The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-20


Then perhaps this is your chair! How
perfectly horrid!' She began to un-
wind herself from the rug which was
wrapped round her rs chrysalis
glopnd nm incipient butterfly.
aPlease don't get up" Loyeland's
{ppe was almost imploring. do keep
the chair. ! want you to keep IT,
THANK you very much. But don't
want to keep It II it's yours. and
think now 1t probably Isl
"But you expected to find yours
htrsss. q ;9NtnlssS assi,E y,
mo; It wasn't that. But as ! was
passing saw my aunt's name on the
back Of a chair. and because the deck
steward had been told to put one In a
nice sheltered place ! took II for
granted that this was hers. didn't
know there was another Loveland on
the passenger list" int's IN
~ noticed there was a Mrs. Love-
land said Val, but didn't think much
about 1t. as she wasn't likely to turn
ont relative Of mine. And my name
isn't on the list. l came in the place
of-another man."
As he made this explanation. with a
slight pause which meant the recol-
lection Of his promise to Jim Harbor-
ough, Major Cadwallader Hunter went
by. walking slowly, and, having long
distance ears, heard as he passed. He
was waiting for his chance to mobile"
Lord Loveland, and afterward he re-
membered those few last words which
he had caught.
"pll go and look for the other Love-
land chair" said the girl.
'You must do nothing OF the sort"
exclaimed Val.
"Oh, it's easy to see you're an Eng
lishman. American men don't order us
about like that"
Loveland laughed. II didn't order
you about. l ordered you to sit still"
That's just as bad. You have the
air Of being used to give orders
II am. You see, I'm a soldier"
"Oh, what a relief! began to be
afraid you were duke"
CHAPTER Nv.
HErREssEs IN SIGHT.
y. OVERLAND had the unusual sensa-
ton Of feeling comparatively
unimportant. When the girl
- came to find out who he was
she would know that he was less
than a duke. And II he had the air
Of being a duke she had the air OF
thinking no duke could possibly be SUI
perior to any self respecting American,
As he reflected upon this extreme
point Of view deck steward appear
ed and was summoned by the girl. She
wished to know the situation Of the
second Loveiand chair and which OF
the two was her aunt's. which this
gentleman's-Mr. Loveland's.
"Or ought to speak Of you as Cap
tain Loveiandy she broke OF to ask.
I'm not captain yet" answered
Val He did not explain that neither
was be Mr." He left her to discover
that fact for herself by and by.
When the chair Of Mrs. Lovelant
had been indicated. as 1t soon was b.
4 tactless deck steward. the girl wa
obstinate in her determination to seel
1t. Val went with her. carrying thu
rug and the book. but as there was NJ
vacant place on either side OF TIN
new chair be was obliged presently q
| 60 back to his own. And 1t was on thu
way back that Major Cadwalladel
Hunters chance came.
Lord Loveland. see you don't re
member me-" he began. attaching him
self to the younger man with an al
OF should aud acquaintance be for
| got" in the bend of his back and speak
| ing IN low tone that his words nigh
not be heard by any curious ears. Thel
he hurried on, Il am Major Cadwalln'
der Hunter
"Never heard the name In my life,'
said Loyeland rudely. He thought that
his unlimited companion looked ike :
bore, and he had never yet suffered q
bore gladly. A fash OF reflection told
| him that he possessed no envelope In
Jim's or Betty's handwriting addressed
10 Major cadwallader Hunter. This
fellow would hardly be so mildly in
.ratlating II he were millionaire with
daughters to guard, and Val resented
trumped up claim OF connection.
CadwalIader Hunter could swallow
a snub with a smile, but never would
| he forgive the snubber.
He smiled now. but II Lord Lovelant
had not been Lord Loyeland-
am a distant relative OF Jimmy
Harborough's." he explained, ''and
generally run over to London for
few weeks IN the season. Jim Seems
to be as popular on your sldeSae waite
as on his own"
Loveland did not troGble himself 4
reply. II Jim had thought this ailege'
relative an interesting or profitabl
person for him to know. the name 0
Major Cadwallader Hunter woul'
probably have been on one OF the In
PRODUCTION envelopes.
UndIsmayed by the chilling silence
Cadwallader Hunter still walked b.
Lord Loseland's side and prattled. Hi
next sentence limited that be possesse'
in some degree the quality Of ciaii
voyance.
II suppose Jim's given you lots 9