New-York tribune., 1908-11-01

| am as sure YOU wouldn't DO anything bad or dis
honorable as | am that ne wouldn't
There was an unconscious irony about that which.
in spite of him, twisted his lips WY smile and
he turned away from her 10 hide It. But IN
ment he saw things more largely mock is nothing
but part of a truth He turned back to her again.
Thank you. Christabel,' he said
They had come by TO the veranda
But don't YOU want to go away: Not run
just be somewhere else when the Pheasant comes
No he said. well see It out here"
THE moment Smith had seen the girl safely into
the house, he turned about and literally blew
down the hill to the town, across the little public
square, and up his tiny shack the other
side. Here he fattened against the door, and
would have had some difficulty getting in and getting
it shut after him. had the big black servant who
acted as his factOtun been within TO help him
Flowers for that was the poetic name IN which
the negro reiOCed-had already caught sight OF the
Pheasant making her way toward the haTbOr mouth
and IN anticipation of visit from the Governor
which always meant great parade OF ceremonial II
the way Of g1nfire side bows. and a file of marines
anxious spite of the storm, for permission
to 90 cut and take his humble part IN the
festivities He had been IN fact on the point
of setting out when Smith was blown against the
door.
The manager took up his glass and kept It trained
the approaching gunboat for minute or two be
fore he answered the request Flowers made
The Governor Is not aboard. he said as he put
the glass down =" She's not flying his Jack. With
the sea that's running the bar. YOU are more likely
but YOU may go if You like
Flowers availed himself of the permission with
a1acrity and Smith was left alone.
As a of fact his anxiety for the Pheasarc's
safety, until she got within the bar kept HIM from
thinking very much how serious a disaster her az
Tival would mean Tor him Once she had dropped
her anchors IN the almost IandlOcked bav. me
thought of his personal danger came back upon HIM
1t all the stronger for the natural reaction OF -
spirits from the glow that ChriStahel's declaration
OF faith in him had produced
RestleSsly he watched the gunboat pitching It
her anchorage for awhile until he saw them masking
preparations 10 lower boat They We're going 20
have visitor after all. visitor of official con-
sequence. evidently too. from the fact that u was
the Captains cutter they were lowering away. He
none OF the officers would come ashore n
weather like this. though their craft was safe
in the harbor- He was a little puzzled who The
visitor might be- the absence OF the Governors
Jack eliminated the only likely one But he didn't
much care after all
He turned away from the window seated himself
at his desk, and tried 70 work; but the effort
beyond him His game was up. The good fight he
had meant TO make was over before II well begun.
The storm would blow itself IN the night and to-
morrow or the day after Beaumont and-ChriStabel
would sail away. As TO what might happen 70 HIM
after that, it didn't much matter.
IT was an hour later that he heard Flowers letting
himself in at the back door The bis, neqro,s fe
when, on the pretense OF having heard Smiths bell
he came into the room fairly illum1ned by one
vast pervaSive grin
Didn't You ring. sub: he asked, Il was plum
ShO heard VO bell "
'NonsenSel" said smith, smiling family What
IS 1t YOU want TO tell me: Out with IT.
Nass sub, said the man 1t sutainIv was one
OF de strangeS sights | evan saw in man life"
But Flowers was 10 be deprived of the satisfaction
OF telling his tale; for before he could begin it thud
against the front door announced the arrival of
visitor.
Smith and Flowers. between them opened The
door and succeeded in shutting after the man they
CoE!s-as1 oH u1Fs IS