Show THE LT T TT T ThAT AT FAiLED IULE u lly By RUDYARD nn KIPLING Author of Mine O Oi Own i uple Ic Cl The lite V Plain Tales from tram the lulls soldiers Three Etc of ot Preceding Chapters Chapter Dick Heldor a young Englishman when a boy Is left Jett under tho care caro cro of ot Mrs Jennett a a. widow Maisie a Jt- Jt tie te miss is also loft with Mrs Jennett b by her guardian attorneys M Mrs Jennett Jennott Jennott Jen Jen- nott nett Is cruel to thorn thom both The Tho youth and the young girl grow attached to each other othor and when Maislo's Maisio's guardIans guard guard- ians order her away to bo be educated there thero is a sorrowful scene between tho the two young oung people during which they plight their troth The Tho second chapter finds Dick Holdar now a grown man In Africa as a free tree lance lanco artist artst with wih tho the English detachment that Is going gain to the tIme relief of ot Gordon at Khartoum Khartoum He Ho falls In with wih correspondent correspondent corre come for tor the Central Southern syndicate syndicate syn syn- who gets an nn engagement engagement engage engage- ment meat with wih his syndicate to draw war sketches Tho two become ble CIl I III I. I So he lie thinks ho shall shaU take tahoe to tho the sea again For ono one more 1010 cruise with wih tho buccaneers buccaneers buc buc- cancers To singe the beard of at tho the king 0 of Spain I Anti And capture another Dean of ot Jaen I And sell seU him hint In Algiers A A Dutch Picture Tho The Soudan campaign and Dicks Dick's broken head had been een somo some months ended and mended and tho Central Southern Syndicate had paid Dick a n certain sum on account for work done which work worl they wore careful to as assure assure assure as- as sure him was not altogether up to their standard Dick heaved the tho letter Jetter Into the Nile NIo at CaIro Caro cashed the tie draft drat In the same samo town c. c C bado bade a warm farewell farewell fare tare well to Torpenhow tho the station staton I I am um going to Ho lie Jo up for a while and andrest andrest rest 1081 said Torpenhow Dont know where I shall Ive live In London but if I God brings us to meet we shall meet Are you ou staying hero bore on tho the off chanco of ot another anoter row rOWl There will wll bo be none nono till tl the tho Southern Soudan Is reoccupied by our troops Mark that Good-by Good bless you OU como come back when your our moneys money's spent and give mo ma your our address Dick loitered In Cairo Alexandria Imala and ant Port Said Said Sall especially Port Said Sid There Thero Is la Iniquity In many parts part of ot the world and vice vico In 0 all but the tho concentrated of ot all aU the in In- In and all oJ tho vices In all oJ tho te con- con finds nJ Itself at Port Said And through h the tho heart of ot that sand bord er ered d hell hen where tho the mirage flickers day long Jong above the Bitter Lakes move If It you will only wait walt most roost of at the men and women you have known In this life Dick established himself In tore tere moro riotous than respectable Ho spent hIs hla evenings on tho the quay and boarded m many manly ny ships a and d saw MW very ver man many gracious gracious with wih whom he had talked not too wIsely wise wIse- ly Jy in the veranda of ot Shepheard's Hotel hurrying war correspondents skippers of at tho contract troop-ships troop employed in the campaign army officers b by tho the score and others of ot loss Jess reputable trades He lie had choice of ot all aU the races of ot tho the East and West for studies and the tue advantage of ot seeing his hla subjects under tho the Influence of or strong excite excitement ment moot at tho the tables gaming saloons hells dancing and elsewhere For recreation rec mention reston there thora was tho the straight vista Isto of ot the canal the tho to blazing sands the procession pro pro- procession cession of ot shipping and tho tim white hospitals hos Jos- where the English soldiers lay Ho Ito 10 strove to set act down In black and amul white and colors all un that ProvIdence Pro I sent sont him and when that tat supply was I ended sought about for fresh tresh material It H was a n fascinating employment but It ran awa away with wih his mono money and ho he had drawn dron In advance tho hundred and twenty pounds to which h hi hl was en entitled en- en titled yearly early Now ow I shall hv havo to work and starve thought he and was addressing himself to this now new fato tata when whon a mysterious telegram arrived from In England which sal said Come back quick you ou ha have vo caught on Come A large largo smile overspread his hla face lb So soon noon that's good hearing hi said ho he to himself There here will bo be an orgie I 11 tonight ru aUld or cc fall aU by my m lu luck J Faith Fait its Ie time Uro it camo camel lIe IIo ra half halt of at his Ilia funds tuut In tho rho of at lii Ilia hil well eU known kown friends Monsieur and Ma- Ma Ms- Ms damo darno and ordered himself a Zanzibar Zan Zan- danco dance of ot tho the finest Monsieur Bl BI I nat oat was shaking with wih drink but Madame smiled sympathetically sympathetically- Monsieur needs a chair of or coulle course and of or course Monsieur will wll sketch I Monsieur amuses himself strangely strange raised a white blue-white taco faco from froma troma a cot In the tho Inner room room I understand he quavered Wo all an know Monsieur Monsieur Is an artist artst as I havo have been beon Dick nodded In the end said with gra gravity vl Monsieur will 11 descent descend al alive Into hell hel as I have havo descended And ho laughed You must como come to the danco dance too said Dick I I shall shan want you For my faco taco I know It I would bo be so 80 o. o For my face My ly God Goc and for my degradation so tremendous I will not not Take rake him away He is a a. a devil Or at least do thou Celeste Coleste demand of or him more moro The Tho excellent began to kick and scream All Ul things are arc for sale In Port Said said sald Madame If my husband conies comes I It will be so much more Eh ow you ou call alf cahl cn aU alf a sovereign The monc money was paid and the time mad danco dance was held at night In ft a R courtyard at tho the back of Madame ill Bl- B- B nat's house The Tho lady Jody herself in faded mauve silk sik always about to slide from her yellow shoulders played the tho piano and to tin pot pot tn-pot music of ot a 0 Western waltz the naked girls danced furiously by br tho the light of oC a kerosene lamp sat t upon a chair and stared with Ith eyes ces that saw caw aw nothing till UI the whirl of at the tho dance and the clang of the rattling piano stole into tho the drink that took tho place of ot blood in II his veins and his face tace glistened Dick took him 1 by tho chin brutally and turned turned turned turn turn- ed that face tace to tho the light Madame ladame Bl El- El D nat looked over her shoulder and smiled smiled smil smil- ed with many teeth Dick leaned against the wall wan and sketched for tor an hour till tn the kerosene lamps began to smell and tho girls throw themselves hard beaten ground Then ho shut his boo book with a 0 snap and moved away plucking feebly at his elbow Show Short mo me h he he whimpered I 1 too was once an artst artist oven I II Dick showed showell him tho the rough sketch Am Ant I that ho he screamed Will Wili Wil you ou take taka that away awny with wih you and show all aU tho the world that It I Is I Bloat I-Bloat I Ho moaned and wept wept Monsieur has paid for all ni said sai Ma- Ma Ma dame To tho the pleasure of or t seeing Monsieur Mon lon again The courtyard gate gato shut and Dick hurried up the sandy street to tho the nearest near near- est cst gambling hell bell where whore ho was well wel leown known I It tho the luck Juck holds Its It's an omen If I I lose Jose I must stay here Ho lie 10 placed his lila money picturesquely about tho the board hardly daring to 10 look ole at what ho dl did The luck Juck held Three turns of at tho the wheel left him richer by twenty pounds and he went wont down to tho shipping to make mako friends with Uh tho the captain of or a cargo steamer who vho landed him In London with fewer pounds In his pocket than ho cared cred to think about A thin gray Iray to fog hung hUIE over o the tho city and tho streets were nere very cold for summer was In England Its Is a R cheerful wilderness and It hasn't t tho the knack knack of ot altering much I Dick thought a as ho he tramped from tho uio fOd Docks I do V westward Now ow what must I I Tho The p packed houses gave no answer Dick looked down tho the long lightless streets and at nt tho appalling rush of traffic traffic Oh you ou rabbit hutches said sold he addressing a n row of lt respect high ablo able semi detached residences Do you know what youve you've got gal to do later on You havo have to supply me with men servants ants ante and maid herc here he lie smacked d his hla lips hips and and the tho peculiar treasure of ot kings icings Meantime Ill I'll get clothes and boots and presently 1 f will vil return and trample on you ou Ho lIe 10 stepped forward ho he saw that ono one of his shoes was burst at nt tho the side As he stooped to make Investigations man Titan Jostled Josted him Into the tho gutter All All a I ho said Bald sai another uter nick AI In the score Ill I'll Jostle 11 Joste you later on and Good Dick pick clothes loft left an and his Jd V boots boot ta are not cheap Jor last shop with Ith tho the certainty that ho he would be u arrayed shillings myed f for tor Jr a time b but t with wih respectably only fifty In his pocket Ho lIe returned to streets by th the Docks lo and hi lodged 1 In ono one n room rom Whore the on tho the bod were almost sheets In case cose of ot audibly marked cao thoU theft and whore seemed to go KO to bod hod nobody at nIL all when hl his Southern clothes arrived d ho he Hou sought ht the tho Cent Central i Syndicate S for tor dress and Torpenhow's ad address ad- ad got It with the tho that there was as still I some intimation to him money owing lion Ho much said Dick a 0 one ons who habitually deBit dealt In II millions j Bot n thirty And nna forty pounds pounds- I If It would t bo o Any inv oon conyn C COf Co I ot or course courso wo could let yon b nav vs it it rou nt I once but wo we usually etlo account account- I monthly If I I show that that I 1 want anything now I Im I'm Im lost host he eal said l to himself All Al 1 I 4 I need Ill I'll Il take tako later lator on Thon Thou aloud I Its lla IH hardly worth while and rm Im goIng go goIng go- go I Ing Into tho the country for a month too Wait a It till tl I como come back back and 11 Ill I'll se see Bee about it It It But Dut wo we trust Mr r. r Heldar that you ou ouo do with o not us ua Intend to sever your our connection Dicks Dick's s 's business In Ufo life was tho the study of faces and he watched tho the speaker keenly That man means menns something he said Ill do no business till ti Ive I've 1 0 seen Torpenhow Theres There's al big deal coming So ho departed making m- m promises to his ono one little room by the tho Docks And that da day was tho the seventh of ot the tho month and that month he reckoned reck reck- with wih awful s ful distinctness had 31 1 days In It It It I Is not easy for a a man of or catholic tastes and healthy appetites to exist for 24 days on 60 50 shillings Nor Is It cheer cheer- cher- cher lug ing Ing to begin tho the experiment alone In Jn Inal all al the tho loneliness of ot London Dick pal paid seven shillings a 1 week for tor his Jod lodging which left him rather Jes less than a 1 shillIng shill shill- ing a 8 day for tor food and drink Naturally his first purchase was of the materials of at his craft he had been without them too long Half ralf a a. days day's Investigation and comparison brought him to tho the conclusion that sausages and mashed potatoes a plate tho the best food No Now sausages on once co or twice a week for breakfast are not ant ant As lunch even with wih mashed potatoes po po- potatoes po- po they become monotonous As An dinner they are aro Impertinent At the end ont of three lays clays Dick loathed sausages and going forth pawned his watch to revel on sheep's head which Is not as cheap as It looks hooks owing to the bones bone and anel the gravy Then hen ho returned to sausages and mashed potatoes Then hen ho lie confined himself entirely to mashed potatoes for tor a do day was as unhappy because o of pain In his Inside Then he lie pawned his waistcoat and his tie and thought regretfully of ot money tc thrown away In times past past Thero There aro few tew things moro more edifying unto art than the tho actual pinch belly of ot hunger and Dick In his few tew walks abroad ho abroad ho did not care oare Ore for tor exercise It raised desires that thai not be satisfied found found dividing mankind into two classes classes- those who looked as If It they might him something to eat ent anil those who hio looked otherwise I 1 never knew what I had to learn about the tho human face before ho he thought Bought and as a reward for tor his hla a humility Providence caused 1 caused cab cb Dick ri i driver fed fi at a n sausage aeo shop whore where when that night to leave o Jea half eaten a a. great grent chunk a of ot bread Dick took It would have havo o fought all aU the tho world for tor Its Is and possession and It I cheered him The month dragged through at lat last and 2 nearly with prancing Impatience he went vent l to d draw hastened i drw lw his mone money money- Then ho lw to address and smelt the smell of ot cooking meats all along 01 the tho corridors of oC the tho chambers chamber Torpenhow Dick burst Into i Was aston on the toP foor floor Noor and his room room- to bo be received h t ribs with wih ih as nau a hug U r which nearly nearh cracked hi hi TorpenhoW dragged him to the tho light and tw things 7 In the same of ot breath twenty different But youre you're looking tuc tucked cea up lie he eye eyo Got GOl anything to enU said Dick Dick- hi his round the room I shall bo having breakfast minute tn In l a What do hat YOU say to Xo No nn anything but rv Ivo Ive K been sausages I romp Torr Ive starving on OH that accursed horseflesh for 30 days an and 30 nights Now what lunacy has Jote latent tT lUnacY been your Dick spoke or of the last with unbridled few week speech Then he his coat there was no waistcoat 10 below I ran nu lt It fine Just scraped nC through awfully fine fino but I e ive i've got n. n Vou lou a X backbone haven't much ranch s sense sonso but you youx afterwards anyhow Eat and tall c Dick fell feU tal bacon and Upon unon M and ani nn gorged till lie ho no more Torpenhow UI could gorge filled pipe handed him t n and he he smoked smoke who as men inert for Cor three weeks have deprived been of at good tobacco said Sald h ho Well WeB elir- elir heavenly Why hy In tomer the tho world to didn't yoU come read ready old man lOan I owe on-e Besides you ou u to too much already al- al S ot of I had bad n a sort Dort superstition that thIs temporary that's s what hat It would hurt was as and It Its It's bring me 10 moro more luck Is I's over or and done don with ot of the tho wih now and nom nom- know ho how Was Fire hard up T r awa away What's state toto or of affairs the exact as myself Continued Tomorrow o r |