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O Author r t of f Mine iliac Ow P People n e Pints Tale Talc fr from the uni r. r Three Is Ett tc That night there nm wai tumult on th lh the stain Trio rIme correspondents poured In from theater thE dinner aud and music hall ll to room that they thoy might discuss their plan pIau of ot campaign in tl the event of oC military operations being a certainty tho timo and tho the had bidden all time the men th Y had worked with to tho orgy org and Mr the housekeeper declared ton that t never before In his checkered experience export export- enco ence had she quite Quito such a a. fanc fancy lot lotof lotof of 01 gentlemen gentleman They waked the chambers cham chani- bers bors with shouting's and song ong nail and the theelder theelder elder eldor men mon were Quito quite as 08 bad ba baas as t th h younger For tho the chancos chances of ot war In front of 01 them thorn and all know knew what tho o mean meant t. t Sitting In his hia own room a a. little perplexed perplexed perplexed per per- by tho the noise nolte across tho landUK Dick suddenly begun began to laugh to himself him him- self sel When hen ono otto comes conies to think of ot It I time the situation Is la Intensely comic lul 8 Quito right poor right poor little thin thing I didn't know sho bo could cry o that but no now I know what Torp thinks Im I'm sure suro hed he'd bo ho quite fool enough to st-ay st at ot homo home and tr try to consolo me me-if me If ho lie knew Besides It Isn't nico to own that youve you've been thrown over Ilk Ilk-c a I broken chair I must carr carry this thin bust bust- ness noes through alone alone as as usual If liT there I Isn't a war var wart and anti Torp finds out I shall look foolish y that's all If It there thero Is la a II war I 1 mustn't Interfere with another mans man's chances s Is business ls anti and I want to bo ho alono I alono I want to be he alone What a n row they're making Somebody hammered at ot tho the studio door Come out and frolic Dickie lIal said tho the l I 1 should like lIlie to but I cant Im I'm not feeling frolicsome Then Ill I'll tell tho the boys bOs and they'll draw you lute liko a n. Please not not old i man a On my word Id I'd bo ho loft alone Just now Vory Very good got Can we send anything In to you rou Fizz for Instance Cassa- Cassa Is beginning to sing sins songs Bongs of ot th the Sunny South alread already For one ono minute Dick considered tho the I proposition seriously No thanks Ive I've a 0 headache al already al- al rend ready Virtuous child That's tho effect of r emotion on tho the young All AU my con con- Dick 1 I also 1180 was n concerned con con- corned In tho conspiracy for tor your wel wel- elfare el- el fare Go to the devil Oh and oh send Dinkie In here hero Tho little dog Hot entered on elastic feet riotous from having been made mado much of 01 all the evening He IIo had hod helped i to o osing sing tho the choruses but scarcely Inside the studio ho realized that this wa wano wano no place for tor taU tall wagging and settled himself on Dicks Dick's lap till It was wa bedtime bod- bod time Then he ho went to bed with Dick who counted ever every hour as 08 It struck and rose In tho the morning with a painfully pain pain- fully ruBy clear head to receive Torpenhow's more formal congratulations and a 0 par- par tlc account of ot tho last nigh nights night's ts t's revels rovel You arent aren't looking vo very happy fora for tor a a. newly accepted man mau Eald said how Never ever mind that that Its Its It's my own af nf- fair and Im I'm all right Do you OU really go 0 Yes Tea With the old Central Control Southern as usual They wired and I accepted on n bettor terms than he before fore When do you start The day after atter tomorrow tomorrow fox for Brin- Brin dial Thank God Dick spoke from the bottom of his hia heart hoort Well Veil that's not a pretty way of 01 saying youre you're glad to get s-et rid of 01 me But men mon in your condition are allowed to be bo selfish I didn't mean that Will 1111 you set get a hundred pounds cashed for tor me before be bo- fore toro you leave a a. slender amount for hou houSekeeping house houSe- o- o keeping Isn't It Oh Its It's only for for marriage os- os Torpenhow brought rought him the tho mone money counted It out In fives and tens and carefully put it way in tho the writing table Now I suppose I r shall have to listen lis lit ten to his raving about his lila girl until I go Heaven send UH us patience with a n. man in love lovo said he lie to himself But never a 0 word did Dick sa say of ot Malsie Maisie or marriage Ho hung In the tho doorway of room when whon tho latter was packing l and asked ed In Innumerable Innumerable In- In numerable questions about tho the coming corning campaign n. till Torpenhow began to fool feel annoyed Youre a secretive animal Dickie and you consume your our own smoke Emoke dont don't you 1 ho he salt gald on omi the time lost lat even ovon- In lug ing ingI I I 1 I suppose so By Ey the way how lon long do you think this war ar will last Days weeks weaks or months One Ono can never tell It may go 10 on for y years rs I I wish I were going Good Youre You're the IrO most t unaccountable un- un accountable creature Hasn't it occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc to you O 1 that youre you're going ong to be married thanks to mo me Of 01 course yes Im I'm going co to o be bo married so married so I am ani Going Going- to bo ho mar mar- ned ried Im I'm awfully grateful to you Haven't I r told you that You ml might ht bo ho going to bo ho hanged by tho the look Jook of oC you jou said And the no next t day dav Torpenhow bade bado him hint rood rood-b good good-by and anti left leit him to the tho lone lono- I liness ho hud had so much desired CH XIV Yet at the la last 1 t ero ere our had found him Yet Yot at tho the last st ero ore a thrust sword thrust I could save Yet at nt tho lust with his masters around him He lie of ot the Faith spoke as master mastor to slave slavo Yet Tot at tho the last lut tho the had maimed him Broken by bon bondage Jage age and wrecked b by tho the Yet at It the last tho the darkness had claimed him Ho He called c upon Allah and died a be be- hover liever n Beg g your pardon Mr 11 Heldar but but but Isn't going going- to happen said cald Mr r. Beeton No Xo Dick had Just waked to another another another an an- other morning of 01 bland despair and his temper was of oC the tho shortest I my ray regular business o o 0 course sir and what I say ar Is Mind your 11 0 own business and let other pee peo- plo plo mind theirs but Just before Mr wont went awn away ho bo give mo to understand Uko that you might bo ho mo ln moving Into a a. house of ot your own so to speak speak speak-a. a sort of at house with rooms upstairs and downstairs whore where you'd oud bo be bettor attended to to though I try to act Just by all aU our tenants Dont Don't I Alt h That must havo been a a. mad mad- house I shant shan't trouble you OU to take me there yet Get mo me m my breakfast please and leave leavo mo me alone To be Continued |