The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-10-17

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ana what s. more decllred AiE:
TpagilnI. II shall give orders 10 cle 1s
On the high tide. That fellow = g
inelaee. and the boner lIltirea &
4 ~ fEosn him the BETTER Yotl shall
20 With rs, my boy.
But when he went to AitldretA % ex-
plain tie natlIre Of his arrane enaents
lie found her Ia q furious temper.
..Tphy did you announce my enGage-
ment 10 M. 1IaEsh91 she demanded
angrfIy The whole ship g talking
about Il By what right did You DO
thatg1
n DID & for your own sake. SAID
the OLD man 4444s fNSl4es4444 At4A4 ~
has made a fool OF you and Of me long
enough. There must be an end 70 ~,
..isnt / don't love Wills MarshF'
she cried. .'Yous forget lam Of age.
..rSonsense! WfllIs Is g line fellow.
ne loves you. and be ts the best p'lsl-
ness man for his years have ever
iEnown. If IL were not for this foolish
boy ana girl aGafr you would return
Is love. He suits me, and-weI1. I
have put my foot down, 50 there's an
end OF It"
@Do you intend to force me to marry
Mr.. wayIand recognized The danger
signal.
ABSURD! Take all the time you
wish. You'll come around all right
That reprobate You were engaged 70
defied me ana defended that woman"
He told Of his stormy Interview with
Boyd. concluding: TT Is fortunate we
found him out. Mildred. have guarded
Won all my life. have layished every
hing money ..oald buy upon you
nave bullt ur the greatest fortune In
all the west for you. have kept you
pure and sweet and good-and to think
TINT such a fellow should dare Nj.
Wayland choked with anger. Ehe
one thing 1 cannot stnnd In man OF a
woman is immortality. have lived
clean myself, and my SON shall be as
clean as 1"
tDid you say that Boyd threatened
to come aboard this EVENING" cues
toned the girl
eyes. But / swore chat he should
.srhen hem come" said mildred.
II was twilighE when Wits Marsh
was rowed out to the yacht. He found
Mr.. WnyIand and Mildred seated in
deck chairs enjoying the golden sunset
while the old man smoked. Marsh ex.
planned that he hndseketSea himself
from his guests to SO whittier MS m
clInntion led him and drew his seat
close to Mildred. rejoicing in the fact
tbat no one could gaInsay him this
privilege. Moreover, he had won the
unfnltering loyalty of Wayne Way
lnnd. the dominant figure of the west.
Nothing could keep him now from the
success his ambition demanded.
HIS complaIsant enjoyment was In
terrupted ut last by the approach OF
the second officer. who announced that
a lady wished to see Mr.. Wayland.
"a lady2" asked the old man In sur
prise.
..Yes, sir. She came alongside in
small boat just now with some natives.
stopped her at the landing, but she
says she must see you nj once"
''Ah, that woman again. Mr. Way
lands jaws snapped. TELL neg 70 Do
gone. / refuse to see her" 9
"Very well, sir" The mate turned.
but Mildred said suddenly:
watt Why don't you talk to heF'
father?"
.sThat creature9 l have nothing to
say to her"
MIIdred leaned forward and called to
the ships officer: "show her up. VIII
see her"
mildred. you mustn't talk TO that
womnn!; her father cried.
at is very unytse." Marsh chlmed IN
apprehenSively. :'She isn't the sort OF
person.
Miss wayland chilled him with n
look and waved the mate away, then
sank back into her chair.
II have talked with her already
assure you she Is not dangerous"
Wills Marsh squirmed uncomtorta-
bly, in his seat he liked his eyes upon
the knot of men ut the starboaFd ran.
Then. with sharp indrnwing Of his
breath, he Ieaped up and darted down
the deck.
over the side had come Cherry Nh.
lotte, accompanied BY an Indian girl
In shawl and moccasins-n SLIM
shrinking creature who stood as e be-
wildered. twisting her hands and star
Ing about with frightened eyes Be