The Marshall republican., 1913-01-03

suiuy hubuduubs cnSiDieb, anu u bpTln-
king Of '09's, and I could sit back and
rest while everybody danced. Hap
wds a dear to me then, and was quite
willing to sit out his dances while he
did the talking, making me forget
chat I was on the Job.
We were leaning on the stone cop
Ing one evening, Just outside the draw
ing-room where we always danced,
looking up at the stars. when the
sound Of q m~otor-boat cut the afr, and
a moment later the rays Of a search
light slowed around the bend below
US.
That's Mr.. Abbott" I told Hap.
"Listeni know the sound OF his en-
CINE"
"oh. It can't be-" exclaimed Laura.
coming out for a ~breath-tbe figure
was over. He wouldn't come here to-
night because he had to work-a
squirt for the finish, he said"
"But II is, dear" I insisted. "If you
listen you can tell. Hear IT,"
"Oh, I don't know the sound Of one
engine from another, Joulie," she
fhukbtus WtntuEOD WOT MIX. UT Il
shall tell him tomorrow what I think
Of him"
Sounds like his boat, Laura" Hap
said. Hate to hand Winthrop one.
but I think he's Just taking a little
trip on the quiet"
His Grace and Natalie Joined us,
and we listened again. but they frank.
Iu 0att1l MT tA1I at,gaHa Nhas,ahs
that II shocked His Grace to think
we could.
Sure thing" insisted Hap. Hes
going some. too"
Laura went back into the house
with her head In the air and fiirted
outrageously with Benny Bliss all eve
ming. would have given anything
not TO have mentioned the silly boat.
The next morning the first thing
that fairly Jumped at US from the
morning papers was this:
NORTH SHORE HOUSES ROBBED
Fashionable Folk In Panic-Money
and Jewels Taken-Police Think
Thieves Worked From Motor
Boat.
II meant nothing TO us. particularly.
except that the places robbed were
lear US. Some OF the victims We
knew-the Dykemans and Mrs. Loring
some we didn't. The story caused
a mild stir at Lone Oak for a moment:
then vas swallowed up by more I'm
| nartuVN thlanu Nm ehA aastT ~ shA
moment everybody. except Natalie. de.
cided to send In their Jewels the next
day to a safety deposit In town. but
by afternoon tho scare was over and
everybody had decided differently.
what's the use Of having them to
be locked up?" Mrs. Higginson de-
handed cheerfully. I'VE are always
at the mercy Of our maids. I've had
my Jewels twenty years. and they
haven't been stolen yet. ] think I
can still take care OF them
after all. the cotillions would lose
their zip n We couldn't shine n little."
Lydia Abercrombie declared. "only
Laura and Louie Goldman look well
without Jewels. don't believe Il
amounts TO anything. anyhow. I've
heard that Mrs. Henry Dykeman has
q press agent. Have your"
I tried to put II from my mind. but
II would come back. I was 90 very
surs Of the sound OF that motor.boat;
I would have been sure wen n Hap
hadn't agreed with me. And some
thing else: I had heard II again In
the early morning. returning. hal
Jumped up and looked out. I could
zee the rays Of the headlight turned
h the other direction. even looked
at ny clock 10 sss the tins--thrss
o'clock. Tor no particular reason. too.
] recalled something Winthrop had
said: Il can oItrun anything on his
shore.
] wss.ansry. st Isyssif for ceussct-
ing that II any way With the ally
robbery. or sven silowtn6 ny thoughts
70 slip back 10 nat lost bsaesist Of
NstalisaA on the night Of the rscsptioa
IN tovn. saA what Laura hAa 't6id ne
Of those other lessss.
Winthrop appeared Sunday after.
soon, looking somewhat tagged. with
pisces Of cFumplpd COPY papsr stick
Ing from the pockets Of 4 khaki suit.
Laura abruptly left Benny Biiss. Who
was really too siddy from her prefer
sncs the night before, and frankly
went to meet him. She turned him over
10 ne while she sent for Hap and
John Crowninshieid TO Join him In .
Scotch snd soda. Poor fellow. he
looked 10 II he needed . bracer.
How 10 your heroines" she asked.
choosing 70 forget that he had disap-
pointed her the night before. -Just
~ naughty % svsrf"
"worse." he replied. smiling and
rubbing the back Of his head. "shs
simply won't behave - she should. ]
had q terrible time with her last night.
haven't been to bed: sat up ell
night with her"
winthrop! REALITY You'll ruin
your health. No book 10 worth It."