St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-10

ing Halls frat pin, too, to hold back
the brim Of her new white outing hat.
Evidently the moonlight stroll had
| been to some purpose Baxter bowed
to Atterbury very nonchalantly, and
crossed to the postoffice side. Then,
suddenly, she glanced up, and their
eyes met. No CLEAN of even interest
showed in hers, but she asked After
bury:
Where is the nearest telegraph
station?"
Hotel" said Atterbury. Can I
run over for your
A flash of interest came over Bax-
ter's immobile face. Atterbury turned
and caught the thought wave.
Say. Frank, old man, oh, by The
way, Miss Baxter, may / present Mr.
Baxter?"
She laughed hesitatingly, and bowed
slightly.
$50 we have the same name, Mr..
Baxter" she said. isn't that fun.
college, too"
so they did me-" murmured BaX-
ter. Then Atterbury suggested his
idea.
You're up at the hotel, aren't you,
old man? Sure thing. Then can't
you send wire for Miss Baxter?
We're going on down to the dock, and
catch the Mike for Glen Isle. It's right
on your way, isn't it?"
1t was on his way. Baxter took
the slip of paper and folded 1t de-
liberately. There was no need OF
subterfuge. After she had written it.
she held it out to him for inspection.
twenty-five will carry it, won't it,
Mr.. Baxter?"
Baxter said it would. He scanned
the message.
"Mr. H. T.,
Care The Grange,
'Woodsmere, N. Y.
"Still doubtful. Will write later.
"F. B."
1.-THE cad. The luggard. The worm
to be trod upon"
He met Jimmie in the hall before
breakfast the next morning, and the
latter winked in comradely fashion.
"She got four wires this a. m.," he
vouchsafed, confidentially. Got him
going some, hasn't She"
Baxter nodded haughtily. He could
not discuss the affair with Jimmie any
more. 1t had reached a strategic
point demanding reticence. But after
breakfast he watched a certain un-
mistakable bright green parasol pa
rade up the beach towards the Rhino
Rocks again, and it sheltered Miss
Baxter and Atterbury.
Merely as man to man." said Bax-
ter, to his conscience, and he went de-
liberately to the telegraph desk, and
wrote message brief but suggestive
Of possibilities.
H. T."
"Woodsmere, N. Y.
Come at once. F. B."
ut is subterfuge,' he thought, with
a happy chuckle, strolling back to the
veranda. But if ever tip was need
ed, it's here. She wouldn't have wired
doubtful if he had been impossible"
He was far from being impossible.
On the next boat from New York city,
came H. T. Baxter had strolled negli-
gently down to the dock when the
first long stain Of smoke was visible
on the sunset sky. Everybody went
down to the boat dock when the
steamer came In. It was the only real
excitement at the Point. Half way
down, Baxter met Jimmie coming on
the run.
"Oh, say" he gasped, stopping to
breathe the news. "She sent smash
er this afternoon. She trun him
down"
"She-what?" demanded the deputy
to Eros, severely.
'"Trun him down. Gave him the
long, cool adoo. Threw out a long
distance frost to H. r."
Baxter forgot discretion. The boat
was already in the narrow channel
formed by Glen Isle and the main
shore On that boat, he could have
sworn, was H. T. And on the shore,
standing beside Hal Atterbury, was
Frances, cool and unsuspecting.
do you mean, Jimmie" he asked,
fixing Jimmie's vagrant gaze with a
stern fixity. that Miss Baxter has
refused this person who telegraphs?"
Sure thing" called Jimmie, and
ran on up the board walk.
Baxter reached the dock just as the
plank was thrown ashore. And the
very first person OF the boat, he knew,
was H. T. He was tall, and eager
eyed and masterful He found Miss
Baxter In the crowd at one sweeping
glance, and went up to her with a
proprietary rush that delighted Bax-
ter.
Frances" He caught both her
hesitating hands In his. Il got your
WIRELESS it."
"You got it," she repeated, bewild-
eredly. And yet you came"
There was nothing else to do" re-
torted H. T. How are you, After
bury? Awfully good of you to bring
Miss Baxter down to the dock. Wen
see you later"
Atterbury lifted his cap and stepped
aside. And as the two paused per-
force In the crush of people, Baxter
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