The Somerset reporter., 1900-05-10

not only what he had told her but
what she had observed, which latter
Brooke did not take into consideration,
though II was important. She knew
who he was and that he mad been down
In Quito for the past two years and
that he was now going up to San Fran
cisco TO be best man for his chum who
was about TO he married ITS an old
PROMISE" he explained, dating from
our college days. We agreed then that
whichever should marry first the other
should come from the ends of the earth.
II necessary. to see him through. Tom
sent for me, and here | am" Miss Far
rar asked what Toms other name
might be. 1t was Bolton. Brooke for.
got about himself just long enough to
ask if she happened to know Bolton.
I. but he did not listen when she answer
ed. He interrupted TO wonder If he
would have good time in San Fran
cisco. What sort of town was 1t for
fellow who didn't know many peo-
pie? Miss Farrar explained amiably.
Now, every one knows that the pleas.
hlAAtHt anu must hAtilS btiuIJdAIbD a
woman can have is TO talk to n man
about himself. because that makes him
like her, which is. of course her one
object in lift, But even charming
girl. who understands her place In the
scheme of creation, has an underlying
human taste fer just a pinch of va
riety Miss Farrar would have liked
~ hotra him Ghpn iDf In, bar
self as disconnected from him for Just
five short minutes. Brooke did not
think of that. He went on to tell her
something that had happened betweeT
Tom and himself at college, something
in which he figured rather more cred
itably than Tom did. And she listened
as she watched the delicate yellow
coast of Lower California forsaken of
God and man. of all but the sweeping
winds and the whipping waves of the
sea. She listened. for she never failed
or seemly interest in what fellow
was saying, but she was thinking of
other things; of how he would have
brought upon himself any conse-
quences that might now enSue and
of how it would serve him good and
right anyway. From which it may be
seen that appearances are deceptive
and that the most lovely woman may
have Il streak of meanness in her you
would never suspect
Poor Brooke. who had given her his
whole heart--he was sure of it now
and meant to tell her SO some time
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She knew he did not. He did not
guess anything ut all about her and did
not try to. \ woman is a vain creature
at bottom. She likes to be made to
think that some few of her thoughts
and actions have a minor sort of inn
pOrtance. There are men who under
stand this. and they get good wives.
The other sort ends like as rhomme
incompris. But he begins it by being
understood. Brooke felt that he was
understood, better than ever before
The woman of so much perspieacity
was the one for him. However, there
was no hurry about telling her SO. He
was going to call on her in San Fran
cisco. Besides her name and that she
vas iN'hiiiiti- iioih ANNh vi n, hC
knew this much about her-that she
lived on Pacific avenue. He believed
she had said something about the view
of the bay from there. but he had not
paid much attention.
SO they stood side by side up among
tie anchor cables all that last morning,
specializing on the points along the
hpt tinU tho D11n1I,pr IF a
pilot boat deserving the cliff House.
watching the city spreading out and
over its hills Brooke said. by .Iove.
il is "A big place; a lot bigger than
had supposed" 1t was cold in the
Lag to those who bad come up from
the south. $50, after the white tug with
the gill eagle on the pilot house which
had brought out the doctors or GUS
toms people or something shot off
again, they went and sat ON the Grim
son plush seat in the social hail. Miss
Farrar was little absentminded. Even
Brooke saw it. He laid ii down to a
SelY natural agitation mt having to
leave him. However. he would fix that
in n day or two.
They came alongside che dock al last.
a fellow standing there foremost
among the little crowd lifted his hat
by Jove, it was Tom How could
he have guessed that he CBrooke) would
be on this boat? They were up among
the cables again now.
"Have good trip" Tom called
Brooke started to answer. but Miss
Farrar was in ahead of him. He was
surprised. not TO say trifle annoyed.
Then he recalled that she had said
something about knowing Bolton.
While they waited for the gang
plank to be put down Brooke decided
thai he might as well give Miss Farrar
the solace of hint of his intentions
May call tonightY he asked He
did n little proprietary pantomime for
Toms benefit Miss Earrar blushed
and hesitated. He interpreted it as
consent and was so pleased that he
went little further 81 want to see
you quite alone dear"
I'm awfully'- she started. but at
that moment the gangplank was low
'red. and the rush began.
Brooke followed the Farrars down
carrying his own suit case aud her
nag.
SO you. two came on the same
boat| Tom was saying, and he was
holding her hand all the time too, II
thought perhaps you might. OF course