The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-05-04

in the hearing Of many persons. Next
day the news of the broken engage
ment was all over town.
Dick tried to placate the girl. but
with characteristic lack Of policy he
did not wait for her az % to cool Off.
The result was that the r.raeh seemed
final to him. In his simplicity he be-
lieved every angry word she said and
did fiot realize that the girl was eager
to forgive as soon rs she had punished
him little.
Dick was absentminded about little
things. but not about great ones. With
heart full to breaking. he made his
preparatione to leave the place.
A week afterward Sue stopped at
Dr. Murray's house, to accompany
Mrs. Murray and the doctor on drive
into the country. DR.. John was not
there when she arrived
~ hope he hasn't gone to bed
again." said Sue. smiling. She was
cheerful. for she had made up her
mind to write to Dick. forglving him
and asking him frankly to forgive her.
NO" said Mrs. John. Didn't l
tell you where he was going this morn
ing? He went to drive Dick Kendall
down to the harbor to see him off on
the Viking"
Susan Harland's half opened lips and
startled eyes showed her surprise.
Didn't you know" said Mrs. Muir
ray, embarrassed. Dick Is going on
cruise around the world with his
friend Randall. who bought that big
yacht Viking this spring"
Susan sprang up. casting aside all
pretense, like the honest. warm heart
ed girl she was. Kate" she cried. 81
| can't let him go! cannot! l cannot"
Mrs. Murray caught the girl in her
arms. Darling" she said. with a sob,
II thought that it was all over be-
tween YOU"
81 was vricked." said Sue. "As If
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, lit is
| too late. Look" She led Sue to a
window that commanded q view across
a bluff and far to sea. Some miles out
q great steam yacht was steamiag to-
ward the horizon.
Il must cable to him at once-at
once" said Sue passionately. For
| 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
and plucky for awhile The Viking is
bound to the south Pacific, and we
shall not be able to reach her for some
tilne-perhaps for six months"
She led the sobbng girl into the
library. bestowed her comfortably In
an easy chair and wisely left her alone
to have her cry and her trouble by
herself till the first keenness should
| have worn off.
| She had scarcely re-entered the
drawing room before she heard her
husband driving up to the door. a
moment afterward there entered two
men, looking very. very sheepish and
| guilty. They were DR.. John and-Dick
Kendall.
Now, don't scold and don't laugh,
Kate" implored DR.. John. I'll tell you
what happened. picked Dick up all
right 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 of. But,
Kate" added DR.. John. with a twin
kle. half humorous. half ashamed.
"you forgot to add on the memoran-
dunn that Dick was to be delivered on
board the Viking"
And 50, you know" interposed
| Dick, eager to divert blame from his
| friends head. IL got to telling John
about new test for white blood cor
| puscles, and we got interested and
stopped for just few minutes at the
board of health laboratory"
"And then. as usual. you forgot all
about little thing like trip around
the world" Mrs Murray burst out.
But. strangely enough. there was de-
lighted smile on her face.
Taking Dick Kendall by the shoul-
der. she pushed him toward the IL
brary. Now. you great useless child"
said she, with her eyes shining, you
go in there and sit down for mo-
ment l have something to say to the
doctor"
She closed the door behind him and
ran to Dr. John. clapping her hands
softly. Dr. John didn't look at all alb
sentminded when she whispered to
him. but gaZcd at the door with as
much eagerEess and JOY in his face as
there was in hers.
| They waited quarter Of an hour
with highly comnendablc patience.
Then Mrs. Murray walked to the door
and knocked. but not before she had
heard Dick kenda.l'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"
We'll" replied Dick 81 might for
get q little thing like that. but you're
not little thing except in size"