The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-08-23

10 the now embarrassed man, who, he
surmised, belonged to the ship, from a
certain fine manliness that is only bred
of hardship and self reliance
The man smiled little whimsically
as he gripped the hand of Betsy's
brother
You are Bets Miss Cobb's brother,
are you notT Then he, too, was Gov
cred with confusion. Il beg your par
don, she Is not Miss
Betsy had turned sharply away, but
her brother ran his hand through her
arm and Ehirled her right about face.
'Sec here, young lady" he said scrI-
ously, Introduce me to this young
man. What is 1t, my dcar?"
TO his chagrin and utmost self re-
proach she had buried her head on his
shoulder, and he thought he heard
something like n sob work its way out
from the cloth of his coat He could
not raise her head. She burrowed it
there. He could only look at the young
northman and unveil romance.
The mans fnce was drawn with a
eyes gaZed wistfully at the golden,
shiny tendrils which escaped In the
wind from the small black turban and
swept the doctors shoulder. Stern re-
preston showed in the tense mouth
His whole expressive person seemed to
hespeak the pain of having lost forever
a much loved prize.
Betsy, for heavens sake, stop cry
ing! Those people are looking at u.s."
The doctor, having determlnedly
brought on the dcluge, was taking
mans inalirnable right of blaming
somebody else Besides he wanted to
know what this was NIL about
Betsy disclosed flushed but fearless
face.
Not crying" She denied the allega-
ton spiritedly. What is there to cry
about: Fou! just wanted Whit Of
that nice. smelly iodoform on your coat
Mr. Jensen. my brother And now
she slipped companionable hand
through the arm of each-"shOw us the
boat"
This was more like Betsy
what Is your-name?" he asked in
n voice that was too vibrant to be call
ed steady.
The doctor wheeled in CONSERVATION.
Betsy Cobb, haven't you ever met
this man." he demanded.
"Cobb"' The northman's big voice
doomed up into the masts with sheer
JOY. Aren't you married:" he cried,
his bOyish face breaking into pathetic
eagerness that was too beautiful and
too intimate for any one but Betsy to
see
So the doctor was thrust out into q
little world of his own for awhile, after
Betsy ecstatically gurgled, Gracious,
no. Betsy, dear little sister, didn't be-
long to him any more. And he had IN
sisted upon getting rid of her
We've been engaged" Betsy's voice
reused him, ever since the Roosevelt
sailed two years ago. but l promised
not to tell till Paul came back. Do you
know why didn't want to come out
here today? l thought Paul had for
gotten. He never let me know he still
cared"
"Foolish girl" said Paul, gripping
both her hands in an ecstasy of rccov-
cry. ITS all the fault of old New
York. l had forgotten in the ice foes
that everybody down here moves every
SIX months, and when / rushed up to
SlXty-ninth street, all agog with de-
light to get back to the dearest little
girl In the world, they told me Miss
Cobb was married and didn't live there
any more! Think OF 1t! Some other
Miss Cobb nearly bowling me off my
feet like that! l know two years was
Il long time for fascinating little girl
to remain true to n poor dub probably
frozen into an Ice cake around the
north pole somewhere, SO l didn't
blame her much. / was going to be
everlastingly grateful to her memory.
For If 1t hadn't been for the thought
of her | think 1 should have lost nv
grit once or twice. But as It was, l
just kept on a-living."
Il knew IT," said Betsy II knew 1t
when saw YOU"