The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-20

pekOre. For TOUR Gays ana FOUR nights
your face has danced before me in
maddsning persistency. and l cannot
recall where I-what 10 it," he broke
in abruptly. Are you III"
She had gone = tribe white and her
eyes had darkened. She smiled, but It
was . far away smile.
No. am only unhappy" she said.
IT you do not mind I will 70 below.
Good night"
Danvers could only frown his dis
approval Of her leaving him to his own
reflections and lonely walk on deck.
The next morning she was more
than ever reserved. A cool nod was
all that greeted Danvers. and she
seemed to have drawn completely
within her shell. He knew that she
was still unhappy. Her dark eyes
were brooding. and her proud head
dropped.
Five days and my breakfast 10
tasteless because a woman does not
smile" Danvers smiled whimsically
at his own plight then leaned across
the table toward her:
Tomorrow We reach Fishguard-
! and do not even know your name
His eyes held her case and she col.
ored.
1T 10 scarcely worth while learning
name merely for one day." she an
swered quickly.
But 1t Is not for one day." Danvers
told her. Il want to know where you
are going-so that may follow"
The girl caught q swift breath, then
laughed unsteadily. She had never
before been wooed in 20 masterful q
way.
But I am the follower" A sparkle
Of hre had kindled in her eyes. "A
career 10 just ahead Of me, and I am
running after It," She arose from the
table with laugh and left him.
Danvers' teeth came together with q
jerk. A moment later he, too, left the
dining saloon. His shoulders were
braced and his step firm. He would
not look again at the woman who had
refused him her name. At least, he
would try not to.
When he went up to the writing
room to get his mail of for Queens.
town she was there writing. Danvers
seated himself to wait for a desk. She
was the first to finish writing, and he
took the seat she had vacated. He
did not look at her, but he knew that
she was surprised and-yes, hurt.
1t was not easy to write letters
when his whole mind was rushing aft.
er the girl. He glanced down at the
desk and began absently to trace the
name left backward ON the blotter.
''Nida," he read, and with the name
his memory shot back some months
Danvers did not at first realize that
the name he had traced was that Of
the woman whose identity troubled
him. Her face floated before him and
coupled itself with that name. Sud
denly the story came to him. Shs
was the famous dancer who had beer
the innocent cause Of a great society
scandal. Danvers remembered nov
having seen her picture in the western
papers.
Without apparent reason he scratch
ed the name from the blotter an,
went in search Of her.
She was far up toward the bow O
the boat standing in the full sweep o
wind. Danvers went to her and stoo
close beside her 30 that she could no
escape.
do you imagine for one instan
that would care any the less for 20
because Of thatr he asked withou
preface
II have been trying to escape 1t 70
months" she said with catch in he
voice. 1T follows me everywhere.
am never going back to New York,
she added, because l cannot stan
It." She looked far back where, acros
the great expanse Of water. her ow
q country beckoned her. Danvers sa'
d the sorrow in her eyes.
.. YES" he said in low voice ths
r. seemed to turn the great ship abo,
q by the force Of its appeal, you wi
r. 60 back"