The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15


.yra seemed 90 find the wny ahead
far more interesting than the men
aoiuf her. in the stern several
girls huddlei under rubber e"s,.
AMI the not too cleaniy folds ~ sail
cloth. showing alimpaea oi summer
| finery. The gifi IN the bow, WIN
her hand on the wheel, wore an old
faded blue blouse. and for proieo'
lion aaalnst the cold sweep 81 the
Mind had slipped into a mans coat.
an attractive mixture ~ browns
aud erayH. that hung IN unNloldJ
folds about her
Tho men had been over 70 BLACK
island Tor a baseball game ana hhd
been inglorioumly beaten. not even
the presence ~ several collese ia"n
saving the day THEIR aaiiboat haa
stuck. aud Fred Miner, q native
fiaharmAn. offered 10 take them
home la his motor boat Pefforee
the captain OF the defeated team
| aud another man had made their
va to tho bow and sunk down IN
| diiapldaiod boredom. The captain
/ Vas fine ioukinK fellow, Ions
ltmbsa. muscular Rnd graceful in
| bearing. with a face clean cut and
strong lie fishea oni his plpe and
started % ilEht n, unsii ne caught
the eye OF the giTl fixed on him.
and. flushing a little. he asked apol
ssofiraily II he might smoke.
Yes. OF eourRe. n you like, she
/ aazenfed, and her quifxieal smile
plauad him % a new intaroAt When
Maria Evans came Ga the Islands
she brought a lot ~ old clo' he's and
Iegarmined 10 rough a. The colo
~ 1T the islands. therefore. found
nothine especially interesting about
her. for she AID not PLAY whist. she
seldom changed hef gown Tor dinf
aer. she apparently did not dance.
To be : society Of one suited her
exactly. until aae morning she got
into conversation with Fred Miner
at the float, hnd when he found
she really kBsN something about =
boat and VAS dressed Hcnnlbly, b.
asked her 10 40 out fishing 81
uals dsd she acquis herself that u
became 4 regular thinE Tor her 70
appear when the Meteor wblAtled
Tor the START
suddenly abe turned on Hal stew.
ens as he smoked aud hifaied
ahead. Are you going into tho
sports Tomorrow. ME 8tescnhY she
asked. lie heailated \ moment 10
tore answering. looAlna a little sur
uFiwed
4 believe am scheduled Tor
somalhinR. he said lnditfefently
They eyed each ether kii0nilf,
measuring their strength. The iisoA
efew 80 personal that Maria Evans
flushed ever 30 little aud turned
again a. xsss ahsad
i akked because ! am interested
ia the nile run SHALL you 40 Into
that abe persisted
soh. -. Il course. Everybody
searaa Ia think u eiil create Erunt
- Interest Il se 80 IN for our apo
eiaities
Then il sa . settled fhinE before
che start. che sald. With = tighten
lnF Of the lips DO FQu think 4 y
quite fair "a the eeorie sho beiunk
here Ana Who have been working
- hard FuF Instances. Joe Ninst,
she sauhs brother q naF hkippsF.
IL almulf dead IN earnest over that
mile ran lts's uofkinx night AMI
aaf 20 set 10 form. and hes a nuF'
nlnnef the college msn aial
omt The glance she save him
ssaaslss made the frnlaFh personal
ana he accepted the challenge
II he's fhat young ehsp With the
probationary long legs. may DOT
prove hls match after AL Miss
EVanA fila sfusiinE assurance
huureer. piausd hwt. and abe re-
fused "a continue The discussion.
sislan her afssniian % mAklnE Al
AanAlHe
Hhp iaoksa ~ herself IN the mir
fDr a shn hoardinE hoase bedroom
al smiled ryniraily I'm tell suu
mhAt Il IL. Maria EVANS. u you'd
prinh yourself a llfsle aud ~ year
old self. tial Ntatens and the rest
moall alt 40 and take nuticr hui
here Vua ara mhkinE q trump ~
foaraelf Then. rtangfn9 her fnat.
she exclalmed 4 coat 80 li--foi
Ice the lead ~ ihnae aiilf airs sad
sfess mYaesf ~ 70 sees his favor'
SIN she could not bear shr lhoashl
- ices disappointment n Hsi
Stevens should vin the fun. Shr
eandefrd II Hai might not after All
IN = pretty docoai chap. and n hts
Asnofa weren't thrust ufson him
ID wlli ~ Cor Joe. anyway. she
aaii aa she pulled off her faded
alouse and uniaeked a bin fruns
shn iauket iouE and hard ~ tho az
"a piisla and finally decided on q
beautiful embroidered bafiste vita
low. a4nare ucek and Eiii Eirtie
I'll be al In white" she said amii
lnTiY aa she dressed her hair "liko
tabutaute~
The Caslno lights twinkied
through the trees and llght breeze
carried the strains Of muaic into
the night HaI stevens leaned asg
llaeuilr ~ the Top II the fnai stairs
ans watched = boat lead Of Girls
from the boarding house az they
tnpped upward toward him. Ne
nasiird careiasaly 90 enc Or two.
hut STARED hlankiS az the Rirl who
brought un the rear she smiled
quietly into bis face with a direct
look. bowed and passed on uhils
he KAHped he watched her grace
fui figure IN white. noted the ease
1t movement. the naughty set of
the head. and suddenly remembered
The eyes IN the how " the boat
ny Iesef" no calculated. and
knocking the ashes out ~ his pipe
afrniled toward the casino.
she stood NJ the door watching
the first couples swing into do
lleiona aai,x ITS too bad you
don't dance, Miss Evans" Hal
Stevens said softly at her elbow
She started and said smilingiy. n
would be too bad II didn't" He
looked ~ her moment then
swung her into step With him be
fore she could protest She danced
supefbiy. and a. she allowed herself
70 develop all the old air of faaci
nation. she told herself n was an
for joe. hut she thrilled unac.
counlablY aa the evening progressed
and finl Stevens had eyes for no
other Girl. and people whispered
and uudged their nolghbora when
they parted late IN tho evening Il
vas with the promise that she
would accept his escort 10 the