Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

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passage until you can produce your re-
ceipt. Thatll Ak him. I'll walt for
you here, and we'll go out on deck to-
gether. I'll introduce you to Evelyn, ,
she's a Jolly girl and well have no end
of fun together.
More dazed by his sudden good luck
than by his equally sudden misfortune
Roger sought the captain.
II am SORRY cannot produce the
proper credentials" he said, explain
ing the circumstances of the wallet,
but 1 am anxious to pay for my pas =
sage and all attending expenses,
wherewith he produced his borrowed
roll of bills, spoke casually of the still
wells as his friends, and the captain
was won.
Harvey met him at the grand stair
way leading to the deck, and they went
I'D together to hunt for Evelyn.
"There she is-that dark haired girl
leaning against the rail" Again Har-
vey whistled, and, followed by Roger,
made his way to her side. A strong
breeze had blown the hair into her
eyes; she put up one hand to brush it
back, extending the other in answer to
Harvey't introduction.
ct have to thank you. Miss Stillwell, y
Roger began, in low tone.
I'D rather you didn't" she answered,
quickly, adding in a raised voice, Il
am only too glad my brother happened
to know you and relieve you of any
little inconvenience. 1 think we bid
fair to enjoy pleasant voyage"
"I am sure of it." said Roger, ferv-
emily, as he fell in step beside her. He
admired her walk, free and swinging
but the graceful, we'll bred gait of q
lady. He noticed that her gloved hands
were small, that the yachting cap she
wore held in check some rebellious
brown curls, that the eyes, so like her
brothers, were even more changing
in expression, that-in short, she was
altogether charming, and Roger was A
connoisseur.
1t is useless to prate of the foolish
ness of love at first sight-theres no
more common occurrence; it is the sign
manual of youth, and given an ocean
voyage with balmy weather and Won
derful moonlight nights and hearts
atune, love becomes an old stager in
the twinkling of an eye, and Circum-
stances weaves its own pattern on life's
woe; so Rogers fate was sealed that
first evening, when the trio sat and
talked far into the night. Still
weighted with sense of obligation,
Roger entered into an elaborate de-
scription of his people, reproducing on
paper his family tree, with it's branches
and ramifcations, from Chester Court
leigh, the founder, to the score Of
Courtleighs of the present generation,
among whom were scattered the ac-
cumulated millions of their thrifty for
bears.
"As for myself" he concluded, st
am only following in the beaten track
of the other Courtleighs, playing until
I'm twenty-five. Next fall I go into
the bank; at present, though, look no
further than the Henley regatta and
the meeting with my mother and two
sisters-they are to join Lady Walling-
ford's houseboat party"
"I know Lady Wallingford quite
WE'LL" said Evelyn. "She was Boston
girl, and immensely wealthy. Her
marriage was an international event"
Jolly little SOUL" said Roger, ap-
provingly. "She spent her first winter
as a matron in New York; she was a
great favorite."
Rather giddy, from all accounts!'
observed Harvey, who had his OWE
rigid ideas of propriety.
Evelyn laughed. MY small brother
shows his Puritan stock. They couldn't
haYe found a better chaperon for me;
he's like Watchdog"
But how did you happen to be
stranded in a New York hotel at the
mercy of ftful alarm clock?" asked
Harvey.
"The easiest way imaginable. NJ
father crossed with the others just for
the trip, and the day L left New York
on the Zenobia he sailed back from
Liverpool on the Lucretia. Well cross
each other midway, at a respectable
distance. Well, the house was to be
closed and shuttered, and life under
those conditions is dreary; so l hied
me to hotel and dad retains my room,
Dear old boy! / can see his face when
they hand him my wallet. You can't
tell what it is to wake and find your
self lacking an hour of precious time.
/ should have gone three days ago
with the rest of the crew, but my en-
gagements in town kept me till the last
minute-now I'm glad stayed be-
hind" and his gaze, rested with ill
concealed admiration on the girl with
the bright eyes and the distracting lit
tie curls. which the wind was always
blowing in his direction.
Now, much as Roger found to admire
In Evelyn's brother, he noticed with
some little chagrin that the Watchdog
characteristic in him was we'll devel-
oped, and by no manoeuvring was 1t