The Somerset reporter., 1907-12-12

j SkOWneRan, Me.
without d suspicion OF coquetry, toi
this WAS II purely t.iSIuess transaction.
~ am going to take advantage of your
kindness IL ne In t night and ask an
other favor"
Il am pleased 10 he of the slightest
service" responded Richard. with fit
ting solemnty
You see IL Amoret stopped
short In confusion She had thought it
would be so easy.
Yes. know all about it," Richard
filed in aSsuringly, Suppose we go in
to breakfast together and talk 1t over
there
How do you know all about it?' in
quired Amoret In establishment,
"Pll tell you While we're at break
fast. Well have to go right in They're
sounding the last call"
We'll, if you think But that's as
far as Amoret got in her hesitation, for
Richard had started determnedly
ahead, and there was nothing for her
70 do but to folow-that is, unless she
wanted to risk second fainting spell.
AT breakfast Richard launched the
brilliant scheme of teIegraphing back
to her folks for more money. Why, 1t
would reach her before she got to the
end of the journey.
! Here was complication that Amoret
hadn't counted on. Telegraph for more
money! Where ON earth did he think
1t would come from?
well you see | live alone with my
aunt, who is quite an old lady" she ex-
planned, land it would just worry her
to death to get a telegram anyway, let
| alone a telegram saying that I'd lost
my money. She didn't want me to
take the journey alone In the first
place, and r.
"Of course we won't telegraph then"
broke In Richard brusquely. You just
let me back you till you get to San
Diego. BY the way, who are your
friends there? Maybe know them"
"Oh, another aunt, sister of the one
live with, and her husband Mr. Man
chesterr'
Daniel Manchester, the lawyer"
Eyes. Do you know him?'
every we'll. though I've never met his
family"
isn't that providential?" sighed Am
oret. Then that makes 1t all right for
me to ask favor of you, doesn't it?'
Eyes, of course AT least it was all
right anyway. And, say, We'll keep on
taking our meals together, won't we?
Do say yes"
Amoret lowered her eyes, bit her lip
to keep back the laughter that was
ready to bubble over and then glanced
up at Richard mIschlevously.
81 suppose | may as well, she ad-
mitted, laughing softly. You see,
Sarah thinks"-he knew what Sarah
thought, but he was determined she
should say the words-"well, Sarah
thinks you're my husband"
SARAH may be something of nroph-
etess," Richard ventured and then held
his breath. surprised at his own daring.
And that's exactly what Sarah prov
ed to he. for two months later Dick
and Amoret were taking their honey
moon trip from San Diego back to Bos-
ton.
"Do you know, dear" announced
Amoret, you are exactly what
thought you'd be under similar circum-
stances the very first night saw you"
"What do you mean. Amoret? Are
you admitting that you loved me at
first sight?'
Amorets little nose tilted up scorn-
fully.
Don't fatter yourself. You may not
have noticed. but there were bride
and groom in the car acting perfectly
silly And as looked at you thought
that serious and dignified as you were.
you'd probably be just as silly If you
were married, and you are, Dick. Ev-
erybody's watching you"
Richard went off into a spasm of
mirth.
"Amoret" he said suddenly, I've
got the greatest idea You remember
that money you lost?" Amoret shrug-
ged her shoulders Why shouldn't she
remember 1t? suppose we send 1t as
wedding fee to Sarah. She's the one
who really married us, you know"
How can we when | lost IT." que
ried Amoret, teasing him
"Oh, you know what | mean sweet
hearth
Amoret didn't answer Instead she
turned her head away. Richard watch
ed her curiously, waiting an explana-
ton.
Suddenly she faced him, looking at
him in a half frightened. half mis-
chievous way through her bushes.
81 didn't lose the money after all,
/ Dick. found 1t the very next day In
another part Of my pocketbook- 1t
was after we had breakfast together,
and II didn't tell you. So there was
really no reason, you see. for our get
ting married at all, dearest, except
except that I spent the money on my
rousseau"
There is on an average one wreck
dav in the Baltic Sea