Show Some Som time ago aea Mr Georg 0 or was wasa naked ked by an Inter lewer What I Is our favorite favorit amusement m nt The novelist Loafing about a art great t city olty between midnight and dawn Iris Ills reason he gave av as a ol-lom ol lowe lowe- At night It la I the tho unexpected the few people about you would bo be b In bed bod ere ero er It not for Cor some lome unusual cause caus lose t purpose of crime agony of oC apprehension n lon or black poverty Lonely Londy under the th tare stars tar these thue people see eL company they y willingly confide in sou ou and I even enlist you In their schemes Thu Thus Mr tr W L 1 L Georgo G hu has huan ha an wan an- an derod hundreds of o night nights In Lon Lon- London London Lon don don Paris Nn Now York Chicago etc Ho II has hae ha participated In Re ne fral era exciting adventures which he relate relates here altering the names and details for tor the th sake sak of hi his strange companions ot Of o the night Three of thes adventures ad happened to Mr George e three are r slightly amended They Thoy make up the tho th picture of darkness and pus passion Ion which bleh stands stand behind tho the face tace of o ever ever even great Croat city and represents a hidden bidden world Into which tho the dating can cn penetrate TUE TIlE pO D I Once One again arain a II summer Hummer night and anda anda a 0 sky spangled paneled with stars Under such lIuch uch skies kits is common because 10 loers lo ers eri murderers e ei all feel tel the tho th lure ot of It was wa one o'clock In tho the mornIng I had been out therefore only nn an hour I 1 wandered a 1 while In Bays Bays- Bayswater Bayswater water Bays water where little happens happen along wr Edgy are Road where v here adventure is 10 I hat crude Now I nas n as a slowly crossing Mayfair In Upper Brook to listen to th the thu strains of a I string trine quartet which ono one could occasionally h hear ar through the conversation of or two hundred people popl and the th clink of ot tumblers r Then Th n I passed Into Grosvenor SQuare Squar wait wait- waited wait waited ed for tor a 1 moment observing the taxis sometimes sometime glimpsing their freight liht once one there ther flashed nah d past me m thu thus a pink evening frock neatly neallY surrounded by the th black arm of a dinner jacket I was Oil na just going to pass on when hen across the tu square against the tho th railings I ed a figure CIUre oIl Ill In white whit which stood there motionless By Dy staring In- In Intently intently In Intently I found that It was waa wa a v woman oman in an evening frock who I we wae bold holding In on to the th railings by byone byon one hand while the tho th other arm hung motionless I v was aa surprised Or en or SQuare is l I a bad place for 5 a meetIng except perhaps for a housemaid The mistress adventurous but moro more mor prudent would hardly haMly make mak an nt the th railings of ot Grosvenor i Square Squar I watched the th woman for forat forat forat at 1 l t two minutes during which she did not moe mO at all Then I observed that she ahe h was vas a not ilone that is Ie l to say y five or alx aix yards yard away tood a man In evening dr dress a coat over his hia hi arm a ibue onUs On OnUs Us lis head My interest bo ame boLam keen Who wore wr these partners In hI a u silent drina At As I crossed the th square the th woo we- weman wo woman man II a attitude did not change chango She Sh hung on to the th railings one ono outstretched her Irr body erect i head was wu a little Inclined but I was M struck by her h r beauty She Sho was tall very slim the th Outstretched out tr d arm v was dead white a bistro bl tr shadow lay in the hollow Upon the th slender neck fleck sat oat a neat round hoed hail closely coiffed with smooth black hall bali upon which In daylight ht must run blue tights lights The Th eyes I could not ee bee but Ur tho black lashes threw shadowy crescents crucente upon tuG tho th pale Cheeks cheek nose noc and a a mouth made by her hr lIel garment some om soft ot white whit silk trim trim- trimmed trim trimmed med with Bith silver liver her h r filmy stock stock- stockIngs ns Kock-ns Ings inge tho small emall mall shoes hoes all this thi w wail intensely delicate 1 then Iben hen I p rc l ed edi that shoes hos were ere made mad of white that tO feather then th r I wag waa wa amazed for tor I knew that this suggested extreme extremo luxury What was waa wa such uch a girl for tor thac that Is what she he M was Wal doing like thi this grip grip- gripping pint ping the th railing of ot Grosvenor Square 7 And why also al o Old dId that man stand by h her I 1 say y 1 remarked to t the th irl then broke broko brok oft off feeling that I t ought to address the tho th man first I tUrn turned d to him Anything the th matter matt r I asked I dont don't know he h replied rs I butI The answer was U surprising but I was wa preoccupied with the th girl eo now It wu WILlI to her I spoke poke What I a athe the 7 Are Ar you all right be did not answer Are AP you feel feel- feeling fel feline Ing ine iii 1 lilt t I 1 aK Iod d She made modo mad not a single mo It w was as La It If she aho shedid did not hj hear ne nr as ae a It If her hr spirit pre re remo r mo a into another mother realm I felt Indiscreet but hr her attitude was wasso wasso so 80 strained that I knew I could not slot leave leave loav her like this So 80 again I II Ii I begged betted Her to say y what was the tho thoi i matter asked ked whether hether anything was as aa wrong wi She Sh filled me in with I l InAi-l ner nerous ous excitement AT If nt so 80 ft that at n last f I 1 T took till the small hand and triad to I renio remo e It from the railings to which It clung Then sho h In a muffled low tone ton ell saId Let me alone aln I 1 ro m sorry orry 1 I saId lil I 1 dont don't want to butt blitt b lt In but I 1 Im m In eure sur ther's there ther a something n Cong rone Let l-ct Alone alon In me m In del despair I 1 looked to th tha 1 l ts h hits hit's hit te the th matter matler I eked asked 1 I ni sure there thero ti r B e something the tho th matter i I expect thero Is he h replied I 1 I stared tare d at itt him surprised He Ho was na I about about 40 0 rather rathor fat well dressed ho he was wa ono one on of those rather re red fd ed mon mono Yes tea goggled d 1 eyed s they lust jut v well ell goggle How do IOU sou ou mean I 1 asked Dont Dont Don't lou OU know the th I lady dy I Never saw a her hr before beCore In my life I just noticed her standing there thre and came camo across just as ou u did land Completely flabbergasted I II turned t to the girl Irl agaIn Look I here hero I F said eald ld I can cant t leavo leave ou hero hore all night flight Don t ou see seo oo Ie 1 rot got to do something What s e your m I emo Where do you live I Lot me m alone alon she be sh replied a again aln I I don t w nt an thing utterance was ILI thick so 10 dreamy that I wondered whether she h were w lp I Well Veil I said lId ald I must mu t do some some- something thing Anyhow you can t hero Como Come Corn with me m we wll Il 11 find a aI policeman and ace aoe c what can call be bedone bedone I done Whilo so 00 o speaking I man man- managed managed man man-aed aged 1 with lh an effort to unclasp her hor fIngers from the th railing She Ch glad glod with me m then and suddenly said aid Go tva awa I want to die dl lIe e poison Poison 1 I cried What poi poison son eon She Sho Sh did ld not rot roily Jy but now I could hor her dreamy state tat with one on of the laud laud-I lauda laudanum num or cocaine morphia pet pel hap haps I said to tim tho mall mail hurry up Wo Wor 0 e e got ot to find a cab cob and rot get her Irr to n it n 1 I The Tho Th girl no longer loner lone r St ln I-i I t I had fallen Callen fled back Callenback against K ln t n e c ul ly fied After Atter a fo a hesitation the man be od d across the tho th square quart I followed him holdIng up the th girt girl The titan man hailed hall d IL a pas passing taxi Ant And In aln Finally another ta l to u took pity on onus onus onu us and stopped topped x hospital I 1 Isaid said to the tho driver The Tho tat fat mn nn n was wa quite close to 0 u us anti and as I helped the girl In I coull Coill not help ea Ing to him T I II P- P Pi i I 14 I I iet cs-iet What poison polson Look Lok here her IOU u ou were Ker ere there thoro be- be tit tor Zero foro I was wa Why CISa didn t t you do t Oh well said the th man roan gog gog- goggling gling a last as look St It it my burden one one on doesn doun t want ant to ret get et mixed dup up Well I was wa mixed up speeding p In a 1 1 to toward ard a ho- ho ho pital ho-pital with on an n entirely unknown beautiful girl Kirl tt to f sleep I taught fought tor for her lit lit- lit shouted to her shook shock hr her pinched her to hake her hor out of her fatal tatAl 1 th m And I d Jr fr abs cho h cried out struggled l d tred to jump out or of orthe the cab Nh Him was al wa l ey Cy y close dor to tome me Ins and in my tny arms arns arm I em 11 ashamed ohamed to vr vr It but at that moment pit hie hw ft 1 as I might fear for ter her ber as aa a I 1 did tilt I could not help being nr affected d by liar her groM graco I could not r- r r the delicate charm of her suave I am amnot amnot amnot not gh el cn en to eed of but butI butI butI I say that It was wae wa of ot me nr not notto notto notto to kiss kis the th S sweet H t rid nd lip Ilp which l lay Y so close clone to twine mino And yet yot human nature I la Is merely hu human man i It Is la a good thIng thins that from F Flare lare to the tho th Mid Mid- Mid hospital the tue distance I is short III II III I called At 11 tl t 6 II hospital net morning a 1 little before liffor I foro eight o'clock I had difficult with the th porter who ho refused to tor recognize co ne ic as brought anybody there tho t bot before oro after IntO lw lewe with the secretary and the tho I I was led Into a word rd by a 0 a bored horad nurse hn I hose attitude d that hero were lots lot of WOrl and that I might pick Illek out one on that t I fancied She went ent away leav- leav leavIng Ing me m by ho he 1 side aid of ono one on v who ho hov v was as no lon longer er a 1 kl beauty The Tho black hair was wae plaited she sh was wu listless thero were erO lint nf if t her face Cace but It 11 tta at d last to see aee e her e eyes ey A hICo band lay outside the th o I sen- sen ven-tur ven turi l to tAke It Who aro you slit elc asked ked I told her Irr mT Tnt name ItEmS Well I dont don't now know you Oh 08 es Cu i do lIo Im I'm the th man who ho found tou ou on last lat night ht against tb the railings an brought ht lou OU here hore hor She Sh reflected r fl d Y i I T member i somebody now Then In the same voice What Wt did OU do It for tor forI I I couldn't leave leevO iou ou there ther to todie todie todie die Wh Why not Am I not entitled to dIe dio ill it I like I did not r ply lily Ily to die i dl Is I a 0 human right She bho bh Tint nf on 1 Of Ot course It S 8 nl ay the tho am thing One neVer gets gote et hH one ona wants wante ner oice ruse rOlo rus O Or 01 why hy t OU leave me e lh r T I sh eh n t have bave hav the to tn tr again caln I While 1 I a sat Mai Ir hIt to tl her tho the r In iii charge charf who was na dS crossing Ihn tha slat CAme 1 to liB Us u and with Ith husk bil k optimism which her profession remarked Well Veil young youns lorl iod 1 I and how are arev v we e doing not nO An A theft was wa no reply tron til th the J tile the Sister to mo ma m nd It rt II a been boen boena beena I boenI a narrow T ou ak Itt hut She dh he I li be b all rIght 0 Ae Aa A soon joon on an K Kli li we 11 got ot her we rave gave av he hOt hei a sl little dose dos of ot apo- apo we t tV washed hed hM out vitha witha with Ith morPhine a 1 Wilt salt n Ti Then three thre cups ot of hot het blak bladt coffee coffe n I anil 1 I there here her you OU are The r fiatt I upon her good work ork and nd added died ed I By the way Vay since nine done don It wouldn I C you ou like to tell eit me mc o r name nim and addre address s 1 In Sn tIer Oar Sed oat |