Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
CHAPTER Xiv.


eff Thks a. ForgettauE.
The sailing master Of the yacht Barbara.
with his mate and crony. sat in the main
saloon, Willing away a tedious hour.
The room bore an the earmarks Of "a
rich mans playrhing II was tRssefs1y
and luEurlously furnished. The upholstery
was Of dark green brocade, thin Persian
prayer-ruEs were on the hardwood floor.
and electric bulbs In clusters were set in
silver soonces. which swung with q long.
SLOW motion as the yacht rocked 10 the
deepening respiration 81 the sea At one
side q small square table held the remains
Of a comfortable rejection. and by 1t. on a
stand, sat a photograph with which the
two men had been gioomily diverting them
selves
Bun though the repertoire Of the instru-
msnt was extended. II had brought little
satisfaction tonight. The last irksome fort
night OF inactivity had made each selection
trite ana familiar Moreover. The captain g
Spirits were not Of the best The abrupt
chEnEs Of ownership followed hard by the
death Of the yachts former master. was
a b0uleVerssmenf that had confused his
automatic temperament ana the sight Of
the double-locked cabin door IN the saloon
was a daily dspressant- He had never seen
the yachts new owner though she had
written him uhat be might expect her at
any time, and the enigma o. q future under
a womanE orders troabled his sturdy and
uniuAginatirs nina.
wish TO the Lord she'd come. II she's
ever corning" be muttsree. as the phono-
EFaph ran iowa EIth q E.hoeze- This r.
two Gays i've kept the dinghy lying 81 the
batobs-"
The mate nodded II was not the first
time the remark had been MADE. i wonder
why she ordered his cabin door kept
iOckedG" be said
-PsDsrs.H returned the captain sapiently
Wants 70 zeal en- W Tor the executor
New owner must be Tieh. I guess ia
nks 10 knoW what she paid for the oufrit
First time I ever signed under q new
Skipper sight unseen
Miss Barbara Farfun.~ unused the
mate. Nice name. Curious only one niece
Of man should come Ter her-and sseand
class. too- Ne fpieksd ID q thin package
from the table, folded In dark paper. This
had been made sodden b. the rain. nov
II parted and a fiat, BLACK disk Of hard
rubber slipped from 1t and rolled across
the noor.
Blamed II II isn't a phonugrEph rec
ord, be SAID. as be picked Il up 'Irs
out q the wrEppsf noW-let's try H."
He sen Il IN plane Anc rewound the spring
End the saloon filled with q chorus o.
chlIps and tnkIinEs from quiVering catgut
Emitten b. ivory plectrOns.
-samiseni" haid the captain. I've heard
EN- in ths Tea houses. Give me a flddle
Tor mine. any day-
rhe yachts cahin boy entered --The
dinshgs cumlng, sir be said. Lady
and gentleman aboard of her
The captain Eot up hastily. pun out q
hand Gne Eloppec TIE machine Take
away those dishss and be q-ick about b. %
he ordsred- Mr.. Rosers. pipe ~ ms
men"
he huTied on dsek and Eatohsd the
naehius craft approacl- undcr TIE rising
End the sea vas NftinE rapidly and the
cinEhy buriea itE nose IN the snrav. Pres
emily be was GIVING a helping hand 10 the
visitors a. the breEk h tha ran la1l-ine
the pair % brown eyas nat be Thought
us1e TIE aaddesi be had ever seen. and
reFlllns 70 voice thar was saying.
= ar Miss FairfHz. Captain Hart ana
this Is my uncle. Bizhap Randoiuh
re tram which brought Barbara ana ths
bishop from Tokyo had craHled far ufles
along what seemed Barrow rhhan laia