The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
The Epenine Story
The Honeymoon Yacht.
(By lola Forreeter.)

The moment the yacht came within
mailing distance of the dock at Old
Harbor. Carlotta recognized her father
and gave a funny little gaspy sort of
laugh.
He must have taken the train down
from Providence and caught the boat
at Newport think Tess was cat
to tell him where we were going.
Maybe she didn't. He could have
found out from the hotel. I had mail
forwarded here" Don stuck his hands
in the pockets Of his blue coat and
stood with feet, part. head down.
beIligerently, eyeihg his father-in law.
Then he was STRUCK with an idea.
Telling Carlotta to go below into the
pretty, coy cabin, he went forward
and spoke to the captain. Thereupon
the southern Belle anchored at
goodly distance from the dock. and
! no movement was made to launch her
tender.
Don got out some magazines and
sat under the gay awning. reading
leisurely. On the dock the major
walked up and down. He was six
tache and imperial. Carlotta had al
ways held that her father was the
handsOmest man creature until she
had met Don Traverse. But now he
| was on the warpath. The glances he
shot at the trim mahogany outline
Of the yacht were not friendly. II
there was one thing the major con-
sidered thoroughly ridiculous and be-
| meath ones personal dignity. SO to
speak, it was an elOpement. And Don.
| after having been assured that he
might pay his court to Carlotta for
the next two years with fair chance
Of success, had deliberately run away
with her after the Fanshawe's orien-
tai fete at Newport the night before
It was after now. Very properly,
Tess. his other daughter, had called
him up on the long-distance and no.
titled him of the escapade as soon as
she had missed Carlotta. and found a
note from her. He had caught the
boat from Newport. and arrived at
Block Island at $3.50. Since then he
had paced the dock and stared at the
blue ocean for signs of the Grant
honeymoon craft
And all at once. as he paced and
fumed inwardly. he heard a delighted
little exclamation at his elbow. and
wheeled about to face Sue Winthrop,
Don's widowed aunt.
How perfectly splendid Of you to
| como to meet them, major!" she ex-
claimed. Il just came over on the
New London boat. and ran down to
see IL they were safe in harb0r yet :"
There they are" said the major
grimly, motioning with his cane to-
ward the placid figure under the
awnings. ''Carlotta went below when
she saw me-"
did she?" Sue shook her pretty
head musingly. her hand tucked
around the majors arm. 81 suppose
it was unexpected. And we did have
quite q rough time getting out of
Newport"
''We?" repeated the major, stiffen-
ing. Mrs. Winthrop. I'm amazed.
Did you countenance this ridiculous
tbusiness?,
Sue nodded her head at him. with
merry eyes
Lets go and sit In that nice little
arbor up in the Ocean View grounds. -
she said. I'VE can watch them Just
as well from there as here, and they'll
never come ashore as long as you
stand guard, you. know. You look
positively terrific, major"
Tut! tut!' said the major. brood
ingly.
But you mustn't look like an in
dignant old gray cockatoo when you
know you're the handsomest, dearest
man alive!"
He glanced down at her with q
CLINT Of returning humor in his gray
eyes
4 "Sue. you're . wise little fiatterer.
and You know an my weak points,"
I've forgotten them. said Sue,
giving him her black and white para
J sol to carry. The major glanced at
. her thoughtfully as she led the way
: up the long flight Of steps t. the arbor
I ON the terrace above the dock. She
must be every day of forty, and yet
| she was slender and vfvacfous. yes.
J leven girlish- He breathed . aittle