The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-03-17

take her as far as Vera Cruz in my l vac.4t. She's coming over tomorrow rom | New orleans. How-ah-would you like
 to join us? Would you like it, do you ] thinl0?'' ,L
 "Who. I'd be delighted. You are ! very kind"
 l aWell. we'll talk about it when my ] mother comes.
 "But-I was thinking. For instance,
 you don't know me. l might be very
 und esrable sort of person. 1 q was coming to that Tell Ihe-aii 1 tell me about yourself. About myself? There is very little to l te1 inst as you answered. Besides, l l think I have told you considerable. "Ah yes. About the loneliness-and- l and the unhapplness
 Yes she replied.
 1 Bjt bx. bit. as they sat there under the
 palms. above her laughter and banter l and beneath her still, small signs ne 1 chanced across the tangled tlreaos ol .le ! skein of her life. Ii was not in words l that she told him of her marriage or | convenience 10 a man she had never loved 1 and of the joy that was hers at the re-
 lease his death had brought, nor was l 1t in words he learned of her dread or | her coming second marriage to a man or | her dead husbands choice, to whose lor- 1 fune he thus tried 10 Jolil llle eStdle ie | Jeff behind. As she spoke on, idly and | at random, in his ears the music of her | voi,o disnlaced the songs of the sea and l the tones of the dancers guitars. He had
 no need of words to conjure before his | eves n plcture of what her life had been l and another of what it would be. Speaking of voyages" she said. "l | must soon return home. My new ihatrl- | monial voyage begins in June. l 1ttfVpr her voice. and | tn,,ed away 10 the Sound and the view
 of the yachts sllhouetted in the moon- light. ,,n,, .., | am going in
 "e'igarette's not driving you away to- | night?' he asked, anxiously | "No. But I am not good companion l tonight; so l leave you.
 | You won't let me be the JudgeY' he l asked, eagerly. "No, not tonight I'll tell you what | I'll do I'll make up my mind tonight | whether I shall meet you in the beach | road tomorrow morning for a walk before | breakfast"
 | there in either event.
 l Goodnight" she said
 "1 wonder-I'm making-another fool of | myself," he muttered. punctuating his
 words with rings of smoke.
 l "Bah,' he said struggling his should | ers "Enbas les palmiers!' He turned l around and went to his room, where. | standing before his mirror, he asked his l reflection in the glass if there really was ] eucb wonderful thing as Hove at first l sipht'. exactly as she, before her own l glass asked herself the same question l although he of course, knew nothing Of ] that. ] road on the return from the walk in the morning, they came within view of the l anchorage on the Sound. where large 1 white modern schrew steamer was mak- | ing a berth. "I,oolsr' she said; what beautiful yachtr' | "Yes, she is pfetty' he saiu' Soiis | with me-
 He led her out on the pier and drew | a little chain and whistle from beneath
 the wajstcoat of his yachting costume | "She has just arrived he said, look ing the vessel over carefully. He sound
 ed q shrill little blast on the whistle 1 That's q boat call, he added.
 nIq that your yacht?" she asked. 'sYes. that's the Louisana," he said i .1ll show you over her. and you'll tak' | breakfast on board if you like. MS | mother Is there, you Kuow
 | He watched the boat come dancing | over the water. Rather q good looking
 set of men. are they not?' he said. | .erhey certainly are, she answered
 scanning them attentigely, as the boa ] headed in for the stage at the pier | "Character is in every one of their faces Are ines, all like that? The whole crew. | ..Tbe whole crew" he replied. "A.pclSef lot of course The crew of my yacht bi.t-Iny personal frienGs, every one. Th'
 most of them have been with me evei