Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-10-02

Us Mr.. Cover at home-I mean on
board :" asked Beryl, looking exquisitely
lovely in her rosy confusion
The man took a redolent pipe out of
his mouth and grinned approvingly.
He isn't, as you might say, on board
at this par-tie'lar moment, miss" he
replied. But he'll be comm for his
victuals afore long, you may be sure"
BeryPs heart sank. She had taken her
courage in both hands, and now she was
/ afraid that before she needed it it would
have oozed completely away.
do you think I might wait on
board?" she asked desperately. 81 am
so very tired and want to speak to Mr..
Cover very particularly"
The man took off his cap and
scratched his head reeetively.
He didn't exactly know" he said, if
the old man would take it kindly if he
found young lady in his cabin when
he returned"
Beryl was seized with bright idea
Il am Mr.. Covers ward" she said,
at the same time extracting a half-sov-
ereign from her purse.
If she had stated that she was MIR
Covers grandmother, the man would
have been just as much impressed. He
had not the slightest idea what ward
might be. However, the sight of the
gold was distinctly persuasive He led
the way down the companion ladder and
showed Beryl the way into the saloon.
Moreover he assured her that she need
not feel uneasy about her machine He
would take care of that.
| 1t seemed to Beryl that she had spent
many hours in that lonely cabin before,
peeping through the curtained window,
| she saw Franklin Cover, sauntcring
along the pier. When the sailor, touch.
ing his cap, stepped forward to address
him, she perceived an ominous frown
gather on her guardians face, and pres
emily she heard his quick footsteps as,
apparently in a paroxysm of anger, he
strobe towards her hiding place A
frantic wish floated through her brain
that a friendly mine would explode I'M
der the ship before Franklin could reach
the cabin. She shrank, trembling, into
the most distant corner, hoping that in
the dim light he might fail to notice her,
and that she would be able to effect an
escape while his back was mereifully
! turned
/
| to come to pass. The door was flung
open and an angry, avenging spirit stood
towering grim and terrible upon the
threshold.
"Vhat new folly is this. Beryl?" de-
manded Cover, in voice low with an
ger. Is it possible that you are here
alone? What will Sir Allured, what will
my sister, think of this latest escapade /?
Of course they will blame me; you seem
determined at all costs to place me for
ever in false position"
| Through sheer nervousness, Beryl gig
| gled namely.
How funny it is" she said, 'sthat peo-
pies first thoughts are always about
themselves"
Her laugh dashed his righteous anger
to unreasonable fury.
| 81 do not think you have anv right
to say that to me- he exclaimed, "con-
sidering the endless trouble and distress
of mind | have gone through on your
behalf"
In an instant Miss Vivian was the in.
carnation of offended dignity.
That is Just what have come about"
she said, with extreme suavity. Only
your-your strange and unusual excite
ment completely drove my object in
calling upon you out of my head Lady
Beauchamp happened to say, quite cas-
ually, that you were going on long
voyage, so before You went | was nat
uraIly anxious to repay you, as far as
lay IN my power, for all the trouble and
expense you have been put to on my be-
half. I told my grandfather of the lit
tie misunderstanding about my prop
erty in the West Indies and all its I'm
pleasant consequences. He Immediately
gave me a cheque for a thousand pounds,
which / have great pleasure in handing
you | trust that it viii cover all my
expenses since my dear fathers death.
There it is, Mr.. Cover. And, thank you,
many times. for all your kindness to
me! Now that my business is concluded,
l viii get my bicycle and return to Da-
morey.7
She smiled biandly up in his face as
she prepared to depart 1t was his turn
to be embarrassed now. He felt that if
they parted thus they would part for
ever.
zone moment, Beryl!'' he said. with a
strange tremor in his voice 81 cannot
believe that you have ridden all these
miles simply for the purpose Of INJECTING
such a terrible wound"
"And yet, when you faneied I came to
pay you morning cali you were highly
shocked. You are very hard to please,
Mr.. Cover
Forgive me- | spoke in haste. 1t is
really for you, for your impulsive ma
ture, that feel afraid. You must allow
that had cause for surprise, and ! for
got. for the moment, that | was no
Longer your guardian-that I am nothing
to you now, and therefore have not the
faintest right to criticise your actions, )"
There was a regret so poignant IN hls
lone that her heart was touched. Sh"
moved swiftly to his side and laid her
hand upon his arm.
do not say that you are nothing to
me-" she murmured softly. Il shall
never know a happy moment till the
Ariadne comes back from this long, ter
rible voyage"
"Beryl!"
With sudden heart -throb he looked
long and earnestly into her eyes. What
he read there made him fold her into
his arms and seal their mute betrothal