The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-01-06

| took the letters from him and hand
ed all of them but one to Edouard's
old body servant to put in the office
mail. The remaining one held i'm the
same hand with it's mate. and | mo-
toned Davidson aside to spot under
a live oak as the other began now
slowly to move toward the path from
the landing up the hill.
"This Is for you" said l. handing
him his letter. and told him how it
came to him thus.
ITS from Helena, dear old girl.
Isn't she trump. after all?" he said
tearing open the letter and glancing
at it.
"she is dear girl. Mr.. Davidson"
said ! stifay: yes"
"Why, Of course-yes, of course, I'd
have done it if Id got this before l
left the city," said he. but how can
now?" holding the letter open in his
hand
''Do you mean to tell me- began,
but choked in anger mixed with UNI
certainty. What was it she had asked
|
Helena's wish a command?
Yes; l mean to tell you or any one
else I'd do a favor to lady if could
but
what favor. Mr.. Davidson?" de-
inanded Jelly.
well. why MFR. Da7idson?' Amt
your pal in spite of all the muss you
made of my plans? Why. I'm dashed
if Ill pay you the charter money at
all after the way you've acted and
ALL
Mr. Davidson, dash the charter
money"
''That's what say. What's charter
money among friends? All right, if
you can forgive half the charter fee,
III forgive the other half, and
What was in the letter from herr
cts none Of your business. Harry.
but still don't mind saying that Miss
Emory wrote me and said that if !
was still--oh, / say" he roared, turn
ing suddenly and poking a finger into
my ribs. "if you haven't got on one Of
my waistcoats.''
''rhe one with pink stripes" said |,
still icily. land deuced bad ones they
are. And these clothes | borrowed
from my China boy But then
~ see you must have come i'll a
hurry, eh?''
Eyes. But come now, old man, what's
in that letter? I've got one of my own
here done in the same handlers.
am under sealed orders-until l shall
have met you, which is now. So |
suppose some sort of explanation is
due on both sides. We might as well
have it all out here before we join the
house party. so as to avoid any awk-
wardness.'
"Oh, nothing in my letter to amount
to anything" he replied Miss Emory
only wanted to know if I'd please have
her trunks shipped out here from New
Orleans-only that-and she asked me
please to bring her box of marsh
mallows, as hers We're all gone. She's
polite always, dear old Helena. She
says here: so pleasant is our journey
in every way. and so kind have you
gentlemen been, and so thoughtful In
providing every luxury, that I cannot
think of a single thing l could ask fol
except some more marshmallows. Jim
my, the young imp-my nephew, you
know-has found mine, though I bic
them under both cushions in the state
room.'"
had my hat off and was wiping my
forehead. A sudden burst of glory
seemed to me to envelop all the world
If there had been duplicity anywhere
did not care
Cant you open your letter now?'
said Cal.
EYES," said l, and did so. 1t contain
ed just two words (Helena afterwart
said she had not time to write mOr'
while Auntie Lucinda might be in iron
the other stateroom).
"Well, what's it say, dash you?" de
manded Cal Davidson. "Play fair nov
Il told, and so must your
"I'm dashed if l do, Calv' said
and put it in my pocket. But shool
hands with him most warmly.
"But l say, old man." began David
son presently, otis all right for joke
but, my word, it was an awfully bi
one and an awfully risky one, too
your stealing your own yacht fro1
me! didn't think it of you. You no
only broke up my boat party-yo
see, Sally was going on down with II
from Natchez-Miss Emory said She
be glad to have her come, and, o
course, she and Mrs. Daniver made
proper. all right say, you not onl
busted that all up, but by not sendin
fellow the least word of what 70
were going to do you got those sill
newspapers crazy from New Orlean
to New York-why, you're famous
that is. notorious! But so is Miss En-