Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-02-03
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CHAPTER X-continued.
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LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE

masculine weight upon NOAhSn SA-
4her YOU or any other woman"
A smile cOntended Tomentarily with
the frown, and triumphed brilliantly.
81 mean to ask you" he said DELHI
erately "to whom am indebted-T
To his CONSERVATION the smile van
fshea. as though a cloud had sailed be-
fore the sun. Doubt and something
strongly resembling incredulity in
formed her glance.
40 you mean to say you don't
know?" she demanded after moment.
"Surely Mr.. Ember must have told
sour
'Ember seemed to be laboring under
the misapprehension that the Fiske
place was without a tenant"
"OhP Her tone was thoughtful.
~Has he gone back to town"
Business called him. AT least such
vas the plausible excuse he advanced
for depriving himself of my exclusive
society"
81 see" she nOdded-T see :"
'But aren't you going to tell me?
Or ought to prove my human intelli-
gence by assuming on logical grounds
that you're Miss Fiske|
"If you please" she murmured, her
lntent gaze seeking the distances of
the sea.
"Then that's settled" he pursued in
accents of satisfaction. you are Miss
Fiske-Christian name at present I'M
known to depOnent. And we are neigh
bors. Do you know, think this a
Very decent sort of a world after all?"
And stilW-she returned to the
Charge-"you haven't told me what you
mean to do, since you refuse my help"
II mean," he asserted cheerfully, 'to
sit here until some kind-hearted person
fetCheS me a stick to serve as emergen-
cy staff. Then l shall make shift to
hobble to your motor boat ard thank
you very kindly for ferrying me home"
She shook her head in dainty annoy
ance, then, light-footed, darted from
sight round the side of the bathhouse.
Presently she reappeared. dragging an
eight-foot pole. He rose on one foot
and tested the staff with his weight.
"'Twill Co." he decided. "And thank
you very much"
But even with its aid, his progress
toward the boat necessarily consumed
tedious time. 1t was impossible to
favor the injured foot to any great ex-
tent. He made little or no attempt to
converse while in motion, so she had
plenty of opportunity to make up her
mind about him.
If her eyes were a reliable index,
she found him at least interesting. At
times their expression was enigmatic
beyond any reading. Again they
seemed openly perplexed. At ali
Zines they were warily regardful. Once
she sighed quietly with a passing look
Of sadness of which he was wholly
unaware.
"Odd-about that fellow" he OBJ
served during halt. 81 was sure he
was Drummond-until 1 saw"
"Drummondw
Friend Of mine You don't
by any chance know Drummond, do
your"
I've heard the name"
You must have. Supposed to have
committed suicide-jumped off Wash
lngton bridge week before he was to
marry Sara Law, the actress? g.
/ may as well tell you-it's no secret,
although only few people know it
Ember saw Drummond, or thinks he
dld, alive, in the flesh, q good half hour
after the time of his reported suicide"
How very curious {" There was
nothing more thar civil but perfume
tory interest "a the comment. "Are
you ready TO go on?"
Aud another time, when they were
near the beat:
When co you expect Mr.. Ember?"
asked the girl.
Tonight, probably"
i shall be glad to see him" said
the girl IL what Whitaker thought a
curious tone. please tell him, will
you? Don't forget"
IF that's the way you feel about
him. l shall be tempted to wire him
not to come"
Absurd !" she laughed.
When finally they came to the end
or the dock, he paused, considering the
Aree-foot drop to The deck Of the mo-
Tor boat If it weren't low tide, >"
he explained crestTallen.
But since it IS low tide, you'n have
10 let ne help you again" the girl re-
torted' jumping lightly but surely to
the cockpit.
She turned and offered him a hand,
eyes dancing with gay malice.
Like az men, you must turn to q
woman in ne ead-however brave your
oh IT'S that way. TT Thank you.
out l fancy can manage"
And with the aid Of the clothes-pron
ne did manage to make the descent
without her hard and without disaster
The girl started the engine and took
the wheel as the boat swung d-onine
away from tbs dock. Not until she
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