New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-02


| Dunn cheated. but don't think he did. Inc
sight OF his pallid little face there near me wa
| uncomfortable. ! bore 1t as long as cou'u out
i!Tally | started UP. He said sometnihs 49, Nv
| my being afraid to play for fear I'd lose my
| quarters, and | told him he was fooi ana "a
scamp Then flung out of the house ana staraed
| back over the sands. I heard him laugh as
| went. After about half mile sat down IN the
shade of of those sand hillocks ana oe s,,
| to smoke | knew I'd been wrong in calling MN
| what did under the circumstances ana tha'
! knowledge didn't soothe me.
You can't hear footsteps In the sanu very
| well, and hadn't heard thing when ABOUT an
hour later Dunn walked into view. ne suJ 'ppe d
| quick when he me and looked as If he wished il
| he could turn back, but he couldn't very We'll
| so he gave his little laugh that always sets my
| teeth edge.
| "He took his cigarette out OF his mouth and re-
| marked ttat he s'posed the dunes weren't pri-
vate property. and he wasn't intruding
II was on my feet by this time IL he hadn
| laughed once more l don't think should have
| done what did. But / said, quite calm and cold:
You're dirty skunk. and you know it..
He fell back a step.
"'Oh come nowr he cried and lifted up one
arm as if in defence. Then he said. Same to you
| Are you rehearslng?
He chuckcd. He took puff at his cigarette
| and flung il away. You know his way or nalr
| shutting his eyes He did that now | made a
| step nearer and struck him across the face l
| thinking of how he had behaved at table,
| and struck him again. l could hear the whizZ
| Of my cane through the hot air, and the sound
| drove me on. I should have given 1t to him
| again. only the second time the stick broke
| short off end flung the top Of 1t at him.
| "One blow had landed fair on his face, but the
other had hit his doubled-up arm. -.
| HE made a sound didn't know whether IT
! was a curse or groan didn't walt to hear.
| walked off He shouted after me that should
! hear from this. wheeled and shouted back All
| right! I'm readvr then kept on. When came
| down into the street looked up and saw you
| here. | couldn't help coming and telling you. It's
| all ridiculous, isn't 1t? But somebody had to
| abate that creature. might as well be the one.
| An't hinE ,foht tal ha thn
AS he asked this question Mr.. Riddle raised his
! hat to a couple OF ladies who we're sauntering
| round the path that led to the railing. They
were looking off at the beautiful picture the har
Dor made. with It's protecting strips OF land on the
| outermost verge Of the water They smiled at
| my companion in that way that women usually
smiled ut him. They seemed about to pause to
| enter into conversation with him. but they went
| on uttering EXPLANATIONS of delight In the out
| look.
! Two Boston ladies who came down In the
| boat yesterday" said Mr.. Riddle explanatory.
| They're stopping at the Harbor Inn. They know
| Dunn" slight pause, and then, with con-
strained laugh I'm fact, that elder one is Dunn )
| aunt. and the other one Is his sister
| oh | cried.
a, odd isn't IL? But don't know why he
| shouldn't have an aunt and sister. Wonder
| what they'd say to me if they knew what I'd
been doing"
That younger one-sster suppose-wouldnt
smile as sweety as she did Just now
| by Jove, I'm sure they'd hate me. Wonder
| what Dunn will say gave him that welt down
| his mug.
| I wondered. too And looked very earnestly
| for Mr.. Dunn to appear at breakfast the next
| morning | suggested to Amabel. to whom had
related the above tale that the young man
would remove himself 10 the Harbor Inn that he
| might be with his relatives. But he did no such
| thing. Perhaps his society was not Of the kind
adOred by female relatives in general He did
| not appear at the table at his usual time until
| the next day at dinner, and then he had dark
| line across his and cheek. He paid no at
tention 10 anything but his dinner save that once
| | saw him look up at Mr. Riddle when the latter
| made some remark. He looked very evil, but his
general appearance was so ineffective that l was
not anxious. Amabel saw the expression, and
| she remarked that Dunn was a little snake and
snakes sometimes bit the heel that had tramped
| on them. l watched Delcina that day to see
! what would be her expression when she saw
| Dunn. She was startled. A wave Of faint color
rose and subs!ded on her face. The hand that
was carrying soup plate trembled slightly.
| think 1t was from that moment, rather than
from the time when had listened to Mr.. Riddles
story. that l had the first feeling as IL I were
living quite close TO some kind Of story, a story
that might burst out into a bit Of melodrama at
any time / had a wish to go to Decina and re-
monstrate with her for being interested In such
a wretched cad Dunn. How in the world had
he won her interest? But did not say word
to her. On second thought knew better than
to NEEDLE where had no shade Of right to med
die What was 1t to me? And perhaps Dunn
was really an exemplary young man, with face
and manner that traduced him. Perhaps face
and manner did traduce sometimes, though I did
not believe Ii.
We spent d great deal Of time at Pedros We
heard again and again all about the ailments Of
Sarah Ramsey. that married Portugee And we
saw much Of Pedro, and grew to be as fond Of
him Albert.
AS for Albert he In the bunk that was
built into the side of the cabin. The cabin was
bit Of "lean-to' on the back of the house It
was about two and half PAGES long and two
PAGES broad; it was painted milk white with gilt
edges: 1t had portfolio at end, and when
the sea wasn't too heavy this portfolio was I'M
covered. \ shelf screwed on to the wall on
the side where the bunk was not There was a
stool In the place; on this stool Pedro sat al
though there was no reason why he should not
lave had a rocking chair and been comfortabl
When reasoned with upon this subject he smiled
and said he used to It..
(To be cOntinued)