Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-03

lOLlo Oh llC sway ms Al6hlDOONS SNAA
gloomily absorbed in his contempla-
ton of the barely visible rim of land,
nd the bluff overlooking the Atlantic.
"This is monotonous!" Charlie said,
s~pringing up and going over to the
window.
Charlie" was short for Charlotte,
and was in keeping with the
mercurial vivacity and prettiness CT
the girl who stood humming a waltz
while looking out at the Atlantic.
Its absurd to waste this lovely aft
ernoon moping around the house.
Come on, Kathleen. They can't posi-
bly, get here before eight o'clock, so
there's nothing to prevent our having
a delightful sail before supper. Your
devoted will find YOU all the better
looking for a little salt spray in your
auburn locks and, you know, the wind
always gives you a lovely color. Well
run down to the bluff and make old
Marcus take us out"
"You know the weather report says
we are to have a storm to-day?'
Katherine said, putting her book
down and getting up leisurely.
Crossing over to the bay window,
she stood by Charles side and with
eyes far more trained to understand
the lights and shadows, and signs of
the water, looked towards the dark rim
of the horizon, and at the whitening
line Of the reef and realized what the
queer pallor of the golden sunlight
meant as it gradually lessened in the
west.
Storm on such an evening? My
darling Kathleen, like all experts the
weather prophet is bound to be wrong
sometimes. This is n of them. That
predicted storm is off in Japan, or
somewhere Charlie and accuracy were
not syponymous) and before it reaches
this coast we will have time for 20
sails, much less n little run out into
the harbor."
Her companion laughed, and because
there was much unrest beneath her
calm manner, and revolt against the
fate which was impelling her and twist
ing the webs of her fortunes mex
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and successful man who was to be
their guest that evening, and who
would arrive with her father i'll a lew
hours time, she d~isregarded the men
ace of that darkening line, where the
ocean met the sky, and turning, gath
cred up q hat and waterproof, and fol-
lowed Charities flying figure, as it went
lightly, through the big hall Of the old
colonial house, crossed the garden, and
went down the sloping side of the
cliff.
She having stopped long enough to
summon Marcus, and tell him to bring
the key to the b~oathouse, pcrched
above the water line.
Take you out sailing? Not unless
Miss Katherine says SO. If you will
take my advice, you will stay indoors.
1t amt likely 10 blow this evening,
but the sea knows a storms coming,
and it's mighty unrestful. See them
breakers on the Frying-Pan? They
don't look big from here. But if you
was to get close, you'd see what they
is. When it's dark, and the harDor
beacon's lit. you can tell their size by
the way the light on the lightship
pitches.
I'm take you out for a sal! if Miss
Katherine will promise to come back
in an hours time"
Old Marcus looked determined, and
Katherine knew he was right, so nod
ding acquiescence in spite of Charles
indignant remonstrance at SO ride
ulous a time limit, she stepped in the
small, cat-rigged boat, which Marcus
ran out in the water and, taking the
tiller, while Charlie settled her.
self comfortably on the cushions, felt
with delight the strong sea breeze
blowing against her, and the bounding
motion of the boat as they ran out,
! seaward, gaining in velocity as they
went.
Old Marcus peered through his
glasses uueasily, but he knew that
Kathleen, who had lived most of her
life in the whito-pillared house on the
cliff, was as familiar with the coast
and the sea as he was, and would run
no unnecessary risk.
Besides, she had promised to let him
turn back in a half hours time.
Isn't this simply delicious? A
whole lot better than moping at home
waiting for uncle and the paragon
| wonder how it feels to be in love
and to expect the object of our de-
sires,' as the French call it.
81 wonder" Katherine remarked
smilingly, her gray eyes fixed on the
restless line of tossing waters on the
reef.
why, don't you know? l wish you
would describe the sensations. Pretty
tedious, | should think. | don't believe
| could wait long for any man. If he
didn't come within a reasonable time
I'd certainly give him up, and try
somebody else. Somebody more pune
tual. Suppose Jim duncan does no
turn up tonight"
1T is not likely" Katherine said