Arizona republican., 1906-12-25
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my me because l am a Bostonian?'
 No" heplied Miss Chester resting
 her large. gray eyes upon him with an
 expression of polite regret Tt is be-
 cause you can never for one second
 forget that are a Bostonian."
 Tt is precisely the same thing sigh
 ed MT. Carling.
 Also" pursued Miss Chester remor-
 selessly. you seem to feel it a pleasant
 duty to keep reminding the rest of us
 that we are NOT Bostonians."
 Quite superfiuous, I admit" said MT
 Carling
 "Then you are such a soft pedal to
 the enthusiasm of youth. Although we have taken this club house for fort night for a Christmas house party. and
 filled it up with a jolly crowd of young people. one would think that you were attending a synodi You can ride and golf and shoot ducks and play bridge all night. and lots of things-and yet you stalk around like the family spook-"
 That's because I'm in love" explain cd MT. Carling calmly.
 Its because you are iazy!" retorted Miss Chester indignantly. Besides, 70 continued with feminine irrelevance. T don't like your methods. The idea of going to papa and asking his con- sent to pay pay your addresses to his daughter before you had scarcely spok en to me alone! It gives me the creepsi"
 "A tribute to your charms" began MT. Carling.
 A tribute to your own powers of fascination" retorted Miss Chester. It's so absolutely un-American!"
 A faint color crept into MT. Carling's lean, aristocratic cheek, but his manner lost none of its gentieness.
 Tt struck me as being rather decent. Doris,'' he protested. You see, if had your parents consent and then failed to get yours l would be the only one to be unhappy, whereas if I were 10 secure yours and then find your par cnts opposed you would be unhappy also"
 Miss Chester threw out her pretty 1 hands in a gesture of despair.
 That is just it, Your reasons are l always so infallibly. and wearisomely ! excellent, Are you never angry, nor ! excited, nor foolish"
 There was a modest rap at the door ! and at Miss Chester's reply the steward l Of the Peccamaw Fishing Club entered. | Carling arose.
 'I presume that you and Chapin must [ discuss ways and means" he remarked and. excusing himself passed into the girls we're busily engaged in decorating i q While r1f ] was cautioning them against a fall i from the stepladders Miss Chester en- | tered.
 "The plans for tomorrow are these" | she announced to her chattering guests: i "The men are going out at o'clock I tomorrow morning to shoot ducks"
 Handy hour; we can go right out | after bridge; saves the trouble of going | to bed at all," murmured one of the gentlemen.
 Please don't interrupt The auto mobile launch will tow them to their stations. In the afternoon papa is go- ing to take the girls out in the steam launch, and, if the water is still, they yEI sail around and break up the duck rafG so that the men will get some shooting. After luncheon I must go over 10 town after some supplies. or we will have a very incomplete Christmas iinne-."
 But who's going to run the bubble boat if the captain is away on the launch? 9"
 The ruddy hue of the fire was re- lected from Miss Chester's pretty face.
 ''I had counted on Jones. but Jones las insisted on spending Christmas Day 1t home, so l am afraid that I will have Q call on MT Carling. as I believe he S the only one in the party who can .un the machine" Luck dOg," said one of the duck a hooters. Why didn't I take an elec- I i've course in gas engines senior year c Instead of psychology" Probably because psychology was 0 asier." suggested MT. Carling. Have the bubble-boat ready for us ] t o'clock sharp. Carling." ordered s mother of the men who had looked = nore deeply into the matter. "Er-what?'' exclaimed MT. Carling ' with a startled look at Miss Chester.
 "Oh. I forgot to speak of that" cried iI Iiss Chester demurely. You don't s hind taking the men out. do you. M s GIlIlEs I ntTt IS every llltlCdllbii O- L fine day-and don't you adore winter c unrise2" n Christmas morning broke bright and S lear. but with a suspicious banking of C eavy clouds to the northward. Day il ght found the duck hunters upon theii r llotted stands. and as Carling turned b is speed launch toward the clubhouse V he sun was creeping out of the sea, a great. lurid, disk of fire. There was O omething feverish and cOngested about Is appearance which aroused the sym { athy of the young man.
 Know just how you feel old chap a c observed Must be an awful bore V Q break out at this unrighteous hour f very dayi" He glanced about with { he interest of one enjoying a natural O henomenOn A faint breeze was stir s ing which the high speed Of the launch b onycrted into an icy blast as he drove traight into it. Glancing astern. Car [ ing looked out through the inlet and V cross the fiat, gray water to where on he horizon twinkled the twin lights of f he Shark Shoal lightship. Far to tha c outhward flickered the intermitten: s ash of the Dogs Tooth. and on the I