The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-09-28

Graft and all, it's one human young
city"
Intuition enabled Lydia to interpret
this utterance as the invocation TO the
litany of your tried but true Manhat-
tanite.
The Alsatia was trudging sedately
I'D the bay from the Narrows, Quaran-
tine ten minutes astern, New YORK
looming over the port bow through a
tenderly irisated haze in whose lllu-
sion It became a city of mother-o1-
pearl suspended between the blue OF
h,ze-veiled sky and the blue OF connu-
ent waters.
arthur Rackham must have coioreu
it." Lydia unused aloud.
"Wait-this is only the overture
wait till you see it as mean 10 sho"
if to you-bridlepaths in Central park
of q sunny morning, Broadway at nlgnt
with q full head of steam on, South
street at noon with the old SAILING
ships asleep in the sun and their lore-
foot I'M on the sidewalk, Fifth avenue
Of evening, lights like big pearls pop
ming out through the purple dusk-
Ostentatiously drawing a hahuker-
chief from his cuff, Peter moppeu Ills
hrows. "Beg pardon. Being poetica'
under forced draft is a bit exhaust
ing" ,..
"Your prose isn't anything TO ooas'
of. Henry James at his most AFRO,
CANT was never more unlntelllglDle.
ooh, You'll wise up to 1t quick
onouoh But mind there'll be nothins
doing in the poetry line after were
married. l know my limitations anu
7 couldn't stand the pace"
Here an apologize steward caught
Peters eye. "Beg pardon, MIR. IraIt'
but you're wanted in the dining sa-
loon to acknowledge your declara-
ton" 80,
'Thanks," said Peter sulkily. u
presume it's got to be tended TO- 1ou'
too. Miss Craven"
"But I've already made my acKno"i-
edcment, Mr.. Trait. I'm so sorry !!
~ wish I could believe you were!
said Peter vindictively, and went mo-
rose way without her.
He would have been less doWncast
could he have guessed how soon the
Girl was to miss him. Alone ana Will
ont distraction, Imagination was nag
ridden nv the care of that Wretcned
nuzzle box. 1t was still safe In ner
nossession-that was the worst OF II!
Nevertheless, she had as yet salu
nothing to Craven about the attack
in the fog, fearing lest he might lnslSt
| resuming charge Of the puzzle oox
and so. perhaps, put himself in the
wov of some perils more vital even
than that which had befallen her. Anu
her father was all she had!
When they were free to stream
down the gangway to the pier craven
| consigning Lydia to the care or Peter
Trait rushed off to commander the
first available customs inspectors TOT
himself and Mrs. Merrilees. so tnat
If was Peter who piloted Lydia TO
G section, hunted up her trunk, ana
took her place in the rank at the
chief inspectors desk; with the re-
sult that the luggage of 81. Carteret'
SINISTER" was quickly passed, aud'
Peter reluctantly leaving her 10 pass
his own impedimenta, she was at I'D
erty to garner what diversion SIG
might from the trials OF others
Tn that section her father was dutl-
fuIlv but perspiringly In optlmlsUc
endeavor to persuade his particular
ipsnector that he hadn't perjured him.
Golf in his sworn declaration. Notc-
ing Lydia's indignant interest, craven
nausea only long enough to lit Iul-
two eyebrow and draw down the cor
ners of his mouth, thus sign1tying d
conviction that ais troubles were
wholly due to the peTnicious lnterIer'
ence of his political antagonists even
as predicted.
She returned the least Of mods, In
dicating that the puzzle box was
sofp--as II was, in her suede handbag
which. dangling from her wrist by It's
leather strap. had quite escaped the
attention of the inspector.
Then, remembering Craven's hnl
.bot n would be well not TO attract
too much attention to their relauoh'
shin until clear Of the customs, the girl
turned away to kill time unul hei
father should be free.
over the way, in Section b. Lydia
found Mrs. Beggarstaf, surrounded
bv an array of luggage to do credit
20 an army corps, light OF battle IL
-, words of bitter wit upon heI
ready lips. in pitched combat with
r-ocsless skeptic of an inspector.
Near by, three dock pOrters, two ship
.--sr,,en half a dozen assorted citi
| ut - - ,r,sto-,,s anurafs.