The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-14

, grapes and .yellow-jade oranges, gleaming against a dark green bowl. '" s>
 "You have. fishing here?"
 Tots of it. In the bay halfway around the island. We'll take you tomorrow if you like"
 The maids cleared the table. Mona rose, followed by the others, and walked out on the terrace where the deck chairs commanded a view of the Stars: a@ "Those must. be the port lights of the s. s. Helena," MT Garretson said, pointing to the chain of lights along the horizon.
 "She's due at Barbadoes. in the morning." responded Barry. Pres ently he rose to go for tobacco. MT Garretson said that he preferred Turkish cigarets when be could get them and Barry remembered they had brought a supply.
 | The others were chatting busily. Mona rose too and slipped away ! ''Barry!" She stood in the door way of his study, dim, cool shadow. He had. not turned on the lights, was groping in the darkness expecting each moment to find the cigaret tin.
 times to marry you. Now I'm ask ing you. Will you marry me Barry?" She drew nearer. She could see him straighten in tho dark, lay his hand on the desk tt stop its trembling. $ Z, .-l4 < <.
 "Found tiem?" she asked.
 "Found what?" Barry said, as though .dazed. Then he added quick ly, "Oh, the cigarets! Yes! they're here" z .t. >a.
 T asked you a question. Barry Will you marry me?" ~"You'n lose the money" he re- minded her duily: "We'li be as pool as church mice."
 "But we'll have the mine-'
 '.T had a letter day from Eos ter" he went. on. Things aren't going any too well. We need an other Empress"
 "Oh, the Empressi" She would EteIl him soon that she owned the Empress and that she was obout to sell 1t. She would have the check drawn to the mine. That would do. l But she would not tell him all that lyet.
 She was very near now. He could feel the delicious mist of her hair across his bent face, could see the dim outline of her slender body. ] Her cheek touched his, smoothly cool. Through the window they could see the wavering of the lighted cigars on the terrace.
 Are you, Barry" The girls voice was very low.
 "r'll give you three guesses" Suddenly Mona found herself in l his arms. A little later, MT. Garretson, velvet darkness without and sighed l "A lovely place." he unused. "A beautiful place for young love That Saccarellif chap is head over heels in love with Miss Carr. Any one could see that. Pretty girl. too I like her. Mona now-she's deep CT! I wonder if she is in love with Barry? wonder what she'll Say when I tell her that she can marry him after all. Marry him and keeI her fortune! She'll be surprised tG know the will reads: My beloved wife, Mona Townsend, must not change her name by giving herself in marriage"
 Mona wouldn't change her name I-not a hairs breath-by marry. ing young Barry!
 The lawyer strolled back to the bed and instantly, with an outburst of mild profanity, found himself entangled in the mosquito proof dra aperies. They required, as he ob- served, special handling.
 At last he was safe in bed. The swaying of the palms. the beating of the waves were the only sounds to break the stiffness.
 ''I'll tell them tomorrow" he announced to. himself aloud. "I'll | tell them -morrow!"
 (The End)