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' I I THE KING • By WAYLAND WELLS WILLIAMS. (Copyright. 1«24.) _ J (Continued from Iwterdny.) “I’m sure they are, but—I can’t. Thanks no end, but 1 simply can't.’’ Dunning sank back on his mat. Kit returned to the stars, but their hlrghtness was dimmed. What he had said was so. and he would not t ike it back; but he had given pledges to the future, lie had un dertaken to make it better than the past. The ruolo surged over him again, but its magic was broken. IX. Kingdom of Nairava and Tenguiu Know all men by these presents that I, Christopher Nowell, of New York City, Ensign, U. S. N.. having been cast ashore on the island of Nairava from U. S. S. Nashua on June 2, 1918; And having been kindly entreated by the inhabitants of said island, and asked by them, in the absence of their former possessor. Germany, and of any responsible foreign power, to assume the office and duties of king among them; , And having In accordance with ■ their wish acted, under the name of F Nuei. as their king from June ", 1918. till this date, and from June 27 as King of Tenguiu also; Now I, Christoper Newell, in pur suance of the intentions with which I assumed these offices, and with the consent and approval of the Councils of these Islands, hereby re sign my office of King of both these Islands into the hands of Edmund Newton Fiske-Dunnlng, Captain, R N., as agent and representative for the Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the understanding that these Islands are to be held under * mandate by the said Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until such time as other arrangements may bo made, with the consent of all con cerned. To this my hand and seal, and those of the Councils of ffairava and Tenguiu. on this ninth day of Jan uary. 1919. NUEI r. Kakaiwia. Ongong, Mwai. Klweue, Itibwi, Tulovi, Oriveva, Komamail, ICuria, Ngaba, Tetikutaio, Aeae, For the Council For the Council of Nairava. °f Tenguiu. To this mv hand and seal, as un dertaking for Great Britain the above obligations, and to promote / New York ••Day by Day— , ----J ■ By o. o. McIntyre New York. Nov. 17.—Exclusive Park avenue has a gambling par lor whera high stakes are played. A fortune of **06,000 was lost there In a single night. The apartment Is cradled in that supreme elegance that marks the millionaire. The “capper" for the place Is a •well-known man about town. He has the habit of dropping in on the right crowd after it has been well wined and dined and he skillfully maneuvers them to the rendezvous. 0 It la he who suggests the play and by prearrangement always loses. For many months no one suspect ed him. He has the air of henevo-i lent good fellowship. He suggests the type that arrives at his chambers nightly in silk hat and white lined Inverness cape. One thinks of Jer kins meeting him at the door and of him setting down before a great open fire place in « silk house robe for the final Scotch and soda. It is difficult to imagine his pat ent pumps are not still white under the instep. Yet back in his record is a ‘'stretch” at Sing Sing and a “short Jolt" at Joliet. Recently he is said to have won *5,000 from a well-known female stage star. In turn, of course he loses it to the host at another game along with some other big amount. I his givps the “suckers” the Idea he is a. plunger eternally In Ijad luck. The host entertains lavishly as he can well afford to do. There is plenty of vintage wine a buffet repast that Includes the most expensive tid-bits and if the crowd remains long enough they may have a breakfast that can be equalled in only a few places In New York. The latest victim to be plucked was a young California collegiate •who hail inherited a half million. He thought he was getting in with the right crowd. Night after night he was piled with liquor and finally had to borrow enough money to ^ get back home. A little hit of Paris was trans ported to the block on West Fifty first street between Fifth and Hixth avenues until cold weather came. This block has became a tea room district, and little sidewalk tables with bright colored umbrellas top ping them were in front of each. Actors and actresses strolled thero nightly to dine Just as those from the Contcdie Francaiso go to their beloved Cafe de la Regence. Among the tea rooms on the block are the Double Door. Mary Warner, flreen Tree Iln. The Blue Plate, The Bea 1 con Eight and Suzanne's A little second-hand music store blooms on Forty-seventh street which is. as Bill Hogg remarked, about the size of a second-hand grave. There is Just, room for two customers at a, time. Most of the stock is in two windows. There are nkes, cornets, saxophones, concer tinas. slide trombones and mando lins, but one Instrument Is missing. The place Is not big enough to ac comodate a bull fiddle. One of New York's big bankers suddenly discovered he had the gift to paint. He attended an art school for ;i few weeks to amuse himself, but he became so enthralled he is going to give up Ills hanking career and become a portrait painter. This winter he Is taking his family to Paris to reside for two years. “I never realized before what little Joy there Is in money making." he says. That, however, is nil right to say after you’ve wade a pllo of It. Now that Now York lias tli« lowest taxicab rate In the world the poor Void cabbies face the hardest winter of their careers. They cannot reduce the rates snd live. Tha best. Mmy ■so make Is sround *20 a week If they ha vs a. good week. One told me he hadn't made over *0 n week over expenses for a year 1 (Copyright, 1»?4.; the welfare of the peopls of Nalrava and Tengulu, E. N. FISKE-DUNNING, Captain, R. N., Temporary Deputy High Com missioner of the Western Pacific. This remarkable document' was executed at the joint council meet ing next morning, a grand and solemn affair. Fully half the popu lation of the two islands was pres ent, the chiefs squatting in a ring in the center of the main maniaba, , he King and the British officers, their white uniforms showing up starkly in the grim place, seated on all the chairs the Resldenz con tained. Fiske Dunning's addendum or codi cil was his own idea, written by him self in-longhand on the spur of the moment, in an outburst of good heartedness. Kit thanked him, in the name of his late subjects as well as himself, deeply touched. When every one had signed he affixed his own last signature: then amid a complete silence he stood up and gave his farewell speech. It was short and intended to be cheerful, almost con fined to good wishes and high hopes. At its end he solemnly removed his crown and robe and placed them on the ground before him. He stood facing the assembly in his be and slippers. "I ask." he said, "that T may be allowed to take with me this crown and this robe, emblems of the power I have tried to use well, so that when I am unhappy I may look at them and remember happiness." He repeated this in English. "By all means, hy all means.” said the cap tain. nodding cordially. Kit picked them up and held them for a mo ment. priming himself for the last word. Suddenly in the poignant silence a woman wailed. It was a horrible sound, It rent the heart strings. It was too much. Kit turned and fled from the place. A few hours later he walked out of the Residenz clad in immaculate whites lent him by a British junior, with the insignia carefully removed. His wives and others walked with hint, hearing sacks containing his o-.vn disreputable uniform, his crown and robe, his papers, some native toys and manufactures and a collec tion of sea shells. There was a crowd at the landing, centered on Tucker and the hluejackets who were staying with him. Kit shook hands with them and wished them well; then he turned to kiss his wives (Naouea—he was giving her up! And he had hardly thought of it: he was so full of plans and removals that he had forgotten love. Love' . . . Well, it had been love, hadn't it’) Kakaiwta was there, weeping frank tears. He kissed his sovereign, and wailed like a woman. Others came up, doing the same. Etera. Altakt, Itihwi, Ongnng: the sound of lamen tation increased, it swelled, it rose to an aw|01 fullness. The thing be came a torment. It must have seemed funny to the Englismen, but ?hey behaved per fectly. Not a smile crossed their lips as they stood watching the swarming natives, their eyes screwed Up and their mouths open in the spontaneity of grief, as they pawad at Kit, kissed him and bellowed. And It was so hot, and there were so many of them, and they smelt so of coeoanut oil, and his eyes would smart so . . . He broke away at last, sprang Into the boat. He sat in the stern seat as the launch slowly hacked, and saw' the dock and beach lined with brown figures as on that first morn ing. Their ululations continued, thev stretched nut their arms to him, thev waded out In the water, wailing. "Nuei, Nuei! Come hack. Nuei! Nuei, Nuei. alas!" The bout swung round: he could no longer sec them, hut he could hear them. Their voices tore at his heart, and tears streamed from his eves. Fiske-Dunning sat by him, oblivious, in perfect tact. Then, as the voices grew dimmer and the gas engine louder, he felt the captains hand on his knee, "I say, you can go hack now. if you like." came the easy English tones. "It isn't too late. What do you sax'? What?" Kit looked it him, his face still wet, and smiled. "Thank X'nu. sir, it's very kind of you,” he said, "hut I can't do that, i enn't. I can't go back." P \KT III. (liristoplier. Chapter XI. i- ! One warm afternoon In late March Ktt xvalked up the steps of his aunt's house in 'Vest Eighth street and rang the bell. His taxicab puffing hotly at the curb, and iW pulsations were echoed in his owm thorax. It isn’t pverv day that one return* home front the Jaw* of Death, The event wa* not spectacular. A maid in black and white opened the door, said that Miss Fairborn was expecting him and received his bags from the cabman. She showed Kit into the drawing room, said that her mistress would be down in a few mo mints, and disappeared. There was a tea table all ready for business, except for the kettle; Kit stored a', it. 11a might have been the most casual caller, a total stranger. After a few minutes there was a ruatle in the hall and Aunt Knimy bounced in, a little plumper, a littlo grayer than when he had lost seen her, hut not really differ, nt and cer lainly no less effusive, ller mouth felt peculiarly soft and sweet under Kit’s. “Dear boy, how glad I am to set you! Such a time—good gracious you don't know half what I’ve been through! First that awful Navy De partment telegram, and 1 couldn't make up my mind whether to wear nioilining or not, and every one so worry, and I not knowing even whether to have a funeral and—Sit down, dear, we’ll have tea. father IN'!-;:: All right— bring the kettle! I’ve ordered Knglish muffins- And then, like a holt from the blue, your dear wire, and another from Wash ington. and tt was all *o lovely and 1 was so delighted I'd been firm about not wearing Idark. But your doar mother—I don't know whether to be glad or sorry on her account, hut—ah. here's the kettle. I’m not at home. Catherine. Now tell me all about It, dear. How well you're louk intr. In uniform still? Did you *»''• some < lothes?" , "Not a stitch. etrept what I wore, *nid Kit. ' I had this made in llono lulu—" _ . (To Bo Continued Tomorrow.) Bee Went Ads are the best busi ness boosters. THE NEBBS BREAKING HOME TIES. 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