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farther and certainly fare worSeg twas
bitter. bad November weather, so in
clement that hardly one day out of
three was fit To 60 ducking in, and the
roads-in the few places where any ex
isted - were execrable. Only a fool
would think Of exploring the New Jer-
sey coast at such a season when he had
the alternative of settling down by a
warm freside and making love to Janet
King.
With some initial difficulty he per
suaded her father to accept him as a
boarder, despite Mr.. Kings protests that
ne knew nothing about keeping a hotei
Ind did not wish TO.
But it is the eminently correct thing
that you should" ar-ued Selden Range
". Il always live in a hotel, and would
nave to pay board somewhere else II not
here. l want to stop here a few weeks
anyway, and could not think Of doing so
at your expense. | would not be able to
rid myself Of the idea that / was tres
passing on your hospitality. So insist
upon being allowed to pay You at the
same rate l would pay at my hotel IN
New York"
So he had his way, and the sum thus
/ fixed by himself was so liberal that 1t
fairly took away the beach mans breath.
Large as it was, David King accepted 1t
at first with reluctance, but very soon
began TO find it quite pleasant to receive
weekly the bright gold pieces that his
guest drew from an evidently abundant
stock in a heavy leathern money belt.
Gold was at no time so abundant on
Barnegat beach as to be viewed with in
difference even by the Kings, who were
well to do folks" there. But, incred-
ible as the fact was, the stranger did not
seem to care forit. They concluded that
''he must have slathers Of money, and
an estimation Of that sort at least does
not generally tend to render its subject
unpopular.
Janet was fascinated by the handsome
stranger himself, quite Independently OF
his wealth. BE wa really the first edu-
Gated, gentlemanly man Of the world she
had ever met, and, by contrast with the
young men she had known, seemed TO
her quite a superior sort Of being. The
wonders Of the big, active world far
outside the stagnant pool Of Barnegat
beach life, concerning which she had
only vaguely dreamed, his conversation
brought wildly before her, and she list
ened 70 him as if in an enchanted dream
Sometimes, in the solitude Of her little
room, the thought rushed upon and over
whelmed her that she knew 50 little and
he 50 much that he must despise her for
her ignorance, and she cried herself TO
sleep. So unsophisticated was she that
Il AZ - - Inluu haanFU N Ia mDTo
than wisdom or strength or even wealth
|, An old guitar hung upon the sitting
|, room wall. twas a relic of some wreck
and simply decorative, for nobody upon
, the beach could ever tune it. But Sci
, den Rangely's skillful fingers evoked
from it the most enhancing melodies
and witching chords that, blending with
! his strong vet mellow voice, thrilled heI
p strangely when he sang of love. Love
; Not until now had any one ever sung OF
= said aught about love TO her. But be
a did both. He told her that he loved hel
with all his soul, and vowed to do so for
q ever. and "a new heaven and a new
. earth" seemed to open before her. M
question Of his sincerity disturbed hel
3 happiness, for her love for him was a
" / DEIItCL d that NhALl nG PAoANHoIAa
; Her parents looked obviously upoI
q the fine gentleman's attentions to theii
daughter, but he had cap6vated tn
g brothers, and they with Janet made
s majority in the family council, so ther,
q was hardly a shadow of opposition Of
the part of the old folks to the mar
rage of Selden and Janet, which too
d place in the month of February.
f About the middle Of April Selder
Il Rangely announced that it would b
o necessary for him 20 go TO New Yor
IS on business. but his trip would be buel
It His programme had been fully dl;
n cussed with his wife. He would dra'
some money from the bank, buy som
things he deemed his wife should hav'
q replenish his wardrobe, order an ageI
d to buy and furnish a house, and with
n a fortnight he would return with II
II great surprise for Janet's father.
Is David Kings cherished dream Of Ii
unattainable, as he frankly admitted /
Y, was the ownership Of a big first cla
Nv schooner, on which he should be th
master and his two sons the mates. TIL
Is dream Janet's husband vowed to h
at should be realized. Nothing would
ly easier for him. Had he not more tina
" sufficient money for it lying idle in Il
be bank for lack of opportunity for prof
to able investment BE would simply dra
de out the necessary sum-, bring it HON
Il, and put it in the old mans hands as
er crest surprise.
Secretly Janet felt that she won
ne hzTe liked dearly wei to accompany b
m husband and see the great city, but
~ he did not propose that she should do
Cd she was too proud 10 seem to force b
de Company upon him when he did not 2
pear to want it. And her love read
Ms found excuse for HIM His buEtnG
I'D would demand his attention, she said
I'll herself; naturally he would find it
NJ convenient to be bothered with q VOL
ID R-one who knew nothing Of the wa
n Of city life, and would be wholly deps