United labor bulletin., 1913-11-22

At which they were all the more
curious and eager. concluding that
Tom himself was in some way in
volved-or. at least. that he really
possessed some inside information.
This drew an explosion.
Il don't know a d thing about
it." Tom shouted, beating the air
with his hands. Il saw lot of fel-
lows going into the house, and wom-
an Confound you chaps! Why
can't you let a fellow alone when he
wants to think by himself"
"A womanI" he was quickly taken
up by both. who was she?"
But Tom relapsed into an obstinate
silence. He was angry and morose.
and his two friends left him in hun,
calling him impolite names and guy
ing him for expressing a desire to
put his mental processes through an
unaccustomed exercise. This made
him gloomier still. And when he re-
iected that, after all, he had men
toned the mysterious woman in the
taxi, his depression became acute.
He drove the balls around a, de
serted table with vicious jabs of his
cue. the while he too bewailed the
fate that kept him away from the
Carterets' yacht. For he could not
think of availing himself of this
pleasure unless Ruddy were along
Toms income did not permit of his
owning yachts or motor-cars: but
what he did not know about them
was not worth anybody's time trying
TO find out
He was thus reminded OF a catboat
over at Rocky Cove. belonging to a
friend who was in Europe. and which
he could use whenever he wanted to.
He threw down his cue. hunted up
timetable, then hastened home TO
toss a battered but wonderfully com
Portable negligee outfit into a bag
and HE himself over to Long Island.
AS he passed through the lounging-
room-it is worth recording-van
Vechten was brooding in his corner
and SO did not see him. Tom sur.
veyed him a second or so. then con
cluding that he had better not break
in upon his cogitations, haster,
/ away
While II was yet daylight. Tom
found the sail where 1t was stored in
mis- friends boathouse, shipped the
single mast and rigged ii up. ther
went up into town after a box of pro
visions. He meant to cruise around
the Sound for a day or two. thus Civ
/ ing Ruddy plenty OF time to think
and perhaps learn something definite
about his Cousin Paige's movements
/ into the bargain: afterwards they
might find time TO join the Carterets
He was profoundly disgueted that g
girls caprice was depriving him ant
Ruddy OF jolly good time.
That night, after couple OF pipes
he went TO sleep in his little crafts
cabin. and before daylight he was
astir and taking advantage of a light
or-shore breeze. All day he loafet
around the lower Sound. enjoying
himself immensely and incidental,
emptying the provision locker TO the
last crumb. He viewed this circum
stance with rueful laugh.
Moses and green spcctacles, AND
| thought was laying in supplies
| for a weeks cruisei"
Then he laughed again-light-heart
edly this time-and trimmed about fol
home.
Dusk was falling when he driftet
close in toward Rocky Cove. He was
possibly two miles on shore wher
he heard the mufiied exhaust and
warning pipe OF motoE-boat And
here is where his adventure may be
eaid to have begun.
CHANGING back. he made out the
craft bearing down upon him under 6
smother OF spray OF her own kicking
up. She swept by so close to port
that. despite the halflight, he was
afforded distinct view OF several oi
the boats occupants.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)