Arizona republican., 1911-07-07
PICKLES
BY Philip S. Hichborn.

hostess's arched eyebrows plainly eA-
pressed her surprise II not displeasure.
Once outside ne glanced at mis- Watcn
and found il later than he had sup
posed. He increased his pace and IN
short time was In his small boat max
ing for the Dora When he was quite
near he ceased rowing, as his oar-locks
creaked at every stroke, and let the
tide sweep MIN down under the DOrG'S
bow as before. The night was clear
again ana still, except when sailor
sang in a low voice up forward, &C
companied by an accordion carter
stood up as his boat was slipping
slowly past the stern and caught the
end of piece - rope which hung half
way down thu side. sit there seemed
10 be no one - all he wicker chairs
were overturned anG covered with tar
! paulin to keep OF Inc night dampness.
II was uuGaiura!ly quiet, Carter
thought. the silence broken only by
the soft music forward and the lip
ping OF the water now and then
| against the ships side. He waited
moment or two and then summOning
his courage whistled softly, but there
was no response. The music stopped,
| and he waited. Then it began once
more and he whistled again, but with
out result. He sat down and rested
on his oars Then the silence was
broken rudely as the night watch" on
| the Dora struck six bells in quick sue
| cession, and bells of other yachts in
! unison mingled with the sound dis
cordantly.
Eleven o'clock" Carter exclaimed
| disappointedly. taking one last look at
! the DOra'S stern, and then rowed for
| the float When he got back TO the
| house where he was staying, he sat
| down on the porch to smoke cigar
and think Somehow he could see
perfectly clearly in his mind the face
| OF the girl leaning over the rail of the
Yacht. though Il was impossible that
| he could really have done so. She had
golden bronze hair, and IL was true,
| as she had said, she had green eyes,
| but they were beautiful eyes. that wild
ened and narrowed and changed color
as they looked at you. And her skin
was like rouged ivory, and near the
corner of her mouth was a tiny mole.
| Carter felt he had known il all before
she had told him anything, but. at any
/ rate, now he saw her face as clearly
dS lie ulu LIS O"l III q cA0oos
That: night Carter tossed in his
dreams. with an unreasoning night
| mareish fear that he heard the anchor
chains OF the Dora creaking as the
crew walked round the capstan, and
! the bell in the engine room rang twice
| for speed, while the water churned at
| her stern, and a girl in white, with
| golden hair, waved q handkerchief
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The next morning at the swimming
| pool Carter began TO wonder why he
! had ever been born, and why. espe-
| cially for fifteen years, each summer
he had never missed morning at that
| particular spot, What he had called
| conversation before he called gable"
now, and the sight of Irish lace, pearls
| and diamonds made him swear softly
| 10 himself. he remembered now with
| disgust that he mad once protested
| that diamonds looked we'll in the morn
ing, now he thought It distinctly i'll
| bred, aCd merely vulgar display OF
wealth. Wealth. the very word, he
! hated It. II he had wealth he'd go
aboard the Dora and ask for his bride
| like a man, instead OF having merely
name that made people feel COM
pailed to ask him out to dinner,
and
4 girl came up the steps from the
| tennis courts. She was dressed ii some
thing clinging and white. Ierfgure was
| tall and slender Her hair, that was
| the first thing that Carter noticed, was
| Just the color OF an old bronze vase,
Nth morning sunlight upon it. As
| sEe passed she lowered her eyes, con-
sc!cus OF The fact that half dozen
Old ladies had focused their lorg-
nettes upon her and were already
whispering together and nodding
knowingly. Carter watched her with
an unaccountable thrill as she walked
to a chair at the other end of the
piazza and sat down. Then for just
an instant she turned her face towards
| him, their eyes met, and the girl
looked swiftly away.
Carter felt he would have known her
anywhere by the beauty Of her hair.
! but when he saw her eyes and the
| delicate line Of her neck and chin, he
| knew--for that was the way he had
seen her in his dreams. He never
! doubted for an instant but that 1t was
| she. though he hesitated to speak. He
wondered if il would be playing quite
| fair. and then without stopping 10. con-
slider further he drew up a chair TO
where she sat, with his back to the
gossips behind.
For an instant her cheeks flushed
red. and then before she could speak:
Forgive me, | knew it was you" Car
! ter said.
How did you know" she asked in
| low voice, leaning forward, her arms
| on tbs rail. watching the tennis below.
Cant say. don't know, felt 1t in
/ side, somehow. | was sure" Carter
hurried eagerly Why weren't you
there lest night?" he asked. Il was
horribly disappointed"
"You Gamer" the girl questioned, her
! eyes showing her surprised pleasure.
"Os course" cried Carter. Where
were you?"
Father was I'll, l had to stay be
! low"
I'm sorry" Carter replied, but
/ missed you So"
The girls cheeks went pink.
do you like II here?" she asked
quickly, embarrassed. indicating the
courts and swimming pool
"Do you7 | lOsth It,"