Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-11-16

"Well!' Boyd breathed deeply. "You
are the limit"
Speaking Of clothes. notice you
are dressed up like fruit salad. What
is 1.-THE yacht?'
yes"
You'd better hurry. She sails at
high tide"
Sails"
"Alton told me so and said that he
was going along"
''Thank heaven for that, anyhow, but
Il don't understand about the other"
Boyd voiced the question that was
foremost in his mind.
Did you know Cherry in the upper
country" ..l...
Nope" ! s. tsitE 4
"She said you did"
"She said that?"
Eyes. She thought you had told me
who she was"
"She might have known I'd never
crack. It's her own business. and I've
got troubles enough with this cannery
ON my hands,
az wish you had told me-" said En-
erson.
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. BE talked over the matter with
Marsh, who suggested that the sight
seers Should dine ashore and spend the
evening with him at the plant With
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 Mr..
Wayland. at shall give orders to clear
menace, and the sooner Mildred is
away from 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 furious temper.
"Why did you announce my engage
ment to Mr.. Marsh?" she demanded
angrily The whole ship is talking
about it. By what right did you do
that?"
az did 1t for your own sake" said
the old man. This whelp Emerson
has made a fool Of you and of me long
enough. There must be an end to it,
But I don't love Willis Marshr'
she cried. You forget am of age"
Nonsense! Willis is a fine fellow.
He loves you, and he is the best bust
ness man for his years 1 have ever
known. II it were not for this foolish
boy and girl affair you would return
his love. He suits me. and-weH, I
have put my foot down, so there's an
end of 1t"
do you intend to force me to marry
himw
Mr.. wayland recognized the danger
signal.
Absurd Take all the time you
wish You'll come around all right
That reprobate you were engaged to
defied me and defended that woman"
He told of his stormy interview with
Boyd. concluding: at is fortunate we
found him out. Mildred. L have guarded
you all my life. have lavished every
thing money could buy upon you I
have built up the greatest fortune in
all the west for you. I have kept you
pure and sweet and good-and to think
that such a fellow should dare Mr.
WayIand choked with anger. "The
one thing cannot stand IN a man or a
woman is immortality. 1 have lived
clean myself, and my son shall be as
clean as l."
Did you say that Boyd threatened
to come aboard this eveningP' ,Ques-
toned the girl.
Yes. But I swore that he should
not
Then he'll come" said Mildred.
It was twilight when Willis Marsh
was rowed out to the yacht. He found
Mr.. Wayland and Mildred seated in
deck chairs enjoying the golden sunset
while the old man smoked. Marsh ex-
planned that he had excused himself
from his guests to go whittier his in
clination led him and drew his seat
close to Mildred, rejoicing in the fact
that no one could gainsay him this
privilege. Moreover, he had won the
unfaltering loyalty of Wayne Way
land. the dominant figure of the west.
Nothing could keep him now from the
success his ambition demanded.
His complainant enjoyment was in
terrupted at last by the approach OF
the second officer, who announced that
lady wished to see Mr.. Wayland
"a lady?" asked the old man In sur
prise
Yes, sir. She came alongside in a
small boat just now with some natives.
1 stopped her at the landing, but she
says she must see you at once"
"Ah, that woman again" Mr.. Way
lands jaws snapped. Tell her to be-