, 1912-05-02

served Qualification to certain persons
whe have not been treated by the
world with even handed justice. For
the carrying hi Of this enterprise your
cooperation and presence have been
thought essential" iatsirnl Los,d.g (
This extraordinary speech was deliv-
ered In a manner as confding and
gracious and with a smile 90 winning
that Miss Grayman was far from de-
tecting the irony that lurked In It She
now became more than ever convinced
hat this was really a use of some Of
ner friends to engage her In a romantic
adventure, although she could not i'm
agfne why they should have chosen 30
singular a method Of enlisting her.
But 1t had the charm Of great novelty,
and youth, ~fnexperience and high spir-
Its united to give her a delightful thrill
OF underlined interest in the escapade.
She felt quite at her Ease and was pre-
pared to enjoy some most pleasant sur
prises. She answered. therefore, with
no little gayety Of manner: i,ri.ib
MI. - Of course I do not know your
name, you know %
Brown" Payton replied promptly
n with an even more engaging smile
than that which had before illumined
his countenance. Commodore Freder-
lex Brown Of the Washington Aero
Yacht club"
It was a lucky hit, though made en-
dreiy at random 1t happened that
Miss Grayman had many close friends
In Washington, and now she could no
longer entertain the least doubt Of the
correctness Of her original surmise
This Commodore Brown evidently be-
longed to the best circle of society at
the capital and had been selected BY
her friends to act as intermediary In
their plot. The extravagance of the
notion OF having her carried of with
the least warning or preparation
at such an hour and by a stranger did
not occur to her excited Imagination.
1t seemed all as delightful as a fairy
tale. and she tingled with the desire to
witness b denouement, which could
not Tall to be most entertaining. With
girlish eagerness she asked, with a
knowing look:
Where have they told you to take
me?' T'T no.
Payton was the shrewdest of the
shrewd. He saw in a second the trend
or Miss Grayman's thoughts and the
advantage which It would give him.
So. assuming an appearance of some
confusion at being 50 quickly found
out, he answered.: l. IFS ,AHlnsf4
oh, you know I mustn't tell You
that. 1t would spoil all the fun.
You'll understand everything when we
get there" 'TH @ifi ri
And then he broke out with a laugh
so joyous, hearty and insinuating that
the girl laughed. with him. while Su-
san stretched her mouth In a broad
grin over the unexpected hiIarity. f. a,
We've got quite a run before u.s.
Payton resumed in a more serious
manner. "and I think, If you Will per
init the suggestion, that 1t would be
well for you to turn in. as we navf-
gators say. L have a little cabin
which. 1 hope. that you will find COM
Portable. and. with your permission.
I will show you to IT, r.
He led the way. c%ourteously opened
a door amidships. touched a knob to
turn on the electric light within the
apartment and as soon as the girls
had entered bowed low with formal
politeness. saying as be turned on his
heel: @""''
II wish you pleasant dreams. Good
nightp' 400 5-rT 4lHuuyW fa
The little room In which they found
themselves might have been regarded
as elegant anywhere. 1t was lavishly
furnished, but with good taste. and
contained two small beds. Do Lfo Ia.
"Good Lordy. Miss Helenr" Susan
exclaimed as soon as they were alone.
What will your father say7"
The remark struck to Miss Gray
mans heart. It was the first time she
had Thought of her father and of his
distress when he should discover her
absence. But her eager mind was fun
Of 7.sU
mo doubt papa knows all about it."
she replied. ut is my friends who
are doing this. you know. and Of
urse they must have taken him
secretly into their confidence: other
wise they would have ventured
&c far. And what a handsome man
Commodore Brown is. and SO agree
abler' ole
1t required no more than the sug-
gestion of her fancy to persuade the
romantic girl that her father was
aware Of the us n had given his
consent to 1t. This thought increased
her confidence so much that. with the
utmost self possession. she prepared
to retire and was soon sleeping ID
peacefully as II she had been in her
W chamber, the imperceptible mo-
ton of the aero being totally free
from the disturbing effects Of the roll
inc and pitcbfp1 ~ N marina craf ~