The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-12-24

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w-I-BeIieve ! Am Not Feeling Very
WE'LL" She Replied Family.
Of dire things, and is nearly crazy Win
anxiety. The police will find ner
though"
"Police!" she exclaimed IN a
shocked voice. "Is 1t really as oad
as that?"
Shows" said Tom sase.y, Just
how much one thoughtless girl can
turn things topsy-turvy. But
hsag it all; I'm sorry you're not en-
joying your luncheon. Feeling liz
The girl had pushed back her plate,
and she now sat silently contemplat-
ing her hands clasped upon the table
edge.
"I-I-believe l am not feeling very
WELL" she replied family, meeting his
anxious look with eyes SO somber tnat
Tom was alarmed. "a touch OF head
ache-don't let me spoil your appe-
tite-it will be gone in minute And
she mustered up the ghost OF smile.
Tom, though, continued to watcn
her, his own countenance rejecting
his suddenly awakened concern, while
her smile grew until presently she was
apparently her normal self again.
"There!-it is gone!" she lightly de-
clared, and, to Toms immense relief,
commenced chattering gayly, and did
not again allude to the scatter
Drained" cousin. But neither did she
do more than trfle with the succession
of dishes which Hewitt's deft hands
placed before her.
When the meal was finished, her
mood underwent another abrupt
change; she grew cerious again.
Nov, if you will excuse me, ! be-
lieve | will so and lie down for a
while"
"Yes, do," he urged. "Too bad you
should feel SO! Isn't there anything
can do?-anything | can get your
His eagerness to serve her was re-
warded with a smile that made her
lovely countenance ineXpressibly sweet
and winning; but it was manifest even
to his needless regard that she was
distrait and wanted to be alone.
The long afternoon dragged by in
monotonous fashion, and Tom was
both disappointed and troubled when
Molly, the mulatto stewardess, In.
formed him that none Of the ladies
would appear for dinner.
THE other young lady seems ter
ribly worried" Molly enlarged; "she
has something on her mind that's driv-
ing her distracted. Miss-your friend
is trying to quiet her."
The news augmented his curiosity.
What seems to be the matter?' he
asked.
Don't know" replied Molly with an
air of importance. "She just suffers
and don't say anything. She's high
strung young lady, the kind that feels
more than most do. She's taking 1t
pretty hard, whatever her trouble may
be-"
AS he dined in solitary grandeur,
Tom puzzled over the circumstance
not little, and, as was usual with
him, the inference was slow in com.
ing, that whatever had upset the mys-
terious young lady, it must have oc.
CURED on the yacht. The merrimont
of all three as they came aboard last
night. testified to this fact. AT anv
rate, he thus accepted the conclusion
without taking into account that tbn
trouble was secret one, and that II is
woman's peculiar gift to be able 10
hide calkjng care bchiaJ Il mask of
gayety.
Rut he had scarcely got his pipe 70
going before one ot the watch sought
him OIL whore 10 he'd retired upon ~,
bridge, herring tie Information that
u yoms ladv wanted to see him ia.
AZ the aangUar.
lac desc2@0rd e tae main Gerl an3
made hta W. aftward NJ. h as b,y Va a
show Of no je,ahrce as h could ra,Iy
The n.%at was clear ana s,ayii-
and cons tpentIy the darkness was
not so daos" as it had bpan the prerf.
Gus night; therefore, when he arriysa
II the aangwev il was aulo 10 n,qf,o
ont that ne group stamltns there wtra
in tho ris's, oi strained sitaatioY
Tho Hist oi}cer, Nj. siefeer and
two sa{'3~e shr"e3 plainly that tr,;.,
state ot mira was exceedingly tIacl,
and cheerless, while the girl stood .
little apart, impatiently tapping the
deck with one foot.
As soon as he approached she ad.
dressed him eagerly.
"oh, Captain Phinney! 1t seems
that am trying to transcend vour an.
thority. I'm sorry. But I'm so any.
lous to be taken over to the Glare.
mont landing that | never thought
there might be any special formalities
to be observed"
why, suppose it's all right" he
returned uneasily. you have a-er-
4 permit from Mr.. Willard, of
She drew swiftly back with a 1.-THE
IT. "a HnntInnS