The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-02-24

becoming perceptfble. She was
listening. as to something with
which the ship had no concern,
to the bowling of the wind down
on earth. Mrs. Shayne, from the
cabin door, looked forth at the
young woman. with distinct dis
pleasure. for Virginia had Just said
"a very naughty thing to Mr.. Sill
berberg. In a golf discussion,
which had unaccountably aroused
her temper. Silberberg gloomed
forth darkly over Mrs. Shayne's
shoulder into the darker night.
Mr.. Shayne was asking the pilot
for data as to distances and
course, having audibly wished the
women at the devil. 1t was not
all bliss-and in walked young
Carson to make things worse.
Virginia, taking him for Silber-
berg, turned on him a face hot
with anger. stood looking at him
a moment; then all the displeas-
ure faded away and something
quite irreconcilable with it took
its place. Because she held out
both hands and looked so divine,
Carson took them and held them
close.
"My robert" she whispered.
"Are you a stowaway? Are you
escaping?"
Psyche! Psyche!" he gushed,
under circumstances distinctly un-
favorable for outpourings of souls.
"Oh, I'm glad! No, escape is
quite hopeless! And you are well
after, after"
after my orgy?" she queried.
A farmer thought he heard the
first bobollnk of spring, as her
laugh tinkled down from the
clouds.
virginia."
1t was Mrs. Shame who called.
please come a." said she. Its
wet out there"
Mr.. Carson gave Virginia his
arm, and She swept into the cabin,
leaning proudly on it.
Uncle Finley" said she, 81
don't know how he happens to be
aboard; but this is---this is my
I'VE know" said Mr.. Shayne.
eve picked up your deliverer
down in the woods, Virginia"
"Oh," said she. Then L"
"You were the only one, it
seems, in ignorance of Mr.. Theo-
dore's presence. We have some
business to talk over. What's up,
Willett?"
Willett. the pilot, appeared at
the door with salute. He was a
stopped little scholarly-looking
man who wore great mica goggles
showed back on his forehead.
you sent for the course and
distance. sir?" he replied.
Mrs. Shayne sank back on q
broad upholstered divan built into
the wall. Silberberg twitched
Shayne's arm to gain his attention
but the owner of the Roc received
his pilots report.
1--WE seem to be breaking rec
ords," went on Willett. 1.-THE
distance gage shows st. Louis
nearest, with low variation for
Roadway. Indianapolis is weak,
right around hundred and fifty
miles; and we're getting indistinct
registry that's either Nashville OF
Chicago, depending on whether II
falls off or Increases. Plotting
the course on the theory that it's
Chicago showing up, we're shoot.
ing into Illinois a good deal faster
than the wind. Here's the trial
sheet, SIR"
by George!'' cried Shayne
looking at the sheet. That's go
ing some, isn't 1t? What's the
matter. Maxi"
II want to see you a minute. >
igrowled Silberberg, and drew
Shayne out upon the deck.
Willett went back to his work,
Mrs. Shayne bowed grandly to the
empty air which her gaze indicat
ed occupying Carson's position
Virginia, begging his pardon witt
her eyes, excused herself and fol
lowed her aunt, and Carson wa.
alone.
He felt the insult, the conde
scension, the utter contempt o,
him which the treatment accorded
to him by all but Virginia mad,
plain. He hated them. He wish
ed fervently that he had neve,
stepped aboard to ask a favor O.
the great and arrogant Shayne
He would enter into no arrange
ment with him, now; he would
win his own victory. or fail. HI,
would make the world gasp. III,
was in a simmering fury; a silly
reasonless, boys fury; but his in
sticts were true.
| Silberberg was making It un
pheasant for Shayne again. Thi.
fellow. he said, has been takins
liberties with Miss Suarez. and he
Silberberg. would not stand 1t. III
was stickler for Turkish pro
priety now. forgetting the episode
which had made Virginia throw n
the clutch OF the helicoptsr. and
thus brought Carson into thu
itragf-eomedy. Perhaps he Wal
suspicious that Miss Suarez would
not have thrown In the clutch II Il
Ind been this young chap paying
her his court.
II tell you, Shayne." he urged
hotly, The must be put off: III
must be paid and put off. II be
isn't