Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-03-29

IiioW sweet! and her laughter rang on
Inerrily.
''Do give over your nonsense, May
There wasn't anything of che kind
Without a word, he walked by my side
luntil very near our camp, then disap.
lpeared as suddenly as he came"
"Without 'good-by' or claiming a
Kiss as reward3 What an idiot tn,
hnan must be. "
''Very far from it, l imagine; and
lnust acknowledge that he did say some
Thing, and very much to the purpose.
"Told you that you were the most
beautiful being in the world, and-well,
wasn't thcre-and how madly he loved
Fou.p
''It was simply, 'Dios te guardia.'
"'God guard thee Well, that was
Iomething. And you saw no more of
Pie silent gcntleman2"
''Not until we met in the Garden of
BE Gods"
/ "IIum-including Cupid2 What was
four adventure therc?"
/ Every like the other"
"Chascd by Indians, nearly dcvoured
p a mountain lion, or hugged by a
learY vote for the latter every time. 3"
Neither, | was hunting for flowers;
nd stopped near bush, was about to
Eoop down, when, as if it camo from
hc clouds, there rang out, with start
ng distinctness: 'Artor"
4 'lIaliN The gentleman must be-
fng to the military. But go on, Kate. "
"And in the same breath, 'Mirap"
tWcll, what did you 'seep"
Nothing in particular, but the flash
a gun. A moment later, however, a
faeous rattlesnoke was dragged out and
sssd near my feet"
fsI should much have preferred the
1allcmnn in that position. Had been
1ve, he might have tempted me with
lice cream, say-but snake, never. !"
''How you do rattle on, May"
(Which reminds me to ask if the
champion did not cut off the rattles and
present them to you"
"Yes; and l have them yet"
80, and treasured"
''Her shrill aud merry laughter again
broke in upon the rcverie of the lounger
BY the sea, and caused him to look up
sharply. Then he arose, slowly walked
down the beach AMI disappeared.
/ "Ol all human conundrums, this is
the hardest l ever attempted to solve, .
continued May. ''I wish he would turn
up in the role of knight preserver for
me, Kate"
"What would you do?"
Make linn talk, and something be-
sides Spanish, or there is no power in
eyes and lips
"Talk wbat9"
"Lovel But we must go in. You
lemember We have an engagement with a
sailing party
An hour later, when the sun hal temp
cred his burning kisses, they appeared
in the most dainty, boating costumes
md walked slowly to where White
Wings was awaiting its precious freight
In so doing, they passed near to where
Lisle Liston wa lying, in his favorite
careless but graceful attitude, and, in
her merry, mocking mood, May called
out:
"Skipper, what of the seal"
She did not intend to be heard, but
quick as thought the answer came, low
voiced but distinct:
Last night the moon had a golden
ring
"ohl' exclaimed Kate, nervously, to
her companion; "if these words should
be an omenl"
"a good one, if at ALL" was replied,
''for didn't you hear HIM say something
about golden ring, ard what does
that portend, if not marriage2"
The company was waiting for them,
and soon the yacht was dancing over
water that seemed too indolcnt to ever
rise into pillows, or break into foam.
Then song sprung imu taneously to the
lips of all Oh board, save Kate Erskine.
Silently she watched the receding shore
and the stalwart form, and wondered at
the strange Intervening of their lives;
If the future held any more surprises,
what the ending would be, and why the
tongue Of the man whose eyes burned
with love had never spoken Of it.
To her witty and more dashing friend
her sympathetic face said this and more.
Then, as daylight faded and night
came, she instinctively looked at The
eurdling sky, and, with extreme vivid
ness. the next line of the question.
But tonight no moon l see," flashed
up from memory.
She could see the outline Of the curv-
ing shore, the white foam of the waves
as they broke upon it, and felt the little
|ooat rising and falling beneath her,
hough, as yet, there was little of wind
she co::ld hear the plaintive cry of the
'gulls, as they whirled past, and the
growing Of the breakers, as they met