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cement The Evening World Daily Magazine, Friday. December A eA Made in Germany « x2@8tha, « By Robert Minor|i BE Veve The Iiarbor of Love The Best Love Story of the Year By RALPH HENRY BARBOUR NEXT. WEEK'S COMPLETE NOVEL THE EVENING WORLD Britz of Headquarters md MARCIN BARBER URI “Couldn't do it,” replied Tom cheer- fully, “Couldn't even call it fourteen thousand five hundred. You've beard my price, gentlemen, and f may add that the offer is good for just five days.” “I understood,” objected Monty, glancing at the telegram, “that your option was for thirty days.” “It 1s, with the right to renew for thirty more.’ “Then, it seema to me, you might allow us more time”"—— “We don't want time!” thundered the Colonel. “As President of the company I refuse to have anything to co with this man or his offer!” “I guess that settles {t, Colonel,” sald Tom, arising. “But if you change your mind any time within the next five days you'll find me nearby. Good afternoon, gentiemen. Thanks for six acres there, and while it would be necessary to dredge a channel for some distance, the place seems quite ideal. Here's a splondid harbor for boats, excellent freight facilities and a town with plenty of low-priced tenements for my hands. What do you think, Colonel?” “Think!” cried the Colonel. “Think! I think you're as big a rascal as your father, sit! Where you got your in- formation, I don't know, but It's @ plain case of hold-up, sir! And, for my part, I'll see you"— the Colonel gulped—"see you further, sir, before r'lt have any dealings with you!" Beryl, quite mystified at the sudden course of events, laid a beseeching hand on the Colonel's arm. He turned and frowned at her impatiently. Then he snorted and shook a finger at Tom. “There's where you got your news, (Copyright, 1912, by J. SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING OMAPTERS, ‘Tom Lawless loves Beryt Chanton, Mer father, Col, Charon hates because the lattes | father once bested the Colonel in a railroad deal, Werv! ia urged by her father to marry Montague Koquemore, a mid fleaged financier, whom she egards merely de a friend, The Chardons, on theit steam yacht Unawep, put im at Linport Harbor for @ brief stay, ‘Tom, in a motor boat, has folloned them from New York and moors 4. Nt craft wear the yacht, Karly next moming, 4 while be . he movts Beryl, ‘Together the gasoline scow im the Lippincott Company.) whispered surmiees that followed them. Johnny Hurd, languorous, tm- maculate, @ cigarette drooping from the corner of his mouth, passed, stared in surprise, bowed, turned and stared again. “Now, isn't he @ fox!” he mur- mured. “He didn’t say a word about knowing her the other day. Looks as though he wanted a hand in the Fish- ball Merger. Spiffin lookin’ couple! What?” Finally, they climbed the atairs of: the Lobster Pot. The big room—it had once been a sail-maker’e loft— was lighted by many emall windows, while on the hatbor side a balcony had been thrown out high above the wharves, It was early for afternoon tea, but after Tom had bought a bowl for Beryl and a set of hand-painted post- cards for himself—belng unable to ever give hia consent to their marriage, and the Young man racks his brain to discover some way to overcome the Colonel's opposition. The lovers visit, by might, @ queer litle island in the hare bor, ‘There, to their surprise, they see the Colonel and Hoquemore exploring the place, Crouching im the shadows, Tom and Beryl are Waseen by the others, Next day Tom confronts Meryl's father on the yacht and after a peppery scene bets thet, starting without capital, he can earn $10,000 within a week, Should Tom win, ve t# to be allowed to visit the Chandon home, st From my daughter! Nice con- Your hospitality, Colonel. I hope rit Shouk! fe jose he fe to keep away from Heryi, Tesist the biandishments of the busi- duct for a gentleman!” have the opportunity of returning it Tom and Beryl meet on shore and talk over the neas-like little woman proprietor— « ~ very soon.” ‘ wecer, and after he had been Iiterally ‘One moment, Colonel,” said Tom The Colonel snorted. Tom shook hands with Beryl. The Colonel glared. Tom disappeared up the companionway.and the Colonel exploded. “Young puppy! Jackanapes! By gad, sie, in angther moment I'é have lost my temper! Did you ever hear anything like the cheek of that young rascal, Monty? Asking fourteen quietly, “Your daughter haa not sup- plied me with any information at all on this subject. I have merely put two and two together. I heard acct- dentally of the recent fish merger. Later, I saw you and Mr. Roquemore walking over the island one night. © did know, or, at least, felt fairly cer- tain, that your company was after Warming Pan, But when I say that snatohed by Beryl from the brink of an Indian basket as large ag a wash. tub, they went out to the balcony and sat in old-fashioned rush-bot- tomed chairs at a little bamboo table, They were the only guests. The menu was decorated with a harbor scene in water colors, and said to CHAPTER X. (Continued.) O they went on up the lane very happily, stopping to read the ghow bills on the fence and pausing @ mo- ment at the open door of the blacksmith's shop to watch the | IS operation of re-tiring a wheel. “Aren't there lots of things in the world?” asked Beryl wonderingly as they took up their journey. Somehow Tom's shoulder always managed to touch her arm as they walked, and, later, when they bought tho plaster and the high-crowned Mexican hat, one might have suspect- ed them of being a recent version of the Slamese Twins, so closely they hung together. They loafed along Muin Street, look- ing in at all sorts of windows, It was strange how, of a sudden, the most ordinary things possessed an interest, A haberdasher’s windows held them enthralled for qutte five minutes, while they discussed the probable merits of gloves, collars, waistcoats and umbrellas, and the jeweller’a ex- hibit threw them into a_ veritable frenzy of enthusiasm. “Did you ever see a cuter clock shee that, Tom?" o, Isn't tt a dandy? Think we b ec Ber ihate, 18, ceate Copies of this meat! card may be purchased at 2PPeenie, “Let's have a cup of orange pekoe and @ menu,” suggested Tom. “I'm really not hungry:” “You're not? I could eat anything! I want one of every kind of sandwich, Tom.” “And a cup of each kind of tea? Do you know, Beryl, the—the mercenary aspect of this place jara on me. I suppose even the chairs we sit on have thelr price: And after the white-aproned maid had taken thelr order and disappeared he inverted his chair and searched for a price tag. Then he sighed gloomily. “Just as I suspected; twelve dollars! Wonder what they’d take for the bal- cony just as it stands, Beryl.” “Balconies don't stand, Tom; they “You're going to get the ten thou- sand? I shall be very lonely, Tom. Where are you going “To New York. I'm going to try and take the ten o'clock from Boston. That means an early start from here. And I hope to get the five o'clock back. If I do, I'll reach Linport about white gown, recalled that fact, too. But he had no regrets, for he fancied that he knew more about the mystery than Beryl did, CHAPTER XI. HE next day was the Day “Indifferently,” answered Tom, in- sisting on shaking hands with Beryl. “H'm.” The Colonel watched the sroeting with sobering face. “Well, you're a Godsend,” he went on, his face clearing again. t he, Monty? Freda! Where's Freda? Ask her to bring the card table, Beryl. go ashore and get him on the long distance. How does that score stand, Mr. Lawless?” And presently they were back at the card table. Whether it was the luncheon that was to blame or wheth- er Fortune was merely flirtatious, the fact remains that the Colonel and Tom found their luck | T am considering the fish business myself, I really mean it. It attracts me. To get together a big fleet of fishing schooners—although IT intend to look into the subject of steam rawlers, also—to establish a drying, packing and shipping plant on Warm- ing Pan Island and to see the Linport Brand of flaked fish in every grocery store in the country—why, the under- taking Interests me, Colonel.” “Rubbish! You want to sell that island to the United Fisheries Com- pany, sir! It's a trick such as your father would ha, tried, sir! But by Godfrey, Mr. Lawless, let me tell you right now that my company will have nothing to do with you. There are plenty of other sites fcr our purposes, and—" “Suppose we ask Mr. Lawless what his price for the property is,” au gested Monty softly. “Fourteen thousand six hundred dollars,” replied Tom, “but I'm not at all anxious to sell, In fact, if 1 should sell Warming Pan, it Is quite probable thousand for something we could mg bought for five?” “We didn't, however,” replied Monty, dryly, lighting another cigar- ette, “And whose fault is that, sir?’ “I am ready to assume the biame, if you Ike, Colonel, but you must ad- mit that there was no reason for sus- Pecting anything of this sort. How- ever, it doesn’t much matter. At four- teen we are getting the island at | reasonable figure.” “Reasonable figure! It's not worth accent more than six at the most!” “The value of a thing is what it is worth to you, Colonel. The United needs Warming Pan Island aad can afford to pay fourteen thousand, or twenty thousand or thirty thousand for it, str, Linport is the place for our central plant, and Warming Pan Inland 1s the best site available, Colonel.” “I decline absolutely to deal with him!” “Let me do it then, Colonel. Some- ” of \ s i °} Lawless? No? Cigarette? deserting them, Their ° ref hang," she replied, flippantly. “Isn't ‘Welve-thirty to-morrow night. It's of Separation, Let us pass Cigar, Mr. ? No? that I should still carry out my plana body has got to. We can't let the ought to have it? 1 ly. “sn ‘i pnents captured the first rubber vy “* going to be a long old time from now it by. Shove the box o , Monty. Well, sir, OPpen ap h rst rubbe > 4 “ILI (Bery! had a delicious way !t Sweet up here? Gatitvdky aber Basen, aes y: and the Colonel began to fume, with regard to establishing a fish island get away just because we have vf saying silly, She sort of cooed it, And with it went a half-shy, haif- adoring litte inward glance and just the slightest possible pressure of arm or shoulder, No wonder Tom tried to be as silly as he could that ou're thinking of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon,” he answered. “It is jolly, isn't it? There's the Unaweep down there, and likewise the palatial Hello.” “Yes, and there are daddy and Mr. “What"-— Then she stopped and siniled apologetically. “I'd like to tell you all about it," he said, ruofully, “but I mustn’t—now, You'll understand later.” The next day—woell, if [ had only the weather to write about I should pass that day by as well. For when Tom awoke in his bunk and parted the red silk curtains at the port he looked out on a leaden eky we were just wondering whether we'd have Tate in or get my daughter's maid for a fourth hand, Cards are about the only thing for a day like this, eh? Tate, see if you can't get @ little heat in here, Put the table “Absurd the way these cards are running,” he grumbled. “Who shuf- fled this pack? You, Beryl? Never saw a woman yet who could shuffle decentl packing plant.” “Fourteen thousand six hundred!” exclaimed the Colonel. “That's rank robbery, sir! Why, why I could have got It for five thousand!” “Undoubtedly, Colono my option @ quarrel with Lawless. It would be diMfcult to explain to the rest of the board, Colonel.” “Do you mean to eay, str, that we must—muat cringe to this—this rob- ber? Never, sir!" ee Fatah Roquemore on deck,” sald Beryl, “I'm dreadfully curious, but T can M4 4 restless leaden wea, here, Freda, ‘There we are! Now for “You didn’t find any fault with my cally for no moro than that, But “It inn’t necessary to cringe, Weak GaP UGy you! somethin “You don't suppore they can see us, wait,” she laughed. “It must be quit: 4 fine mist drove in from the good long morning, eh! Cut for shuffling before Inacheon, dad there are over two hundred and fifty Colonel. My advice to you, sir, is just dear; just something you can wear, 1, Your Tom? exciting to make ten thousand dol- "Ftheast and everything was damp partners; but I'll be hanged if rn laughed Heryt. thousand square feet in the island, this: pay him his price, allow him to May 1?" “f don't know. I'll wave my hand- lars,"" in the little cabin, Seaward, the play with Beryl! Muh!" grunted the Colonel, and my price is less than aix cents buy Into the company and then give i ; laf and: Bnd uh? i r now tua: 1 UbawWeep rocked to and fro, protent- Aw it turned out, ho played with Then Tate trotted in with a tele: w foo him @ position.” “We-ell, just the littlest, inexpen- — aginyy ean es pola the chance tat Ting trritably from stem to stero ‘pom, and ‘Tom, whose bridge was Kram, “Hoy just brought it, sir, 1 “E hardly think," observed Monty, “What?” sivest thing there is, ‘Tom. “And happy! Dear, do you love me “pomin against indignity inflicted by the generally only passable, set himself told him to wait.” “that Warming Pan Island is any- — “Well, wouldn't that be better than So they entered, and Tom began to. gaya wYou're right: T've got to. That Wether upon a portect lady. to winning the Colonel's approval. It “From Parker, 1 guess," 1 the thing more than mere acreage prop- having a rival concern start up just We with diamond rings and went down es, Tom." 2! te sbldid rif bab yneee As for the Hello, she pitched in @ wasn't an easy thing to do, either, Colonel, as he slit the buff envelope erty, Mr. Lawless." when we have secured control of . and down, in deference to Beryl's «Much? ran @ rather reckless wager, (HOW happy, cheerful sort of way and for the Colonel was a stern cri with the scoring pencil, He read the always comes a tin things?" \ Seat Rule areizas eae sul ery much—dear.” She emiled confidently. “Of course, S#med to bo having a rate Merry Ana besides, Tom would xo much MensnKe once, frowned deeply and plied Tom, “when acreace property — “poppycock! ‘The man has no more art ocket, “How much, Beryl?” ean enerncunand dolines, time of it. But then the Hello males tnoe have Just mat there in the fe#d it again. ‘Then he glanced becomes square-foot property, MI. idew of starting a fish concern thaa— © covervd with little seed pea “Well, let me see. ‘Tom.” ho pretensions of being a lady. Th i iavant cabin and looked at Beryl, Wrathfully at Monty, “Huh! uc than Bery! has.” ‘There was a gold chain to it, and it she clasped her hands, elbows on ‘ spite of her fine varnish and bright Pre oa he could do at times that! That's what comes of putting “Undoubtedly, You evidently eon. s held places for two pictures—always supposing it were possible to get pic- tures small enough! Beryl decided for it, and Tom viewed it disappoint- edly. “I'll wear it around my neck, Tom,” she confided, goftly. “But it's such a piffiing little gim- "he objected. “I don't believe those things are pearls, I'll bet if I showed them to an oyster he'd bite me “Silly!” ‘Tom was mollified, “It's very pretty. Now, you mustn't be a snob about such things. If the price was two hundred dollars instead of twenty-five you'd think it was beau- tiful.”” “Twenty-five, woman! I'd have you understand I am paying thirty-two for this pear! dungler. My word, if you cost me & uch now, what will it be when we're”— “S—sh, he will hear think" “What, dear?” he whispered. “That—oh, you know what I mean.” But the salesman was already thinking. That was evident by the half sentimental smile he wore. If all the world loves a lover, doubt- less the world must be doubly fond of a pair of lovers, At all events, the salesman, who was middle-aged and had weak eyes and wore a frayed col- jar, went back to the cage where doz- ens of watches were ticking their little you and the edge of the little table and rested the point of her round chin on her interlaced fingers. Then she frowned charmingly, sped @ provocative glance at the enchanted Tom and said: “I love you—the whole harbor full, Tom—and the ocean beyond—and— oh, all the world!" And she threw her hands aside in gesture that encompassed space und eternity, And then, as there was no one there but themselves, Tom caught one of her hands and kissed it and said several yery pretty and graceful things for a bachelor, and was called silly for his pains. But “silly” was said very, very kindly, and sounded much more like ng And after that the tea a rived in a charming green pot, and with it came enough sandwiches to feed a lurge family of starving or- phang, And they nibbled the sandwich and drank the tea and gazed at the blue harbor and the white yachts and the green Neck beyond, But more often they looked into each other's eyes, and tea and sandwiches didn't a keep them so busy but that they were able to tell each other a great many wonderful things. Had you and 1, dear reader, been there to overhear, unseen, We might not have thought them wonderful. But then, we, of course, are quite old in experience, and a bit blase, yesound “Well, how would you go about it if you were in my place?” he asked with a chuckle, “Why, I-d'd speculat Isn't that what they do? ‘Um; yes, but a hundred dollars isn't very much to start with in Wall Street. And by the time I've paid my expenses to New York and back there'll be quite a hole in the aun- dred.” Ll lend you some!" “'Fraid that would hardly be fair,” he laughed, “To be sure, nothing was said about borrowing, but I fanc: the spirit of the agreement forbids It.” “Then there—there's mines,” she suggested, ‘Don't people make money that way? But it would take more than a week, | suppose. Tom, I don't see what you can do! “Well, luckily there's still another way, dear.” “What is it? she asked oagerly "Get hold of something somebody else wants and sell it to them.” “Oh! Do you know of anything that any one wants, then, Tom?” “L certainly do, dear, Only it doesn’t slite to call you @ thing.” "Me? Do you suppose any wants me, Tom?” “Do 1? I know of one chap who" And then the conversation relapsed into such @ personal nature that, had we been there to hear, we should, I'm sure, bave stopped our ears or stolen in stocks, one brass and cozy fittings she was at | heart a bit of a drab, and was never happier than when tuasiing rudely with sea and weather, Ole served bacon and eggs and toast and hot coffee, and Tom made a hearty breakfast, with the hatch half opened and the mist drifting in lke white smoke. Hut afterward there way nothing to do on boa and after the first pipe of the dampened tobacco bad been consumed, n that pleasure pailed, Tom considered the enticen nts of the hotel, and they failed ty move him. ‘There was just one place he wanted to be, and the more he thought about it the more he convinced himself that there was no reason why be should not be there, For, after all, the Colonel had not prohibited him from calling during the time in which the wager held, And supposing that bo didn’t under+ stand exactly tho-the terms of the wager, Wouldn't he have a perfect right to visit the Colonel and discuss them? And-—and—~- “Oh, to the deuce with excuses!” muttered Tom, us he hurried into his oilskins, “Ole, pull the tender around!" And at half-past nine--which was fairly early for calling—-he was pull- ing across the little apace of troubled to keep his mind on the game. But by 12 o'clock he and the Colonel had won the second rubber and Colonel was graciousness itself. “Just the before “Cut, time for he another declared, “I guess I'd better be getting back, Colonel," said ‘Tom, "Sorry to break up your Kame, but-——" “Then don’t do it, gir, don’t do It. Stay right here and have luncheon with us. ‘Tom caught Heryl's quick glance of entreaty. “That's kind of you, slr, but I had no intention of planking myself on you for the day, Besides, Colonel," he added with a smile, “I haven't won that wager yet.” “Haven't, eh?” chuckled the Colonel in fine spirits, “Well, I didn’t think you had, But this isn't dinner, Mr Lawless; this is just luncheon, That's different, eh? Come, come, don't ig a run of luck ike this, Mr. Law- Pshaw, I won't hear of it! Push bell there, someone, Thanks. Mr. Lawless will for Ae Tate, luncheon.” stay And an hour or #o later, four very merry persons sat around the luncheon table and did very well by the repast that Tate provided, The Colonel had evidently recognized an armistice, Roquemore was extremely civil, even amiable, to Tom in his aristocratic manner, and Beryl wan things off, sir! I sald two days axo we should attend to it.” Monty took tho telegram, read it and raised his eyebrows, The Colonel watched him stormily. Monty laid the message on the table and felt for his cigarette case. “Who the deuce in T. P. Lawlen, and how does he come into this?” he asked thoughtfully, “Looks as though there had been a ak somewhere, Leak? Of course there has." ex- ploded the Colonel, “That's what I was afraid of. There's always a leak! "I beg pardon, Colonel," said Tor “but you mentioned the name Park and 'T, ». Lawlen! 1 wonder if that means me, sir?” Not at all; a matter of business, Mr. Law What I want to know, Monty, is""—— “One moment, Colonel.” was observing Tom shrewdly, pushed the message back to the Colonel, "I'd suggest letting Mr Lawless see that, The names are very similar,” “Eb? What?) Yes, have a look at it, Lawless; see if you know any one of that name.” Tom read the message lelaurely; “A W. Chardon, Yacht Unaweep, Lin- port, Mass. Gave thirty day option Warming Pan T. P, Lawlen yester- day. H. L, Parker.” "Yes." Tom nodded Monty He “Fea, 1 sider that Warming Pan has reached that point; we do not. Am I to under- stand that if the United Fisheries does not take thia land off your hands, Mr. Lawless, you propose to engage in @ similar business?" Why, yes, I've about decided do 90." “Have you considered the amount of capital necessary?” “Yes, I've figured that I'll have to sink about six hundred thousand do! lars before I can expect any returns.” “And you are prepared to do that? "Quite, After that I expect to put first two or three years’ profit ’k into the plant, Mr. Roquemore. And you are aware that the United Fisheries practically controls every fish packing concern of tmpor- tance on the Atlantic coast, as well as two of the largest concerns in Ore- gon?” “No, T haven't had time as yet to look into the United Fisheries Com- pany. I've no doubt, however, that the combine pretty thoroughly cou- trols the situation.” ‘And—ah—you think yourself strong enough, without experience of any sort” to “Oh, come now!" laughed Tom, “I mean in business, Mr, Lawless, expecially the fish trade. You con sider yourself strong enough tu--ab— contend with the United?" “Strong enough to contend, cer “I don't agree with you, Colonel, And I don't think Beryl does.” fi Beryl, who had been sitting silently ‘dy, listening to the discussion, shook her head. “I think if Mr. Lawless says he is going to do a thing he will do it. I don’t think he was bluffing, daddy. And as a stockho! ler in the United Fisheries Company,” she added with a smile, “I vote with X' onty. “You're both crazy! Pay him his price if we must, but let him inte the company and give him @ position? Never! Why, the fellow’s « blamed idiot!" “Well, scarcely that, Colo: i,” re- plied Monty smiling slighty, ‘“tal- though I'll grant that he isn’t quite as sharp as he might be. He might just as easily have asked twenty thousand as fourteen and a halt.” “But he didn't need twenty thou- sand,” said Beryl, coming to Tom's defense, “The wager only called tor ten thousand and one dollars.” "The wager?) What wager, Beryl?” asked Monty, “Why, the wager daddy,” replied Bery! ber, Monty. you about it.” “What! Do you mean to say thu: that” The Colonel spluttere. incoherently. Monty stared a mo ment and then began to laugh. “By Jove! So that’s It!" he chuck led, “Colonel, that dinner you wag ered is costing the United about ten he made wit) “You reme: 1 heard daddy tellin hearts out and whistled a tune until away. water in the cockleshell of a boat. ae nirits, Outside the thought so, The name should be Law- tainly, Whether I should ever prove Ki an ey long after Tom and Beryl had gone, And we know that there are no ang, after a while, Beryl was con- It was Tate who met him at the i the eat at eel e Se rolled !¢ss."" 4 successful rival to the United, | SS heepish. “Foo! Linport'’s main artery of travel and Wonderful things left save Wireles® vinced that it was time for her to go, ladder, made fust the dingy to the ¢) and fro and from the harbor en- Monty lighted his cigarette, The can't say. Frankly, however, Mr ishnass,” he mitten tiene aan commerce can display quite a metros telegraphy and aviation and the ang that led to a long discussion. boatboom and conducted hitn along trance came the deep, insistent Colonel stared at Tom in silent per- Koquemora, 1 am not looking for he way he was trying t by didn politan aspect on a pleasant after- Mtest serum, Or, just between OUF Ang, after another while, she waa the soaking deck to the after cabin, ooo of the fog horn. And then, plexity, Finally, “You moan that you argo returns, in fact, T am @Wto ten thousand? peg! m make tnas noon in summer, two selves, do we only pretend? stil more convinced of the same “A gentleman to see you, SIM,” 8N> after cigars or cigarettes Were alight, ave an option on that island, str?" ready to run the business at a sIBMt yp) Well aries Pieters ‘The principal drug store isa minia- “Have you made your ten thousand thing, and so they paid their score nounced Tate from the companion 4 ray of sunlight, weak but promis- le demanded lon for & good many youre. ANd have to do is to wait Uatil the week ture metropolitan shop, and one must @llars yet, Tom?" asked Beryl, YoU ery) pearing off the menu card way. ing, glittered wanly on the brass rim “Yer, Colonel, {ran over to New . think, E have the advantage tony ace coun Neve Gall Sig Nees be well blessed with patience if he Could have told from her tone that ay q memento of tholr first repast a = "Eh? Who is it? Ask him to come of a port York yesterday and got it.” United, which will probably be ote, * uy at our own terms, would reach the long marble counter she entertained not a speck of doubt goyx—and said goodby on the landing, down. lat" said the Colonel, that looks "You ran well, what the deuce, sir, to pay ut least an vight pes y behind which half a dozen busy to his ability to do it. Tom holding her hand for a scandal- And then the Colonel sow Tom's jetty Perhaps we can finish our do you want with that Islan dend to its stockholders.” But Monty shook his head Whitesclad youths dispense such lux- H# shook his head, “Not yet. And ously long time, and doing it quite countenance, and tubber on deck.” “Why, Colonel,” repli d ‘Tom, with 4 the use of talking?” asked — “! don't think I'd risk that, sir, The ‘ries as walnut fudge, mint frappe, that reminds me, dear, of 4 most Tr brazenly in the face of the world! “Thank heaven" he exclulmed de- “Cold up there yet, I fancy,” replied @ most ingenuous smile, “I've been the tel impatiently, “Phe man 4" means business, You jumped banana sundae and "Special To-day! Sretttble fact; I'll have to go aWaY And afterward, when Rery! de- voutly, “Here's a fourth auction! Monty. “Ry the way, what time did thinking — seriously the last two jy oragy!” into him the other day about not do- Malted Milk and Chocolates, 5 t-morrow morning and be gone until jivered the chart to her father, she Tate, take the gentleman's thins, Tate get that wire off, Colonel?” yw~in fact, air, since our talk, of “Ono moment, Colonel, Mr. Law- 128 anything. You've got bis pride Cents!" midnight.” recaljed the fact that sha had fgr- Glad to sec you, Mr. Lawless, You “About # o'clock; when he went olNg into the fish business; cured Jess, if, after submitting your price aroused and I faney he will go ahead And so, one is quite likely to meet “Oh, Tom!" gotten to tell Tom about the mystery, know Mr, Roqueimor Of course ashore for the mal fish you understand, [t seems to mo to the directors it 19 decided to make “ith this thing at any price, If we squaintances on Main Street, and hoth Tom and Beryl bowed often and enjoyed the curious glances end ‘Well, I don't want to go, but if I'm have to.” Beryl, to win that dinner I'll And Tom, puffing away at his pipe in the cockpit of the Hello and watch- fag we Unaweep for siimpses of a you do; yes, I forgot, What weather, eh? You play auction bridge, 1 sup- pose?” “Wo ought to be potting a then, pretty soon, “Kes. Lf we don’t Bear by 3 JU reply, that Warming Pan Island would 4 good site for flakes and smoke- houses and wharves. There's almost ' J be you an offer of, say, ten thousand, you would, of course, be willing to Compromise somewhat?” don't get Warming Pan inside of the next five days we never will, Colonel,” , (ToBeContinued)