The Washington times., 1910-04-27

Il came 10 a struggle the result would
be inevitable, What could she do? What
could she do2
Forbes was watching her keenly.
- on realize the situation nowy'' he
rs,ntinued- For our ovvsa welfare we
cannot permit you to remain single. You
could not Eel away. and we would not
Kermit you 10 90 so II Won corlId You
must margin twenty-four hours And
sine you must marry, let me advise you
to choose one who can provide for Won
and there IS no one here who can dc
that So well as l. I won't talk about
love-Ihat Is for boys. and I am a man.
but II YOU VIII marry me. YOU shall be
queen here Comet what do you say2''
DOrot4y pushed back her chair and
rose 7 say that this is utterly prepos-
ferrous I viii not marry any one on
cor1pulSlOu. Certainly VIII not marry
you. 1 wish you good day, Captain
FORBES.
She turned toward the door hut
ForteS STEPPED before her
one moment Miss Fairfax" he said
7 know how you feel, and I do not
wish 10 turn you against me bv undue
persistence II you want 10 20 now
go- But think over what 7 have said
] DelleFe inHt YOU VIII come TO zee that
% IS the best thing you can possibly do
Talk II over with your friends. I +bfnlx
they VII. advise you to consent Al All
events you have tWenty-fOur hOUrg-ffII
Z O'Clock tomorrow. 20 get used to the
ldea- nov, take my advice and wait
Dorothy bowed haughtflv. VERY
we'll she returned y will wait Now
viii you kindly summon my friends2
WASH 10 return TO my ship"
Forbes lips curved in = crrraT ev,,f1.
Your ship. Miss Fairfax.'- he echoed
on nave no ship You and yOur. com
panlon abandoned the Queen of voUr
own accord. and by the law Of the S.
she and everything on her became the
property Of any one who SaIvare5 her
NY me- have taken possession Of ezery-
INNS. Including your abandoned trunks
winch are now mine Yor1 have n
place 10 lay your head and ,7ofbI-1~
III Ire world except what Won have an
puI person however + am not IN
l A-Ll,i- r OF tHenty-iour hours I viii give
you 1000 and shelter At the end ~
Jhar ume-well- We will see Nou- Won
may go with Mother Jovra 49, IN
care for You And think over my prop
DOrothy's day Of grace passea all 10,
quickly The girls natural fr1D1,Ise v-es
10 turn al once toward Howard for AID
sld EyEeu the moments sped by without
~ lliS-Ils nm, sae turned 10 Mrs. Joyce
and leaned OF his imprisonment
But don't be vvorryfu, about +rs.
miss said the kindly Irish woman siIt'S
safe and sound he IS The can-n Fe
Just kapln him locked Up till after the
Therein be no wedding flashed
An Why not? It's worse Won nigh,
40 NY dear Az men are CantalkerO1rs
but cap 2 Forbes amt a bad sort If
you take him the right way an he'll
make q good husband-the best here
anyway An we Eot to remem Der
hat while a s7EE-- man might get ont
OF here II - was free, even the
smart man-Iet alone woman
couldn't II tbs IsD-r didn't want him
to- and sure IL IS the Cap'u don't want
you 10 go I Know it's hard, but 7
don't see but what it's the best thing
you can do-seein' you wouldn't marry
your friend M Howard. under any
circumstance And Mother joyce
glanced qulzZicaIly into DOrothy's face
The g1ri blushed; then hid her face.
on Mrs Joyce" she sObbed. The
things were different when I said that q"
"Oh- lndade- Now, were thew Yorf
nadent say tnny more. miss. 4 mods
as good as a wink 70 a blind horse It's
q me. upStandin' young fellow he Is
and don't blame you Joyce and I'II
DO what We can for you and him and
youu not De- lawn Us behind when
you sail away
Leave YOU N-verTT'
Fortunate u wss that this understand
ing had been reached so quickly for
little further opportunity for talk va
offered later All that evening and all
the next Encrni- 3 the members Of the
community visited Dorothy one by one.
each with tales 70 tell OF the pleasures
OF lie IN the sea and with praises Of