The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-08-14
CHAPTER iIi.-Continued.
Not more than l." sadly.

Not more than l." sadly.
Nothing like. is there. girl?"
81 hate automobiles" she answered.
irrelevantly.
The old. old sea Quarreled murmur-
ously at their feet. and the white gulls
sailed hither and thither. sometimes
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 sauntereo in at two
O'Clock that afternoon, just as the
family were sitting down to luncheon.
He was a revelation. There was moth
ing shabby about him now. He wore
. new suit, spats. new straw hat.
and twirled light bamboo. There
was something jaunty and confident in
his air bubbling In his eyes; alto
gether he was in fine fettle about
something. He cast aside his hat and
cane with 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 appettious 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. Grandpas 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 sensation of some magni
tude. Darlington was seized with a
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 frozen
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 Cayenaugh. holding
back his accumulated wrath, Il want
TO see you in my study"
Immediately. my son. l was jus,
about to make that same request y
Grandpa looked at Kate, then at Car
rington. Il suppose you young per
sons will invite poor old grandpa tc
the wedding?"
Father" This was altogether toe
much for patrician blood. Cavenaugh's
face redeemed and his fists closed
ominously. You will do me the hon
or. father, not to NEEDLE with my
private affairs. Kate is my daughter
and she shall marry the man 1,
pleases me. to accept"
Darlington felt this cut dart owe,
grandpa's shoulder. He stirred un
easily.
"Oh. II that's the way you look al
it," with a comical deprecatory shrug
Grandpa touched Darlington on the
arm. Young man. do you love this
girl? No false modesty, now; the
truth. and nothing but the truth. Dc
yea love herr