The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-22

refuses 10 t1lk ABOUT IL at al, anu
the effect ~ that by his silence he as
much as says: Il do things Hike this
every day. II Is as easy as rolling or
log. You ought to see the really
heroic things l could do II they ever
came my way Confess. Mr.. Sheldon,
don't you feel proud down inside when
you've done something daring or eeura-
geousY'
Sheldon nodded
Then" she pressed home the point
isn't Disgusting that pride under q
mask OF careless indifference equiv1-
lent to telling a neY'
Yes, It is" he admitted. but we
tell similar lies every day. II Is mat
ter OF training, and the English are
better trained, that is all Your eo1n-
trymen viii be trained as well In time
As Mr.. Tudor said, the Yankees are
young. Certainly we are proud inside
Of the things we do and have done
proud as Lucifer, yes, ana prouder.
But We have grown up and no longer
talk about such things"
81 surrender" Joan cried you are
not 50 stupid after ali"
Yes. you have US there" Tudor adj
n1itted But you wouldn't have had
as II you hadn't broken your training
rules"
How do yen meanT
"By talking about It"
Joan eiapped her hands IN approval
Aak fol ~ h
Sheldon sat on. imperturhably silent.
Joan was looking intentiy across the
compound and out to sea. They fol-
lowed her gaze and saw a green light
and the loom of vessels sails.
Il wonder If it's the Martha come
back" Tudor hazarded.
mo, the sidelight is too low" Joan
answered. Besides, they've got the
sweeps out. Don't you hear them2
They wouldn't be sweeping a big YES
sci ike the Martha"
Besides, the Martha has q gasoline
engine-twenty-five horsepower" Tu-
dor added
"Just the sort of a craft for u.s."
Joan said wtstfully to sheldon 81
really must see IL l can't get schocn-
.er with an engine. ! might get sec
ond hand engine put IN. II you were
net so medieval could be skipper and
He did not reply to her thrust and
she glanced at him. He was looking
out over the water, and In the lantern
light she noted the lines of his face
strong, stern, dogged, the mouth al
most chaste. but frmer and thinner
Tipped than Tudor's. For the first time
she realized the quality OF his strength,
the calm and quiet Of 1t, its simple in
tegrity and reposeful determination.
She glanced quickly at Tudor on the
other side Of her. It was a handsomer
face. one that was more Immediately
pleasing. But she did not like the
mouth. Il was made for kissing and
she abhorred kisses. For the moment
she knew a fleeing doubt OF the man
Perhaps Sheldon was right In his judg-
ment OF the other. She did not know,
and 1t concerned her little; for boats
du0 bnS SEQ anu Tue
penings of the sea were of far more
vital interest to her than men. and the
next moment she was staring through
the warm troplc darkness at the loom
OF the sails and the steady green Of
the moving sideiight and listening ca
gerly to the click Of the sweeps in the
rowlocks.
Nor did she take interest In the two
men beside her til both lights, red
and green. came into view as the
anchor checked the onward way.
It's the Minerva" Joan said decid-
edly.
How do you known Sheldon asked,
skeptical Of her gertrude.
ITS Q ketch 10 begin with. And, be-
sides. could tell anywhere the rattle
Of her main peak blocks-they're too
large for the halyaFd."
A dark figure crossed the compound
dfagonaliy from the beach gate, where