Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-18

upon the beach. But no launch was in
sight
Hello! Where's our boat?" exclaim-
ed Kirk.
''The captain told me he'd be ready
at 4. Perhaps he has run over to Tabo-
guilla orr She hesitated with trou-
bled frown.
''YOu told him to wait?'
Distinctly" Seeing an idler in the
square above, she questioned him in
Spanish. '"This man says the launch
left for Panama two hours ago. They
went on Sunday spree. He says they
came ashore and bought lot of liquor,
and he heard them quarreling later
''That means We'll have to get an
other boat"
Il don't know where we shall find
one"
Neither do 1, but there must be
some sort of craft that plies back and
forth regularly"
only once or twice a week, l be-
lieve, and it belongs to the sanitarium.
Perhaps we'd better wait awhile; our
men may come back
At last, as the sun was dipping into
bed of gold, Kirk broke out:
Gee whiz! We've got to do some
thing. Mr.. Cortlandt will be getting
worried"
I'm all probability he won't know
anything about it until too late to come
for us. He is dining with those people
from Bocas, and may not get back
to the Tivoli before midnight
''Nice fix we're inp' remarked An
thOny. 'T'd like to lay hands on that
captain
eve may have to stay here all night"
"Well, at least we have a haven of
refuge. They'll take us in at the hos
pital."
II don't care to ask them There's
some one up there don't wish to see.
That's why 1 didn't go near the place
today"
He laughed to hide his embarrass-
ment. I'm Wondering-what people
will say
ooh, you mustn't be troubled about
that. 1t isn't your fault, you know,
anyhow. Besides, people won't say
anything because they won't know
anything about tiff we stay away
from that sanitarium."
cts getting along toward dinner
time he said, $50 let's see what we
can find in the way of food"
They stumbled out into the unlight-
cd cfp fhoir hI1f
seen close at hand, the cooking ar
rangements of TabOga proved most I'M
attractive. But eventually they found
decent looking place, where they
were taken in, and, after an interim
nable wait, food was set before them
chicken, boiled with rice and cOcanut,
black beans and cocoanut, fresh, warm
milk and a wOndrOus assortment of
dollhouse fruits.
In spite of their equivOcal situation.
Edith seemed fully to have regained
her spirits. Even the prospect of
spending the night in this place APP
parently did not dismay her. They
descended to the square again, stared
at all the way through open doors and
followed by a subdued murmur of
comment. Then they sat for a long
time watching the stars.
AS if in despair over their impossible
predicament. Edith gave way to
spirit of reckless vivacity, and Kirk.
with a mans somewhat exaggerated
sympathy for woman's sensitive feel
ings, Loyalty strove to help her make
the best of things in her own way.
There was no real concession of her
rescrve-no sacrifice Of the feminine
privilege of prompt and complete with
drawal. If he had struck a false note
he knew that she would have turned
frigid in an instant.
it was on their return to the house
that the climax came, leaving him
strangely shaken. Their course took
them past a tiny cantina. Frightened
by drunken brawl within. she picked
up her skirts and fled into the dark
ness. Kirk stumbling along behind her.
At last she stopped out of breath, and
ne overlook her.
You mustn't run through these dark
alleys" he cried sharply. You'll
break your neck" Half impatient at
this hysterical behavior, he seized her
by the arm.
"Oh, I'm so frightenedv she breath
ed, and he felt her tremble. She lifted
her white face, and her eyes were
luminous in the gloom.
Before he realized what he was do
ing his arms had closed around her
and his lips had met hers. 1t may
have been the romance of the night
the solitude, the Intoxicating warmth
of her breath. At any rate, he lost his
head and knew nothing save that she
was a woman and he a man. AS fol
her, she offered no resistance, made nc