Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-11-14

deepened, and he went about with his
Ing a mystical look Of wisdom beyond
| mortal ken. for his prophecy was COM
ing true.
Dudley Graham was the strangers
name. Jolly exulted In IL. IL couldn't
have been better. And when, after a
couple of days, Dudley showed himself
possessed of an unlimited "wad' to
boot and a disposition to scatter II
Jolly's admiration changed to respect.
and he hoped Dudley's choice would
fall on Dorothy, because for himself he
always had preferred blue eyes.
But Dudley apparently had no choice.
The cousins were the prettiest girls at
the Lights" Therefore he made love
to both of them with absolute impair
TALLY. And he was an artist at love
making-no ordinary piazza incoming
or woodland strolls, but at daybreak,
when all the world lay In a bridal veil
of pearl and diamond, he would take
the girls out for sail or send them
up great clusters of forest flowers to
say good morning for him.
(Which oneT asked Jolly, and every
one at the Lights echoed the ques-
ton. Perhaps no one thought 1t often
er than the girls themselves. Gradual
ly they drew apart. There was no
open quarrel, nothing to gossip over,
but all the old sweet comradeship was
broken, and except when Dudley was
with them they walked and lived
alone.
To Dorothy ii was a wonderful thing,
this strange new love, something not
to be breathed of, and yet her eyes
never met Graham's that she did not
feel vaguely sorry for Irene. And
Irene, wlnsome, gay hearted, was odd
ly quiet and restrained these days,
and, hearing Graham's voice in her
ears as they two bent over the dip
ping sail, she felt her heart ache for
poor Dorothy.
And then, as Jolly called ii ever aft
er, there came the day of decision. 1t
was gray day, threatening, squally,
bringing with it a premature tang of
September chill. Graham was going
out in his yacht, the Lorelie. AS he
came down the steps of the piazza
Dorothy joined him, tall and slender,
in her rain coat and hatless.
Graham hesitated and glanced to
where Irene stood.
''AfraidF' he asked laughingly, and
she took the challenge, not because of
his words, but because of Dorothy and
her silence.
There's a storm coming" called
Jolly. I'll get the life savers ready to
go out after you"
1t was only jest, and half an hour
later jolly, In his big hearted, rough
way, would have given all he owned to
call it back, for out on the gray sea
the little white winged yacht swirled
and dipped as the storm swept down
on ii, and when the darkness had lifted
there was a cry from those watching
from the inn, and down at the little
white life saving station below the
lighthouse they we're pushing out the
lifeboat.
Keel up the Lorele drifted, but be-
fore the lifeboat reached it they found
a figure swimming for shore, hearty,
olIOuS, dlEici!c yCuHSSleI, Out Duuley
Graham, who had kept his presence of
mind and resolved to save said Dud-
ley Graham's precious life at all haz-
ards
GO ahead" called Tom Hardy, the
/ captain Of the crew to him. 60 ahead;
| you're doing finely. Keep il up. We
wouldn't stop you for the world"
And they left him swimming for
shore and made straight for the over
/ turned yacht, where two girls held
each other above the peril of the sea.
Take Irene first" said Dorothy.
Dolly first" gasped Irene as Tom
! lifted her intS the boat.
The next morning Jolly sat on the
piazza smiling buoyantly to two figures
in the hammock.
HE went on the early boat" he said
blthely. Congratulations. But was
not he a really lovely specimen For
| fair weather, l mean. Wasn't he
Jolly" lnterposed Dorothy, "even
the inevitable can be postponed. can't
| 1t? We-Irene and I-have decided
that our inevitable man must be twins"