New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

stern That made me wonder whose Yacht she was,
and looked up tCr The name. 1t was Triton; tlt
that didn tell me anything. hen trunk e"pil
launch got in my way and rad u reverse and turn
the wheel over sharp. That brought me up along
side the vacht and while | waited Tor the IDIOT n
the other launch 10 get out ~ the WAY peeked up
over The side of the Triton 70 SEE II there was any
one on the after deck knew he INST tning saw
was a uatr 81 slender white silk ankle>- linen L
looked up with my heart dong stunts inside ~ ne,
and found Dorls's face sort o white under Is t~I-
looking down ~ me from overhead.
The hrst thing / wanted 70 do Was 70 make q
fving leap -or the deck of the Yacht; the next
thing was 10 get out OF there in quick time made
a grab for the clutch; but l was still staring a
Doris and couldn : ind II for . moment ana Ji>t
when did get nv fingers u DORIS SAID. fert.
sort OF family. and dldn push = Instead. SAID
Hello, Dorisl" pretty FAINT too. guess; and
Doris smiled down ne and-wtn = Vas al or
We looked ~ each other tor aW tl1.e. and saw ne
color come creeping back INTO her cheeks and iec
ny heart pounding away like anything and -ISsInG
4 spark about every other time hen ne f1YT1'et
began drifting away. and / grabbed the boathook
and took hold Of the Triton Ike was gong 20 spend
the rest II lie there.
You re Looking awfullv NJ, Pete: SAID Do-->-
''Moren You are said l. What ycu teen
You're not very complimentary she Laughed
I'm feeling very well. ,hank YOU
Don't iool, IT, l growed. WHAT you dong
Wee been cruising and sstorped IN here to7 ne
Archer-Furriss's Yacht. Mother and uncle and Re
Gordons and Steve Miller and his SISTER Grace and
and tyyo three here.
oh said |. peek.ng about ;Ee ,-ecEl-
They're all ashore. / went with Them; bu-
got lost over at the landing and came back THEY'VE
gone Salem. II didn't much Want 70 90. In
not keen about witches.
And YOU re al alone: / asked.
dropped the toa,hoo} threw ove- : couple a
lenders and made fast 70 the Triton with ne BOW
line.
That's darling OF launch. i>l " =l1e sd
Il thoughr-isn't Nh Poison with you:
Left him. at IaT DING over 1hert He
10 see about getting hauled out. Were entered ;or
the Thursday
YES" She sad Il saw tie Hornets name men
toned. You've been winning lots ii races haven't
you"
TO say, and she dIdn say anything either and /
got sort OF uncomfortable
Wouldn't you like to her; | ASKED. D,rs
nodded and made ior the ladder and worked me
launch along until She could step on deck. ! Was
awfully kind OF excited and when took E-r h..-.d
to help her down got weak III the knees. SEe W.s
showed her the cabins and explained things as well
as l could, and she had a fine time "srooTsnC as
she called it. She wanted To k--ow how last the
Hornet could go: and told her
ElFhteen miles She exclaimed Why, she
Could she:" asked Then the Triton isn't
very last ior her size. Here's the ce box Have
something: | think there's ale and soda lett;
got kind of drunk up.
But she didn't want anything and presently We
got back 10 the cockpit and sat down. DORIS told
about their cruise and what a dandy time they Il
been having and watched her and felt pretty ms
fool Id made OF myself. After a bit Doris stopped
talking.-maybe she saw l wasn't hearing much Of
it,Iand ! asked:
What Pete!''
.'The-the Wedding
1T ism quite decided yet" she answered look