The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-14
G 66e @ @ Silver Horde ozxier' coPrRIcHr.S 1909. pT HARPER c. BROTHERS
By REX BEACH
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him with a Ia4nE S1Q1lG.
 Then. for the first time. the whole truth burst upon him. The surprise of it almost deprived him of speech, and he stammered:
 ssNo. EI"- Then he fell silent.
 "what little did did because I love you" said the girl in a tired voice. You may as well know, for St makes no difference now.''
 "I-I am sorry he said. gripped by a strong emotion that made him go hot and cold tT have been fool.''
 ssNo; you were merely wrapped up in your own affairs. You see, had been living my own life and was fairly con tented till you came. Then everything changed For a long time hoped you might grow to love me as I loved you. but I found it was no use. When | saw you so honest and unseIfsh in your devotion to that other girl thought it was my chance to do some thing unselfish in my turn. It was hard, but did my best. I think I must love you in the same way you love her. Boyd. for there is nothing in all the world I would not do to make you happy"
 The girl stood for moment with her eyes turned toward the river Then she said:
 .I must think. I-I want to go away Goodby."
 ~Goodby,'i he returned and stood watching her as she hurried away. half suspecting the tears that were trembling amid her lashess
 It was not until supper time that Boyd saw ssFingerless" Fraser and questioned him about his quest for an hefress.
 Nothing doing in the heiress busi- ness replied the adventurer. q couldn't stand the exposure.''
 They were cold. eh ?''
 'sYeps They weathered me out.''
 'sDid you really meet any Of those people ?D
 Sure. met 'en all. but I didn't catch their nnmeS. I made one be- fore I'd gone .u1ils-tau slim party with cracked ice In her voice.
 Boyd looked up quickly. 'tDid you introduce yourself?"
 GAS Chancy De BenvfIle, that's all. How is that for 2 drawing room mon aker? She fell for the name all right, but there must have been something phony about the clothes. That's the trouble with this park harness. If I'd wore my soup and fish and my two gallon evening hat I'd have passed for agentleman sure. I'm strong for those evening togs. see another one later a little maduro colored skirt with a fat nose''
 Miss Berry s
 I'm glad to meet her. I oHced her out of a rowboat and told her was MT. Yonkers of New York. We was breezing along on the bit till Clyde broke 1t up. He called me Fraser, and 1t was cold in a minute. Fraser is a cheap name anyhow. I'm sorry I took it''
 ..Do you mean to say it isn't your real name?' asked his companion in genuine bewflderment.
 s'NawI Swftzer is what was born with. Say it slow and it sounds like an air brake, don't 1t? I never won bet as long as packed it around. and Fraser hasn't got it beat by more than lip"
 ..Wenp' Boyd breathed deeply. aYou are the limit
 "speaktng Of clothes, I notice you are dressed up like fruit salad. What is 1.-the yacht:"
 ayes"
 'tYoud better hurry. She sails at high tide"
 s'Saiisv'
 ..Alton told me so and said that he was going along.''
 sHThank heaven for that, anyhow, but s-J don't understand about the other''
 Boyd voiced the question that was foremost in his mind
 ''Did you know Cherry in the upper country ?''
 ssNope.''
 ''She said you did.~
 'sShe said that?" --
 "Yes. She thought you had told me who she was"
 .-She might have known I'd never got troubles enough with this cannery on my hands,
 'T wish you had told me- said Em- erson.
 Wayne Wayland was by no means sure that Boyd would not make good his threat to visit the yacht that even- ing, and in any case he wished to be prepared. A scene before the other passengers of the Grande Dame was not to be thought of. Besides. if the young man were roughly handled it , would make him a martyr in Mildred's eyes He talked over the matter with Marsh, who suggested that the sight | zeeers should dine ashore and spend the @N6HtnS WILL HlH1 1t tue pkant. NIlR only Mildred and her father left on the yacht there would be no possibility of scandal, even if Emerson were mad enough to force an interview
 And what is more." declared MT. Wayland. .'I shall give orders to clear on the high tide. That fellow is a menace. and the sooner Mildred is eH.7 rom him the better You shall go with us. my boy" { But when he went to Mildred to ex- plain the nature of his arrangements he found her in n furious temper. .syYhy did you announce my engage