The evening world. Newspaper, December 14, 1914, Page 17

ThelI utes after ¢ graceful and ER REE ER By RALPH pinata BARBOUR (Coppright, 1913, by J, B, Lippinevtt Os.) HE steam yacht Unaweep, 110 over all, 16 beam, flying the barges! of the New York Yacht Club, rounded Folly Head ot twenty min- The wind had been in the west all the afternoon, and now, toward gunset, it assumed the ferocity of a small gale. The Unaweep, built as PUN 8 hk fa 7 Jaen Fw anton eect tape et anette re The Evening: World Daily Magartna: Monda Santa Claus in Europe SVE ISS IE REIS wore o. B (The New Yort Evening World) {arbor of Love The Best Love Story of the Year CHAPTER I. , of @ cloudy evening in early July and pointed her supercilious white sose toward Linport Harbor. she was for hard going, kept her head down well and rolled no more than she had a right to in the cabin roof at times, } somewhat cholerio-look! { of fifty years, sat very tache. The Colonel hi world that the brows eyes were the index of The brim of a black oil well over his forehead, collar of his woolen uls! it. Betwe howe’ was to be glimpsed a the frost of age. Col. Chardon, havin: was color and luxuriance ot and—though to be ¢ jady who, draped from eight ‘Apparen’ to be proud of I say apparently, was at the moment visible ee an ex! a pair under lone lash nore, a inch rat fa it, which, just the indentation on the two smooth cheeks tai Jictor rosin by wind and isp of brown hair that, escaping un- Ter the zealous northeaster, lay limp and damp in_ plessi against one cheek. ‘The ungractul folds of the stiff oll- oncealed end yet hinted at the lithe, slim figure beneath. skin Back over Folly H tore streak of lemon-yello through in dim eplendor. Unaweep everything tight. The deck awning flapped at its lacings and every rope in the wind. and my uit the noise of wind and water and the creaking and straining ways through the no! of the yacht came monotonous jar of ¢ ever since noon had b i — along at a ary “loud of eprny pelted down on the awnings above fit blew in beneath, etill fur- ther. adding to the humidity of the Colonel's cigar. He removed the cig: critically, and then, with difficulty, re: lighted it. once Tore Ai nis irl’s gaze turne peck on the water and @ little curved her lips. piled lightly. ithe Go what bristly brows dr a truly give me one x countenance the atten this fecha ane 'T daddy dear. Jackanap withdraw omy glared at hi with him went Well?” he demanded, “Two, daddy deal returniny tolerant “I like Tom and Tom Q Sounds just like a song, doesn’t it? like poppycock! jounds irl sentiment!" “I'm no longer a school girl, daddy, and I'm twenty Years old. Why, lois of girls are married before th But please don't: let us argue about pi dear, because we rightful gig andi ay and aera right, young |i But I don’t recede on —my position, Under “T do, di quite. ment to Tom"—— “Engagement! gagement!” she replied gen' entia. ting along quite nicel: “Never without my “But, daddy, lots of people have been engaged—even their parents’ consen' The Colonel sat otared in amazement. ‘What! he spluttered. mean to tell me that daze to marry that young idiot with- ut my knowledge?’ § "No. indeed, not knowledge, dear. But marry him without after deck were outwardly far from dry. Each, however, would Colonel because he had ne cause—well, because she was his daughter, The Colonel, a rotund, red-cheeked, Colo: ) never known to lounge—and nursed a i damp cigar under the edge of a erizzled and fiercely military mus- eyes under heavy brows, and all bis life had been trying to persuade the dark brown hair almost untouched by the almost youthful fact that he had never worn glasses, ‘h have been numbered first—the you! @ yellow oliskin coat and capped with sat, hands in pockets, tly the Colonel had reason ughter. mu oe ieeauee all that @ most enticing mouth, a firm chin, with a litle cleft escaping being a dimple, was the exact fac-simile of tone by the sun and kissed to under the leaden cloud: ‘When the blue lohgine until now, daddy, “she re- ‘colonel frowned. C colonel frowned his two heavy, some: Jarming manner, id in reason, Beryl. ve tiaon ood reason why I should objections! ‘ % | puffed savagely at his cigar, Seal. is daughter and tugged at en her of his mustache, his glare with @ sweetly a i uh! And what are they, miss?” that doesn’t help a bit, allow me to announce my engage- ‘There isn’t apy en- but there may be, ‘of one patiently correcting ® “To be sure Tom hasn' gested such a thing yet, but he's get- ich a sea, but the spray found ite way back along » and the two occupante of the wicker cheire on the ve scorned to flee from a little salt water; the. fied from anything yet, and hie daughter be- impatiently for it to cease, 's voice completely. He waited Then, “And what's more, I say”- ‘ing gentleman erect—he was Again the whistlo intervened. that Ve stowied the Colonel, “Can't I make myself heard on any own deck? Teay"— now, daddy. You forbid me to see him, receive letters from him, him, think ‘ot write to him, dream of hit him, utter his name"— and not the | “And you can tell him, miss, that if his character. leat sight of him I! have ar iskin hat came = “But how cam I tell him if I'm and the high neither to see him nor write to him, yr almost met bar AG) asked posuediz. on each side, ,.” pad ate oung Puppy! patoh of very iantn what Beryl; Geddy. You—you defy me, miss?” daddy, dear, you're talking fathers nowadays. That mort ae ad mild gray is crossed the very proud of jy. IW ft his hair, the ct this should chin to feet in I think 80, You see, dear, your ridiculo’ Now, aren't of ‘ordering’ a twenty-year-old girl neither to see nor correapond with @ perfectly good man si Rixest Lis sighed and shook her head. gentl; “Pm afraid you're dreadful old- fashioned, di “And you, miss, are most abomina- bly—er—unfilial and—er—obetinate!" “I suppose I am obstinate, daddy.” She nodded her head thoughtful “I think I must have Inherited that from mamma.” “Nothing of the sort, miss! Your mother was an obedient, reasonable woman!” “Then where do you suppose ; got my obstinacy?” asked th rl, in thie case. Te 80 VE! foot to tl ing though: 7m Repay A ut of was a few tremely pretty of soft brown @ woll made The Colonel Lawiess,” objected the tirat mute. "t don't disobe 5 "bat pou or Yunres “I know @ better,” replied the akip- dear, but you are very unreaso! this easonants Colonel's chin; ing ny matter, aa I have sald, I “He's caught tof miss, per, “Pull ber up, Ole.” nned to a de: ME, Der PT Not from me snice, 8m_no loners child. Of course, It's tne rascal, e's atill Ieoking! (Go, the, Hello “wormed ner way 1 may be, but n- one can Darely won't ask Ii of room; if through the crowd and chugged out apray, and a Fun onto the breakwater, for all he's watching hia course. Well, be's @ plucky youngster if he's brought that little ‘imerack thing all the way from New York. @ h Good looking, too, wasn't he?” U “Very,” responded his daughter ds- murely. me ts marry hime but if, he dees T bu shall consent. This 19 fair Svarathee As to seeing him meanwhile, why, I certainly shan't run awa: from him if he appears on the acen: by Jove!” exploded that young rascal up bere at Linport I'll wy Qnchor the next minute and be off! me of obstinacy. I am open to reason at all times. And I say, as I said before, if you can produce one good, sensible reason”— But 1 did, daddy; don’t you remem- to where the pea-green houseboat swung at anchor. When, just as six bells sounded, the Hello was finally berthed for the night, ahe lay scarcely red feet from the stern of the Ing untidiness “I do not! Why, confound it, Beryl, you never saw this tom-fool—huh, ead the wind “And a cool, cheek: , PL Mind you, only three glasses! anda fom-fool $e good!—untll & mont And you'll go with me, mi ea, * Sock, mueehy youre davil, Fil Gio Pahl hin head. wolemaaty. of and OF ea the wniTo be exact, Gear, atx wooks and daar, by ry oo Heh Want to come?” weil al ci right I Tan f wil, ot jot hed three days. How lon, my mother . - “No, I musi ow: enough for your dinner?” was lashed now you before she became engaged, A808, Toma Mt Nobel eee ee anne Freda's PE pula aaa det dal “Yas, ali ir shall ever accept Monty juemore, because I ahan't—ever!” hy not, pray? Monty is a onal le fellow, a gentieman of cellent family, & successful busines daddy? “Er—that has nothing to do with it, Your mother was—er—was a sen- sible, thinking woman, mias.” “And | am not? Thanks, daddy.” Well, not in that case, Heryl, Now, dear, look at this thing fairly, Tom Lawless isn't the sort of man you should marry, You must seo that.” fe ryl gazed earnestly back at A. on the water for @ full hal perlen “Then look after your lights, and get the tender over.” Ole disappeared again, and Tom Lawless, returning to hi more fixed his eyes on thi But after the Colonel went #he did Not at once descend to the cabin etead, with one arm encircling whing stanchion, she leaned out- board and looked after the Hello until that diminutive craft, still reeling of The after-deck & good fifteen miles an hour, had @midship two of the cre crossed the bar and was out of sight lashing the gasoline bebing {ee gray masonry swinging the davits out. breakwat. “That means they are going to dine Not until ‘then did she go to the auc. ashore,” murmured Tom. “i wonder strained and the ceaseless, screw, which sending t steady twelve xclaimed Beryl w nearly forty tend Cele Tian oho aheok Ber RN “Oh, 1 don't doubt the experience,” cor of her unfortunate maid. And here.” Then, raising his "voice, Uke hall fuvt sighed and answered apologetically: Interrupted the girl dryly. “I've when she did go, it was with the do- Polat" I—I don't seem to.” heard that froimdand him. mure emile of one who ts in full “Yas, alr.” “But—but, God bless my soul, what Joyment of an excellent secret. “Get the dingey over first. Come ar, observed It is he? What has he ever done that -ggtyy lead on and I'll give you @ hand.” vd one bie eee et Can't you Ce CHAPTER Ii. Pt gl ah ae gioinutive ‘was that the boy is only a gentlemanly jer over ubbing her ate | loafer, squandering ne ne his “But you always seem to get on- IE gasoline launch Hello, 26 fenders against the oth hull of father—the old scoundrel!—amassed er—very well,” sald her father testily, feet over all, 6.¢ beam, the Hello, “Oh, yes, we don't quarrel, As long as he doesn’t try to make love to me can stand him, He's amusing at times.” “Well, | have—er—asked him to join us here, and I hope you will at least treat him politely, Beryl.” “L shall do my best to make his stay with us, daddy, one brief dream of delight. And now shall we recover our tempers, dear, and look at the view? There's the breakwater just ghee, hg ank goodness, it's get- ough to allow one to sana on thelr fe She got up from her chair and moved to he Failing. “The shore 4 very pretty, tan't {i Whose place is that A there in thi trees, daddy? The big white stone house with the terrace in “front? “1 don't know, I wish you'd ri for Tate and ask him to bring me @ by cheating and swindling?” “Aren't you a little prejudiced, dad- dy, against Tom's father? Perhaps he di ABest you very nicely” He swindled me’ “But then, dear, it was purely a matter of busines fp I understand it. You had a railroad that he wanted"”— “Exactly! And instead of coming to me like a man and making me an offer for my interest, he ougnt here and there without say! les Ay ‘ord to me until he had a majority of stock. He even bribed my brokers! And then he came to me, looking like a Methodist deacon, the sanctimonious old scoundrel, and wanted a confer- ence. Conference! I had him put out of my house! And it's the son of that man you want to marry: “That's right, make her fast there, off the Boston Yacht Club Ole. Now look after your lanterns. bor at ten !'ll call you when I'm ready.” Station in sae Her uN hait , OVer on the Unaweep they were minutes to was lowering the launch, and an hour from eunset, but overbead watched expectantly. But when, pi dark clouds rolling eastward were ently, t nder left the side it held bringing an early twilight. C4 thi aonra and one of the crew. ‘The skipper of the Hello threw off low What Goss thes meant’ ute: . i his ollskins, seated himself comfort- frum” the tabi eet one lean ably on the cabin roof, filled his pipe aboard?” and watched the harbor entran At that moment, as though in an- The water was well populated w::h swer to his question, a square white craft, Near at hand @ huge sailing {148 the owner's meal pennant, achooner, the flagship of one of the fluttered ‘to the sturboard spreader. big yacht clubs, was beginning .o Tom dropped to the cockpit, and called down the coinpanionway ewing her stern with the change of tide, dropped her folding anchor When the ew together in If you can tions of this— ru The 1 may, “Going ashore, Ole!” From the club landing Tom climbed an action «Marry! Oh, daddy! Why, he scotch, This interaal A ; Hello’s the steep and narrow road to the Ma es Me jampnesa is forty-foot yaw! was the Hello's D je eh we ar ie , a § she repeated, daddy, that Mjoean't necessarily mean ning? asked Beryl eve- her and the club landing lay a flo. “Phere, wince a. flannel shirt and that the son {s one too. “As you like. “There's at least one tila of motorhoats and 21-footers. gult-stained serge suit is not con- “Like father, like son, sponded good hotel, I believ ‘The ferryboat, whistling warningly, sidered de rigueur, he was disap- the Colonel sententiously. “What's * Reet ntil to-morrow, threaded its way across from the Provingly spirited to a corner table, Whee bred in the bone” —— Sootch and water for where he dined well and hungrily to know, 4 “Will out in the blood. 1 is Freda. stil Neck. Down at the ond of the break: an wecompaniment of —urchertral School gear, And honesty's the best policy, Te Fredu still tn Der vitor the beacon already showed .. AM, Accpmpaniment of | urohenm and the longest way ‘round gathers miss,” replied the steward ruby light. ing voices, Be aay oie lots more de’ Ready, fom the bottom of the companion- A wurst of music swept down from Afterward ho descended to the big time. Hoar. Besides, I don't soe how you Wy the big hotel, and the skipper of the DIATA roams ealow, Bute ftom can say that Tom is like his father Hello recognised the air and bummed Auiuvintances whom he hed no de- both get into when you really know nothing about least you 49, im. Why, I don't believe you'd Rnow nim if you saw him ten min- utes from now! Reryl's gaze went back to the brown speck astern, which had grown larger now, and was easily distinguish: {t under bis breath much out of t ine. Suddenly he stopped humming and took his pipe from his lips. A big white steam yacht with a supercilious tip-tilted nose had fire to meet, and go he retraced his steps to the landing and returned to the Hello. As he approached, doleful sounds were issuing from the cockpit, sounds which suddenly ceased at his hail. a, Furnite ‘to the , “that Freda isn’t getting much fun out of the trip.” “she will anchor,” repli jady, all right! o lota fro stand that. be all right after w ed the Colonel, Enlow You refuse to the cabin-cruiser ing his daughter’ ewung into sight, and now wasslow- “What was that you were play- type. shikai ing his chair to stretoh hi De nd ly edging her way between a bulky asked Tom, a4 he climbed Te seemed a trail tiie thing te bat- 1h fellow comminal ” Bro ooh cL Pea-green houseboat and a big gasa- SPnr know (the name," replied tle with the big waves, and more than half the time it was hidden in spray - 8 of sight in geome trough of the from which it emerged eventually + ike & porpolne, “T know enough about him, sronded Col Chardon dogged: heard plent “From Monty Roquemore!" Bery!'s this fellow coming! h? Can’ for yo Stet Be nating The brown speck was almost along- jaunty cedar-hulled motor- flying burgee with a blue ground and a cross "L not le, edging toward the cabin with @ ered accordion in his hand, Jet's hear it again,” said |. Tom, seating himself and filling his fof the Hello emiled ani pipe. Ole obediently asaumed the in his mouth, strained Position of the accordion Virtuoso, and began. From a neigh- boring yacht came sounds of di trese, Then @ volce caine across th Ine cruiser, looking for a berth. Presently she lost way, daddy figures tly in the man- through sixteen sug: iy. consent, mis: face t pe curled. of white atara, darkness: ed without “As to knowing im when Ieee him, In the tiny cockpit leaned a figure je, that was @ good rup we had, = “Let him up! etraight and young lady, dont you worry. I'd in olisking, his band on the wheel, wasn't it?” iknow him if only trom nie Ukeness to hig head bare to wind, @ short The crew of the Hello nodded, He at the rail, Force ‘and laughing. Do you his father, Bi Thay hii from 1 his mouth, yas not talkative, wae Ole. He wan Ole, his face stolid and expression- pipe danglin: “Ber hort, equare, chunky Swede, with r je bluest of blue eyes and a mat of yellow-brown hair, Ole wae first mate, second ma' engineer, steward, cook and crew Jess, heard nothing but the wailing of his instrument, tune ended in a despairing Expressions of relief followed all sides. 4 bel you-that youd | Tember whether he is tall or short, the onel une vodaed, hereelt light or dark, ‘Una with the astern of the “Wonder if he's crulsed all ee way from New York. Looks like it; brass without your I might t a rniy, “I forbid any further intt- Our CO! I Helio. Thank heaven, he's dead!” nd that macy with this fellow; I forbid you to “Ole, I don't just fancy our berth “Good night!” Or to meet Be here, Start ber up and we'll get out <}eunoh seey! Do you want med- eive him tn my house, him elsewhere,” he added sighed and shook her bead. In ,the The where that boat lies, Up ical ass cet” wai y there hand, the man ‘a heed. “I' Teithe Inuach ‘waved ‘beck, amlled, IR as ce tum, onl Bo aa, reas t you, uw anes Wie AP mE Robert Minor River,’ baton Joe.’ Tm pretty sure it’a one r the other, Don’t you think eo?” be added anxiously. Ret hook his head gravely. “I tank ibaa, <4) he Gy lee! cautiously. else i. know? Do you know ‘Beautiful if wl ‘bat ts it, sir?” ‘Beautiful Lady.’ It goes—it goes something like th Tell me if you recognise it.” And Tom, frowning in- tensely with the effort, essayed the first two bars of the song. Ole lis- tened, his head on one side. “Well?” asked Tom, not voy, hopefully. “No, alr, I tank I not know aes ‘Tom sighed. ‘I don’t blame yor wouldn't know him myself fro that. ‘What else can you “Let ber go; do your worst.” Ole began again. After a moment ‘Tom put dis hands to his ears. the surrounding sounds of anguish. “That'll be about all of tha: craft came awful but I lay Irisher's song.” ? Wat the dickens Ole lilustrated with the first bar of “The Wearing of the Green.” Tom olnpped sepeoyel, "Thi Now Ole. ‘ve got an idea.” hard at his pipe and gazed toward the Unaweep. The afterdeck was not Mghted, but there seemed to be figures there, He chuckled, “Did you ever sere: there in Bweden, Ole “I not know what you mean, “Never mind. I'll show you. Jump into the tender. Got your {natrument ra of torture? All right, Cast off and pull over near that big white steam yacht." On the deck af the Unawee; Colonel was smoking his after-dinner cigur. There waa an empty coffe cup at his elbow, and the Colonel was at peace with the world. Nearby sat Beryl and Freda, maid, About th was darkn pricked out with the riding lights many craft. Far out, near the breakwater, a Government desp which had dropped anchor was it a minute, He puffed the her ing herself with her searchlight white glare bobbed along the shore, trembling for a minute on the v randa of the big hotel as though seek- ing acquaintances, then shooting aky- ward In a long sweep and dropping against the waterside cottages on the Neck. Then up and down the harbor it Aipped, picking up boat after boat, "Twice, to the Colonel's annoyance, It had swept down upon the Unaweep, rousing him from his pleasant som nolence, Conversation had long since lan- guished, Beryl, content with her thoughts, was watching the impish antica of the searchlight, Suddenly from the darkness arose the lugubri- oun straina of an accordion struggling with "The Wearing of the Green,” The Colonel stirred restively swung his to the other alde of his mouth, The music went on. The Colonel mu: and sat up, peering acroas the water to where the silhou- otte of @ email boat was dimly dix- cernible, “Good Lard!" he muttered, that?” Bery! laughed aoftiy, “Music, daddy, and “What's I think it's “The Wearing of the Green.’ ‘Music! Why, it's awful! Hi, there! Move along!" “The Wearing of the Greon” ceased, and the Colonel atill muttering, sank back again in his chair, But the serenade had just bejun. At Tom's bidding Ole played the tune that was either “Way Down Upon the Su- wanee River’ or “Old Back Joe.” And eter De that he launched into the Dut ip the middie of that the enn pre ceny tnly > December 14. iy NE i 1 think; or maybe it's ‘Old paused 1914 SRR REN RR across the water: Beryl started up ta ber chatr, ie | mg awiftly to the rail Lag tll into . darkness. * ghe said Lg OM There, was ike XT WEEK’ Ss COMPLETE NOVEL § THE EVENING WORLD | Britz of Headquarters By Miopovd BARBER sound of oars, and Diack biotch that was a jiey dint ainany Bory! emiled after “ moved away. CHAPTER Ill. ALF-PAST siz of a July nornit A blue harbor re & cloudless blue aky. \Where sky and water met a slight hase lay, promising & drying the dew that lay in glittering drops on deck and cabin. The Nek, green and white and brick-red and Gravel-biue was asleep in long sbad- ows. Purple pencils of smoke arose from chimneys straight inte the breathless air, shriek of a distant locomotive. An carly trolley car rounded a curve somewhere with a shuddery gtinding of wheels. Then came el- lence in save for the plaintive crice ott the (Hulls eeehing Breaktast it near /°YTom emerged from the cabin of the Hello and stood a moment with the ing of the cockpit thrill. ing bis bare feet. ‘There was a scant ate seek of Bim, Don six feet of brown, muscular body clad in dark blue trunks and sleeveless birt, vin a isroputasle leather belt bout a slim w: : Straight and lit’ she stood, with the sun muscled lege and ofms uid tensed, good-looking face. He was clean-shaven, with @ pair of blue-grey eyes, slightly impertinent ee, @ rather im mouth and @ very decided His hair was light brown, » whet reenger ys ade, and his browse and lashes had been faded b; ey levy to rr ashen hue hie eyes seem bi and his “nee browner than they were, He = Tour yea Ley old, but ‘aamim a four you ie paused there with tousied hair eyes in which sleep atill lingered. His first Sisnce w was directed Bave for two of the e yacht was ap- state-room wondered the Unaweep. crew cleaning deck parently deserted. Ports told no stories, and which was Berv! ‘Then he juinped lightly to the rail and looked down into the mirror-like depths, anticipating the chill of the water, Up went his hands, and the straight body fell forward, the feet spurned the deck and down he went into the cold green aeptha, with the awish of the water past his ears. He came to the placid surface twen- ty feet away and swam with tee] letaurely strokes past the the housekpat and toward the cow of the Unaweep, As he went under the anchor-chain of the latter the sound of a splash came to him, but he fan- cled it was only one of the sallors filling a bucket, and he had left the big white yacht well behind when he became aware that some one was swimming behind him, He turned and looked beck. A + erlmson-kerchlefed head and one bl lad shoulder was all he could but the sight thrilled him more than his plunge into the water, and ewirling about he swam back with J eager strokes. The crimson kerchief lifted and a wet face smiled at bim ag they met. Beryl!" he cried softly. 3ood morning, Mr. Lawl hands met under the water and clasped. Heryl at inked the drops from her eyes. ‘re a very early M é ft he laughed. “Do you know, I was beginning to think I wae never sho you again?” je that anita boat quarter of @ mile,” you to it if hy "Il swim one-hand All right; come a! Look here,” ntinued, as they headed down the harbor toward where an ancient sloop lay moored with the inscription, “Gasoline for Hale,” painted slong her hull, “has the Colonel bad change of heart, Beryl?" Far from it!" “Then why the dickens was he 0 friendly yesterday when I passed? He arinned Ik: “Ho didn't laughed Bery! that means about me, I suppose. baa?" “Pretty bad.” replied Beryl Til tell you about it when wa get out there, Tf talk now, And T be- Mi you're cheating So T was; I forgot one liand in my belt swim one-legged, too?” Don't be—allly," said Beryl. "And please—don't talk. I want my breath for swimming. “Oh, you needn't answer, plied, “but hang itBery three days—except yesterday! of that.” “You're not trying to- the girl. “Not trying to win! Ain't [, though? If you talk that way I'll call on the Colonel this very mornin Here, I'll atick Want me to he re- © Just got to talk. Why, T haven't seen you for ‘Think win,” gasped “T mean—the race, silly “On! I'm playing a waiting game, When we're almost there | shall spurt and leave you." “Aren't we~almont there?” About « hundred yards, I guess. Tueckered?”" "No, but f think—I'll awim on my back a minute.” "Give me your hand and I'll tow Beryl. ; I'm going-to swim there ‘But you must swim en your back too, to se it fal goes. ye Bae “a prove of answered demurel; From beyond the towa came the ja q " Their “t et t think my father would my calling you Tom,” “I dare say he calls me worse hg oA a “Look here, ‘wan’ u marry Roguemore shap. Qoeen't er a Ro amoothing folds of ®@ oilken okirt her knees, ft “Well pom ge 4 would “Daddy” save , ft woula bea i table vmatah” _e replied why, Prog | he’s fifteen thai tape Dn, know youre. teas "he ruefully ed at him, “but it makes me under the collar to even hear Fearne sous etoes ven’ uel e tw enough for me to marry yet, be Beda & voice so behind them that — i Beryl almost went you know this ‘bev boat's. chuck full gasoline?” A bald-headed, weather-beaten oe. attired principally in a jumper and an shire was leaali.: with f folded ded arms the cockpit coamin; and grinning across 10," sald Tou, bag ny ‘iad é ‘Archeveque, Cay. Breton, that was forty-odd years ago, mate,’ Is this your boat?” ‘Yep; want to buy her?" m emiled and shook “All right, mate, but bear i wnat tole you. Ghe's pry “What about it? “Well, gasoline,” Bar ane they” calls ay ple. mates f and so I've fen eee and Jaughes and tt eyes owner | ha tm at j bed Sula meni atrictly probil Diied the other gravely. caught at it they tage Poss my o— That's Pit Gam Ce ia the mornin’, wise late aight. ae eed gettin’ “ue a snuttied to the stern i in a battered ee. senah with ter, away the. white. mtr ve to % ashore tor os but it went agia’ m ny et mech, a man just pep te av by mornin’, don't He toved ones “ene pi up ‘aa bout Baca called as he Zipped mio oars. “, just tell ‘em Fu back ted," “It 2 ge i ~ ae ‘e jet smoke, Good luck, mate!” ‘Old idiot,” ec ot laughed Tom, “We must be Not yet” he pleaded. nit begun to say what £ mT as she pA dowa inate "I can't talk with m: he complained. “Yow “You minute loi ¥ But she was ay. string :. * for the yacht, and Tom rh I acute, “a en can I see you he asked pry “J Denise | her. all probably be of the forenoon,” #0, 1f you u: “I'm coming to call!” * deaperately. “Very weil, but don't blam the consequences, will your" 7 “I don't see what he can do ome more than throw me overboard,” plied Tom gloomily. “And you wouldn’t mind that you called in your bathing sult,” said lightly, “Well, if you think I'm stand around and that Roquemore making 1 my very eyes, Bery “PI Ny, Tom, know very wel! what I think of Me Roquemore. And you know very much rather talk to you, bear with @ sore whenever your name {is spokes, he declares that just as soon as appear he will pull up the anoher @f go somewhere el hai business but 1 lke x Tom, and goodness knows inns please try and be patient, oy, for 8 white longer.” brick, you rary, T’ll_ be "good. well, when 4 fellow cares as mi mighty tough not to be able her sometimes,” me now, laughed. “Besides, we mi iy mee time. I don’t propose to Unaweep all day lon, a shore—this afternoon?” “N-no, I won't make any daddy, But I've tore fused to run Srey So he and Mr. Roquemore might take me to if he si Beryl. Yoy're a irl as I caro for you, “But you're seeing “Then—then will ment. That wouldn't + tie it we 4id meet, quite, dent, Tom" ———