The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
KATE MEREDITH, FfNANc1ER.

Grand Canary. / thought you'd heard"
No its news to me. It's news. more
that required an agent"
They haven't"
"Hum," said Carter. Miss O'Nclll
doesn't. pay u salary. without getting
deep-laid schemes
she said, this is one one OF Kalttes deep
laid schemes, George. l wonder II you
can see through It"
and the cool white buildings OF the
banana farmer threw the shortest OF
purple shadows. The fresh breath OF
the trade rustled the ferns and the palm
leaves of tho garden, and stirred the
great masses Of the bougainvillea into
rhythmieal mo 3,,ed en'. IT'S grand grand to
the Coast" said Carter.
do you prefer It to England" Laura
asked pointedly.
old lady. what do you say? Shall we
buy property here in era Grand a,s Canary nary,
flower garden in the island r.
''But roses are your favoritc flower
and they don't do well here in the
"Oh. It's roses that my father cares
for, at least he and the mater together
run the roses at home But ! think
my taste runs more to bougainVlliea,
say--and great trees Of scarlet gera-
mum with stalks as thick as ones leg,
and palms, and tree ferns. Besides.
garden means irrigation hero and Two
never had real water-works scheme
of my own to play with since / was a
kid and. worked out most wonderful
system by the old smeft mill mt home.
Yes, we should have great times gar
dening out here"
They had never said so In words, but
both of them knew that George Car
ter would never take Laura back TO
England when once he had married her,
and the girl through all her fierce trop-
~, f,., n Ernr nr
accidental must cost and valued IT TO
the full But presently she brought
him back to the matter they had been
Cant you see why Kate sent SEN
hor Cascaes here, GeorgeY
81 haven't given him another thought.
Besides, although Miss o Neil is seeing
tend to NEEDLE with her"
al think you ought to defend what's
Certainly shall. Can any one ac-
cuse me of not doing SO? But I don't
see why you keep harplng on cascaes.
o'Neill's. and l suppose she's tickled
thereby. Anyway that's the only rea-
SON can see why she should have pro-
vidsd him with JOB 10 Gov va, t,,nt I,
is Kate the Senior Cascaes is running
Certainly do. who else was there
DO You think I've 50 few attractions
them
but. my good girl, you're engaged to
was no secret about our engagement:
Everybody about the factory knew OF
"And because n girl is engaged, or
even married, do you think that's any
bar to another man admirins her
Carter whistled. rye peen an. 5ii1 ~
listen to the highfalutin' nonsense cas-
caes wanted to pour into my sympa-
thetic ear. How often have you seen
him here in Grand Canary z?
HE has called every day." ;,
That's not answgrins m my eg1 nGSStiofn FOR
loya ias.ss, He eet told me one day when
you were building that fort at mokki
that lie liked me, and that II the Okky-
fore any harm should come to me; and
/ told him that he had no right to
say such things to girl who was
engaged to you.
because ne said to me he had near
10 shot YOU once. and I was afraid that
il there was g,s, any trouble. dear you
''. You e could have trusted me-" said
Garter dryy Ito keep ns my END Up v gia
given me the tip. could have seen to
It that had the. drop, on him first"
Laura shyered; -, You e, - are re f Ta,asf
medieval. don't want 10 Dc ioush'
aStir. gather from what you say
that you've been seeing the reno"
here? 49,,
day I've refused to see him when ne
came to the house. But he has waited
for me when went out ol into Q, the he ee rar
den. sitting on this very seat, when
came out after !unch; -,
.'Does he always tell the same GA
tale?"
II thought you said YOU refused to
listen to him?'
told him over and over again it's no
use: rye gone away every time We've
met: but 1t seems to be the one occu-
patton of his life.
"Elxcept for running after YOU, can
imagine he does have plenty OF time
on his hands out here.
"Don't-sou think. George. he was sent
to the island to have nothing TO 90
eNcept that?
"Sent here who by? Ry Miss oNoill;
do YOU mean? Great christopher!
Laura. what morbid idea will YOU have
in vonr head neSt2 I don't tiatter my,
self that ontSiila business Miss O'Neil