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The Evening World Daily Magazine. Tuesday, December 5 1914 en 1 —— : avameanhadinespehansiadenea | $8 NEXT WEEK’S COMPLETE NOVEL & ; THE EVENING WORLD BARREN, anannueemnnemen va 95 :|*“Remember, Boys!” « ee « The Harbor of Love The Best Love Story of the Year 0 > "8 Britz of Headquarters | By MARCIN BARBER . DAG AE AB AON (Covqiedt, 1012, by J.B, LAppincott Companr.T epicure, and Tate, as clever as he was, marked with red the day that passed without a reprimand. This morning, however, the Colonel found nothing to criticise. He finished a plate of raspberrita and graciously allowed the s| to serve him with two eggs and ice Of crisp bacon. Beryl poured the coffee while the Colonel ran through the little pile of mail beside him. “Ab,” he said presently, running his eyes over a note, “Monty writes that Tom in the drawing room, inquired twenty-one, son. | say) at dinner who he was and went off aa ite you, @ tangent. The course of tru twenty,’ | say: He chuckled never runs sinooth, here was no left the pump to kick @ kink out of exception. Tom was anathema, the hone. Hed me a qualified rob- Luckily @ difficult position was ber, he did. Maybe so, maybe almplified by the Colonel himaeif. It mate, but t notices as how we're. aj! was time to leave the city for the pretty much alike when we've got summer, and a few days later they somethin’ to sell. We may be goud were off on the Unaweep. Tom, be- fellers afterwards, like as not, am” ing informed by Beryl of the condi. stand to a glass o' beer, but just an tion of affairs, laughed grimly and long as there's anythin’ to sell we're ¢ hurriedly bad the Hello put in com. All robbers to the same extent, ain't 1 mission. that ao, mate?” he will be here this morning. Hm; For “I'm afraid it is. How much ha’ CHAPTER lil. Yea "yen; quite rent, quite Fight” war by velar Coenen eis neat 9 M1 ot in there How 7, (waned) , got within speaking distance, but the ;yuitty-elght gallo _ eee ving tertbena a Deets Colonel, although with no suspicion flo can you tell 7 it that the obnoxious Tom was on his yy, Hy ihe Pump, mate. Every time hela, slipped from one port to. ans {Urns the handle onee around It flows other, heading steadily northeast. " 2) 1 thought,” said Tom dryly. EY “And you've turned it Just thirty-one 4 oer eae times, my friend.” pectedly sought harbor, and the Mello over the wide ang then loonea ncroas had overrun its quarry, and for three with a twinkle in his blue eyes, days had searched undvailingly. “Guess we'll have to split the Now, however, pursued and pursuer ference, mate.” he said gravely, were scarcely a cable length apart, call it thirty-five, 1 ain't questionin’ and Tom, still staring at the striped your count, mate” awning, vowed that not again should = “But I am questioning your: the big boat escape from hi laughed Tom. “Go ah now; thir- Hoe meant to win Bery! in spl tyzone—thirty-two"—— the Colonel and marry her in spite | “Well, all right, but it just shows of—well, in spite of anything! Only how durned hard it is to make an —only perhaps he ought to make him- honest livin’ these days.” And the eld self of more use in the world. chap iy. “There was Pete There were plenty of occupations the Portugee lived over there on open to him, he reflected. He had Warmin’ Pan.” Money enough to try anything: he | “What happened — thirty-five —to might go into banking, be a broker, hm?" naked Tom, try real estate, bulld @ railroad, atart | {Driven to desperation, he was, a steamship line. As for the one pro- Uned to live in that cabin you feasion he had prepared for, he had see up there. An honest fisher- long since determined that he wanted Tan he was, with a good dory and afents are gong to happen toast, laid aside her fork and luoked around here!” he exclaimed. dreamingly over the harbor. It had “When—what, do you ex- ber ne life now. ea : ~ ‘enders were darting re an badd ala BS sisi he there, sail boats were shaking out mt Wow! cheatin * their canvas, the ferryboat was whist- Siughed. “I know that daddy is per- jing for the yacht club landing at the fectly ridiculous about you, but then, Neck. after ail, he is my daddy, isn't he? “< ip tue Loser us - bend in . . e midst of the masts and wharves, Seet he’s alwaya been: 90 good to me, ioe TOE nd eine with ‘grauite and ‘hom, » covered with grass and bushes. ‘Tho “No one could be anything else, remains of a wooden dock stretched Beryl,” he replied with utmost con- eerie. bt : a ( ba 4 a “ again’ 6 skyline stood a tiny shanty Siotion. ». “Jost give me @ chance of” arittwood, windowless, with & at ii crook of rusty pipe apr 1B craslly “Well, I will, right now. I want through the slanting roof. to tow me for a little ways. a . May what is that island?” she f course! Put one hand on my "00 TG On that! Ny s shoulder. That's the ticket. Just le Warming Past’ ‘tt? Called the #till. I'm a-brute for making you ‘Warming Pan? What nny wim so far.” a fu e! Why is it called that?" ‘No, I've often done more than this, . ‘yl, hi y, Y OU Just watch the way accl- good ‘egg and nibbled at a ‘ploce of 3 nai “Well, the story goes that some canny old Yankee traded a warming ‘ lenty o’ loBster-pots around here. but to-day, somehow, I get tired. ; none of It. 7 After w moment she ‘sald: “Tom, T 4h fF Mt in the old days There was nothing in tho leRal pro- ast like Ruckloberrieg they eta eg ‘Wilds sou'd proniles me something, a fession that appealed to him; its ways caigehed ra) d my don’t know. In those days land ‘dub! Peto made a good livin’ until folke 4 Mit Ask me! Dg Wie onic elisa Gat ie were too dubious and dark. Doubtless began to ate: hae Don't take the risk you took ye@- the Indian who made the trade far. his views on the subject were ex- iS Fees chant ree ee treme, but he had once sald that he pote trom steep eHow his own could’ understand , and aympathiae Pets from other people's, Ry ween terday. 1 was frightened to death un- it 1 caught sight of the Hello in the Bargain. “The ches “uho tenet ne afternoon, She's much too small to that little unpleasantness blowed with @ man who atraightforwardly do such things as that in Samathing oe thet cee suppose.” tole. & million dollars, but that ho duy’'and mot. tor merit ne nd and jh, she did beautifully, Beryl, and ~ « by Modi et y had no patience with the lawyer who un s ‘I suppose now it’s worth a good found where Pete beent-minded jon plegdl Pape ciel ae deal, isn't it?” she asked Proegie and Reece ee to like left a couple o' dosen al lob- hal! jour or lown off the ip it ” ‘ fe the man from the penalty. was a bit rough, but the rest of the and what gay oom orth Js one thing hapa, after all, he thought, one curr ‘pow he wen intenner bs eee ? m to thelr native element, so to : or ee es, dust forgot to so do. the rub, What was the good of going n't make no difterence Into w thing that didn't matter? There Hote was ned’ “Tent eee hie Tene youd re cyfoes & thing un- Well, wir, that wus the beginnin’ o jens you well. 4 to want you drowned,” she pew cld bungalow on itt J On the other hand, if he did tt well, hag ie tall After that, sesir’ a that all?” he persisted Lids Was ae ee eel whee the Wao had FLA kak: Wee. WAL KGk VOOR EAL. (Re DLuaToaiET eaeee teat meade Up ee dees Sempertt, | Just te J © . le was out,” he replied dryly, i ‘k- _ “What do you mean by fish merger, He pre for the ‘ made w mind, I eal'late, to defy re ung, 'ether ‘t want you to be “There's nothing much but flate above hater Beye Chet Boe Ranining Me ae fitea hie Fie tnd ignited tt, Jopnny ™ asked Tom. in tne MSE aMen, ibis Samination: ant bed BT pet Ss ia aecaan the worst: Any way, ane night I wae “Bu F t 5 ne Duys it will can't go on forever! Why, hang it watching Ole thoughtfully. Finally:’ "Oh, I don't know. was lcion that he alread eo shakin’ my shout- it werlously, you do ike me have to dredge out ths channel in hed a crs rs a couple of weeks ago. The two years abroad with his mother, a susp! Nia ea eready possessed der, Seema he wanted ten gallons o° gome, don't you? And you won't let order to get his boats up.” all, we might as Well be fifteen hun- ‘Ole,” he asked, “were you ever Berene formed a company to buy up sweet, lov! loriess woman, who more than hie share of the world’s gas. ‘What you wane a” melons o Loh me chap make up to you, Fe ‘ou yep oer Sete Lae about it, orou'd have, A roubte talking to me bar iA up slowly, spat over- a ot of places ers they dry trees apane ree Gaye \oot ine bee son and Lierg we bi Lee pet oie. We cit, he ve tg ei rote "te 5 she sal curiously. “Di Ww; cure it, I guess you cal iz het i. . it it Roquemore steal me, unk of buying ity daddy?” a ie et wl haat to you now,” bere PORE Rie Done Screens e0 They've Dought up pretty wear every. ‘That she had not succeeded in the thing was clear to him; which was that y lingo that 1 t an ir, re a S 'y my 4 durned business, An’ mo! 5 “Hm; yos, I have thought of It. By he grumbled, “Why can't I just come Tee Well—er—you've been in thing along the shore, f fancy, ‘The latter endeavor was principally due he would do anything to please Dery, Bo more it was. grunted the Colonel. “If they found out we—any one, that is—wanted it Does that mean’ that ‘e¥,d,Probably ask @ dollar a foot fo—to care about me= = why way was like a and what they want for it is another,” TX did you say we, daddy? Shall we buy it and.b ri It means that I like you sufficiently bling old bungalow ere Beer Tt was as dark as the, inside of u "2 she replied, very gravely. the way, that launch over there looks ft d call, like ? ta Sun called it the Fishball Merger. to t fact that Tom was about nine. At that moment Ole, whose duty it niggers t, but I thought as And now I think you'd better cast ike the one that passed Us yesterday Cijnians eernoon and call, love, haven't your ration he nodded, Don't know what they're doing here, tenths father and only one-tenth to keep an observant eye onthe DIERCrs pocke' thought as how me drift because when wo ret ixeine one that passed us yesterday Christian? After due consideral f seen a boat al } an’ it wasn't reported @ boat leaving the aeiber "Bee: ‘ y though. Don't belleve there's a fish mother. ‘ aboard this schooner we'll be in full Can you see the name? The. the an Because, Tom. daddy would raise | “What was the trouble, then? Why thous m sat Up quickly and It wa’n't nome ty 2 lace in the town.” Returning to New York, Tom had aight of the yacht, and I don’t want ‘suniight gets in ‘my eyes.” an awful rumpus and haul up the didn’t you marry?” » 6 v' my business, an’ as goon as Pete ” “ “Muc! ved, Johnny?” played for a time the role of moth howed he anchor and go sailing away. Ole gave a final rub to the wheel “Much money involve plays The tender was already under way, “howed me the money I pumped omt daddy to havé a conniption fit before “tt 4a the od Be Caer he pide “Slathers, Somethin’ like two mil- about the candle of Pleasure. 6 yu ay, the , eerie NON aula. Sool. Re terentealy, avery prety, “aon'e {lng away." replied Tom grimly. At the cookie his can and Fags Acr8% ong T think. Know the Colonel?” fluttered around with a number of 8nd in it sat Beryl, the Colonel and ween Want back te my bunk. “Ty Monty Roquemore. ‘Tom watched dis- Next day a feller name o' George =~ plate @ thinks he can lose me anywhere “One girl, Mr, Lawless, she I've seen him other moths whom he had known Monty, Roquemore, Ton Williams 'vomes out an’ says as how wh jodded as D ‘mone “Funny old chap, the Colonel. Got more or leas intimately in college, and Fustedly until the tender reached the ; Very tritay and oh looks able, too, Sion the Atlantic Coast, why, your mat have so muck then, and’ ane say, His title in the Spanish Onion War. for's year enjoyed the glare wad tne ClUP float and the party disembarked S0Me one's stolen his motor tite.’ Tom stopped swimming and Beryl took her hand from his should ” ! wi d_ disappeared from night. ‘Funny thing is, he says, ‘there egg lh we'the “neck: Dut dinged it I'd want to ‘come fainer Beryl, 1d say Ne was darned ‘No air” “Another gril. meet. her Hot-headed, you know: | plg-headed aimless excitement. withat. opolte oe anid Wa'n't Put a pint or 0 of gas in her. “You won't forget about the accl- through the Rip in her. What was unreasonable.” after I come this country—she not of into a rumpu Non rib fred had one or two dissy plung® om gadly. He contemplated the iden Whoever took her must bave towed Bervit’ the name of her?” “You may say It even if he 1s,” she lke music. She say, ‘Accordion make eareat Johnnies pout suppres toward the flame, but escaped singe- o¢ following them ashore, but decided Mer Unless he got tome gas some- he “amlled. sort ot a silly” nat Vaghed) EAT wun ce gee Any pee), Bel aee, 4 Tew eusrener, 1 68y, ime; sent a tinof cornbeet to {RK and one fine morning awoke to against it. It looked too much like Wheres.’ Looked sor. 2 hard at me, ly “awim, .gS0rt of a silly name,” he sald. “Just because my father swiped a ‘Goodby.’ Of Wee Tiel Son 8 Ste Dt Sesatent © the discovery that the life of a moth Spying, ‘Finally ‘he recited, the fast Né did, but T didn't say nothin’ bein! Py g ve Nad @ Duly swim “Some day that young devil will take railroad or something from him! Wh}, "Gee, laughed Tom, “you must {10 focret ary int Tinsel. gonnay held, after all, no very strong appeal that the gasoline tanks needed reflll- po eh innercent party an’ pe ashore, long as the Colonel had it Ole.” But now, say, how did you-er— ou ; and tossed aside his napkin. Bery’ “ A % can't swim with one hand, 48 YOU hesitated, her gaze atill on the'Hello. amy soLmnry Yau. Wee Cie vou T tentati seandal, But that wasnt all Bete took ; ‘om made one or two tentative down the harbor to the gasoline bi . wi Roney, foe aren ee ied plans to settle into an occupation, but Ho the Hello gently chugged her way When he was driv desperit. Beemed Corking! Money, too, in her own between Mrs, Lawless doing her best past the Unaweep, under whose deck lke he waa sot on goin’ the whole right. "Her mother was Sally Far- ‘% discourage him, and his own lack awning Freda, the maid, was dividing durned hog mate, for not satished ' of incentive, nothing came of them. her attention between the sewing in With motor boat not wf a? ed the little coot, wet At taal the shook her head. YWo. L wontup, “What sort of things?” ater” te Geuce did You #9 qunar; dead ow ie, Pater sweaty “In spite of being what might be her hands and the plok-cheeked iittle MOre t yeare old, he took an- me Cam releas e o think I'll aay here, aaddy, | Bhall “Well, gone into business,” replied “Oh, I say, ‘Miss, I love you very Yi vag, 076 PuMente Mie here?” galled 6. drome be was seldom 4 He steward. er, Poetagee's wite along. 1 Mate aeeind’ the: othe WAY: you, bring, Mr, Hoquemore back to ory) vaguely, “or—or made monez." much. You marry me and we buy # ‘Yes, 1 suppose you're in the Face OUR Tat Me memaatres Area ienelt maeive him a thousand dollars for re muae desperate,” observed Tom. 4 " a . . » “Made money! What's the use?” He jittle house, raise little family, a 7 is job for a couple of weeks,” Tom “Forty: 4 Seer ees, Lawless!” Probably, if nev ready, to come.” snrugged his shoulders, “I've got happy all the time, (Mihather! The Soubratte’s taster Dis own stable for two yeurs, trav. refected enviounly. “Think ot being ,, Well, say what you ike about he Was awimming hard and had Tye,e ne MeMeM one, Ot du ine more than I need as it In, and when “Tom whistied. “Sounda @ bit~er—- than ever this. summer. Got tore fikely mock, trained his own hunters AUC to sce her uny time of the Jay!” Portugese.” continued the man at the ‘ ata dozen yards between them. Mut GE oaujer” sctintae tka nines, {he RN Chere ea IoC nares STRRIRN aD WreMany: SAE? spread. I say, come along with me ang shown the Teaulte with fair auc. ‘pit BY, mer, Tom didn't mean Freda, Pimp, they're philasophe Be teasea in hait as Sa!d. never will—there'll be a ee ot. auarastelng testy aid a . Ge OE NT ated Looks like one of those thingama Whats the use of making MONG¥? wNever mind, Ole; I dare say it's a Ch? fit sive you cow hter eatimating that every ribbon 2P4,Jane, and the proprietor of that Sargent round bere fr, geeks all very close and looked dan- “34,11 studied the figure on the Hello ‘ither se volco ‘trailed away and he scowled wish you luck, though, Johnny.” threa thousand. dollars he wold his ‘e,ockpit and made It ‘want sixty never made no fuss at all , critically, to have for more than ite worn cf across the harbor. ‘The! ut, tell “Thanks,” drawled Johnny. “Well, stante, not wecause he COUMMMC auite of Helo”, sald Tom, about ” she assented in @ panic. “sno she said finally, “I don't think [din mo, Ole, #uppose you were in love 1 must bo getting along. Promised to well afford yt, but because he feltthat °F, kanoline please. What's it worth? bis wife. iiade me dowarigh r " e can.” 4 . seen time it was 0° my nationality, 1 ! Ps ee ” Ive over neen any one quite like him.” ‘Nf [f before in an” owerved Beryt With @ wirl something flerce and hor moot a chap about this time; free he wan noteetting nia money's worth TRA ig oy oD 1p AY Ay Fi sixty gall 1 allianaiaihon “Hay, goodby, Tom dear. “No? Well, I'm off. Ask Tate to t ner Mace einai father wouldn't have you around. where, though, So long. of pleasure and interest. {t wa'n't worth eo much.” " tly. “Goodby, Tom. sce nge that Monty's stateroom is ready ngcently: Tom BUMnelY tats all Suppose he wouldn't even let you Into " And’ Johnny, whose sole accom: Motor-boating had interested him gen Dear,’ he persisted. y % for him, will you? Want anything into the house. Eh? What then?” — piishment was nailing a knockabout next and he hed gone into that quite Well. what's it worth to-day?” that's troubling your respected papa him good and hard if I tried, The Colonel stuffed his mail in ‘a side Added viciously. | a a pocket. “I must find some one to look after these for me. I suppose there’ “Well, mate, betn’ as you're a friend turned handle from the town ; } ; Ole considered this thoroughly the ay well as any amateur in eastern 4g thoroughly. Not satished with theo. 3 anal so Tan bat ; “Yes!” Ho laid a hand on her arm Oyo might bring some candy, !'ll start « peanut stand or be 2 bond Wine ho Kmeared the polish over & waters, dragged himnsele AWAY. craft turned out for him by a bullder, ° "ay so*remo laughed Tom, much profit on this sale,” he oben nd she slipped away from it. swal) guaay, if they have some that’s nice,” “tlesman, ho tarnished cleat. At last: At the office door he paused to ex- ho designed @ boat of bis own that 5 a f water, sputtered 44¢ s Po Bee raeety. But hig caught ‘All right, if I don't forget her. “ ‘Dear,’ Ber: observed "t sloomily, “Well, it’s all in , “I not give damn for father, Mr. amine the thermometer and len't mate.” e-lifetime, laughed Lawless. If my gitl she say, ‘You his head disapproving! Beryl. “After all, he's an’ old dear, come along inside, Ole,’ you bet I go! read. Then, after hold ‘Tom, and you'll ike him awfullywhen Then if her father he's better than his cigarette under the bulb for &® When, finally, the boat turned ak® had proved the sensation of the year, what he and with which he bad captured the tip of races north and south. dacnah teprutad te make After much Sombling in numerous ade by ; chkets = e closed her eyes, made a face and he Bo he Ce) ) oe the ten. : threw the hose across to Ole. “I got dollar note that Tom and re ed in sapregncniens tones: & stenographer at the hotel up ther. you know him better.” me, pretty quick I go out again.” moment and watching She penile, Be turtle in the Hudson River Pte ee several prices o' gas here; fourteen the Hello 179 nore, ber jidn't appear saiiafied, but he int Wish I'd brought Stacy with me,” he YO Che i TO now him bet Ole camo as near smiling as ho ever lounked from wiileof amused toleras gud Tom had barely escaped ending conty, sixteen cents eighteen cents nose dows i her go. Twenty feot away whe turned ETM ag tor'if he stands. ime off ait the timo, had in Tom's knowledge of him, ils Bim with & auille 0 satisfied his craving for speed, and and twenty cents, T kind o tou se Hetty and dane aalita ame ot 0. ; atiafied eed, — shor $ Be at's why I say let's drop all flat face became a network of deep tor Pa ta himaelf, h it 1 the sixteen-cent grade was abou al y and called over her shoulder and typewriting, daddy,” laughed Beryl? That's w 4 H ‘ ‘Any one,” he said to himaelf, the next effort was the Hello, ven (ry . Bay, nat hig’ ds We Was of MT ad’ jade me aa {2 aus ‘1 get down to brass wrinkles and seams and crannies, “An ; what you wanted, mal waa Se Peay ening tace laughed back Beryl. “Then 1 might have been of PG RORNODES te fe callithin aftars Rit ma merinea wonosred what would who'd never seen Johnny Hurd salt there was e hsaty dew truss Toms «What's the difference between the Dusinesses, what right your business Benim across the munilt wate RR oy had to’ learn to spell, too,” noon.” he declared recklessly. ne APPON if Ole really laughed. a sice in. & xele, Sate wee © heey Gam, te See Tene fourteen-cont kind and the twenty” Li's ER patel ke Fea idea needs practice" chuckled the Colonel. Beryi made a | /'m #0 worry Lehan't Behera” ahe | Atier « while Tom went ashore and Tho tennis players retreated to the and yoaworthy enough for anything Seek poof und Ailing his pipe. be,awune the wheal “it Bavigation” face at him. ghed, ¥ 1° hotel, mopping the + short of @ n “Miz cents,” was tbe placid rep! ‘So! a. je old chap with ee Where are you going? tiny larder of the Hello, It wouldn't } 4 x cents," was tbe pI ply. b gon-swathed head, and th ratave, Minutes, later the Unaween® she shook her head. “Sust—some- go” he reflected, to L. iut of food i aid Tom went to lunch, And so, living @ busy and healthy «Nothing else? simulated surprise, “I wan cal-latin' When he returned to the Hello Ole i¢ not very usoful existence, Tom had “Not asl knows on. ‘They comes ®# how you might be gone around the bow of the schooner. ing, the Colonel sitting Wo ctenaaleels where! J don't know yet. There are the Colonel suddenly tovk it into his , had the awning up, and, after @ frult- passed bin twentyy-seventh birthday our th one lied, sighed and then, snug- lots of places to go to. There's the head to change his port. Tnaweep's out'n the same tank, : dgeon strokes . . a there. you know the Neptune Arins and watched rN poet RR Ge ‘ 5 EN Powter to the Helio. against the Unaweep, » they culled that Warming Pan Island, & shady Macs’ oo ‘the veranda two paper and ve'tied himself to rot the monotony of his courne, NO, a fo suit all pocket. BLONT-NOGED dinghy. ong, ee eos 14 ‘Tom, in i mv Dany perme ehoard” roar! perapiring youths play tennis on the yey pees say eattia a eiinatane Then the mesnpectee which aiwers What'll it be, now? Sixteen & figure at the oars crossed said Tom, insinuatingly. ; , ; ey ey terally south and slightly mitigate: ; happens sooner or later—came. or een, mate?” CHAPTER IV. shook her head. Against the ver ive on the chert that way. ried cut of the aranice clit” But it was uncomfortaply warm and an afternoon reception whither he had “wwisteees! oan trom, gravely, cpp pea seh the broad 6 LY," asked the Colonel ahe answered, leaning over'tho Wir ss guany name too only “He met one of two asavaintances numid, nevertheless, and Pihande Pech coaxed by & friend, he met «phere was e feller alone bere last e of moonlight and dis- an hour later he ra n't you going ashore this morn- T think he sald silly Instead of funny. who stopped to hobnob for a season wae Steaped Se pare 1 oat a tne Hery) canteen. Re tg Hy bd week,” eaid the man he began to appeared Into the shadows spread his napkin across ing? SUSE aa And he says some day the young over 4 listless cigarette, The con- under his head, fixed his Kase on he that that had ever happened to hin, Werk the pump leisurely, “wanted «ain. Beryl! smiled and tried to fol- Pp) Je expanse of Im- “I've just refused an invitation to devil who owns it will take one versation was not oxeitiny k, dealing, ares ewaing © esesa to Wines by wh net elt i For some #°Me gas for a boat sort o’ like that low it with her gage. Presentiy tt tie waistcoat, “have a £9 Daddy has gone to mect Mr, chance too Baye ss waune'dadll Moathar abana ee eid’ tiaaatle 4 become of lato alarmingly 44> twenty-four hours ho remained ina O8¢0' yourn.. Regular Nev York dude appeared once more from behind & mame White waletoons Requemore aad bring bin aboard.) | “He did, eh Well, the rene oecy RonT the elorte of the tein ene daze, following automatically bis {ing “u" apeakin® kittenteh, “Rwanty Rearby boat and the soft creak ef ae ei, Bory hi ter was just helene hire tran pera ien soon," ho laughed. thusiasts, who “fancied themselves beaypapuananag routine of Sristance, feeling as Shough thinkin’ to my- cks came to her, dy. The water gets he e “ "he da . “ Broad- ” , © were no longer treading mundane ry i weer addy. at all, Beryl" yantiee bells sounded from the oe fhe (atest news trom Brosd- CHAPTER V. ee tel bed ean tan ta a to charge eda,” she sald, “you may go to = : ‘s nade that > MPhey were neateg on opposite sides “Goodby,” naid Bery) morning’s papers, the club race to ERYL'S remark made hagy, delicious, intoxicating . y,' his cigarette wo excited he DC’ now. I'll look after myself to- “I know where they have the dandl- a be walled that afternoon and. the morning regarding his lack Her about midway between Svallern hie cigarette wo excited he 1. of e small table under the awning Of eg chocolates you ever ate.” at form” he demanded in alarm. merits and faults of the Neptune Mf occupation had been the Pavement of Fifth Avenue and Ssuch’ tippeny® aa tpnever fear Eerhaps Freda, who, in epite of ner he after deck. Tho Colonel insisted asked daddy to bring me some,” "1 must go and look a ee Arima. of occupa pack {he Gates of Heaven. But Tom Was iy tan’ ervn he. ‘co how you noes snub nose and” treed” reine te ing all his meals out of dcors she replied provokingly. Lat her wait. ft need you mora _ Johnny Hurd, however, a tall, lan- dodging about at the back far too practical to remain long In Only ters fer that mee whelecig’ (hOrOughIy as sentimeaten kon on eating 2 “That's no good, then. How about vet her wait. need x guorous youth in immaculate white of his mind ever since. such a trance, and when he found “rings that! benayer the weather alloy od. Mexican lace stuff? Aren't you crazy than your maid does, Beryl. heare They have a lot of tat — Beryl shook her head with smiling *8nnels, whose Sree about the Viewing the matter from the con- his feet set once more on Aolld STOURG pusinera might you be In, aon? ‘hm arose with alacritys murmure re says I, ‘An’ what or seen the nearing dinghy, for she ‘This morning the weather WAS about that : Polonel - he began the pursuit of Beryl, in the clothin’ business,’ he says, 1 night and disappeared discreet): laconcy itself, ‘The Unaweep the hotel,’ decision, ; half-consumed cigarettes, struck @ ventional polut, the Coloncl, he con- Ul min tn ee ved and cone Seti my foot oul like this. An’ down the companicaway. bf comp! t her chain, Not a ., “Ihave a trunk full of it, Tom. Be- “Well, when am T going to nee YOu note of interest, cluded, had, after all, reason on bis goirey ‘to meet her. The result at- whut might you sak fora pair o' There came n gentle ‘scraping sound reely moved at he le sides, I think daddy is to meet Mr, ®8ain?" he asked morosely. “Saw Monty Roquefart a while ago side, ndoubtedly every fellow tained, Tom found himself atil! In syoollen socks like thom? I asks him, at the Unaweep's stern and Be: ripple stirred the water of the wide Roquemore at the hotel.” out giependa” the replied aa she out front. They # ¢ he's getting hing outer darkness, for the good-looking ‘Oh,’ he haugty as you please, crossed to the railing, ive harbor and the sun was already “Anyhow, you're all out of reading moved awey from the wide, | ithy with coin now: "mgs, Wish to URN fo do somet a att college with and wealthy Mr. Lawless had appate. wits, chine cnn teens ane " she questioned softly, beginuing to make good its earlier matter,” he said hopefully, “Youknow “On what? If it depends on me"~~—~ heaven my old man. ; Made a cor- In fact, Tom had left college ently no attraction for the fascinating sale ‘business’ ‘S'posin’ you be’ I rn ) t. you need magazines.” wg Oh, Belden: she said softly, poration lawyer of me. Zawlens the laudable intention of making ® and equally wealthy Mise Chardon. says, ‘I gucas you know what them “You cughtn’t to do this, Suppose Bane little table gicamed with white “| have a cabin full of novela I IAAd by te-Rery! Hold on! Iwant zovit Would have taken some making, name for himacit some day in one des Feo eweck Tore traped ih dont your Well daddy cams tecktoes a y and immaculate silver, while haven't even looked at," she laughed, ell, but—Rery old ont Twant Johnny. partment or another of human en Then luck served, There was an ‘lowed they might be worth io-night, Show! of nasturtius and a shallow “Oh, the deuce! You ought te see, t0"—— “Don't be nasty, old chap! I may accidental meeting on the Avenue, a ve cents wholesale, ‘And ih piled flaming red rasp- the town, though, Beryl, It—-it'’s very There was no reply, however, and be @ bit of an ass, but Monty hasn't Teaver. . talk that consumed a dozen city 9 ost to make 1 Beryl sighed. leo added vivid notes of color. pleturesaue; old houses dating back after gazing for a minute discon- got a whole lot on'me, He was talk. That he hadn't done so was oWin® biocks, and, finally, Tom summoned he, “bout eight derfui, isn't it? J «small, —_pink-cheeked to the—er—Spanish inquisition or the solately at the pty railing Tom ing to Col. Chardon, and I suppose to circumstances, circumstances dis- courage and asked to be allowed to eame and went nolselessly, discovery of America or something, sighed, slipped his oars over and that means he’ handling this fish tinctly discouraging to ambition, call Followed a blissful, ecstatic coffee in a steaming pot, you know; funny old crooked streets paddled back to the Hello, where Ole merger thing for the Colonel's crowd. Left, ery good,’ I says. ler over to town twenty when still in college, fortnight during which the lover did I says. ‘Looks like meuthed in a napkin, eggs and and—and all that. Come on!" was shining bra: More money for Monty. Gwe, he through the death of his fath his best to wear out the stone steps there was over a hundred per cent. , fold and white and brown, ap- But Beryl shook her head. m made fast the tender and set- ought { ) be a good one to handle fish. more mon: y than he would ever find of Col, Chardon's residence, profit on ‘em, and what m= in the need of, he had suddenly found him- Then one afternoon the Colonel, clothin’ busine: pele deprived of all incentive to labor, happening home early, ran across Dusiness,’y! say: tizingly garnished with parsley ‘ok “That wouldn't be an accident, tled, himself in his favorite position He r4 dnds me of one himeelf; Colonel was something Tom.” what?” oem in the gasoltus on the edge of the cabin roof, with ' ‘IT might ask you