Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-07-27

Here she be-" he broke in. IAN she
b'ain't runnin'. neither. Hers got
young man In tow"
What announcement would straight
on the back of any girl Of nineteen like
unto that? Enid Trevlllion turned and
stood upright
"WlIy. it's Jack" she cried waving
a delighted hand
$50 1t be-" admitted Pollard, after a
surprised stare. When l look land
ward my eyes bain't so good as they
was"
He stated this fact regretfully. No
elderly sea dog will ever acknowledge
to falling vision when he gaZes at the
level horizon he knows so well. This
is no pretense Of unwilling age; it Is
wholly true. The settled chaos Of the
shore bewilders him. The changeful
lea cannot.
Meanwhile, the dawdlers lining the
wharf. following Ends signals with
their eyes. devoted themselves to n
covert staring Mt the young people
hurrying along the quay.
Constance Brand. being a young and
pretty woman, secured their instant
SURFACES. Indeed, she would have
won the favorable verdict of a more
severe audience. Taller than Enid. she
had the brown hair and hazel eyes Of
her father. TO him. too. she owed the
frank, self reliant poise OF head and
clearly cut. refined features which con-
yeyed to others that oil important first
good impression. Blended with Ste
phen Brands firm incisiveness. and
s0ftening the quiet strength Of her
marked resemblance to him, was an
essential femininity which lifted her
wholly apart from the ruck Of hand
some English girls who find delight In
copying the manners and even the
dress of their male friends.
Her costume was an exact replica Of
that Of Enid. She walked we'll and
rapidly, yet her alert carriage had II
grace, a subtle elegance, more fire.
Quently seen In America than In Eng
land. Her lively face. flushed with
exercise, and. 1t may be. with some
little excitement, conveyed the same
transatlantic characteristic. One said
at seeing her: Here Is girl who has
lived much abroad" 1t came as a sur
prise to learn that she had never
crossed the channel.
The man with her, Lieutenant John
Percival Stanhope. II. n. was too IA
millar a figure In Penzance to evoke
muttered comment from the gallery.
| a masterful young gentleman he
looked, and one accustomed to having
his own way In the world. whether In
love or war. True type Of the British
sailor, he had the physique of strong
man and the adventurOusly cheerful
expression Of boy.
| The skin Of his face and hands. olive
tinted with exposure, his dark hair and
the curved eyelashes, which dropped
| over his blue eyes, no less than the ar
tistic prOclivities suggested by his well
chisled features and long. tapering fin
gers, proclaimed that StanhOpe, not
withstanding his Saxon surname and
bluff bearing, was a Celt. His mother.
in fact, was Tregarthen Of Cornwall.
daughter Of peer and leading figure
In local society.
Ono may ask, "Why should youth
Of good birth and social position be
on such terms Of easy familiarity with
two girls, one of whom was the daugh-
ter Of lighthouse keeper and the other
her sister by adoptiOn?"
Indeed a great many people did ask
this pertinent question. Among others,
Lady Margaret Stanhope put 1t often
and pointedly to her son without any
cogent answer being forthcoming.
If she were denied enlightenment. al.
though her maternal anxiety was justi-
fable. the smokers on the pier. as rep
resenting the wider gossip Of the town,
may also be left unsatisfled.
"This is n nice thing" he cried when
he came within speaking distance of
the girl in the boat. II manage to bam-
boozle the admiral out Of three days
leave and rush to Penzance to be told
that Constance and you are off to the
Gulf Rock for the day. 1t Is too bad OF
you, Enid"
Eyebrows were raised and silent
winks exchanged among the human
sparrows lining the rails.
80 Master Jack came to see Miss
Trevillion. eh? What would her lady.
ship say II she heard thatr'
"Why not come with usY The au.
dacity of her!
by Jove," he agreed. that would be
Jolly. Look here. Wait two minutes
until I scribble line to the mater
Nothing Of the sort. Jack" inter.
posed the other girl quietly, taking
from bis arm the waterproof cloaks he
was carrying for her. you know Lady
Margaret would be very angry, and
would be annoyed too"
1.-THE old girl is going out this after
noon." he protested.
"And she expects you to 60 with her
Now. Jack. don't let us quarrel before
we have met for Ave minutes We will
see you tomorrow"
He helped her down the stone steps.
Enid" he murmured. Connie and
you must promise to drive with me t.
Morvah in the morning. will call FOL
you at II sharp"
what a pity you can't soil out to the
rock with us today! Tomoryah is SC
distant"
The mink lifted her blue eyes to his
with such ingenious regret in then
that Stanhope laughed. and pipes were
shifted to permit the listeners above
their heads to Singer approval of hel
Quip.
dad will wig us enough as 1t is
Enid" said the other girl. 1--WE are
bringing him a peace Offering of thu
fruits of the earth, Jack"
"Will you be able to landY"
zone never can tell. 1t all depends
on the state Of the sea near the rock
Anyhow. We can have a chat and send
up the vegetables by the derrick"