The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-08-18
CHAPTER ".
TIE GnInEM uArrrr

NY oeuroOm COMMANDED nne view OF
the sea, and when looked out of my win
low on the morning following the incident
| With Mrs Domville, the first thing that at
traeted my attention was a magnificent
| schooner yacht lying at anchor some two
miles from the shore 1t was the largest and
| most beautiful vessel of he kind had ever
'een and | examined it with interest through
4 powerful field glass which / had in INV
room There is no sight more attractive to
the lover OF tie sea than fine vessel whose
lines bear witness to her power of riding
over the waves What Derby. favorite
is to the lover OF no, sefiesh yacht is 10 the
sailor
This, however, was no common Yacht. and
| wondered TO myself to whom it belonged
aad whence 1t had come to delight the eyes
of the people of Scarborough Early as it
was, the attention OF people on shore had al
ready been drawn 10 tine stately vessel in the
bay, and small cobbles laden with curious
hghtseers were being rowed out 10 her
arge gig coming gi abyyn 81 ynf fro o&aehts Ehs veg beats
the shore. and through my glass was able
10 perceive that in addition to her crew she
carried three passengers-all men
Such an event as the arrival of a yacht in
the bay always furnishes food for gossip
Turing the season at Scarborough, and MANY
were the inquiries put forth at the breakfast
table that morning with regard to the owner
ship Of this magnificent schooner 1t was
not, however, till Harding made his appear
ance that any light was thrown upon the
subject.
seen your friends DO ttP he said TO me-
as he dropped into his usual chair by nv
iae. at does more credit to his taste than
should have expected"
"And is that Mr. Mauleyerer'. yachtT" 1
asked, in surprise.
"Yes, SO | am tod. It is the Golden
Hawk, which was built for the Duke of
Cairngorm just before he died There isn't
4 finer boat afioat."
"And pray how have you learned all thisF'
| said, feeling rather neltled at the fact that
be should know SO mucA more than did of
the affairs of my friends.
Easily enough, my good, fellowl Did YOU
not see the party from the yacht come up to
the hotel-one tall and two short! A sailor
came up>with them, and | made it my busi-
ness to ask him the name of the vessel and its
owner.
"And Inc three gentlemen-where ars
theys"
$50 far as know" answered Harding.
AICJ dAN WIN @ddutCfEIGE-
These, then, were tn. friends of whom
Daisy had spoken to me. A restless feeling
of Jealousy filled my heart When the hour
at which The millionaire and his niece usually
made their appearance in the hall of the
hotel-where they invariably found rae in
attendance-had arrived there were no signs
of them | waited with lovers impatiencs.
not daring either to leave the hall or to 90 TO
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quiry about them How slowly the minutes
passed, and wnat change ST emed to have
come ever the whole scene since the previous
day, when, at least had rejoiced in
monopoly Of the friendship of the girl
lovedl
Only lover W no has himself suffered
from the pains OF jealousy can enter into
the mood which possessed me as waited in
that familiar hall, conscious of the fact that
others knew iChy l was waiting, and perhaps
rejoiced in my manifest discontinue At
last-fully an hour alter the usual time for
their Appearance heard movement in
hope. Immediately afterward Mr.. Maulev-
erer appeared descending the staircase be-
tween two gentlemen One of these was a
prim little man, very neatly dressed, with
handsome, clean-cut features, and eyes that
looked sharply round through the gold
trimmed pince-nez which he wore. The other
was a person of much sturdier build and
rougher cast of countenance. Short in stat
ure, he was thick-set and clumsy in frame,
while his features were coarse and harsh.
He might have been a seafaring man,
thought, and / concluded that perhaps he
was the captain of the Golden Hawk
Mauleverer was chatting with his friends
with a brightness which had not seen him
show before during my brief acquaintance
with him. It was evident that he was
greatly pleased to have met them again. ]
looked behind him, but there was no sign Of
Daisy. nor of the third stranger Of whose ar
rival had heard believe that in bis abb
sorption in his new friends the millionaire
would have passed me unnoticed if had not
myself addressed him. For an instant be
regarde me with his mild eyes aim st AS
though he had forgotten my identity. But
in a moment he recovered himself and
greeted me with his usual kindly courtesy.
al hope you have had a pleasant morning
on the Spa," he said. He had no conception
Of how my morning had been spent. Let
me introduce my friend Mr.. FoSdyke." He
Indicated the gentleman with the pince-nez,
who bowed elaborately on hearing my
name. The rough-looking man, against
whom already felt prejudiced, hung back
a foot or two, and Mauleverer made no
reference to him. / could see, however, that
the man was staring hard at me with any
thing but an amiable expression on his face.
"And Miss Stancliffe, ventured to say
Il hope she is well this morning"
"Oh, quite well, thank you; but she is occu-
pied, owing to the arrival of our friends. :"
And then, with pleasant bow, he went on,
attended b. his two companions