The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-04-19

her little manner1sms, Kept Game
rOn's mouth grim aud his eyes un-
seeing.
The deck steward had spoken his
name twice before Cameron knew
hal the man was holding out to
him a wireless message. They were
two days out.
When Cameron had read the con-
tents of the message his stolid
Scotch heart was pounding heavily.
The sun sbone, the waters we're blue
and all the world seemed one glori-
GUS place.
Lucy was sailing that very day.
She would reach Liverpool two days
later than he himself. Whether
there was am explanation to her let
ter or not it didn't matter. Lucy
loved him; otherwise she would not
rush across the ocean after him.
Hugh Cameron spent the rest Of
the journey in visualizing Lucy, but
now she belonged to him, not to some
unknown Teddy.
81 am a bally idiotp' Hugh told
himself.
But the spirit Of torment whis-
pered convincing assertions to him.
"She had no right to call any man
dearest-she is engaged to you"
ole might be her great uncle"
Hugh argued weakly.
"Girls don't dress up in pink tea
gowns because great uncles love them
in Them" the imps chided and Hugh
again felt the cloud Of doubt.
"And no note should come before
yours" finished the voice in derision.
When Liverpool was reached
Hugh landed and spent every mo-
ment there in mad pursuit of diver
tiscment. He wanted not 70 think
but only to pass the time in some
way until lucy should speak to him.
He made numerous trips to the
steamer Office and spent hours Won
, dering when the boat would dock.
Instead of the boat docking on
Tuesday, it was q full day late, hav-
. ing been held up on account Of fogs.
When the great ship moved ponder
, ously in Hugh had a momentary
, shock. Lucy might possibly have
left the boat at Fishguard. 1t wa:
fifteen long minutes before Cameron
recognized the long, cloud-like blue
Of the chiffon on Lucy's hat. She
was waving frantically, but wher
they drew nearer Hugh saw that hel
eyes were wistful. He knew ther
hal he had wronged her.
1t seemed another endless tim.
before she was coming down tn
4 gang plank.
She crept into the arms Hugh ha.
unconsciously held out to her.
Forgive me-" the Scotchma
| said.
\ "Forgivo you? Why, Hugh, 20.
are an angel to ask that!" Luc
rested a moment in her returne,
\ happiness then said with her ador
4 able smile. 'Hugh-Teddy is m
girl chum. Her name is Theodore.
! "You have never spoken of her,
Cameron said, but was scarcely con
scious of speaking. Doubt and sus
picion had passed from his min
) and nothing remained to think Q
save the one fact that Lucy was i
his arms.
"Teddy has had a more or less III
U pleasant experience" Lucy sal(
lie "and she doesn't want many peopl
to know where she is, so you see
ly have never spoken of her. She is a
artist and has an adorable studio
TX 'The studio in which you are g
ing to have breakfast with the cap
"Hugh!" Lucy blushed hot.
n Then she turned swiftly toward hi
and looked appealingly into his eye
in 'Hugh-was it dreadful Of me
come over here after you-you ha7
at asked me so often Toto"
er 'Marry me? Yes, dear. The on.
.e- dreadful thing you did was to ca
nd any one but me dearest-even now
in am jealous of Teddy"
ed 'You have no cause to be-" Lu,
e