The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-04-17
by PRINCE II. WOODS.

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"Dou't say that Mary! You know |
love you. and
Now, Tom Dalton, stop right where
you are I've told you often enough
that | Hike you, You have been my
friend and playmate ever since ! was
little girl and l shall always like
you as friend. No, sir; won't listen
10 any lovemaking won't marry
you, sir, and that's the end ont l
Will marry no one but brave man.
and don't love anybody, and
But Mary, surely -
There You 10 again, sir. II you ever
mention love To me again, | Will never
speak 10 you, as sure as my name is
Mary Hart.
ooh. II you put 1t that way Ill really
have to retire, for | couldn't survive
IL punishment. How do you know
I'm not the brave man.
And I've known you all these years,
and-but won't have 1t brought up
again, and there's an end ont, sir"
We'll, well. If a woman will, she
VIII, and il she won't she won't, and
there's the end ont" quoted Tom gay
ly. Every dog has his day, Mary.
What do YOU say to a sail down the
bayT Let's have that mother of yours
and take n run down to Elm island for
dinner at Cobb's farm and bath at
the short beach, It's a fine morning
for sail, and I'll be bound I'll learn
10 swim this time"
Tom Dalton, " there ever WIS
we'll know here wasn't. And really
began to thtuk you were serious, sir
But mother never would venture out
iii that crazy knockabout OF yours.
Wouldn't It De jolly I'd love to go
1T is all right about the knockabout.
She IS high and dry for "A new coat of
copper paint Captain Doyle has his
new schooner Willie and told me this
morning he should run down to Elm
come food tide. What do you say,
Mary An1-Ycu know | was In ear
nest and"
Say. I'm OF to mamma at once"
And before be could declare what lie
was in earnest about she was running
swiftly up the pier, shouting back 10
him. You naughty boy, iii bet you
box of chocolates ! am first at the
house. sir"
Mary Hart was the only daughter Of
the widow OF Colonel Hart OF the In
dian service.
The colonel had been both soldier and
business man, and when he had been
killed in a jungle fight. soon after
Mary's birth, he had left his widow "A
comfortable income.
She had come to America and settled
in one of the quiet New England sea-
shore villages in n coy cottage adjoin-
Ing the estate OF Mrs. Dalton, who was
an old school friend. The young PEG
pie had grown up together and had
been friends since childhood.
Tom Dalton, a happy go lucky young
man. had Inherited an Independent in
come from his father and now. having
passed biz finals at the law school, WIS
about to practice his profession In Bos-
ton. He loved Mary Hart with all his
heart but IN spite OF himself he could
not be serious about his loyemaking,
though bound to win her.
And the little mink herself threw DIFF
ficulles enough In the way by bringing
him sharply 10 account whenever he at
tempted ia breach the subject. She
didn't propose TO love or be loved. aud
IL she ever could be go foolish 1t must
be brave man.
None hut the brave deserve the fair,
and you aren't brave. You know you
are not, sir"
Flood tide found them sklmmng
down the bay ON the natty little schoon-
err Willie In Il spanking breeze, jumping
at the sea like a mettlesome horse,
while Captain Doyle stood at the wheel
extolIlng her virtues to Mrs. Hart. The
young people we're campcd comfortably
Oh the deck at the windward side u
the malnmast.
Great. isn't IT." said Tom. Now
what would you say to lobster chow
der for dinnerY
TON, you villain! You have been
plotting this spree with Cobb. You
know | dote on lobster chowder."
Down there last week. Told 'em
we'd be down. Tried to get mother to
come, but she wouldn't step her foot
IN anything smaller than liner"
And you never told? I can hardly
believe It. never know when TO be.
lleye you. sir"
"Fact! SIRE enough this time, isn't
1t, Captain DoyleY
Fact, sure" said the skipper Me
an Mr.. Dalton had a bit of Il run down
to Elm last Tuesday. Tight bit OF
weather coming home, too"
"Thomas Dalton, do you mean that
you were down here In last Tuesdays
gale and never told? And you let Va
think you Lad been detained in BOs-
ton on business"
SCOT II straight from Doyle" quoth
Tom
The Cobbs were on the beach to vel
come them. Master Harry had hauled