Evening star., 1926-12-15

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APPALL
judged. She was not in the least clas.
sic. 1t would have been irony to say
that she was beautiful. But she
It is too difficult. She was simply
Sidney Sands.
'I'm a little interested in adven.
lures myself" Trask said, studying
her. ''What particular kind Of ad-
venture do you like most?"
1--WE been finding my own rather
fascinating-it was so unexpected"
''I didn't know you had one"
Eyes, indeed! You see, left father
on the wharf
Waving good-by?"
ct suppose that's what he was do
ing" she said speeulatively. '.He was
doing a good deal of waving, at any
rate. You see, he expected to take
the ship" So
"And missed it?"
'sBy about a minute, should judge.
I've heard Of people hiring tugboats
to get them aboard, when such things
happen; but father would never think
Of such thing. He's a professor. :"
She said it as IL the announcement
Of her fathers occupation explained
everything.
"Absent-minded, perhaps" sug-
gested Trask.
"Oh, absolutely! Are they any who
are not?'
You're going all the way to Gal
veston?"
I'VE were going much farther; we
were going to South America, after
father had attended to some matters
in Galveston But / don't know
whether Wen get there now; it all de-
pends on whether / succeed in finding
him. He gets lost SO easily"
She sighed and laughed, achieving
both feats simultaneously.
"Of course, he's in no danger" she
added. 'He probably remembered to
90 back to the house, and mother will
take him in charge when he gets
there. But I know he is disappointed.
He had his heart set on the trip"
And they're both worrying about
you, of course"
moo, I don't think SO. Mother
knows that I'm all right, at any rate.
You see, I take charge when we go
travelling. She wouldn't let father go
without me; it wouldn't be safe. did
try to send them a wireless, but 1t
seems that it's broken"
'I hadn't heard"
''Yes. Something happened TO the
generators, / believe; or some part OF
1t, at any rate. / think it's rather
nice, myself. 1t seems so senseless to
go to sea and be tied up to the land
at the same time. It's like sailing a
toy boat on the park lake, with a
string hitched TO It.
And you don't find yourself lone
some-alone?"
Lonesome. I should say not.
never found so much to do in my life
You see, have fathers work TO do. u
You're a professor-too?" Trask s
voice was anxious.
mo; not in the least. Please don't
run away; ] didn't intend to frighter
you She laughed musically. "What
] meant was this: father was taking
this trip to make some meteorological
observations, temperatures and pres
sure and things like that. He Is try
ing to demonstrate a theory about the
weather: 1t may make him famous, II
he succeeds. He sent lot of instru
Inents abroad that he expected to use
II would break his heart II the whole
trip were wasted, so I'm doing the OBJ
serving. Not that 1 really know any
thing about it. All l know how to dc
IL to work some of the instrument:
and write down what they say.
S,nT pretend to know what they
mean. Nobody but father knows that
But I'll have d beautiful lot o.
figures and diagrams for him by the
time we get to Galveston, enough tC
keep him busy for whole year
"A year,"
Yes. indeed. Why, father spent
three months once studying the rec
ord Of a single days weather. O
Geurse, shouldn't care to do thai
myself"
hI should say not! But doesn't Il
tHke q lot of your time to keep the
Instruments going?"
~Oh, no; I don't sit around ant
nurse them the way father does. They
reaIiy do just as well without watch
Ing, only he doesn't think So"
"And the rest of the time?"
"Oh, I sit on deck, | read. L walk
I talk to people-and sometimes
dance"
Trask shook his head.
"You don't dance" he said. ''Yol
just float"
THAT'S a compliment. of course
Thank you. Did you see me?"
Il did--and wished ! were you
partnae."
Then why didn't you ask me I,
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