Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-24

Cuard your garden wall.
Bare little Cupe. snoopy fairy
Finally gets them all
And ID your breast he'll shaft his
dart
swear this unto you-
Ard pierce your now rebellions heart
For he's contrary. too.
Mary Rayburn knelE III her canoe
and chung breatIlessly 10 the low
hanging branches overhead that
screened her as she watched the sing
er lift his paddle and suddenly with
one iong sweeping stroke drive bis
own canoe into the hiding place be-
side hers.
ii. be smiled, 'at last r
Nary vas startled and only stared.
After all this time. be went on.
1--WE found you. a
why have you been looking for
me7 she at last found her tongue.
Don't you remember7" he chldeA
her. Don't you remember that day ]
saw you On the beach at coronadof
Yom wore q blue bathing suit and :
yellow cap :
She shook her head. I've never
been there. Z
II guess you're mistaken, she said
as he hnmmed the air Of his soma
smilingiy, andan think I'D bet
ter be going.
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dead branch that had caught over the
bow of her canoe II tilted and with .
little gasp Of chilled surprise she
found herself, In the water Almost
instantly he was beside her. Then he
took hold of her end held her high IL
his arms.
'Youyou needn't hold me 30 long,
she protested Indignantly.
Long, he chuckled. I'm only LED
ting you drain before put ron back
I'D the canoe. Believe me, you're ons
wet woman
And finally he hunched over and
sat her down Id her canoe.
Here, be ordered Drag ms
canoe along behind and I'll tow Us up
around the bend where there's sand
bar we can land on.
He procured bathing suit and q
rain coat.
Go back up there somewhere. he
directed. aand put on these dry
things. Then bring your things back
here and spread them out on thai
bush. This sum- dry 'em II q couple
of hours
She studied him silently for mo-
rnent and then silently took the things
he offered and went back toward the
thfckIy wooded shore. And few mo
ments later she returned with the
raincoat wrapped about her and her
hair tumbled down her back.
.Cold7's he asked.
She shook her head He got out 9
cofgee pot and trying pan. talking
ii his droiI way entfrely unconscious
Of her shy reserve.
After they had eaten they sat there
while Chalmers smoked. She studied
him cOyertly at every opportunity as
they chatted and talked. but she had
persistently REVISED 70 give him any
knowledge Of herself other than the
first name Of Mary, which he had
guessed. she watched him curiously
as he took charred stick and
marked mystic Sign on the smooth
skin OF her arm.
what 81 1T" she asked looking
down Cd the circle ne had nude.
.sIsye put my brand on yOp," he
smiled into her eyes. i've ranch in
California. the Circle Bar and that's
my brand 7
1Oh!n she murmured. rubbing the
mark on with her hand. at the same
time realizing regretfuIly that it was
time for her to go. So che gathered
up her clothes and went back into the
trees to put them On.
sadly wrinkIed. but nice and dry,
ahe laughed. as she climbed into her
canoe few moments later.
Am going to see you again.
lEarya1 he asked earnestly.
perhaps IN come this way again. !"
she Hn1lfHds ~ @ka& swept on GOWN Ln@
river and out Of sight
That night Chalmers took the
puncher's outfit that hung as . deco
ration ca the wall oG his shack and
dressed himself Tor the costume bah
that was 10 BE held several miles be-
low at the famous WLndermere Inn,
one 0E khe most interesting resorts III
thu Maine w0Ods When he arrived
the BAH was ID kull swing.
ia the center Of one group steod 4
delightful Spanish dancer who turnad
enyIy to speak 10 some one passing
and revealed to CHALMERS round
bare shoulder. Ca which had been
pgirkod ulsn black eysbrus pauciI
the brand az ne Circle Bar.
fnanelx he atn0si Esefpge the group
and ssvas his EaigAaeguv rod Nat
which bera the sarne Insignia, deep
SDanisa bow. as ha toOk tha daneeafs
hand.
The mnd HI NINE. be explained
aposoge ticaaly 20 the reat of The sroszlA
indicating the mlaEh On her shoulder,
and anys slak parz lie brand 0T
tlae Circle Nng til mllnA alaaN And ne
led heE e0szd he esfalasss.