Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-19
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Beast" she said to herself Hes
perfectly sure dropped those glasses
intentionally-for him to pick UNI
wonder-am getting clumsy, or is he
preernaturally wise and experienced? I?
he looks lihe the sort of man that
iblew
But, though Monas determination to
succeed was only sharpened by this in-
herself, after a few more days, that
she had met a man at last who was
entirely impervious to her charms.
The two girls had followed the sug-
gestion of Jones; they contrived. with
out resorting to anything obvious. to
give the ship the impression that they
disliked one another. Like all the
women on board, they spoke, but each
was cold and distant. 1t seemed that
they were of opposite and instinctively
antagonistic types.
Meanwhile. though Mona had failed
in her part of the undertaking, Mary's
triumph was complete. Her subjuga-
tion of the purser was the talk of the
ship. The two took long walks about
the decks; heads nodded as they passed,
and there were many smiles and whis-
pers about the budding romance. Shell
ley found Mary captivating; it was DIFF
fcult for her to keep Ills ardor within
bounds at all. He sighed talked Of his
wretched work, that almost forbade
him to marry; confded to her that he
intended, as soon as he could. to find
work ashore.
"This sort of thing is all very we'll
for timer he told her. "But when
chap begins to think of marrying and
settling down-why, the seas no place
for him, thenp'
''Why, when I first came aboard you
told me you loved your work. MI
! Shelleyp
one finds one was mistaken about, when
one has time to think!" he said fatu-
ously.
Shelley was far gone. indeed; there
could be no doubt about that. AND
we'll satisfied, on the whole. He knew
that Mona had failed. but he had never
/ built very strong hopes upon the out
she'll Of Mr., x He knew very well
! that in the spy he was opposed by an
antagonist who would require the very
| best efforts of any who opposed MIN.
plans was not one. whit daunted by
the increasing darkness of the out
The day before the steamer was to
dock saw the three conspirators again
';By Jove-lt looks pretty bad" said
Jones, Now, If we were on an Am,
erican liner, going into New york ia Ia
opened in a jiffy on the plea that ne
was a smuggler- and get the chance
to search his thinss"
Mary started.
ST believe I've got an idea-it's terribly
risky-but, If there was any real trou-
BILE, you could get Us all out OF II
sooner or later, couldn't YOU
"As soon as I could reach the near
est American minister with my creden-
tials," said Jones. "But that sort OF
thing is frowned on-the State De.
partment doesn't want, to have to get
] Fec Re ~ OIten,'
"oh, I don't really believe IT would
come to that" said Mary Il was just
thinking 1t would be well to have an
anchor to windward. that's all. When
I've told you the whole idea you'll see
Go ahead-dont keep US in sus-
pense," said Mona; She spoke rather
turbed by ] failure. 1t had touched
her pride-ano it was because she real
lied that that she was angry.
"There'll be festivities Of some @ sori
Shelley is full of the plans. A quite
wonderful dinner-the captains din
ner, you know And music afterwardd
and a chance to dance, perhaps. All
the women are to bring out their very
prettiest gowns-we're TO be very stun
ming"
"Well?" said Jones.
'Listen| said Mary. And she un-
folded her plan They listened in the
growing excitement, but it was not
Tong before Mona clapped her hande
softly.
''oh, that's splendid, Maryl" she
laughed.
''Well-will 1t work?' Mary asked
| Jones, when she had finished.
81 believe 1t will!' ne said, drawing a
long breath. my hat is off to you
believe you've hit upon the way out
of our difficulties! Win or lose-you've
given us the gamblers chance, that's
all we have right to expect! And, I
we winch, it's worth trying, thous
sand timesr
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