The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1905-07-14

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my nose or my skirt and blouse had
parted company. VIII you please tell
| me what is the NATTER"
The young man tried not to give Way
TO the mirth which was yelling up
| within him and looked her over crit
| ically.
well" lie said judiciously. Il can't
see anything wrong except that the
thing you wear for collar seems to
have slid around. Does the bow be-
| long under your left carr"
Margaret clutchcl at the Offending
! bit of ribbon
MY stock. l never thought of that"
She pulled the bit of embroidered
linen till the bow was poised. with
| outspread, suucy wings, directly under
her piquant chin.
Nov. is that right" she asked, look
| ing up into her human mirror.
Correct and trim as you please" lie
said reassuringly and watched her
while she fastened the umruly stock
with tiny pearl hc:Ecl pin.
You wouldn't believe what mis-
cradle half hour have put in. l know
now that odious old cat in the patent
rocker has grinncd afrcSh each time
my stock spranG Il fresh notch Isn't
it funny that women can't show Il lit
tie Christian courtesy to each othcr:"
well" said the young chap thought
fully, I'm very sorry l didn't get here
half an hour sooner. l might have
saved you Somc-cr- trifling diScom-
fort
Eut that wasn't what his eyes said
ut all, and Margaret woke with start
to IL realization that, after having made
use of the young man, it was not 60
ing to he easy to get rid of him. But
what annoyed her the worst Of all was
the fact that she felt that she was not
particularly anxious to get rid of him.
lie had put down his bags and settled
himself back in his corner of the divan
in way that suggested that he meant
to stay until New York was reached.
"Do you believe in signs and omens?"
she asked
"Surc, Something tells me this is go
ing to be an awfully jolly trip. 1 usu-
ally dread the ride into town, but
them
well, when l go home l shall say
unpleasant things to the friends who
advised me to take the boat trip down
the Hudson. oh, l didn't mean to be
personal! l beg your pardon. l was
merely referring to the babies and the
lunch. l can't sit on the deck because
the sight Of lunch boxes and perpetual
eating makes me positively ill.,"
'WcIl remedy that. l know a little
corner where they don't admit either
babies or lunch boxes. II you'll just
wait minute I'll fix the matter up.
have little stand-in with the cap
tain of this boat"
He rose, but she laid a OBTAINING
hand on his arm. You really mustn't.
p
Now, see here" he said frankly,
you're calling yourself all sorts Of
things because We haven't been intro
duced It's all nonsense, don't you
know. We were bound to meet after
the conventional fashion some day.
Something r-tells me So"
Il may have been that Margaret
wanted to get out in the fresh air or
1t may have been because she felt it
her duty to change the expression in
his eyes which were looking at her so
eagerly. He strobe down to the purS-
er's room and paid the price Of the
best stateroom on the boat, which gave
them access to a tiny patch of deck
room shut in on the other side by a
lifeboat stack of life preServers and
n most uncompromiSing railing. From
this point Margaret viewed the beauti-
full panorama Of tie Palisades. and
the young man. loyal New Yorker that
he was, insisted that it was purely his
duty to make his state show up at its
best.
The last ten or fifteen minutes of
the trip We're uncomfortable ones for
Margaret Mrs. Grundy whispered in
one ear that size had already been in
discreet, and it was her duty to drop
the young man forever Her sense of
fairness whispered in the other ear that
size owed him something for his cour-
tesy.
As they gathered up their traps TO
disem0ark it was quite evident that
the young man was not giving himself
any anxiety over tie situation. lie
took her checks. He even accepted
Pedro as matter of course. lie led
tie way to Il hanson without asking
her SO much as where she was going.
When she and Pedro We're settled in
the vehicle the young man stood with
one foot on tie step.
viii You tell him to take me to the
Grand Ccntral:" she asked.
Il have already done so.' said tie
young man placidly, and, without hest
tation. he spranG into the hanson and
sat down beside her.
Margaret was spCcchless, not sure
whether she was glad or sorry. Was
the young man trying to kidnap her,
or was he Il mind reader? She was GER
tain she had dropped no hint as to her
destination.
You see. | knew you all the time.
You are Margaret Trenton, and you
are on your way to visit Eta Wilson
at Rye Beach. l saw your name on
your luggage"
-ldl S-'liNl iDOANt 1T nm III "'iit'L-
Yes, but Eta! How do you know
Etta:"
"Oh, she's my cousin! 1t was You
l was looking for all the time She
had asked me to meet you on the boat
if l harpcncd to be coming down ut
the same time from the Merriam house
party. l very nearly missed you be-
cause - because - well - that picture
doesn't 10 you Justice"
OH said Margaret. feeling some
how that there was nothing else to be
said.
81 was going on TO Newport for Il
week. but think I'll stop off nj Rye"
Margaret's glance fell, and n slight
flush spread over her face. The young
mans lips twitchcd.
II think you need me thereto set
you know whether your hat is on
straight"
Then they both looked at each other
and laughed. and Pedro in sympathy,
pounded the floor of the hanson with
his tail. 1t * 50 good to be young.
The Common Kind.
did You ever notice that almost all
these misrrS reported in the papers are
single mem" asked Mr.. Watts