Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
CHAPTER X.
ON THE BOAT.

The falcon has the eyes of the dove,
Ah lLovel
PerJured, false, treacherous Love!
As the train steamed down Folkestone
harbor and came to a standstill, Capt.
Tiernay helped his companion TO alight,
with an air of sohcitude.
The next moment he turned with a
start, rs McLennen tapped him smartly
on the shoulder.
Lady Seton is much obliged to you
for escorting her sister so far" said the
Scotchman with great distinctness of
utterance; "and she would be glad if
Miss Fordyce could join her at once"
"Eh! What % stammered Ternay, too
much startled by the suddenness of the
address to grasp the situation. It was
annoying to be recognized by a rival,
and a brother officer, but still more
alarming to hear that Daphne's sister
was close at hand, and aware of her
flight.
Donald MeLennen gave him no time
for reflection.
"This way, Miss Fordyce," he said
peremptorily, and Daphne, yielding at
once to the authoritative manner, took
the offered arm with a murmur Of
Il don't understand"
ut is no wonder that you feel con-
fused, Miss Fordyce," said the young
Scotchman, and now they could see Joan
waiting for them. at is a great Provi-
dence that you happened to be here.
Lady Seton has left her home and her
husband, and really needs your services"
Capt, Tiernay was not over anxious to
zee any of Daphne's relations just then,
but he followed until he saw the sisters
meet by the gangway, and the evidence
OF his own eyesight assured him that
Lady Seton was not only there, but
that she designed to cross to Boulogue
with her sister.
He was very puzzled at this discovery.
You never know what a woman will
be up to-" he thought modify. Prob
ably she never really meant to go off
with me at all. Anyway, she took her
married sister into her confidence, which
was beastly bad form"
Then he ground his teeth as a fresh
thought occurred to him.
That Scotch fellow will have a nice
tale to tell What did the meddHng
IDIOT sayY Very kind of me to escort
Lady Sefton's sister so far Hang Lady
Seton and her sister, too" and so
thinking, he hurried back to London by
the next train.
The simplest way out of the difficulty
was to deny the whole story if it ever
came out; so he put IN an appearance
at two different clubs to prove an alibi.
In the meantime Joan and Daphne
had long talk on the boat, and the lat
ter defended herself with spirit.
1t is absurd to talk about my bad
conduct in running away with married
man." she said angrily. How was | to
know he was not free to marry me?
You can't go about and ask men whether
they are single or married, and if a fell
low makes love to a girl, of course she
thinks he is free to do So"
But if you thought Capt. Tiernay was
all right, I cannot imagine what induced
you to leave home with such sudden
ness" pleaded Joan. ''Why did you not
tell mother that you wished to be en-
gagged to Capt. Tiernay' Then Of course
proper inquiries would have been made
ana the truth discovered"
daphne looked at her sister with a
e,t.ar4cterlstic frown that betokened OBJ
stinacy.
:! was not disposed to discuss any
iIuoJect with mother just then" she said
-Aconcally; an fact, 1 was bit upset,
u l should not have acted as l did"
ana then, with dexterous turn of con-
asation, she carried the war into the
sAeInys country. From your own ac-
s9un'. Joan, your behavior requires ex.
F~naGon. You also left home rather