Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-11-19

quired. Fro's Ee fret day OF their &C
qualnt0nce she mad been growing In
creasingly fond of Geary: for nearly n
week she had been DESTROYS of calling
him Bill. which is comfortable name
and, to Dolores way of thinking, pc
culiarly appropriate cognomen for
such distinctly American young man.
At mention Of the beloved word he
glanced down at her pleasurably.
"Thank you" he said. I'm glad you
got around to II finally. Those that
love me always call me BIN
"Ypu called me Dolores
II move we make II unanimous I'm
a foe to formalty,"
"Second the motion, Bill. SO am T.
when | care to be--and in our case
your formality is spelling our comrade-
ship. And now, with reference to the
extraordinary Senior Webster
"Why, the poor old horse has been
down with ptomalne poisoning They
carried him off the train ut st. Louis
and stood him on his head and pumped
him out, and just did manage to cancel
his order for new tombstone. He
says he's feeding regularly again and
has booked passage on La Estrellta,
so we can look for him on the next
steamer arriving"
"Oh, the poor fellow" Dolores muir
mured-so ferycntly ihat Billy was on
the point of hurting his heart at her
feet on the instant.
The thousand dollnre Webster had
cabled Billy "for IOa0 IKE" had
been dwinding rapidly untvr he slim
illus OF one continuous OBJ r unity 10
spend the same In a qua vN' .s.e II
was calculated to bring ~ lnost JOY.
Mr.. Geary was absoll'e'y begged IN
the quagmire Of his frs, love affair.
but until his mining concession should
amply justify an avowal Of his passion,
an instructive sense of the eternal 1T
ness of things reminded Billy of the
old proserh that closed mouth
catches no as. And In the meantime
(such is the ,2.'mis.r Of YOUTH he de.
cided there was no need for worry, for
when Il gill calls n fellow Bill, when
she tells him he's a scout and Doesn't
care whoop for any society except
hls-caramba It's great
A wireless from Webster warned
Billy of the formers imminent arrival.
Just before sunset Billy and Dolores,
riding along the Malecon, sighted n
blur Of smoke far out TO sea-a blur
that grew ana grew until they could
make out the graceful white hull Cf la
Estrelita. before the swift troplc night
descended and the lights Of the great
vessel Shimmered across the harbor.
TOO late to clear quarantine to-
night" Billy mOurned, Na he and Do
lores rode back to her hess. "Ali the
same I'm going TO borrow The launch
of my coed. friend Leber MI tis pro-
tege Don Juan Cafetero, aM' 20 out
TO the steamer tonight | can Nrave TO
little way from the steamer and vel.
come the old rascal, anyhow
Fortunately, good little Leber con.
sented to Billy's request, and Don Juan
Cafetero was sober enough to turn the
engine over and run the launch From
the deck OF the steamer Webster,
smoking his post-prandial cigar caught
sight of the launch's red and green
sidelights chugging through the inky
blackness; as the little craft slid UP
TO within cables length of the steam.
er and hove to. something told Web.
ster that Billy Geary would soon he
paging him. He edged over to tho
rail.
"That you, Bill?" he shouted.
"Hey! Jack, old pail" Billy's delight.
ed voice answered him.
81 knew you'd come, Billy boy
81 knew you'd know it, Johnny,
Can't come aboard, you know. until tho
ship clears, but | can lie off here and
say hello. How Is your internal
mechanism"
Grand However, your query re-
minds me- haven't taken the medicine
the doctor warned me to take after
meals for couple of weeks. Wait
minute, Bill, until 60 to my stateroom
and do my duty TO my stomach"
For ten minutes Billy and Don Juan
Cufetero bobbed about in the launch;
thea a stentorian voice shouted from
the steamer. "Hey, you In the
launch, there. Not so close. Back
off,"
Don Juan kicked the launch hack
fifty feet THAT will do!' the voice
called again.
'iIello!" Billy soliloquized. That's
Jack Webster's voice Wonder what
he's up to. / thought he acted