University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-28

But what, Mr.. Minot?"
He leaned close, a strange light in
his eyes. He opened his mouth to
speak.
Suddenly he glanced over her
shoulder, and the light died from his
eyes. His lips set in bitter curve.
Nothing" he said. A silence.
Mr.. MinOt-you've grown awfully
dull"
Have /? I'm sorry"
Must | go back to my book"
She was interrupted by the shrill
triumphant cry of a yachts siren at
her back. She turned her head.
THE Lileth," she said.
Exactly" said Minot. "The bride
groom cOmeth.'
Another silence.
You'll want to go to meet him, -
Minot said, rising. He stood looking
at the boat, flashing gaily in the
sunshine. "I'll go with you as far as
the street"
"But-you know Lord Harrowby.
Meet him with me-"
at seems hardly the thing"
But I'm not sentimental. And
surely Allan's not"
Then | must be-" said Minot.
"Really-Fd rather not"
They went together to the street. At
the parting of the ways, Minot turned
to her.
Il promised Lord Harrowby in New
York" he told her, that you would
have your lamp trimmed and burn
ing"
She looked up at him. A mischiev-
Gus light came into her eyes.
"Please-have you a match?" she
asked
1t was too much. Minot turned and
fled down the street. He did not once
look back, though it seemed to him
that he felt every step the girl took
across that narrow pier to her f.
ance's side.
AS he dressed for dinner that night
his telephone rang. and Miss Mey-
rick's voice sounded over the wire.
"HarrOwby remembers you very
pleasantly. Won't you join us at din
ner?
"Are you sure an outsider" he
began.
Nonsense. Mr.. Martin Wall is to
be there"
"Ah-thank YOUTH be delighted"
Minot replied.
In the lobby Harrowby seized his
hand.
"My dear chap-you're looking fit.
Great to see you again. By the way
do you know Martin Wall?"
"Yes-Mr Wall and | met just be-
fore the splash" Minot smiled. He
shook hands with Wall, unaccounta-
bly, genial and beaming. "The Hud-
son, Mr.. Wall, is a bit chilly in Feb
ruary."
my dear fellow" said Wall, "can
you ever forgive me? A thousand
apologies. 1t was all a mistake
horrible mistake"
81 felt like a rotter when heard
about it," Harrowby pot in "Mcrtin
mistook you for some one else You
must forgive us both"
Freely" said Minot "And | want |
to apologize for my suspicious OF you.
Lord Harrowby."
Thanks, old chap"
81 never doubted you would come
after | saw Miss Meyrick."
"She is ripper, isn't she?" said
enthusiastically.
Martin Wall shot a quick. almost
hostile glance at Minou.
you've noticed that yourself,
haven't you?" he said in Minot's ear
At which point the Meyrick family
arrived, and they all went in to din
Ter.
That function could hardly be de.
cribed as hilarious. Aunt Mary flut-
cred and gasped in her triumph, ami
poke often of her horror of the new.
he recent admission of automobiles
o the sacred precincts of Bar Har-
or seemed to be the great and dis
urbing fact in life for her Spencer
leyrick said little; his thoughts were
ar away. The rush and scramble of
business Office, the click of type
'riters. the excitement of the dollar
hase-these things had been his life.
eprived of them, like many another
yile in the South, he moved in a
i'm world of unrealities and wished
lat he were home. Minot, too, had
tile to say. On Martin Wall fell the