The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-04-22

Something disqldCtiug hdd come into TIC
World
had suddenly come into the world,
something unpleasant, but indefinite.
yet sufficient to leave her vaguely APP
prehensive.
Somebody threw tennis bah at her
She caught it and hurled it in return.
and for few minutes the white. felt
covered balls few back and forth from
scores of graceful. eager hands.
moment or two passed when no balls
came her way. She turned and walked
20 the foot Of dune and seated her
celf cross legged on the hot sand, her
serious, beautiful eyes fixed steadily
on a distant white spot-the sponsor
canoe where Gladys aud Sclwyn sat.
their paddle blades flashing in the sun.
How far away they were! Gerald
was with them. Curious that Selwyn
had not seen her waiting for him,
knee deep In the surf-curious that he
had seen Gladys instead! True, Gladys
had called TO him and signaled him,
white arm uphung. Gladys was very
pretty-with her heavy, dark hair and
melting. Spanish eyes and her softly
rounded. olive skinned figure. Gladys
had called TO him. and she had not.
That was true, and lately-for the last
few days or perhaps more she her
self had been a trifie less impulsiye in
her greeting Of Selwyn-a little less
sans facon with him. After all, man
comes when it pleases him. Why
should a girl call him-unlcss she-un-
less-unlCss--.
Perplexed, her grave eyes were fixed
on the sea whese now the white canoe
pitched nearer, close on now.
When the canoe suddenly capsized
Gladys jumped. but Selwyn went with
II, boat and man tumbling into the
tumult over and over. AS Eileen looked
she saw a dark streak leap across his
face-saw him stoop and wash 1t Off
and stand, looking blndly about, while
again the sudden dark line crlsscrossed
mis- face from temple TO chin and
spread wider like stain.
philip" she called, springing to her
feet and scarcely knowing that she had
spoken.
He heard her and came toward her
IN halting, dazed way, stopping
twice to cleanse his face of the bright
blood that streaked it,
"Its nothing" he said "The infer
nal thing hit me. Oh don't use thatw
rs she drenched her kerchief in cold
sea water and held II toward him with
both hands.
"Take it. IL beg Of YOU" she STAN
mered. "Is it s-seriousY'
"Why, no." he said, his senses clear
fng. ut was only rap on the head,
and this blood Is merely a nuisance.
Thank you; will use your kerchief If
you Insist. It'll stop in a moment any
way"
"Please sit here" she said-"here
where I've been sitting"
He did so, muttering; What a nui
sance! 1t will stop in second You
needn't remain here with me, you
know. Go in. 1t is simply glorious"
"I've been in. was drying my
hair"
He glanced up, smiling; then, as the
wet kerchief against his forehead red
dened, he started to rise but she took
II from his fingers, FASTENED TO the
waters edge, rinsed 1t and brought IT
back cold and wet
"Please sit perfectly STILL" she said.
"a girl likes TO do this sort OF thing
for a man."
"If I'd known that" he laughed.
''I'd have had 1t happen frequently"
She only shook her head, watching
him unsmiling But the pulse in her
had become very quiet again.
tits no end OF fun in that canoe" he
observed. "Gladys Orchil and | work
1t beautifully"
"I,saw you did," she nodded.
"0hi Where were your Why didn't
scT n sS@sl S:s y q: &. 49, ..,,., vo,,
! waa. M ytsg Sp@stins you
4aia %f1d,ssA said.
Fl didn't call you" she observed 30
rinely, and after a moment she added,
S.sDo you see''only those who hail you,
Captain selwynT
He laughed. 'In this life's cruise a
good sailor always answers a friendly
hail"
$50 do l." she said. please han me
after this-because don't care TO take
the initiative. II you neglect to do 1t,
don't count on my hailing yOu any
more" ~