The sun., 1897-09-05

i upon II would not be intorfered with FOR some
. tSs Sf hoy %sSs Sssi1 ay = Ss sS
tSois rocklsss invssion q sSs isw attract other:
ought to be stoppsd. For - once @ Richard Jar
man sided with legal authority.
evident from what he saw Of Its rude structure
nns was only temporary sne,seF g ioT ,a;n thS nsn ~
the ashing- boat, more convenient to them than
the Ban Francisco wharves. Tho beach was
for the of nets and sn s
/ keen northwestern trades, the cloudloss sun
shiny mornings tempted these southorners back
to their native al frosco existence; they not only
baskod in the sun, but many Of their household
duties and even the mysteries Of their toilet
seem to care to penetrSts into tho dSsoIats s re.
gion kshind them; their half.amphibioue habit
aos taxing Ss mtsa wsfs for the
Z. hrst st few & mornings In another direction found
tho e: ::. %s Ss
his sslstsd bTcafiSss to tcteS water SsS from tSe
breaker" outside which had to DO ropionished
in his vicinity As he opened tho door Dr. he SS was
inexpressiby startled by the nsure of a young
s.raS ssnRSn Sa Il ssshnrS s Hsass SS
fore him. But his own manifest disturbance
apparently gave % her courage: ,,..,,
bashfully, pointing to the semaphore
He was still more astonished-for looking Al
nee bsEy EYES and oye he sad
And, possibly because for a long timo he had
seen g and known little Of women, he was quite
stemmered. and then said:
Wont you come int"
gesture of negation with her head, her hand,
said with a decided American intonatiOn:
why notf' said Jarmsn mechanically.
Inc girl sidled up against the cabin keeping
her eyes fixed on Jarman with certain youth
20. You know," she said.
II really do not Tell me why;
She drew herself up against tho wall q little
proudly. though still youthfully. with her hands
81 amt that kind OF girl" she said simply.
The blood rushed to Jarman's cheeks. Dissi.
pated and abandoned as his life had been n-small
absorbed he was In other things, he was indig.
"Do as you please then he said. shortly. and
re-entered the cabin. But the next moment he
o TO th
again. again scarcely looking at the girl who was
thing xxSTsS hd %S sal. came
show you unless q ship comes in"
The girls eyes frightened softly as she turned
"po tell me-" abe said: with an, an ,ansicipat.ory
She certainly was very pretty and simple. in
spite Of her late speech. Jarman briefly ex-
sSe
side like an attentive bird, and her arms un.
gosticulation was italian.
paused, when the sailors see that sign up
they know they are coming in the harbor."
Jarman smiled-as he had not smiled since he
her eager haste to show her intelliscpee. and.
land hill He then explained how his signs
were repeated by that instrument TO San Fran
"My! Why, always allowed that was only
the cross stuck up in tho Lone Mountain Gene
.ery," abe said.
| You arc a Catholcf"
| And you are an Italiani"
as me. Mothers dead
And your father is the fisherman yonderI'
"ies,but'' with look of PRIDE hes got the
"And only you and your family are ashore
"Yes. and sometimes Mark" she laughed an
Marx, Who's hei" he asked quickly.
pose and half. affected bashtulness OF the girl;
ne was thinking only of the possibility of detec-
20. he is Marco Frankfurt call him Mark.
is the salne i name % you know; w. and It makes
tion OF archness and coquetEy.
But all this was lost on Jarman;;
turned away away % little awkwardiy % When he add eo
ed. But you haven't tolc me your name. you
know"
Cara that's dear in Italian. isn't iti he
| said. with n "reminiscences OF the opera and q
Yes" she said a little scornfully. but it
g%ad SS Some
II see-Carn, or Carl lotta. Franu"
To his surprise she burst into peal Of laugh
II reckon not yet Franu is Marks name,
ano. Good,by;, s,- 3 She A moved away, away, then
some time when the thing is working" and,
with nod of her head ran away. He looked
fui fgure in her Slim cotton gown limp and
clinging in the damp sea air, and the sudden
revelation of her bare ankles thrust stocking
lie went back into his cabin. when presently
FL Hs ths sSs b n
watch him; But her figure was already LOST il
the echoes of her voice and his own in this
cabin which han so long been dumb ard voice
fs' the rst @ time he became aware Of the dreadful
disorder and untidiness OF its invaded privacy.
With vii his stove his bed. and hi his COO Cooking utensils
| all in one corner OF the barnlike room, and he
began TO put them ito rights" in a rough. hard
| formality-strOngy suggestive OF his convict
experience. He rolled up his blankets into a
| hard cylinder Mt the head Of his cot. He
| scraped out his kettles and saucepaIs, and even
washed down" the floor ai,erward spTinkling
| on 1t clean, dry sand, hot with the MONDAY sun
shine, on its haf.dricd boards In arrangin 3
these domestic details he had to change the
position OF n little mirror. and, g!ancing at 1t
FOR the first time in many days, he was dissats.
| fled with his struggling beard-grown during
| his voyage from Australla-and, although he
had retained 1T as disguise, he at once shaved
| II off, leaving only a mustache and revealing a
face from which a healthier life and out-of door
existence had removed the last traces OF vice
| and dissipation. But he did not know II.
All the next day he thought Of his fair visitor.
/ and found himself often repeating her odd re-
| mark that she was mot that kind OF girl
with smile that was alternately significant or
vacant. Evidently she could take care OF
herself, he thought, although her very good
looks NO doubt had exposed her TO the atten.
| tion5 % fishermen or the common drift Of San
Francisco wharyes. Perhaps this was why her
| parents brought her here. When tho day passed
and she came not he began to vaguely wonder II
he had been rude to her. Perhaps he had
taken her simple remark too seriously; perhaps
she had expected he would only laugh. and had
| found him duh and stupid. Perhaps he had
thrown away an opportunity. An opportunity
for whatf To renew his old life and habitsl
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