The daily morning Alaskan. (Skagway, Alaska) 1899-1904, 1902-07-30

In four days. he found Daro sitting
with her.
The two men were introduced, and
almost the FIRST thing Buxton said was,
Il suppose you spell your name like
the Derrcus at home-the dauntless
Derrcus, they're called In my county
D-e-r-r-c-u."
Il was dark. and the three were gath
cred on the porch OF the Kershaw res
idence where no artificial light served
10 reveal the breadth Of the smile
with which Miss Kcrshaw greeted this
remark. Darro was a rather under
sized man. with eyeglasses, extensive
college anteccdents and decided liter
airy tastes. so FAR as his conversation
might indicate.
Il certainly do not" he said i'm his
habltual weary drawl "Life Is too
short 1 spell my name just as Il Is
pronounced-D-a-r.r.o-and ! am Tar
IRON dauntless"
by Jove. how odd"' said Buxton,
Il was rather In hopes YOU might turn
out 10 be- a cousin Of the Derrcus OF
Derrculy Manor 1 was born Ga that
nelghborhood myself. names pronounc-
ed exactly like yours And there's an
old rhyme dating from goodness
knows when;
brand nor h1Ibcrt, lance nor arrow.
Chockcth charge o. dauntlcss perrcu
Then rm quite sure can't De Of
KIN" Darro persisted. Pm afraid Of
everything. from MausSrs 20 mice"
The hostess laughed.
AT least YOU ought 90 be ashamed
10 make such a confession % q British
or. Mr. Darro. Think OF our national
reputation"
u do think IL brutal Physical
courage. II IL ever was desirable
quality. lost all It's recommendations
centuries ago"
by lover Buxton exclaimed. You
must pardon me " ] seem little UNI
prepared for an this. You know / was
a correspondent with your army at
Santiago"
That was where you met our force
sul friend Wicklcy," said p1rro.
TO whom ! owe the delightful priv
lege OF Miss Hcrshaw's acquoint
ancc"
You have every reason 20 Doe CRATE
gul TO Wlckley. but, Tor AN that / con
slider him an American OF an objecuoual
type"
All Of this Miss Kcrshaw seemed 10
De enjoying Ga quiet way. Then they
talked Of other things tiu Darro left
them.
That's a most interesting double
enigma" said Buxton, "uu American
aud Darro you know
Il hope youu stay with ms until you
lind a solution of him. Mr.. parro's
ambition 90 De thought t'mid is notori-
GUS here"
Isn't IL q very singular ambition
~very. That may De the solution "f
the enigma
A pause. and then Buxton mustered
up courage Co ask. Miss Kcrshuw,
you couldut-oh-fce Interested DO o
man like that:'
Il don't know. Brave men are 50
common with u.s. and you know, ]
rather like eXotics.'
Buxton hardly enjoyed the suspicion
that this girl found him interesting as
a rarity and that she valued the timid
Darro proportionutciy higher as he
was the rarer Then. again, he felt
chilled at the thought that she could
possibly entertain a degenerate taste
Tor towards
Buttons soJoun 60 the place was
uncertain. A wire from his chief IN
London might any day send him on 20
san Francisco or back 20 New York.
80 he mPie mp bis mind 90 ask Wick
ley about IL that very night
This was easy enough. for they o..
cupled rooms 10 the same hotel hut
hard ON Wicblcy. who had just fallen
asleep when the EnglIshmon's knock
caused him 90 dream that The place
was on ire The interview was IAN.
satisfactory 20 both parties Buxton
only obtaining the assurance that
Durro was crank. with "a forc.ble rec.
ommcndation 70 90 for further infor.
nation either 90 the man himself or 20
the father OF an lies. while Wlcklcy
fell asleep again with the vague idea
that the correspondent was preparing
an article on THE American Coward. "
So Il came about that Darr0. on his
way 20 his uncles law Office, was hail
cd 10y Wickley.
Say. Darro. you want 30 let up on
that timIdlty poppyc0ck Of yours. An
very well to give home folks that old
song. but don't try Il ON an English
newspaper correspondent"
Il suppose you mean Buxton. Has
he already told you Of our conversation
last nlghty
Told me. He may have told q 60
all the English newspapers 10y this
time. He woke me up at midnight %
lsk me II Il were true
For moment Darro looked pale
enough for his fayor.te part
Did he tell you where we metz
Il suppose IL was no Blanche Ker
shaw's He seems Emitten in that