The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-11-02

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NJ fighting windy Exles "a the Atlas
tic caast. and the siieSat ese~aaatiaa 81
trCYse skas. RFwa1hsexs with iniyre~t
she questioned nae. and l answered
feeling the naagie Oh her eyes % nsy
face. the sost intoxicssson af hcT rf~s
exAe~ beside ine. she WAS n@sarsi
whosesosgss. the very sort ~ w~&naR
had dreamed atoas. an esias aagnss
where 10 the world. yet had never mel
before. Her very ssfes~nce Was lasps
ration. but beyond thls vague impress
stca my drvana lid Sas gu- Then
looked aside nj her and laaghed. realiE
Ing ssd.teaiy huw seQascse9s ! bal
been.
Really, | must have asRrly takes
yoa To sleep" said sexretfully. u IL
not know when | have before heeg
guilty III saeh exosissn"
~fso not say that. II was sncss In
,er~sting II IL nice 70 be spoken e
~ though one was an Intelligent ha
man heiEg--it 10 quite an experisnee.
perhaps | do not understand"
"poabtisxs not. for yea are not .
girl, aud 700 toll me yca never scrgh'
sos4ssy. The very nature az your hss
has Jeff you franh and straightforward
Yoa talk 10 nae just a. yua would TO .
man"
III ny frankness hss iateresiet
YOU I ventar~d. "can you NOT realize
how much desire to learn uore--~he
yea are, why you are hsrer
q 'yyf et5iafss; bar I esds1fz5sgg sssf ysss
MFR. Hollis not yet
She looked at her wrist watch. bold
ting at &ss,t ,sats ssa~-gSwssn. which ~
sealsd the white siapeliness Of he,
arm.
Il dare not evcn remain here with
you Inager."
"nu, you will come again7 This Il
not 10 b. our last tnsetingt''
She hss!tAte$i. her eyes meeting
mine almost kindly then she held oul
her hand.
The hxi--yee, In this way. Yoe
will meet me again. but not ss We arr
tonight. have truly snjoyed eeina
with you. Of hearing your story, hul
this meeting here alone was not IN,
choice. You understand could no,
avoid II. and after was discovered
| bad to remain and via your pist.ss
to secrecy. You will not forget thair
"Assuredly not. You win not return
10 the deck tomorrow nlgh;T'
She laughed softly. and Withdrew
her hand, which still held.
Tomorrow night oh, cRnnoi
tell: W. may be far enough AT sea by
then 50 need no loager seek freai, air
by night told yea my cssnceallnsot
was only temporary. Coed night, Mf
HollIA."
The gray dress she wore left urnn
Ipe the impression 'ha, she faded
from sight. her dim outline vanished
30 suddenly amid the shadows took
swift step forward. !inpelled by sn
irresistible desire TO ascertain In what
portion IT the yacht she found conceal.
ment. yet paused almost as aaichIy
Who she wak, and why she had chosen
~ unconventional a manner 81 talning
W. was beyond my guessing. ! esxayei
many theory, yet one afser the other,
all broke down. aud icft me cropping In
darkness. cniy one fact remained
steadfax.. 10 which I could cling with
eonfdence--tbe girl was no mere nd
ventur~~s. ITO criminal. she was doing
nothing OF which she was In the 'cas,
ashamed. nor had she the slightest
fear iAs Consequences.
+ slept No scundsy a. to be the last
guest at the breakfast table the mat
morning. although ~ ! sat there alone
rcsdsk returned from the deck to the
cabin seeking a raincoa., and report
inr heavy fog, through which the
yacht Was proceeding slowly The YES
eel ~as still within EASY view ~ Mon
tauk. or had been before the sssss; shut
down but the really important news
had snrle 10 Darlington by wireless
positive information 81 the outbreak
of war. Russia and France were pit
ted igsInG Germany and Austria In
the dseth Ersrpie. The German troops
had slreaiy begun sn Invasion IT Bel.
gfsfn 60 their drive toward Paris II
was still unknown what course Eng
laad veuld take.
The nature Of this news ctscured all
else, and isfs ne unable TO complete
my meal. Other rsessa Ees we're mo
mentarily expected aSd dressed has.
thy, and jaAned the little group ca the
aeck. rus. ~ cabin bog handed Car
rinEtcn . new message He read IL,
crashing his ciencta~d hand do~u CO
the rail-
IT'S Ill over wttA Dow,- BE- ~.
claimed hoating TIE paper aiofs. and
Gas.ns sbout into cor eager facsA
England declares var, esatlenea. She
win ssaad By h<f tr~ar WITH Belgium
Hsrs y cur opcorszniey nsssn to me.
TA.s 10 eukas to b the greatest waf
In kisto-y every natiou In Eurcpe may
be invoave. hetorv II " snd~i Do yca
realize the commodity most In Dr.
rAnd the enc metal thcse armies cat
DO, gvs aisnS Without II 10 copper.
They must hare II. snd th<y rnuss bay
4, Of IA. This morning. a. seoa ~
rs<sav~d sAxs H-st dirstch. ! vtrea NJ
arsats to ery. Asy. New. With EGG