New-York tribune., 1908-10-11

That's one Dt the most CONT 'TTtUE u'tt.~ III
the language. and Orders Is Ortcr-- - There -
another ONE. We had probably better have
the thinking % hiu. He has a,Wtv> shown
himself competent % do It so tJr.
II wls ON these two priuelplr~ tElt the -rtt
proceeded that day Il w. not very pleas
ant. this putting the island III gala dress Tor
their enemy The only purpose such .t p-r-
Crdurc seemed likely 20 serve Wa To- make.
Beaumont all the more ANXIOUS tp g'Hn.c 70 up
But smith wlS smith. and order, were orders
So they worked with a VIII and when the
primon,ory of Fort Hill the reception Wa
ready
The island itself had never looked SD lovely
e. smith before He was standing 10y Chri-tI-
bcls side IN the bows Of the tug when they
steamed INTO the harhor- But presently the
look IN the girls face made him forget the
scene. made hum forget the drama that Wa t.
be enacted there
She did not speak at all her eyes. sparkling =.
with excitement, caught from the SccUc before
her. swept the crescent shaped hLrhur. from
the bold. blunt mass ot Fort Hill on one hand.
to the white Lncchc..j pt sand. with the ,rs.r
Ot the breakers about II. which formed Gates
Point ON the other The whole picture was
KEYED i- high I- Natures palate CpUld reach
The water IN the hIrh'r was a lighter -H-,ler
blue than the deep ultr5mdrIuc rf the sea
itself pure. true cobalt. and strcWU all over
1t were -hrrds of IncJndcsccnt white that
capped the waves. In an almost unhr1Aeu
hJlt-clhp~c the broad golden band ot beach
and quay made q frame for It all.
' 1t blurr than Naples. she ~.tti I- List
hall under her breath" blucr and I,vcIicr'''
There came Just then step behind thrm
and Beaumont stood at Smiths elbow " Its
very fine" he said II doesn't beat the Bay
of Naples. but IT suggests a Comp5ri~pu-
d" | suppose" said the girl. If / had seen the
Bay of Naples on my honeymoon with
mother. Ill never find anything that cqu1lci
il, either
Bclumonts only reply was to lay his hand
JrtcctIunatcIy ON the girls shoulder and Smith
turned away. conscious of a dc~pliring wish
simpler thing that good people would be good
and bad people would bc bad.
Ii had been SD easy matter two DAYS ago
e. call Christopher Beaumont a pirate and To-
plan keeping him. 10y force or guile. on the
island. but the sight OF him now. with h,,
a suspicious brightness of what looked like
tears III his eyes. disCrcditcd both the cpItLct
and the plan
The next moment Christabcl's seriousness
vanished. Soldiers" she cried. making cu,
the long rigid lines that dressed the QUAY.
" But that's not the British uniform
They are not soldiers. said smith, they
are Just the island constabulary-"
" Your own private little army she COM
mrHts,l. He WAS at a loss To- understand the
quick look of what appeared % be- hall awe
and half amusement which she shot St him
then. And there are the Stars and Stripes
and the Union Jack as proper" she went on 8.
but what Is that third pole for2"
"Oh. we have flag of our own, SAID smith
"a burgcr. To- speak correctly. They'll run It
up when 60 ashore
And isn't it circus day, or something
they aren't all waiting there just for u-,-the
aaud and cverythng?
''Yes. it Is your show" nc assured her