The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-20


o3 new clothes and spotless linen.
where are you going?" Boyd asked
him.
I'm going out into society,""
clyde n taking you to the yacht.
chr
mo. Hes afraid Of my work. so
I'm going out on my own. he told
me all about the swell quilts at Marsh's
place. 30 ! thought I'd lam up there
and look them over. l may cop an
heiress. he winked wisely. If see
one that looks gentle I'm liable to grab
mo some bride. He says there amt
one that's got less than a couple Of
millions IN her kick"
BOYD was too weary to do more than
wish him success. but 1t seemed that
fortune favored Fraser. for before he
had gone far he saw a young woman
seated In a patch Of wild flowers.
plucking the blooms with careless hand
while she drank in the beauty Of the
bright arctic morning. She was sim
ply dressed. yet looked so prosperous
, that Fraser instantly decided:
That's her: I'll spread my checks
with this one. Good morning" he be-
gan.
The girl gave him an Indifferent
glance from two fearless eyes and
nodded slightly
If you don't mind. I'll rest min
ute. I'm out for my morning walk.
It's q nice day. isn't it?' As she did
NOT answer he ran on glibly: My
name is De Benville. I'm one Of the
New Orleans branch. That's my can
direction from which he had just come.
Il thought that was Mr.. Emerson's
cannery." she said
'Oh. the idea: He only runs 1t for
me. put up the money. You know
him. eh:"
The girl nodded. Eyes. I know MIR.
Clyde also"
"Who-Alton?" he queried with re
assuring, warmth. "Why. you and
have got mutual friends Alton and
me ia pals" He shook his head SOL
EMMY. Amt he a scourge?'
II beg your pardon
II say. amt he an awful thing? He
amt anything like Emerson. There's
a ring tailed swallow all right. all
right: like him"
Are you very intimate with him?"
Am l? I'm closer to him than a
porous plaster. When Boyd amt
around I'm him. that's all. Is that
your yacht?"
mo. My father and 1 are merely
passengers"
$50 you trailed the old skeezicks
along with you: Well. that's right.
Make the most of your father while
you've got him. If Id paid more at
tention to mine I'd have been better
of now. But | was wild" Fraser
winked in q manner to inform his lis
tener that all worldly wisdom was his.
II wanted to be a jockey. and the old
party cut me of. What I've got now
1 made all by myself. but If I'd stayed
president Of the bank by this time"
Bloomington: l understood you to
say New Orleans"
MY old man had a whole string Of
banks Fraser averred hastily.
Tell me-is Mr.. Emerson Ill p asked
the girl.
iii enough to HEX 4 den Of wild
cats"
HE intended coming out to the
yacht last night, but he disappointed
u.s.
Hes as busy as an ant hill. met
him turning in just as came out for
my constitutional"
where had he been all uight?' Her
voice betrayed an interest that Fraser
was quick to detect He answered
cannily:
"You can search me! don't keep
cases on him. As l.ng as he does his
work l don't care where he goes at
quitting time" BE resolved that this
girl should learn nothing from him.
There seem to be very few white
women I'm this place." she said after
a pause.
'-Only one. till you people came.
Maybe you've crossed her trail?'
"Mr Emerson told me about her.
he seems quite fond ct her"
'I've always said they'd make a
swell looking pair
Zone cnn hardly blame her for try ing
to catch him"
''Oh. you can make book that she
didn't start no Iovemaking. She amt
the kind to curl up in a mans ear and
whisper. She don't have to. All she
needs to do is hook natural. The men
will fall like ripe persimmons."
They have been together . great
deal. suppose"
Every hour Of the day. and the days
are long" said Fraser cheerfully. But
he all t crippled. He could have walk
ed away if he'd wanted to. It's a good
thing he didn't. though. beca she's
done more to win this bet for US than
we've done ourselves"
"She's unusually pretty" the girl re-
marked coldly.
"Yes. and she's Just as bright as she
il good looking. But | don't care for
bonds" Fraser gazed admiringly at
the brown hair before him and rolled
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