Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR AUGUST 80. 1905

knew she trying to escape, and that Morson
flying after her: then she trpped and fell head
heels in sand dune This made her angry: but
there wasn't any time for anger, for he overlook her
and flung himself beside her in the sand and then
OH horrors!-he caught her brutally in his strong
brown
OF course she struggled with him hard
she could; but he only laughed and drew her to him
and looked into her eyes with his 1mplsh gray ones
And then he kissed her Oh how dared he? To kiss
her on the mouth 1t hateful of him. though
he did not COnne his insults to that particular
feature. but distributed them over cheeks and eyes
and chin impartialy, then came back to the mouth
for the sake of good measure and other reasons
while Valda herself-because of the very mortifica
ton of -cried at least gill and forced to lay
her head on the beautiful devils shoulder and hide
her face.
"Now. then my dear" said Morson- Brown at
length, aren't you perfectly. absolutely furious
AGAIN.!
No" sobbed the sptfire not Bit"
XIV. Traces of Mr.. Tracy
TT is needless doubt. to state how the Horsehair
came blowing through sparkling sea. proving
along the Jersey coast in the mournful hope of
recovering the washed-up body of Miss Girard but
it did do that very thing, SO put 1t down. Some
board spied the wreck of the Spitfre. and
boats were put out with sorrowing company who
ashore
1t is needless also to dwell on the satisfaction of
old Marcus Grard on discovering his daughter alive
and we'll or the chirrupy delight of Polly on discover
ing Morson alive and well,-a delight purely in
genuous that the young woman in question tumbled
out of the boat: but fortunately, in shallow water
We put this down too although Polly declares it to
be only utterly false and slanderous, but dog
advantage to take of girls patonic interest
in comparative stranger Besides she didn't mind
getting wet, anyway.
Mr. Morson" said Marcus Girard, when the
feminine sobs and other hysterca1 demonstrations
subsced sufficiently to give the old man a chance.
if it hadn't been for you and your pesky jewelry,
-confound you'll shouldn't have lost that rather
expensive yacht"
No, sir" returned the young gravely.
though the impS were more dancing in his eyes.
but if it hadn been for you might not have had
a chance to swap your yacht for rather expensive
in law.
We'll, hang your mpudence!" said Marcus
Grard-and extended cordial hand
OF course you not the least bit interested in
all this detail nor is it quite fair tell tales the
placid old Aunt Mary but do it, anyhow She
forgot the traditions of her upbrnging- forgot
that delicacy engendered by refnement-and said
to Valda. concerning the Morsons of Virginia, Il
told you SOL
but. the other hand. she never had husband of
her do be generous and allow the dear old
hen to crow Just once.
THE foregoing said before, is needless. 1t is
no concern of ours whether the miserable MlggS
was clapped in jail partially forgiven and con-
demned to some twenty mine thousand more
'ot plates eXplat1on of his one and only SIM but
YOU have, believe, Just little curiosity concern
ing the Messrs. Ormond and Tracy and their ult-
mate lot in life.
When the previous night the Horsehair had
run for safety into harbOr the two resOurceful men
about them to speak. for forelock of Father
Time. Had Girard not been earnestly distracted
the loss of his precious daughter he might have
done we'll to keep a weather eye the actions of
pair of scalawags Yet this he failed. to his
lasting and regret: for he wished to punish
Ormond for coming shade too near the truth