Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1906-03-14

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pleasantly suggestive clink Of dishe!
through the screen door to where Ger
trude Woodfcrd stood under i large
elm.
Il think the train is ill.," she an
swered. entering the cool, pleasan
house in answer to her mothers call.
For the lands sakes.!" Mrs. Wood
ford turned to her handmade and gave
an order with some asperity. Keeping
summer boarders was really the one
excitement OF her dull life, eagerly
looked forward to during the long win
ter months when her daughter pursued
her musical career in the city and she
lived alone on the rugged cape.
Small this year. aren't they?" she
said, watching her daughters pretty
bent head and referring to the fruit.
Not more so than usual" the girl
laughed.
"Well. I don't care Mrs. Woodford
declared. 'Mr. Cars! says he never
tasted sweeJer peaches, and as to Mr..
Clifford-'
"Who's trifing with my august ap.
pellation.' called q gay voice as q
young fellow swung himself on TO the
piazza. Miss Woodford, l don't know
which | shall devour first. you or the
peaches, | am so ravenous."
Il was just going to say that your
appetite is all right. anyhow" Mrs.
Woodford laughed. Did your cousin
come down with you:' she added.
Yes, Garst got as far as the ham
mock and collapsed"
Go and call him. Gertrude. Supper
il ready" her mother said.
The girl rose and went through the
hall. Inside the door she paused.
looked with darkening eyes at he man
who lay at full length in the hammock.
The slight clash Of the screen as she
stepped outside caused him to turn. He
Sprang Up at once and came toward
her. showing Il strong, clean-shaven
face and a figure singularly muscular,
in spite of the fact that lie walked with
a slig,:t limp.
1T is heavenly here after even a day
i'll town. he said. Il have Just been
thinking that the most marvellous
changes in our lives come when we
least expect them. | wonder if YOU
know what this summer has been to
me?"
He was looking gravely into her eyes
and the color mounted to her temples.
stephen. the fish is getting cold,'
his cousin called, impatiently. and Ger
trude went quickly into the house.
In compliance with a previous prom
Use to Jack Clifford she went with him
after supper to see the sunset from a
hill near by. When they were seated
on a bowlder, watching the vast sweep
of ocean Ind crimsoning sky. she
turned suddenly TO her companion.
Why is MI. Garst lame::' she asked
gently.
well, l. suppose it won't do any
harm to tell you," Jack hesitated,
though We never speak Of it when he
is present. His leg was crushed in q
railway accident, trying to save the
girl to wrom he was engaged
did he save herr ri
EYES,
Then why were they not married?"
ooh, she threw him over for a maj
twice his age and the trifing adiunc
of S3,OOO,O0O.'
Gertrude Woodford drew her breatl
sharply.
She tried to stuff it down Stephen:
throat that she was sacrificing hersel
to save her father from financial ruin
and [ think he believed her." Jacl
went on. Then she attempted a pla
tonic correspondence with him aftes
her marriage, but he would have non,
of it. All the same, l don't believe h,
has ever quite forgotten her. Anyway
he could not do so now, even if h,
would"
what do you mean?"
"'For she is come, she is here a.
Jean IngeloW says in The Letter L."
"Here?"
Eyes; at the Ocean View. I saw he
on the piazza tonight as I came III
from the train. Handsomer than evel
by Jove! Tall woman, with bronz,
hair"
"Bronzed, you mean. I saw her ar
rive this morning." Gertrude sail
coldly.
1.-The old man very consideratel,
'shuffled off this mortal COLI two wear
ago, leaving her complete mistress O
his Millions" Jack rambled on. IN
own opinion is that this alighting mex
door to where Stephen was staying. il
the subdued attractiveness Of secont
mourning, is the beginning of the end
You should have seen him start whel
he saw her OIL the hotel piazza to
night"
Gertrude rose quickly.
How cold it is up here" she said
with a SILVER. Let US get back to FIJI,
house,
a group frcm the summer hotels an,
cottages was standing near Mrs. Wood