The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-08-20
CHAPTER IH.-Continued.

MOT more than L., sadly.
Nothing like, Is there, girl?"
81 hate automobiles" she answered,
irrelevantly.
The old, old sea quarreled murmur
pously at their feet, and the white gulls
sailed hither and thither, sometimes
breasting the rollers just as they were
about to topple over into running
creamy foam. The man and the girl
seemed perfectly content to remain
voiceless. There was no sound but
the song of the sea; the girl dreamed,
and the man wondered what her
dream was. Presently he glanced at
his watch. He stood up, brushing the
sand from his clothes.
Half an hour between us and break
fast, Kate. All aboard"
The night before might have been
only an idle dream.
SO they took the road back. Only
the sea and the gulls saw the tender
kiss.
The pariah sauntereu in at two
O'Clock that afternoon, just as the
IdUllly WGIS bltllu6 uOWh " iulICllCOu.
He was a revelation. There was moth
ing shabby about him now. He o
a new suit, spats, a new straw hat,
and twirled a light bamboo. There
was something jaunty and confident in
his air, a bubbling in his eyes; alto
gether, he was in fine fettle about
something. He cast aside his hat and
cane with a flourish.
aha! just in time," he said. "An-
other chair, William"
The butler sent a dubious glance at
his master; there was the usual curt
nod and the frown. So grandpa sat
down beside Norah, whose usual effer-
vescence had strangely subsidized; he
pinched her cheek, and deliberated be-
tween the cold ham and chicken.
"a fine day! A beautiful day! A
day of days." he cried, surrendering
to the appetitious lure of both meats.
Nobody replied to this outburst of
-exuberance; nobody had the power to,
A strange calm settled over every
one. This was altogether a new kind
of grandpa. There was nothing timid
or hesitant here, nothing meek and
humble; neither was there that insult
ferable self-assurance and arrogance
of a disagreeable man. Grandpa's at
titude was simply that of an equal, OF
a man of the world, of one who is con.
fident of the power he holds in re
serve; that was all. But for all that
he was a sensation of some magni
tude. Darlington was seized with q
wild desire to laugh. The truth came
to him like an illumination; but he
wisely held his peace.
There is something in the air to
day that renews youth in old age; Ell
my SOM" with a sly wink at Cave
naugh.
Cavenaugh's expression of wonder
began to freeze and remained frozer
to the end of the meal. So all the
honors of conversation fell to grand
pa, who seemed to relish this new
privilege.
Father" said Cavenaugh, holdint
back his accumulated wrath, II wan
to see you in my study"
Immediately, my son l was jus
about to make that same request.
Grandpa looked at Kate, then at Car
rington. Il suppose you young per
sons will invite poor old grandpa I,
the w~edding?"
'Father!" This was altogether to,
much for patrician blood. Cavenaugh'
face Redeemed and his fists close,
continuously. you will do me the hon
or, father, not to NEEDLE with m,
private affairs. Kate is my daughter
and she shall marry the man l
pleases me to accept"
Darlington felt this cut dart owe
grandpa's shoulder. He stirred III
easily.
ooh II that's the way you look a
it'll" with a comical deprecatory shrus
Grandpa touched Darlington on tn
arm, Young man, do you love thi
girl? No false modesty. now; tn
truth. and nothing but the truth. D
you love herr"