He appeared to be, and the boyresented
it.
My boy, no westerner isever too busy to show a man
from the East about his city. Odd how floor boards will creak even when no one is
moving over them. Dans San Francisco house, he explained, as he climbed in after
JohnQuincy. In far, forgotten, happy times he had known the life ofthis citys
streets. They had reached the Embarcadero, and the car halted before one of
thepiers. San Francisco glitteredunder the morning sun. Winterslip thrust a letter
into his hand.
There was no moon, the starsthat usually seemed so
friendly and so close were now obscured.
It wont tend toendear you to him, either. Just what
sort of money would you like to change it for?
Ever run for your life through crooked streets in
the rowdy quarter of astrange town?
Your fruit I put on the table, said
Kamaikui.
Haveyou ever lied like a gentleman to protect a
woman not worth the trouble? It wasnt elegant, of course, but it expressedour
feeling perfectly. The restaurant more than justified Rogers hopes of
it.
Ill do a dailythree dozen and Ill take boxing
lessons.
It was deliveredto me two days ago by the Second
Officer of the PRESIDENT TYLER.
An emotional lot, we Islanders, said the old
lady.
Winterslip thrust a letter into his hand. The
messageappeared to be rather hastily scrawled.
Come on, well go down-stairs and look
about.
He waved to some one he fancied might be Roger on
the dock, and wentto find his stateroom. She put her armabout the girls slim waist.
Ill be all right when the trades blow again. Just inside the door of Rogers house, a
whirlwind in a gay gowndescended upon them. He looked carefully in all directions,
then ran with surprisingspeed up the steps. He was startled by the sound of his own
voice.
Ive beenlooking forward to this chance for weeks.