The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-11
0UT-THE-PIKE
THE HONEYMOON YACHT

OF laugh. '''' s"'P' so'
he Is there. Don. right in front,
he must have taken the train down
rom providence and caught the boat
AZ NeN port ] think Tess was a cat
10 tell him where Ne were going
Maybe she didn't he could have
round out from the hotel ! had mail
s s,s ~si s's hsre. Don Traverse
blue coat and stood WITH feet Rnsrt
bead down belligerently. cycling his
father IN Law Then he was struck
Win an idea Telling CarlottA TO 20
below into the pretty cosy cabin. he
vent forward and spoke TO the cap
tain. Ihereupon the Southern Relie-
he dock, and no movement Was made
TO launch her tender
Ion got out some magazines aud
SAT under the KAY awninE. reading
leisurely on the dock the matof
walked up and down. II there WAS
one thing the major considered
thoroughly ridiculous and beneath
ones personal dignity. 30 10 speak.
II was an elopement And Don after
having been assured that he might
pay his court 20 Carlotta for the next
tNo years with fair chance OF sue
cess, had deliberately run away with
her after the Fanshawe's oriental fete
AT newport the night before
And AL a. once. as he paced and
TUNED inwardlv. ne heard a delightfui
little exclamation az his elbow. and
wheeled about 20 face Sue Winthrop.
bor's widowed aunt
How perfectly splendid OF YOU 20
come 10 meet them. majori" she 81.
claimed. Just came over on the new
i.ondon boat and ran down 10 see n
thtl were safe In harbor yet"
There they are. said the major
grimly. motioning with his cane to-
ward the placid figure under the avn
ihrs. Carlotta went below when she
saw me"
Did She" She shook her pretty
mead muslngly. her hand tucked
around the majors arm Il suppose
n was unexpected And We did have
quite rough time getting out OF New.
We" repeated the major. stinen.
lng Mrs. Winthrop. I'm amazed.
p.d you countensnce this ridiculous
She nodded her head at him. with
merry eyes
arbor up In the Ocean View grounds.
she said. We can watch them just
as well from there AZ here. and they u
never come ashore as long as you
stand guard. you know You look
positively terrific. major"
Tut tut'' said the major. brood
irEly
But you mustn't look like an indig-l
nent old gray CockatOo when you
know you're the handsOmest. dearest
man alive"
sue. you're wise little hatterer.
and YOU know all my weak points
I've forgotten them said Sue. civ
iug him her black-and white parasoi
10 carry. The major glanced az her
thoughtfully as she led the way up
the long fight OF steps 20 the arbor on
the terrace above the dock She must
be every day Of 80. and yet she was
slender and yivacIouz. yes. even girl
ish. He bresthed little Sigh. II had
teen his last year in college Some
where among the things treasured IN
bis desk now there Was little reddish
curl clipped just above her ear one
nirht In fun She had cufed his ears
fpi stealing o.. too. And there had
followed more.
"NoV. lent that uIcc7" Sue said
happily. Carlotfs had come out on
deck again. You did frlghton the
child awfully Funny. YOU frlghten
everyone little bit excepting me
Why did you coax me up heref' de-
manded the major. tits no use plead
lnE FOR Don Traycrs He has acted
outside the bounds % honor. and -"
You dear old silly thing sue said.
slowly And you say 10 is n you
meant o. Don h Just q and Carlotta
is 20. isuf She And you talk OF them
acting outside the bounds Of honor
ve Eot letter from you. Tommy
Neverson. where you begged me 10
elOpe with yoI after father had for.
hidden you 20 come near me You
planned tho whole affair ] was %
come 20 town shopping with a maid.
and tell her ] had an engagement Tor
luncheon with Aunt RoEana Then We
were 90 BE- married at once and take
ne frs' outgoing steamer Tor ltaly.
or some haunt uf eternal love"
you ve Eot that letter Ftiil. Sue7
me maJors eyebrows were raised in.
ftreFfcdly I've rot The answer 10
b. Why didn you come
Because. Sue Winthrop measured
her words. % didn't have the COURAGE
That httie EIfl Wonder has was
bound by convention and afraid OF
father end Ief the man loved sfIb
away from mo You've rather fof.
gotten uhaf 'f means f0 hf FOB love
haven you. llsf how you felt when
you wrote NAT letter fo me. and wait
fr Tor mo
.RIess me- sue don't cry dear.
mere there Ihe major put bio arm
around The rlrnfrr. graceful shoulder
end natfrd her ~ should have r5I
loved you and carried YOU IN
was sure you'd urfarafand ID Won
iue- thought hack last niFhf CAR
Ic'fa looked wonderful She raa vo..r
eyes and charm. and poor Don wa
raf mad with dread thar che would
fIr away from him Tess saIH YOU
were roIrE fo take them both abroad
-rrfnw bfr frf FIa varff law
down ir fha farbor. and took Gar.
Ig'fa over wi-h we. and packed Iof
n uy clothes fr- har We are Irrf
~ .ErInfI aha could Fa+ rfr
own. and w. arf call f1r View london
around In che morning they were
married iuFf after breakfast end
leff them holding hands on The DOCK
Wrrr caught the steamer over
here
as1e." The major ssfd. finally ar-
90 0'f c1uur lor you once
fhrouEh not chasing you Iet tho
younEsfrrs 90 un 90 their honeymoon
cottage. and you come back 10 New
london .n ftr yacht with mo- and raf
married JIM not rolrF 90 ief bow
teach me Row 20 wing the bird on
harTlnreeF
Sue smiled u0 az hIu. a world of
unlerEtandinE On her eyes o. auuaa-
nent minEied with symrathv an1
owe Down on the deck n the YACHT
laflcffa vas SIGNALING 90 them
lneyre anxious 20 get I'd 90 the