most welcome welcom 6 voice was heard In the entry outside 1 rt Walter altor which Is Mr Alfred Alfred's k I- I room 7 t DO leaped Dove to his feet the hoh expression of of ot hl his face laughed It was Buster at last In another moment tho the door opened and the sergeant appeared with a Q s smile upon his round rosy rosy face He wa was In n Immaculate evening dross dress and looked as at fresh Cresh an and contented a as Cato Calo dl did r rejected d an and neglected f. f If U you ou lena know flow what what I have c goni gont through l to get here hogan began Buster feeling that some sort of ot an ln apology 1 was os necessary but Cato cut cul him short with a sniff of indignation What hat you ha o pone gone through lit III repeated repealed Bout contemptuously Take T U t put pun It u n microscope magnify It forty thousand thO timoR times nd you ou will see this the horrible horrible- 8 secrets of rny my m uro during tic Hit I la 1 sta hour hourat lie lie- added w lI n n. sort ort of or Joyful anticipation Buster Huster familiarly upon the buck back buthe bu Jut the clouds cloud have lIa cleared an away ay Thi night be passe passed and jO Joy cometh tomor tomor- row Now V well we'll have ve a goo good time oh elf Luster Buster sighed heavily heally I I J wish I 1 could he rejoined sadly But It Is Impossible What and Cato Catu started tart back with witha a look bordering upon horror I f I cant can't stop went on Buster quick quickly ly Iy and deel decidedly edl I have c left my im I wire wife at the opera taken a hansom cab k and come down here to tell you how hov I r t. t unfortunate It has has' turned out out Unfortunate groaned ronne Dove K 1 I 1 am in fu a 0 worse fix than you are arc Im I'm obliged to give up this part party f What give it up I must run back Lack to nn my wit wife persisted per err stated Buster really sorry for for his his partners partner's part nor ners ner's s distress as well veil as disappointed I on his own account I had the greatest great great- I est difficulty in ht persuading her that sh she I was In fault this afternoon when I leftY left eU lefther Y t ll her r at the tho HOf Horse t Show I cant can't play pIn t the the same ca card d twice in the same hamo day And nJ you OU ate are going to leave vc me with f these thet tiC e two two ladles Indies s that you have Invited ln J exclaimed Cato feeling that he was bes be be- ing hig- used ver very hard In indeed s Oh 1 d don't dont fi t he be alarmed replied Euster Bus nus J ter encouragingly I HI have h telegraphed telegraph telegraph- e ed Clo erie not to come I have havo put Dut her heroff heroff off Certainly and antI J I have no doubt sin SIll I Las has told Zulu So So neither of oC them will r 1 come This was consolation lon with a J. ti ance It would have been difficult tor to r 1 have entertained alone Idone the two ladles ladies perhaps s but solitude was ns worse than nn an anything Mato thing Cato lato looked d the picture of or despair lr am ant I to do doZ he tie asked hat half f tr angrily half disconsolately v Oh Oh go home wa was Busters Buster's calm cahu re reo k- k sponge fit Go Go home hom echoed Cato irritated be beon bet beyond be be- t w yond on all m measure I 1 cant can't go home You forget I 1 am at How llo c can n I 1 explain my return Say the locomotive broke down o othe on the road suggested the time sergeant t How can con 1 l At 10 o'clock accordinG accord accord- ing to your our calculation Josephine lia Ila lied m my telegram to sa say that I 1 ha had arrived there safely This Thia was a n facer oven even for Cor the re rea re re- a Buster What the devil U did you telegraph a- a f for rl he exclaimed Impatiently an and nJ with flit th the utmost injustice to poor Dove Dov considering that the telegram was h hown his hs t own Busters Buster's suggestion If u yo you will spoil your our wife wire by acceding to he her caprices you must accept the conse- conse cons Cato Cater was too miserable to defend Ij himself All ho hu com cout i t do was to tu mur mur- mu with piteous appeal al I I hope you are not going to leave lea me time lu in for It it In In for Cor I like that thal replied Duster Buster loftily congratulating himself that JIB ire was goia going to esca escape a without a at s t quarrel which he he had sadly feared fear y r would be tho the result of or his Imes backing backing out front from the proposed supper Now o oIn In my Iny y dear Cato be reasonable Acknowledge ge r the tho fact facts Hero I 1 timid you yesterday afternoon closeted with a lovel lovely girl and this morning you agreed with me to to a night of ot It A 5 ell ell here you are arc old man I I wish you Joy I 1 havo have barely time to reach tho the opera I must trust be bc off off Stop shouted Cato Calo frantically But Dut it Jt was too tou late The rho wily Buster u ter terI I lead had already disappeared t. t Cato stared after him completely at the prospect opening before be bc before be- be c fore toro him ti What hat hat was he to do Where was wa he to sleep He coul couldn't nt go home a r th that was that was certain and he couldn't pro pro- long forts supper until 9 o o'clock clock in the morning which was the earliest hour hou r ho- ho could coul decently present himself In Bedford square It was was still raining In torrents He lIe could hear r th the drops dashing a against t the tho punt pones of ot the window Ho lie would bem bo be t m turned out of that place at 2 In the morning and then ho must e about in its tine tile rain as he hadn't a penny with which to go O to a n hotel Why hy hadn't he thought of getting some soma motey mot mon money C ey from Buster Busier But nut It was waa too late for tor that now no There was waa l noth ing to do but to re re- re tj JY main there a au a long as 05 he could and andt t r th then n walk walle the th streets until morning j- j y perhaps lie be would go bo o In front of oC his hils St q own o house ouse and nd look up at the windows t. t 17 1 n not t. t caring to enter r r regarded With suspicion sus sus- clo by b the policeman And end Cato shivered at tt the tho prospect t i t His gloomy fe reflections were interrupted inter ter- ter yr j by tte entrance nce or ot one or ot the he I indor nn r c-r the young oun Fren liman Inman JI named VictorI Victor I I That hat supper It Jt must bf bi count r r r. or rather r i 1 seduced educed e uce In II lions at once I Oh Oli waite waiter he said hurriedly I ordered supper for Cor four It Is read ready sir replied Victor 11 Ing- Ing Be JI good enough to say I only wart want warty It for 0 one is late JaU nun nuu Impossible sir It s too It is cooked and coming up lip and as f f made mauo this announcement he opened the thedoor I door to a admit the Imposing if It d. followed by two men loa loaded NI with a profusion of dishes I Cato Cito gazed u In lu silent consternation athe as a- i ithe the vast ast array of or eatables was at as an aill arranged e ed upon tho the table and sideboard sl t rJ He lie could never no sit down own before all an that nl alone It would look absurd ridiculous n- n What ht In the thO world should I h. h I do Ah a happy thought struck himlie him He lie would KO goo down Into tho the o coffe room an and If It he saw aw a a. con congenial looking l f-l fr- fr j low there he would ask ash him to sl duC 11 t e ethe the meal I With ith a n word or two to fc allba k I telling him Bins to wait walt a moment bf he hurried hur hur- ried out of the room As he ho emerged Into the tho entry h I. saw sav coming coming- toward him conducted by bv a waiter alter a tall lion Uno looking young oung man DIal with an fin unmistakable military cut cot about out him hint lie had lead cl evidently Just left tin tilt roi m the tho one Cato hl had first r t bt b bl n shown hown into The spirits or our forlorn friend ros at it once Unless a appearances were crt de deceptive de- de e. e cc e here herc was the very ery man lOan h he ire was Cooking for Cor Stepping U up to the stranger er h h. h said MaW with his politest bow ami most sting manner mauner S Sir Ir I b bg beg g g your par pardon on The J stopped tor and looked ai at his Interlocutor In some suR surprise Did Dill you Oll sl speak ea to me Ine ho asked osle I wIth a n shade of ot hauteur yes sir I did ld m myself that honor replied Dove e with becoming h I I 1 am a stranger 11 hero here 10 you seem to b bo be t another cro Now the young oung man n had no nu time to In Indulge ul e In commonplaces with smite omo OIK on ic ie 10 did not know lolOw To tell the truth he lie i I was S no other than Captain Jack Dei Vel I Inger who after spending ln the tilt evening it tt tho the Alhambra with his hits sister had lust Ilist ai arrived rived at Cremorne lie Ire had bad left Josephine In the reception room loom wh wide while I 10 le proceeded to select an appropriate oom for tho the proposed supper choosing is LS luck lucli would have It ft the one just the entry from frolli rom Catob Cato's nut But Josephine was waiting for tor him co ro he answered the Intrusive e strange I ather gruffly g I II I 1 have ha arrived In London this nen- nen Ing In the arm army Yes s sir Ir Iri j 01 Cato smiled In a friendly l way and proceeded proc In Iii the most must and u In Ingratiating io- io tone possible So am I I That Is 1 am in n th the Volute Volun- eer Lawyers Lawyers' corps Further ceremony r B s useless Will Wilt you ou do o me me the pleasure plc if tf t supping with me me This was a most extraordinary y r In In 1 f- I atlon but the man was as evidently evidently u o gentleman so Derringer answered a u l as his Impatience would poi per j nil nil- You are er very kind Another t time m I I should 1 be very ery hap happy to 10 Improve your ou but I have a lady laJ walling waiting for me so 50 you ou must excuse me me I You are going to sup with a 0 lad lady lally exclaimed Cato Happy fellow I you I was in n a similar condition condition- But Derringer cut further confidences wort hort h by turning r to the waiter waller who ho had him and ami giving the or- or lor ler I t ILay La Lay supper l' l for two 1 Ordinarily this would woul have hn been on a lIt hint hid for fo Dove Dovo to T retire but hut buttie tie Ue Ie situation was wasa n desperate ono one uno and andic ic 10 rather continued roth r Sir your s n not t happen to tale Hive a F female 1 ft friend lend with rt 1 hl her bar rO doea 10 ho If rf so It would just suit me for I Ilave j rave lave a supper read ready leady for four toUl J Now Cato's suggestion sus was not real renU to 10 o atrocious considering the place tho they were In ln In but of course Derringer sit situated situated sit sit- 1 as he was resented It ItHe It He Ile drew himself up to his full IK igi I igi t tInd tind n ind glared at al the man who had dated dared I to Co make malte such a proposal No So sir he exclaimed stiffly Tr Tt lad lady Is not the kind lelnd of or a p person you rou ou mistake her for Good oo c evening And without bestowing upon I Do Bost t. o M another glance blance or waiting for mini to tomake t make malte either explanation or apology apoloS' he 9 stalked away Thus snubbed and antI crushed Cato rc returned re- re turned unhappily to his own room De Dc table is was the an announcement an- an nt with which his re-entrance re was vas greeted He Ho looked at not the table and groaned inwardly h For f four ur Supper for tor four Ills llis ls appetite ap appetite appetite ap- ap petite was gone Supper for four But Jut worse wart still j to come IIo had scarcely flung nung himself down disconsolately disconsolately lately Into the place of or h honor nor at the head nead of ot th the table when the door opened to a. a admit a 0 waiter walter with both arms full Cull of bottles What hat Is that thaU he broke broko out out turning turn turn- ing to De Do champagne 1111 sir eight bottles replied the head waiter rubbing his hands ha together with a a. satisfaction which to lo Doves Dove's nerves did seem a little short of or t You dont don't Imagine I am going to drink eight bottles of or wine wino he lie roared Eight vas iUS ordered returned return return- ed imperturbably t l bo les vos vas 1 pulon uton dc tIc Ice And ven veil itis It ItIs Itse bo be Is se IE iced bill it t must be trunk It is lb already Inbe In All Ail right muttered Cato overcome and anti feeling too weak to struggle any an further All 11 right Ihl Charge Chargo It to Buster Buster Bus Dus ter Vera goot soot Mr Ir Dove Dovel Oh get out of here you ou Dutch idiot vociferated Cato flinging a u t folded fold fold- ed napkin at nt him in rather rathor childish but perhaps un under pr the tIle circumstances natural natural natural nat nat- I ural exasperation After ACler the waiters walters hn had precipitately r retired Dovo Dove sank back utterly discon to Wh Where ere un under er the sun Iun un was ho he to stow sto stowall al all this s |