Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22

seemed to me I COuldn Dear It When you came
back after year was so glad to you that it seemed
to that we must have things they were before.
eyes, remember you said so, replied Damon, plod
ding seward through the weedy path.
But when you came back you queer she
said. And then Will said you weren't you. And you
ran away so suddenly. And then Will has been de-
voted!"
For the last time Damon turned in the path. "Do
you to say that you love hm? he asked joyully
"Do you mean you are engagedo
81 very, very fond of you STILL Larrabee she said
softly $50 much so that when saw you few minutes
ago forgot everything except that were there, and
was looking at you Just as used to-
Il noticed you did, he said grimly.
aBut things have changed for me, Larrabee," she
went who is sadly forced to deliver crushing
blow. II have found the real love of my life 1 60
ing to marry Will just we get to the next
British protectorate."
MAY Heaven bless you!" said Damon.
an loyalty to him" she said firmly, II shall have to
tell him met you here He's following you you know,
Larrabee.'
4Oh that's all right" said Damon gaily "I've stayed
here long Ginning with you that would be miracle
if he hadn't found out by this time that the other boat
riding at anchor was the Simeon Bailey. Tell him what
you like but for the sake OF old times Sara, have
favor to ask YOU
"Only name it." she said sweetly.
Il hope it won't be shock to YOU he said, "but
am in love with Angela Give"
what" she cried.
"Now do be reasonable, Sara" he pleaded "If you
have right to be engaged to Wallace, have right to
love Angela Give
"Ye-es," she conceded.
L
call me Larrabee Damon and don't be surprised if she
calls something else. You just tell her that there is
nothing between you and and that you engaged
to Wallace. Say just that and no more Sara Enough
is good feast and there's telling her how
much used to be devoted to you. You wouldn't like
anyone to remind Wallace how much you were once
devoted to me-"
"I'1 do just as you ask, Larrabee," she said.
"Goodby. I'll never forget it, and We'll always be
the best of friends" he said.
TsHEN he began running through the last stretches
of the brush. AS he went he rather reproached
himself for the time he had been wasting with Sara 1t
had been time not spent in the real Larrabee Damons
service but in his own He had been stupidity confusing
his love affairs with Damons AS himself he had want
ed to be free from any ENHANCEMENT that would keep
him from offering free heart to Angela, when the time
should come. But as Larrabee Damon what possible
could there be for clearing Larrabee Damons
love affair." in order that Larrabee Damons substitute
should have clear field with Angela Give? For the
time he forgot that. not knowing who he really was he
might be already married and without the right to ad
dress Angela Give. His conscience reproached him
with the fact that he had spent valuable time and
he now, HenderSOn'S time, in order to get Sara
Keene into state where she would be willing explain
to Angela Give that she engaged to Wallace and
that the young man whom she had "my deared" so
Enthusiastically nothing to her, and did not love her
However, what was done done, he decided, as he
toward the beach, and BESIDES if it to be done
over he afraid he would have acted precisely the
way.
AS he in sight of the boat, he the sailors
in it. ready to push off, and COrrigan running up the
sands toward him.
"Come on Sir' shouted Corrigan. give been look
ing for you this last half-hour" Corrgans face
crimson with the heat, and stung with flies.
THEY got into the boat and the sailors pushed off a
little sulky and lowering in expression.
"They re mad because didn't let them at the people
the island explained Corrigan in whisper, as he
sat beside Damon in the sternsheets. "Who do you
think is that yacht out yonder?"
"!m sorry to spoil your surprise, Corrgan, but al
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