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

/ thea he failed 10 see ms. Was IL you
and are you here again toni xh, to make
suref'
"fou hass guessed the exact truth.
! confessed. almost regr~tsniiy. Last
nighs II Was D n.fe accsdent, but 10.
aight my presence here had "a ob,scf."
Indeed What interest II II VI
yoursf'
Meme directly, except a. I am .
friend to Mr.. Csrrinxton. the owner
of this yacht. and also his guest. He
assured me only this morning that
there was no woman on board, and
laughed ut me for even tmagfning such
thing Naturally desired to vtadi-
cate myself; then besides the mystery
a1k had its attractions"
"So doubt And now that you have
progressed 80 far, what further do you
purpose tiuag turn n1e over to the
Tayssff,st fts4s -. t'+& - ~ 49, 49,
Il d. not know" said honesty
"But ! am In hopes You viii trust me
enough "ta vsyaain your ests'et la thus
coming uninyited aboard. should pre-
fer being your friend. II that prove
possible"
She did riot answer. apparently hest
tsting In surprise at my unexpected
plea, and doubtful AZ to my sincerity.
"What In Your namer'
Robert Hollis; i've In Chicago"
She nodded, and tmag ined the er-
preston of her eyes changed slightly.
The merest semblanes Of suhle
curved her lips.
81 am rather glad you arr my dis.
coycrer," she said quietly, ''for l know
who you are. You are not altogether
n stranger"
Il am not T. l excls!med In surprise.
"Oh, understand; seeley hrs told
yox Of me"
"iias he indeed Why SeeleyT'
because have some rcasoG TO be-
lese that the second officer Ia your
special friend on board that through
his aid You have found concealmsnt,
tm altogether wrongf"
She laughed the sound barely az.
llbjs. yet evidence II her swift ainuse-
neut
III dtd NOT chsnts 20 know better.
Mr. iIolIis, | should almost suspect you
" being lawyer shS said cheer
fully. However, in spite Of my pres
ent position. am Inclined 10 TO "A
truthful rersen. fear Mr. Seeley's In
forrest In rae is altogether, or al least
largely, merceuary. l win connde Ia
ven, and confess that he has already
cost me one hundred dollars. and
heaven alone knows how much more
win b. required before we attain deep
water. when nope ~ nc frr~ fr-tst
bondage"
'Gooa I am encouraged, now you
will tell me mcrcT'
She shook her head.
Not another word. SIR. 80 far. ~
they say In New York. you have the
goods ON ms, aud denial would 10 use
svs~. .Of course, / might have told
falsehood. ana perfectly capable III
SO doing. and had been coavrrsinx
with ~me others On board l wea'd
have chosen to do sa,
which would seem 10 imply that
vou possess n measure Vt contsasnr~ In
meF''
az 10, Mr.. Hollis" quietly
"Seeley mast have given me r,ns,
excellent reputation, and deserves r"-
ward
Mt Secley gave me your name 40
one II the passengers. nothing raore.
| cannot NJ presen, explain whwR. or
how. acquired MY Information regard
tag YOU. To you an a perfect
stranger. ana must remain SO. bat. by
spuie ss,ei fortune. chance to know
enough ~ yea 20 trust you thoroughly
as 4 gentleman You understand what
| msAuf'
Her eycs met mine frankly: they
acre clear. heae~t eyes, and felt that
resd their asrect ehstleaEe,
Perhaps So" answered with ssel-
inS ~ disappointment. ~You mean I
an, 10 ask ne further eucstsonsf 10 FOR,
get. II possible. ycgr pres~nce On
tcardr
YES: can you de thtss~
"weals 10 BE- perfectly srAnk, am
not altogether eertstn that I csa, o-
that ought. am Mr., CsrrsnStaas
guest. and ore him a certain loyalty
you admit thstr'
Yes
Have y right to conceal trSara ry
hest the knowledge which have dis
covered. that q strange young wNsraa
has hcen hidden 81 heard eis y4cht by
one 81 his ctHcers~
That mns, derend alscSsther ca
.0slr sense ct duty to As,h Mr., Caring.
t'o and F1ySelf." size reiUrret cssCnlS
IN appear ike a theft eans2.ss.