Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-28
SYNOPSIS

skirts TO bid him good-by. .
CHAPTER 1I-Captain Wayne tells
Alan of the failing of the Waynes.
Glenn drinks Alan's health on his
birthday.
CHAPTER III--Judge Healey buys
n picture for AliX Lansing. The judge
defends Alan in his business with his
CHAPTER IV-Alan and Alix meet
at sea, homeward bound. and start a
Irritation. which becomes serious.
CHAPTER N--At home. Nance Ster-
ling asks Alan to go away from AliX.
husband, for her conduct with Alan
and defies him.
CHAPTER VI-Gerry. as he thinks,
sees Alix and Alan eloping, drops
cv"rvtlling, and goes to Pernambuco.
.,CHAPTER N1-s.I.> teevos Alan on
the train end goes home to find that Ger
ry has disappeared
CHAPTER VIII-Gcrrv leaves Pernam-
buco and goes to Piranhas. On a canoe
"Trip ne meets native girl.
CHAPTER IX-The Judge fails to trace
Gerry. baby is born to Alix.
CHAPTER N-The native girl takes
Gerry to her home and shows him the
ruined plantation she is mistress of. Ger
ry marrics hAr.
CHAPTER XI-At Maple house Col
Per. Cent Wayne"-building a bridge in
Africa.
CHAPTER RXTT-Collingeford meets Alix
and her baby and he gives her encour-
aSement about Gerry.
Collingeford heard someone spea-
OF Mrs. Lansing and he said to Mrs.
j. Y, Il know a Mrs. Lansing-a beau
t1ful and scintillating young person
the sort of efferveScence that flies over
to Europe and becomes the dismay of
our smart women and the fate of many
men"
Mrs. J. 7. for a second was puz-
zled. That isn't Mrs. Lansing-it's
Mrs. Gerry you're thinking Of Mrs
Lansing is her mother-in-aw. They
live next door"
The next morning. with Glenn as
cicerone, Collingeford went over TO
The Firs to pay his respects 10 Alix.
They found her under the trees.
How do you do?" said ak. THE
Honorable Percy. isn't it,
What memory you have for
triaaG~ said Collingeford, laughing.
May sit down."
Do" said Alix. She was perched
in the middle of a garden seat. On
each side OF her were piled various
stuffs and all the pdraphernalia of the
sewing circle. Collingeford sat down
before her and stared. Glenn had gone
off in search of game more to her
taste. AliX seemed to him very small.
He felt the change in her before he
could fix in what it lay. She seemed
still and restfui in spite of her flying
fingers. Spiritually still. Her eyes,
glancing at him between stitches, were
amused and grave at the same time.
DOLLS clothes?" said Collingeford,
waving at beribboned morsel.
NO" said AliX.
Colllngeford stared a little longer
and then he broke out with, Look
here, what have you done with her?
Over there, the young Mrs. Lansing
spice, deviltry, scintiliaton and wit
-blinding. Over here, Mrs. Gerry
demure and industrious. Don't tell me
you have gone in for the Quaker pose,
but please tell me which is the
poseuse; you now or the other one.'
Alix laughed. I'm just me now.
minus the deviltry and all that Come,
III show you what I've done with
it,
They threaded the trees and came
upon mighty bower, half sun, half
shade. where in the midst of a nurse
and Glenn and many toys baby was
entbroned on a rug. There you are."
said Alix. There's my spice, deviltry,
scintillation and wit all done into one
roly-poly."
We'll, I'm blowed," said Collinge-
ford, advancing cautiously on the
young monarch. do you want me to
to feel him or say anything about his
looks? I'll have to think a minute il
you do"
"Booby," said Alix, come away"
But Collingeford seemed fascinated.
He squatted on the rug and poked
the monarch's ribs. Nurse, mother and
Glenn flew to the rescue but to their
amazement the monarch did not bel
low. He appropriated Collingeford's
finger. Il wonder If he'd mind if 1 !
called him a young 'un,'" soliloquized
the attacking giant. Then he pulled !
the baby's leg. when he grows up
tell him was the first man &c pull his |
leg. My word. he hasn't bone in |
his body, not even Il tooth"
SILLY" said Clem, "of course not"
What are you staring at him that |
way for?" said Alix. Can a baby
make you think? A penny for them"
Il was just thinking" said Collinge-
ford gravely, that baby is positively
the only thing I've never eaten"
A Mortified silence greeted his re-
mark. The nurse was the first to re-
cover She strobe forward, gathered
up the baby and marched away. Alix
and Glenn fixed their eyes on Collinge-
FORD. He slowly withered and drew
back
Then the judge and Mrs. Lansing
came out to them. Collingeford was
introduced. Mrs. Lansing turned to
Alix. Have you asked Mr.. Collinge-
ford to stay to lunch? The Judge has
asked himself"
mo, mother" said Alix. "T'm
afraid we couldn't give Honorable Per