Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-01-21

in your heart. which is worse. Now.
Frances, don't be foolish. You know
Edward cares for you. and you know
that your father and l would like to
see you two married"
The girl shook her head deeisiyely.
and her one was very firm when she
answered.
I'm very sorry, mother. to disap-
point you and dad. but | must tell you
once and for all | wouldn't marry Ed
ward Pinckney If he were the only
man on earth"
The mother looked at her daughter,
amazed.
Frances Durant, I'm ashamed of
you!" she cried. Here you've had me
enduring that horrid yacht for a month
past merely because | thought it would
help to bring this match about, and
now you tell me you'll never marry
him. I've never been so treated In my
life"
Frances could not help laughing. She
slipped her arm about her mothers
neck af~fectionately.
I'm awfully sorry. mother. dear, but
| don't see how | can help you. You
wouldn't have me marry a man l don't
love, would your
NO." agreed her mother uncertain
ly; II don't want to force you"
Then | expect it's settled" decided
the girl. with a long breath of satis-
faction. I'VE won't say any more
about it."
Mrs. Durant knew Frances well
enough not to try to argue the matter.
She still had some hope, for she had
awelt on the prospect so long that she
could not at once give 1t up entirely.
One change of scene had failed to
work. She would try another.
"Well. then. for goodness sake.
Frances. let's go home" she said eager
ly. II want to get settled in my W
room and feel the floor stay STILL"
The girl sighed.
Every well, mother; We'll go home
whenever you WISH" she agreed.
Down In the courtyard of the old
fashioned Spanish hotel Pinckney was
talking to the captain of the Irvessa
nnxiously.
You say the Roanoke is inT" he
asked.
The captain nodded.
Eyes. sir. She cast anchor in the
harbor an hour ago." he declared.
'Then get up steam at once. cap
tain," ordered Pinckney. I'VE will
leave tonight"
The officer from the yacht hesitated.
"Of course, If you say SO, sir" he
agreed, but l would strongly suggest
waiting over a bit. There is a bad
storm brewing, and storms in this lat
itude are apt to be awkward. Don't
you think you'd better lay over until
the weather clears up?"
Pinckney whirled on him angrily.
I'm giving the ORDERS" be snapped.
Still the seaman could not quite
-kHew his Hsfa -and he
felt a grave responsibility at the
thought of taking the wife and daugh-
ter of the owner into danger.
Certainly. sir, I'm under your or
ders." he said, but we have the ladies'
on board. and they might not like a
storm"
Nonsense" snapped Pinckney.
you're too cautious. We leave to-
night and dine on board. Get up steam
at once"
The captain saiuted.
Certainly. SIR" he said. 1.-THE re-
sponsibility Is up to you"
Mrs. Durant and Frances came down
into the courtyard a few minutes lat
err, just as Pinckney was reading a
cable that a messenger boy had hand
ed TO him.
bad news?" asked Mrs. Durant anx-
iously.
Pinckney looked up.
"Only that | must return at once"
he said.
whats wrongP" asked the other
two together.
The man smiled at their alarm.
Nothing very wrong" he said. "In
fact. this cable brings good news. The
government has notified US to go ahead
on the Rhinestrom gun order"
"Then the Sommers gun, of which
you were afraidT' suggested Mrs.
Durnnt.
Pinckney. looked at her In his most
superior amer.
we were never afraid of the Som
mers gum" he said. "It was only
his influence in Washington"
1t was Frances turn to flush an
griiy.
There was no reason to be afraid
of that she declared. as haughtily
as though her own fathers honor had
been impugned. Lieutenant Som
mers would scarcely do anything dis
honorable"
The man shrugged his shoulders.
He could not, even though 1t were
policy, suppress his hatred of Som
mers. :
I'm glad you think So" he sneered-
81 don't think: / know" retorted the
girl h%aughtily.