Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-09-18
All Clear Sailing
After the Fog
BY H. LOUIS RAYBoLD

RLUE sky, blue seas, blue eyes look
- looking into his!
II wouldn't call the king my own
!" cried Forester Knowlton, as
he helped Peggy Sanford into his shin
ing mahogany speed boat where
shall be go-North pole, South pole,
or merely the blue Canary isles?"
Pretty Peggy laughed. PERSONALLY,
I'd choose the blue Canary isles, If it
weren't for worrying Aunt Georgiana.
AS 1t is, how about, Tamarack coveT
you're. captainr' said Forester,
and the next moment they were off.
The two of them were members Of
Murray bay house party and had been
irresistibly drawn to one another from
the very start although 1t seemed at
times as If Aunt Georgiana were con-
triving to keep them apart.
But now he had her to himself for
a whole afternoon with the blue sum-
mer skies over them and the blue st.
Lawrence stretching ahead
Little was said until, suddenly and
quite on the impulse of the moment,
Forester reached across to where
Peggy sat in cretonned wicker chair
and possessed himself of her hand.
Slowly she withdrew it, troubled
look in her eyes. "Pleasew
Forrester's heart sank. 81 wasn't
just playing, Peggy" he said hoarse-
~. IL am quite crazy about you.
want you for my wife"
Peggy lifted a pair of miserable
eyes to his. TITS impossible!" she
said.
Impossible? Then you must care
for someone else?"
"Oh not" cried Peggy quickly.
THAT isl mean-well, I'm engaged
to Lester"
Forester stared, unable to believe
what he had heard. True, he wasn't
her own cousin and yet-why, everyone,
including his own family, knew what
sort Of boy Lester was. Weak, un-
able to resist temptation of any sort.
Peggy" he began desperately.
But Peggy interrupted him. Look,
Forester, is that smoker"
Forester looked ahead where a
formless gray cloud was plotting out
their view.
"Fog." he said briefly, rolling in
from the ocean," With turn Of the
wheel, he swung the Startling about so
sharply she showed her blades above
water. Wen have to race 1t home"
he said.
AT that instant, the engine sputtered,
caught, and died. With an exclama-
ton. Forester sprang to the tank.
Then he groaned. "Hang Lesterl I
let him have this boat all day yester-
day and told him to be sure and fill
up at the landing. Instead, he turned
in the reserve and we've been running
on that"
He was too concerned over his dis
covery to notice that Peggy's eyes had
widened suddenly at the mention of
Testers name. 1t was important that
they get out of the ticklish situation
they were in Already, cool wisps of
the incoming fog were brushing their
faces.
take the wheel and keep her headed
toward that point" he directed his
rerIuuion.
Reaching under the cushioned seat,
he extracted.a half length of oar, used
In Tending when the usual bumpers
proved Inadequate:
"We'll just about make it." he said
quietly. and set to work.
After what seemed an interminable
length of time but was in reality little
more than a couple of hours, the bow
Of the Startling nosed the sandy beach
that stretched at the foot Of low
bluff.
"We'll find the main road not far
from the river" said Forester con-
fdently. land follow 1t to the town"
He turned to lend the girl helping
hand up the bank, and to his intense
surprise. found 1t pressed between
both of his.
swat. Forester" she said shyly.
IL think am no longer engaged to
Lester. I did 1t in the beginning to
please Aunt Georgiana, who, after all
is only sort of step-aunt, but she has
been wonderfully good to me- But
Lester has deceived me- He told me
yesterday he had to go to Three
Rivers in the runabout--that there
wouldn't be room for me. Instead
well, he took Genevieve Roberts out
In your boat.
81 know am right, for saw Gene.
We've on the dock very early In the
morning. and last night I overheard
her tell Aunt Georgiana she had been
steering the Startling all day. 4
thought she had been with you"
The man nodded gravely. "A lot Is
clear to me now" he said. Lester
asked me not to mention his change
Of plan to his mother, nor the fact
that did her errands in Three Rivers.
Yes, feel as If / were coming out of
II fog But Peggy, this means"
One look Into the lovely blue eyes
upllfted to his and he knew what It
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