The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-07-26

|" HAT was q long week at the
nj bungalow. II was 10 culmi-
II nate at ST. Philips church In
Sydney on the Saturday morn
ing The license was bought. The
bridegroom carried the ring in his
pocket Everything was ready hut a
hest man. And here another peculiar.
fly stood out. There was no best map
% be had. as in London so in New
South Wales. This baronet's son and
heir. this man OF blood and means and
literary feats. was unbelOved In spite
Of all. Claire aud her aunt had been
absolutely the only guests at the bum
galow in all Toms time there. Nor
was 1t because Daintree had never
made a friend In the settlement 1t
was because lie had never kept one In
any quarter Of the globe.
Meanwhile the ladies came TO Rose
bay no more. The happy man went to
them instead and would stop till mid.
gight, to gailOp home by starlight and
oour out his happiness to Tom until
The harb0r turned from Jet to polished
steel: and twice the steel was silver.
and once the silver was flaming gold
before Tue poet would hold his peace.
Ii was a long week. but the nights
went quicker than the days. Daintree
had never been better companion
than In those long. confidential, star
lit talks. They were not exclusively
on the one subject. Tom learned at
last how the murder had affected the
party at Avenue Lodge. and one whole
night and day he never closed an eye
for thinking Of two men In two new
and startling lights. They were the
living man Harding and the dead man
Blaydes. The first haunted Tom the
longer. Why had be. insisted on drag
cling Daintrce to the trial!
The days were heightened by Peggy
in the kitchen. with her kind, uninJured
looks and the unfaillng, friendly. anna
bic word that made him fseI the mean
est of men. The girl could be- an angel
when she had him. with oil his cold
ness. 60 herself. lie never suspected
what she had been from the Sunday
night 20 the Monday afternoon. And
now they were both under notice "a
leave.
III only you two would make ~
your minds to marry" said Daintree
10 Tom. II have you both ON my mind
but I could provide for the two of
you at one stroke as married couple
II has long been my wish 70 start a
model farm up country. and you dnd
Peggy would certainly make model
managers" But Tom shook his head
more decidedly than he had shaken II
while the little Rosamund was prick
Ing her way across the chart.
ON the Friday. the same breeze hold
Ing good all the week. Daintree decided
TO sail round TO Sydney instead Of driv
ing. lie had solid check Co cash for
the wedding trip. and the Point Piper
road was no route for q pocketful oil
money and q life nc It's very highest
value. Tom asked II Nat Sullivan
was still In sydney and was told that
he had drunk himself PROSTATE at the
pulteney. whereupon Tom volunteered
for the voyuqe. and so escaped Peggy
for one afternoon. To make safety
doubly safe. however, they ran into
Farm cove, and Tom and the dog were
IN wait In the Domain while Daintret
went to the hank aud called at the
hotel.
II was then 8 o'clock. and DaIntre,
was 20 I've at least two hours gone. bu
he returned In less than one, bringing
Claire with him for sail. Toms sur
prise at seeing her was less than tina
OF the girl az sight Of him. The indig
nation was altogether on her side ant
Sufficiently prrccp,lllc In spite d
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