The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-12-16

D.
had brought many changes 10
those whuse lives had been Tor short
time tangled in the intricate maze OF
pride. love and ambition.
The gun had been taken 10 the prov
ing grounds and there had siood the
test. The naval hnard was pnthusi,
asfii. ever II All Thar remained was
for the woalan 10 prove its efficiency
on shinlrr,rI nj target practice and II
would he adopted hy the government.
Orders 81 the Ehinr~trnm gun were
siiil held NJ prudins The result OF tar
ret rracii''e
T.ienienan, S.nunrrs had been or
eered back TO sea dniy Apparently
he had achieved his ambition. The
fu:urr United lri:m for hin In his
chnscn profession Fellow Officers en-
wed him lie Na< considered won
cerfn, young man. and bright future
in the service Of his country seemed in
store
All this IN thefside az ambition. bur
on The nihrr sid. lif,. was not so
bright. lie knew that no matter how
high he mighi rise In his profession
happin,-ss r.luld ndi he his He had
last irrpiriavahly the Girl he loved.
and satisfied amhiiinn meant little 10
him compared to that.
On the rsarnin. after the sensational
ryents IN the furnace room Sommers
had called III the nnrlnt house Fran
rps Ind rs,fIised Ia see him He wrote
her a lef'er. and Il WIS returned 10
hi.a E.nrrnri Finally he managed to
i.s.-i h,.r ~ The street. hut she passed
him nv wirhaui Speaking
Ne.f rnrrriIs tho yaurg officer re-
rarl.d back ~ Washington for duty
sfa he'f -'.s-,' The ci-i: she Ind
..-..rs.s -r9t ~ ihr works ihai
rm $50 rst., srat.r srd racin:
scrtii.,t. if",rr ii
-. So e.-s vrti1 s,ii- inre'' isia
-. rsra - at Ani 10 nlkr u
.--. - = 4 h,.rs.if 50 over and over
80
-. rrxi - -, was 81; ,s'rt.-ed
when - easlrd 4 c.si ~ rfeFi g
lsvpifr, rlr1,e. fre-n ihe f"c- whPr
his 49, 7.-iv.t, she sfa-'sd innli
NAri rrr i. then rl SD ner
self 80 t.s.J ~ firm: sic wo;ii1
PR "a iin
Ard = el;h soirn y,i-hr effort shl
80 ee--anf wifl
nslrssii.t u f.inrn il - I.ioaanan
semn.ers = h:s hotel
rassie. hpr I'D lover on The stree
fad le-eu an rTari hut thar. TOO. Sd
managed & Do II took The last o
Ter aarar. however The reaction ha'
eon,e She he,.an 10 regref. then {
fors..e ard fnaliv n long ore NOR
~ 'se .a rlta a1n. she felt sure
enu,e pase her hsrpy
a ll'rt. di-rrptt questioning ha'
brnucbi 80 Tho ,drse ~ his angel
shr fsn'd ~ lie ffa reputation 9
ITmknr, sspe thr wark peopie. IN
eisrafs'y .fHked her
shp mrsl4-insd ih.n wins Snmmer
had i,..s.'i .sagssd sn' saw Il wa
MT aeii.l hsr ~ hrHn.ii aimnf 3
aDy .hrir y her iHi meraly nsrc'
nn,4m.f ee asainsi il'fste
ftitl aaul uiru :. ~ Sin
-,ataa ~ II . is,si'bn iliat ~ chat
ae;pf IN n8ae lue~ihnlhs
wiNi, sd fra.ly ,suF 70 = RI
und.rs;aresg liz eifl laass4l g writ
bui sUnnaae " iiiai time sis ava
On s.a diets aid .he u,nd mt tear
him A-a.lsi hrf awu Judgment -
had lnnzeii fGr anu eAi.s.isd soil
uvfd iFn.H him isni the navat 10
sr's tribe Wa- ioD great q i'IrsHe
further Intrusion after - signal =
hut
Then tie girl began 70 grow ga
aud ~ Nnrry. Her parpufs nniies
the rliu-t without realizing the eaus
80 one lai aig suspicion u the ~
relation EafWrFn ifaners aud a
young natal onitvr That @sS
night ~ ~ yisie covered purci, ";
eerri irtl,'f neiIivry l'E'ked
her ieait md IL his. % b. brought q
rs each. REGARDED fOndiy aud fnourn'
Over wlIpll alone
guuIBrr4 had hi wvfk. Dut Franc
had n1tnin- 10 distract her mind.
NvnGrf 80 gFYN paisr and ~'eiged
We iiisfs.-t ID everything. Mr. al
Nrs lurafi lrraiDr alarmed. Th'
.vlssuil.d aiatOrs. bat there was uUi
iDg wn,us physically with tie
daughter. Finally one big expert "
posed q sen voyage. AID for the 81
time Frances showed sofDe sign of
terest tIr DuraDt paid a doui
size bill ebcerfully. thinking that d.
tor n wonderful man.
The DuraDt yacht. the lryesss. "
got ready ~ quickly a. possible. \
Dursnt could not 70 himself. and
decided IL would be a good plan
send his wife aud daughter away
cruise 10 charge Of Pinckney.
Now for month they cruised.
Frances sh.sed little sign OF interes
Pinckney was the only one "
seemed ~ get real enjoyment out
the trip lie now felt that victt
must In the end be bis