The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-01-06

"phiu w DCiICCtlg DIODCG anu StllSl-
BILE, and, besides, it will be Il satisfac-
ton to know that she gets off all right.
Certainly! There's nothing foolish In
that. " = Especially as 1 am right on
the way there. = . And as j have
come so far = = . there's no sense in
going back without seeing whether
she has secured passage. = q " l can
find out In Il minute and then go home.
. " There won't be anything wrong
In that. And then l may get Il glimpse
of her before the ship leaves the pier.
She must not sec me, of course. New
er! She'd laugh at me. How I'd hate
to see her laughing at mcr' Then,
sinking back again with n smile of
justification on his face, he muttered:
1--WE won't turn back; we'll go right
ahead. Wen be n kind OF a fool, but
not so foolish as to allow her to see us
and recognize us rs one"
Before long they arrived at the
wharf, and lie hurried to the Office
near by. The clerk permitted him to
look over the list. First he ran
through the first class passengers and
was surprised to find that there was
no such name as Guggenslocker In the
list. Then he went over the second
class, but still no Guggenslocker.
Hasn't Mr.. Guggenslocker taken
passage?" lie demanded, unwilling to
believe his eyes.
mot on the Kaiser Wilhelm, sir"
"Then. by George, they'll miss the
boat!' Lorry exclaimed. Maybe they'll
be here in n few minutes"
"They can't get anything but steer
g now, sir. Everything else is gone"
care you sure they haven't taken
~passage?" asked the bewildered Lorry
weakly.
You a see for yourself" answered
the young nan CURLY.
Lorry was again in q perspiration,
this time the result of a vague, grow
ing suspicion that had forced itself in
to his mind. Gradually he came to
the conclusion that she had fooled him,
had lied to him. She did not intend
to sail on the Wilhelm at all. 1t was
all very clear to him now-that strange
ness in her manner, those odd OCCASION
nj smiles. What was she-an adyen-
turess? That sweet faced girl a httle
ordinary coQuctte, n liar? He turned
cold with the thought.
The Changing of bells broke upon his
cars, n he knew that the great ship
was about to depart. Mechanically,
disconsolately, he walked out and paced
The broad, crowded wharf. All was
excitement. There were the rush OF
people, the shouts, the cheers, the puff
ing of tugs, the churning of water, and
the Kaiser Wilhelm was off on its long
voyage. Half hcartcdly, miserably
and in n dazed condition he found q
place in the front row along the rail.
There were tears in his eyes, tears OF
anger, shame and modification. She
had played with him!
Gloomily his disappointed eyes swept
along tho rail of the big steamer, half
Interested in spite of themselves. Twice
they pussed n ccrtaih point OH the for
ward deck, unconscious of n force that
was attracting them in that direction.
The third time he allowed them to set
tie for an instant on the group of faces
and figures and then stray of to other
parts of the ship. Some strange power
drew them again to the forward deck,
and this time he was startled into an
intent stare. Could he believe those
eyes2 Surely that was her figure at
the r~ail-there between the two young
women who were waving their hand
~kerchiefs so frantically. His heart be-
gan to jump up and down, wildly,
doubtingly, impatiently. Why could
not that face be turned toward the
wharf as the others were? There was
the blue coat, but not the blue cap; a
Jaunty sailor hat sat where the never
to be forgotten gap had perched. The
change was slight, but it was sufficient
to throw him into the most feverish
state Of uncertainty. An insane desire
to shout q command to this strange
young woma came Owe him.
The ship was slowly opening q gap
between herself and the wharf, and he
knew that in e few moments recogni-
ton would be impossible. Just rs lie
was losing hope and was ready to groan
with despair the face beneath the sail
or hat was turned squarely in his d.
recton. A glaze obscured bis eyes; q
numbness attacked his brain. 1t was
Miss Guggenslocker!
A pair Of big glasses was leveled at
him for a second and then lowered. He
plainly saw the smile on her face and
the futtering cambria in her hand. He
waved his hat and then his handker-
chief, obtaining from her vigorous and
unrestrained signs of appreciation. Her
face was wreathed in smiles as she
leaned far over the rail, the picture of
animated pleasure.
Making ure that her uncle and aunt
were not visible, he boldly placed his
fingers to his lips and waited q kiss
out ove the water.
Now she'll crush mc!" he cried to
himself, regretting the rash act and
praying that she had not observed it.
Her handkerchief ceased 1uttering in
an instant, and, with sinking heart, he
realized that she had observed. There
was a moment of indecision on the
part of the fair one going out to sea,
and then the little finger tips of both
hands went to her lips and his kiss
came back to him.
While he was still waving his hand
kerchief, debating savagely and joy
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