Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-05-21

NO" said Mrs. John. 'Didn,t
tel you where be was going this morn
mgr He went to drive Dick Kendall
down to the harbor to see him Off ON
the Viking"
susan Harland's half opened lips md
startled eyes showed her surprise.
Didn't you know?' said Mrs Mur-
ray, embarrassed. "Dick Is going on
cruise around the world with his
! friend Randall. who bought that big
yacht Viking this spring."
susan spranS mp. casting aside all
pretense. like the honest. warm heart
cd girl she was. Kate" she cried. at
can't let him go. j cannoti cannotr'
Mrs. Murray canght the girl I'm her
arms. Darling" she said. with n sob
Il thought that 1t was all over he
tween you"
Il was wicked said Sue. LAS if T
would lose Dick for all the absent
mindedness In the world, oh. Kate
we must stop him! / don't care what
people think"
Sue. dear" said Mrs. Murray, at IS
TOO late. Lookr' She led Sue To n
Wlhuow that commanded view across
DUN and far TO sea. Some miles out
great steam yacht was steaming to-
ward the horizon.
~ must cable to him at once-st
once" said Sue passlonately. For a
Few minutes Mrs. Murray made no re-
ply. but held her arms around the girl
and stroked her hair.
You must be patient. dear, now.
ana piuckyl for awhile The Viking Is
bound to the south Pacific. and we
shall not be able to reach her for some
tlme-perhaps for six months"
She led the sobbing girl into the
library. bestowed her comfortably in
an easy chair and wisely left her alone
to have her cry and her trouble nv
herself till the first keenness should
have worn of.
She had scarcely re-entered the
drawing room before she heard her
husband driving up TO the door.
moment afterward there entered two
men. looking very. very sheepish and
guilty. They were DIR. John and-DiclS
Kendall.
Now. don't scold and don't laugh
Kate. imploned DR.. John. III tell Won
what happened. picked Dick up all
rlght at his lodgings. and we did all
you told US to do. saw. that everything
was locked up and counted his bag
gage and made sure that he had his
money In HIS pockets. See. here's your
memorandum. all checked or But
Kate" added DIR. John. withtn twin
kle. half humorous. half ashamed.
you forgot TO add on the memoran-
uum that Dick was to be delivered on
board the Viking"
And so. you know" interposed
Dick, eager TO divert blame from his
friends head, II got to telling John
about new test for white blood cor
puscies. and we got interested and
stopped for just n few minutes at the
board of health laboratory"
And then. as usual. you forgot all
about little thing like n trip around
the world" Mrs Murray burst ont
But. strangely enough. there was n de-
lighted smile on her face.
Taking Dick Kendall by the Shout !
der. she pushed him toward the H. !
brary. Now, you great. useless child"
said she. with her eyes shining, You
so In there and sit down for a mo- /
ment. ] have something TO say 10 the |
doctor"
Sue closed the door behind him and
ran TO DIR. John. clapping her hands
softly. DIR. John didn't look at all alb /,
sentminded when she whispered TO /
him. but gaZcd ut the door with rs
much eagerness and joy I'm his face as /
there was in hers 4
They waited quarter of an hour /
with highly commendable patience.
Then Mrs. Murray walked TO the door |
and knocked, but not before she had !
heard Dick KendalI's deep voice:
Think OF something else? Sue. | !
couldn't thing Of anything except that /
had lost you"
"Oh! came Sues voice "And how |
about the test that made you forget
the yacht?'
well" replied Dick. al might for
get little thing like that. but you're
not little thing except In size"
And before the door opened Sue said:
stop. you bear! You've nearly knock
ed my hat or"