The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-09-18

being entirely guiltless Of sunburn, did
not shine.
The air of jollity which had distin-
guished our little impromptu feasts
seemed to me lacking on this more
formal occasion. 1t was as though
our guests had put on another person
ality with their evening clothes, and
I found II unfamiliar and hard to toll
crate.
Lady Edith, to be sure, was JOY
to behold, and talked with unusual
brilliancy. Her white shoulders and
golden hair were strikingly accentu-
ated by her low-cut black gown, and
the color came and went in her cheeks
like the fitful spark of an opal.
Mr.. Blake, the quiet, the self-con-
tanned, beside whom she was placed,
let his soup grow cold as he looked at
her, and had evidently forgotten the
presence of any one else long before
the appearance of the salad. BY the
| time coffee arrived l decided he was
hopelessly lost, and felt a sincere SYM
pathy for him, for in the lace of her
| bodice cleaned the little gold key, and
| l knew It locked all men but one out
of her heart.
| 1 felt very sorry for them both, in
the light Of my recently acquired in
formation. There were shadows be-
meath her eyes, and repressed rest
lessness of manner which attributed
to overtaxed nerves, for ! knew she
felt Il incumbent upon her to make a
special effort to be agreeable, since
the dinner was given in her honor.
Perhaps, | reflected, the anniversary
other days, and for her sake as well
as my own, wished 1t were over.
Well, 1t was over, and our guests
had been gone for an hour, though 1t
was now but II o'clock | imagined
Gordon Bennett and his friend arriv-
ing at their island and discussing us
over their cigars, with doubtless a
refresh them after their exertions,
and l would have liked to hear what
they said.
Gabrielle often remarks that she
never hears ice clink In a glass and
smells good cigar that she does not
wish she were a man, and secretly
sympathize with her. although l al
ways make point of disagreeing in a
slightly superior manner. as though
such things were beneath contempt.
was thinking of this now in a
dreamy, half-conscious way, when
suddenly became aware that I actually
smelled a cigar-and a very good one
Moreover. the odor came from be
meath. and as the steps led directly tC
the slip the conclusion was forced
upon me that some one was dowI
there. Curiously enough, l was no
frightened, but decidedly indignant
Some one was taking a great libert.
with private property, thought, and
wished l were brave enough to q
down and order him-or them-away
forthwith.
There was, as said, no moon, and
could not positively distinguish any
thing as l peered down into the dark
9 ness, but thought I-saw point OF ilgh
like the end of a cigar, and certainl.
!. heard subdued murmur of voices
. In another instant the slip and every
! thing upon 1t stood out against the dark
ness with the clearness and accurac
of a picture thrown upon a screen, 1t
i every detail distinct and visible. Afte
an incredulous moment, / understood
!, for | recognized the broad beam @
white light which fell across the we
= ter with dazzling brilliancy. Gu
). friend the searchlight had paid u
e many visits since that first night upo
the slip, and we had come to regar
s 1t with an amused tolerance, and I
|, watch for it, especially on dark night
?, or in bad weather We seldom watche
r, in vain, for it was persistent an
e Woodworking light and explored tn
h island, or at least our end of it, wit
d painstaking thoroughness and reg,
l. larity.
g. So | sat in the sheltering darkness
a on the top of the steps and locke
n down upon the illuminated slip, Will
g my heart thumped audibly and
e wished most ardently had never vel
D. tured out.
n For there were two men upon |
TX and an unlighted steam launch waite
10 beside 1t. One of them knelt befoI
the door of the boathouse, evidentl
e. trying to unlock 1t, while the 9th,
y watched with interest, and finally pr
I, duced a bunch Of keys from his ow
"a pocket and selected one as he handle
"a them to his companion, with apparei
g. directions how to apply it. And sa
n plainly that the man who supplied IL
p keys was Gordon Bennett, who, wit
g. his friend Mr. Blake, was trying
er force an entrance into Our hnathous