Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-03-22

Did he save her:''
'Yes."
Then why We're they not married?"
"Oh, she threw him over for a man
twice his age and the trifling adjunct
of $3.OOO,OOO.'
Gertrude Woodford drew her brea th
sharply.
"She tried to stuff it down Stephens
throat that she was sacrificing herself
to save her father from financial ruin.
and l think he believed her." Jack
went on. 'Then she attempted pla.
tonic correspondence with him after
her marriage, but he would have none
OF it. All the same, don't believe he
has ever quite forgotten her. Anyway.
he could not do so now, even If he
would,
what do you mean?"
For she is come, she is here as
Jean 1ngelow says in The Letter L."
"Here"'
"Yes; at the Ocean View. I saw her
on the piazza tonight as came up
from the train. Handsomer than ever
BY Jove! Tall woman, with bronze
hair
"Bronzed. you mean. I saw her ar.
rive this morning." Gertrude said
coldly.
"The old man very considerably
'shuf1ed off this mortal COLI two years
ago. leaving her complete mistress of
his Millions" Jack rambled on. My
own opinion is that this alighting next
door to where Stephen was staying, in
the subdued attractiveness of second
mourning. is the beginning Of the end.
You should have seen him start when
ne saw her OIL the hotel piazza TO-
! night"
! Gertrude rose quickly.
| How cold it is up here" she said
with a shiver. sLet US get back to the
house."
a group from the summer hotels am,
cottages was standing near Mrs. Woo
ford's house, watching the sunset when
they descended. Gertrude would hare
passed on, but Jack Clifford detained
her. Unwilling as she was, she had to
submit to an Introduction to Mrs. AT
mitage, Stephen Garst's former fiancee
The latter turned to her at once with
scrutinizing look. The girl was toe
pretty not to be dangerous.
ut is beautiful here in these late
summer weeks" she drawled.
II think # beautiful at all times. The
cape is my home" Gertrude answered
quietly.
Indeed! Then you are a-native.
should hardly have thought"
a faint eo.,r rose under the girp'
skin at the supercilious .o1e.
"Miss Woodford's forefathers settles
here over 200 years ago" Garst brok
in Quietly, II believe her ancestors 70
six generations back are buried in tn
little cemetery at Plum Cove. No
many 81 as. can so as far back as thaf.
Mrs. .Arnlitagn looked nuickly eroi
Garst to the girl beyond him. Ru
Gertrude had left the group with he
| head elo high. She wanted none
Garst's vindication Of her f:.mily. Sh
had almost cached the house when b
overlook her
, Zone moment" he pleaded. II wa1
, so much to speak 20 you tonight"
) Il am afraid l must ask you to e:
: cuse me-" she said, icily.
, Had Garst known thai the cold, d
> | rect look which she sent ito his ey'
was really the outcome OF burnir
S Jealousy, he would not have turns
away with so heavy a heart.
!, Jack Clifford had hard work to pc
;. suade her to accompany them on Il
yachting party arranged for the ne
J. morning.
q You forget tLat am native II
a summer people might obj she sal
4 with a bitter little smile, and Gar
n set his heel mt. the ground as he lii
g ened.
When they reached the wharf G.
d trude turned to Jack Clifford.
"old Captain Lufktn is sick q:
' can't 60, the boy tells me-" she sa
! quickly. II think we had better 81
e up the trip"
a Miss Woodford" looked at ;