The Washington herald., 1911-02-15
CHAPTER VIII-Continued.

Fine weather. The orchard was pink
with apple blossoms, giving the far end
OF the park a tint not unlike Sicilian
almonds in bloom. And the intermittent
breeze, as il waned or strengthened, car
ried delicate perfumes to and fro. Yon
was the sea, with well-defined horizon,
and down below were the few smacks
and the white yacht Laura, formally
bowing to one another, or tossing their
noses impudently; and, far away, was
the following trail Of brown smoke from
some ship which had dropped down the
horizon.
Fitzgerald stood silent, musing, at the
girls side. He was fond of vistas- There
was rest in them, peace not to be
found even in the twilight caverns of
cathedrals; wind blowing over waters,
the futter of leaves. the bend in the
grasses. To dwell in a haven like this
no care, no worry, no bother of grubbing
about in ones pockets for overlooked
coins, no flush of excitment! 1t is,
after all the homeless man who an
swers quickest the beckon of wander
lust. 1t is only when he comes into the
shelter of such roof that he draws
into his heart the bitter truth of his
loneliness.
You must think me an odd GIRL
PRAY Why"
by the manner in which 1 brought
you here"
"On the contrary. you are one of the
few women 1 ever met who know some
thing about scoring a good joke. Didn't
your friend, Mrs. Coldfeld, know my
mother; and wasn't your father a great
friend of my fathers? AS for being
odd, what about me2 I believe 1 stood
on the corner, and tried to sell plaster
casts, Just to win a foolish club wager"
Men can jest that way with impunity,
but a woman may not Still. 1 really
couldn't help acting the way 1 did" with
q tinkle in her voice and twinkle in
her eyes.
Convention is made up of many
idiotic laws. Why we feel obliged to
obey is beyond offhand study. OF course,
the main block is sensible; it holds hu-
manity together. It's the irritating,
burr-like amendments that one RACES
against It's the same in politics. Some
clear-headed fellow gets up and makes a
just law. His enemies and his friends
alike realize that If the law isn't passed
there will be a roar from the public. So
they pass the bill with amendments. In
other words, they kill its usefulness. I
suppose that's why 1 am always happy
to leave convention behind, to be sent
to the middle of Africa, to Patagonia, or
sign an agreement to go to the north
pole" - ..----...--.-
'"The north pole? Have you been to
the arctic?'
mo: but 1 expect to go up in June
with an Italian explorer"
isn't 1t terribly lonely up thereT'
TT can't be worse than the Saraha or
our own Death Valley. One extreme is
as bad as the other. Some time 1 hope
your father will take me along on one
of those treasure hunts. should like to
be in at the finding of a pirate ship 1t
would make boy out of me again."
His eyes were very handsome when he
smiled. Boy? she thought. He was
scarce more than that now.
Pirates gold. What lure it has
been. is, and viii be! Blood money. brrr!
can see no pleasure in touching it. And
the poor, pathetic trinkets which once
adorned some fair neck! 1t takes
mans mind to pass over that side of the
picture, and see only the fighting. But
humanity has gone on. The pirate is
no more. and the highwayman is thing
to laugh at"
Thanks to railways. and steamships.
1t Is beautiful here"
I'VE are nearly always here in the
summer. In the winter we cruise But
this winter we remained at home. II
was splendid. The snow was deep, and
] often Joined the children on their bob
sleds. made father ride down once. He
gruabled about making fool of himself.
After the first slide couldn't keep him
or the hill He wants to go TO st.
Morftz next winter She laughed JOY
ously.
Il shall take the arctic trip he said
to himself irrelevantiy.
Let US go and Pick some apple blos-
SONS. They last such little while, and
they are so pretty on the table. So you
were IN Napoleon's tomb that day? I
have cried over the King of Rome's toys
Did Mr.: Breitmann receive those scars in
battle7''
.-oh, no. II was q phase of his student
life in Munich. But he has been under
IRE. He has had some hard luck He