The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-11-23


Towering cliffs hid them from the
sprawling, fashionable town. The roar
of the surf came up 10 them in low.
booming. thunderous monotone Ahead,
behind, over the vistas of sand and
vast surgeS of the ocean, hung n fog,
dense, illusory, silvery, mysterious In
Its riffs phantom ships were visible.
dipping and courtesying ON their noise
less course.
Its all very harmonious said Roy
Cameron grimly. Might have been
made TO order as n setting for our Iii
tie comedy Ell? Nothing around us
but vague obscurity and we three
the most hopeless of all the ghosts thdt
walk
I'VE three size repeated, not com
pretending
You and land the ghost of our
vanished happiness." he said.
oh she murmurcd Then for II
little While they walked on IN silence.
isabel" he asked suddenly. bending
forward to look into her avcrted face.
why did you marry that rich man"
Her wifey pride rose instantly in
arms Mt the insinuation.
You speak as though Robert Graeme
were rich man only" she said in
dignantly. lie Is IL good MANA wise
and honorable man"
But you did not love him." Cameron
went on mercilessly. And you were
engaged to me"
They told me you were dead In the
Philippines" she burst out harassed
and eager to have the talk over. MY
brother Frank was In tremendous mon
etary difficulties. There was disgrace
of some sort ahead for him. Mother
was breaking her heart over the whole
matter And then then Robert asked
me to be his wife. | knew he could
fix up everything. Besides, | was very
fond of him. | always admired him
very much!" she ended defantly.
All" he said quietly too quietly.
THAT was the way, was it,
They had walked rapidly. quite out
stripping all the others sauntering In
the same direction. Isabel was breath
less from haste. The hulk of an old
boat drawn high on the beach offered
shelter from the rising wind and the
too inslstent clamor of the waves.
Mrs Graeme sat down on an embank
ment of sand some children had made
in the shadow of the boat,
81 shall rest few minutes. Then
we will go back" she said.
xthnllx nt,VFanaFn1 for thn
violence with which he broke into
speech.
Back! You would go back to him?
When it Is |. Isabel, who have the
best. first, real right to you. If II
were not for that accursed blunder
about my death you would have been
waiting for me still"
White. stricken. shocked, she sat
there while lie raved on. She had new
or imagined such madness nor such
selfishness. for 1t was all Of himself he
spoke-ali for himself he cared. He
would miss her 50. He had great pos
sibillties. which only she could inspire.
If she would only go away for awhile
let Graeme get divorce for deser-
ton. Then they could be married and
leave this part Of the world. He knew
OF a good opening in Havana. His
love should make recompense to her
Sic found her voice there.
"Love" she repeated. Love" And
he quallcd little before the grave
scorn in ler eyes.
you would have me break my
pledged VOWS, degrade my loyalty,
bankrupt my life-for WHAT" She
paused, shaken by the reyulslon of
feeling that overwhelmed her. Was
this her ideal lover? Was this man
peeyish. passionate, wearlsomely per-
sistent-the hero she had enshrined in
her hearth
"Oh, hush" she said brokenly.
Hush
He thought she spoke thus because
of the approach Of others. Two men
were leaning against the hulk OF the
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