Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-03


But when he went Il Mildred to eu-
plain the nature of his arrangements,
he found her In a furious temper.
why did you nnounc my engage
ment to Mr.. Marsh?'' she demanded.
angrily. THE whole ship Is talking
about 1t. BY what right did you do
that9"
1T did 1t for your own sake" said
the old man. This whelp, Emerson.
has made a fool of o and of me long
enough. There must be al n to It,"
But 1 don't love Willis Marshi" she
cried. you forget ! am of age
Nonsense! Willis is 6. fine fellow, he
loves you, and he is the best business
man for his years I have ever known.
If 1t were not for this foolish boy-and-
girl affair, you would return his love.
He suits me, and-weIl, I nav put my
foot down, so there's an end of IT,"
do you intend to force me to marry
him?'
Mr.. Wayland recognized the danger
signal.
Absurd! Take ell the time you wish;
you'll come around all right. That
reprobate you were engaged to defied
ITO dIlu uCACIldCo tARt IL
He told of his stormy interview with
Boyd, concluding: TT Ii fortunate we
found him out. Mildred. l have
lavished everything money could buy
upon you. I ave built up the greatest
fortune In all the West for you. L
have kept you pure and sweet and
good-and to think that such a fellow
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with anger. 1.-THE n thing 1 cannot
stand In a man or a is i'm
morality. 1 have lived clean myself,
n my son shall be as clean as l."
IBID you say that Boyd threatened
to come aboard this evening"" ques-
toned tho girl.
Eyes. But I swore that he should
not"
And still he repeated his threat7'
Mildred's eyes were strangely bright.
She was smiling as II to herself.
"He did, the %braggart! He had bet
ter not try It,"
Then he'll come" said Mildred.
It war 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. In reality, he had boon
drawn to The Grande Dame largely by
a lurking fear of Emerson. He was
not entirely sure of the girl, n
would not feel secure Until the shores
OF Kalvik had sunk from sight and his
rival had been left behind. But IN
spite OF his ~uneasiness, 1t was the hap
plest moment OF his life. II he had
failed to ruin his enemy in the precise
way he had planned, he was fairly
satisfied with what he had accom-
plished. He had shifted tho battle to
stronger shoulders, and he had gained
the woman he wanted. Moreover, he
had won the unfaltering loyalty Of
Wayne wayland. the dominant figure
OF the West. Nothing could keep him
now from the success his ambition de-
manded. 1t added to his satisfaction
to note the group of lusty sailors Mt
the rail. He almost wished that
Emerson would try I, come aboard.
that he might witness his discontinue.
Meanwhile he did his best to be pleas
ant.
His complainant enjoyment was In
terrupted OF last by the approach of
the second officer, who announced that
a lady wished TO see Mr.. Wayland.
"A lady7" asked the old man, In ur-
prise.
s,Yss. sir. sh4 came ssonsside In .