New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-12-14
CHAPTER XXI.

E~aO OR nearly an hour Boyd Emer-
n son sat alone on the deck of
III the Gcande Dame, prey to
~ conflicting emotions, the while
he waited for Mildred to appear. There
was no one to dispute his presence
now, for the tourists who had followed
DR.. Berry from the shore in hushed ex-
citement avoided him, and the sailors
made no effort to carry out their ear
lier instructions; hence he was allowed
opportunity to adjust himself to the
sudden change. 1t was not so much
the unexpected downfall of Willis
Marsh and the new light thus thrown
upon his own enterprise that upset him
as puzzling alteration in his own
purposes and incinations. He had
come out to the yacht defiantly to
make good his threat and to force an
understanding with Mildred Wayand.
but now that he was here and his way
made easy he began to question his
own desires. Now that he thought
about it that note. instead Of filling
him with dismay, had rather left him
freed Of burden. and this caused him
q vague uneasiness. Was it because
he was tired by the struggle for this
girl for whom he had labored so
faithfully? After three years of IN
tagging devotion was he truly relieved
to have her dismiss him? Or was it
that here in this primal country. strip
Io
himself in new light? He did not
know
The late twilight was fading when
Mildred came from her stateroom.
She found Boyd pacing the deck, a
cigar between his teeth.
"Where are those people?" she in
quired.
''They went ashore. Marsh doesn't
care to press a charge against the In
dian"
81 hear he is not badly hurt. after
ALL"
THAT is true. But it was a close
shave"
Mildred shuddered. "lt was hor-
rible!''
II never dreamed that Constantine
would do such a thing. but he is more
Russian than Aleut, and both be and
his sister are completely under the
spell of the priest. They are intensely
religious, and their idea of damnation
is very vivid"
Have you seen father?"
1--WE had short. talk
Did you make upY' ,.
"No. But | think he is beginning to
understand things better-at least as
far as Marsh is concerned The rest
is only a matter of time" ~..
What a frightful situation! Why
did you ever let father announce my
engagement TO that manv'
Emerson gazed at her in astonish
ment- 81? Pardon me! How could
help it?"
You might have avoided quarreing
with him. I think you are very incon-
siderate of me-"
Boyd regarded the coal of his cigar
with slight CLEAN of amusement in
his eyes as she ran on:
Lstu ludt LOOK OCCASION TO
humiliate me in the worst possible
way"
"lt strikes me that she did you a
very great service. | have no doubt
1t was quite as distasteful to her as to
you
Absurd. 1t was her chance for re.
venge and she rejoiced in making me
ridiculOus'
Then it is the first ignoble thing |
ever knew her to do" said Boyd slow
ly. She has helped me in a hun
dred ways. Without her assistance I
could never have won through. That
cannery site would still be grown up
to moss and trees. and | would still
be disheartened dreamer
Its very nice of you. Of course. to
appreciate what she has done. But
she can't help you any more. Yo,
surely don't intend to keep up your ac
quaintance with her now" He made
no reply. and. taking his silence fol
agreement. she went on: 1.-THE triL
home will be terribly dull for me, I'm
afraid. | think-yes. l shall have ia
Their ask you to go back with U.S."
"But | am right in the midst of the
run can't leave the business
"Oh, business! Do you care more
for business than for me? l don't
think you realize how terribly hard for
me all this has been. I'm still fright.
ened | shall die of nervousness with
out some one to talk to-
Its quite impossible! don't want
70 go hack now