New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

-hc better par, IF an hour looking tr her and then
learned that She had been rorn.rti.-,-lE rescued tE
t- attractive mysterious stranger She declares Z.
was th ghu-. Of the famous Id pirate talCD lack
Because. ChrIscahcl supplemented. address
INK smith, because | rcaII. believe Euu .rr
-.N.ul" said Beaumont. turning urpr Smith III
a~'urI> hucu-- " We're Euu-
Yes =" he began They were his mrs. words
since the girl had APPEARED
/. was he, said Chrlstahcl; but | still believe
p, is really Calict Jack He described hl-a and -"-l
.-. all about him. there III the dark md then when
came uut into the light where could sec Htrl he
was SD EL, The picture | had formed IN my own
mind ot Calico Lack that he fairly made me Jump
And then the Sergeant sauted and stood III a--cr-
,t.r 81, respectfully, and when | asked why. De-
~,4-t he lived Horse Island. And then he dis
appeared over the rampant
beaumont had g.zcd al his daughter during This
recital with expression that dccTcuct from yer
--,<l-v -l h.lf-fl,irr.r1us dis-uav ~ the end #
- She warmed me-" he said when She left New.
y .r- 'ha, tropical island was The one place -ett
ia the world where one nigh, still expect ratrttc
adventures md She s.li she meant 20 maze the
most Of the chance II She sets uut ar -hls pace,
can YOU tell me where She VIII bring up.
If last Smith had succeeded III getting himself
-.gc- her. " | suspect ne said that she brought
-he romance along with her |. III any rate. have
lived ON q tropical island tsr SIN Years. and never
detected even "a flavor If romance about any Il my
adventures. unit! this afternoon | think YOU VIII
have 'o eN.ryra,c the climate
s. lar tn, girl had not stirred from her position
III the French window which had framed her Ike
Again she was smiling. tut the hint Of mischief
about the look had disappeared. II Was smile
altogether candid, altogether friendly
Nonsense apart. She said. ! ..-u very glad vuu
have turned ont TO hc Nr smith And l am very
glad YOU are going 20 stop fox dinner
THAT dinner WAS &. wonderful hour for Smith As
1t advanced. his sense of reality his belief ~
tcr,av and Tomorrow rcccicd farther and farther
This episode. quite without any contest
Whatever. He would adopt the girls humor-
OTIS theory. that he himself was NOT zeal 1T ALL
WAS Just iiscmbpdici spirit having his fling
earth again for hour and destined tu blow away
III . mere puff oi vapor when II had passed.
The mere physical uNury of his surroundings
meant good deal Z" him He had been working
hard for ii good ru.ur Years y good part of his
days WIS spent rriu,iliuL about his island his
little g~olcuc vcluoIpcc. sleeping IN whatever VII
ldgc night found him. and sharing the fare of his
local oycrsccrs Even IN their Httlc capital cItv.
Jacks Bluff, his small iron house. which had been
bought ready made in London. afforded few com
forts and no luNures. He had not wiltullv denied
himself these things; ne simply had been able
to take time to think about them, and he had
body to think of them for him.
They were dining tonight in little private
dining room of their own. but the hustle and
glitter, the hum of voices. and and then q
strain OF music came family III through the open
door from the hIg dining room adjoining
To smith these sights and sounds the feel yt