The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-02
CHAPTER XIX

him, his dark eyes moved close to her
own, and she felt his lips on hers.
His kiss was long, hard, intense.
She had been expecting it, yet It
shocked her somehow. She had no
idea what she should have done and
now it was too late. Gradually.
firmly, she began to push him away,
and she refused to let her own lips
relax. She held them thin and tight.
It was Harrow who eased the sit
uation. He released her and stepped
back, grasping her hand:
"There," he said. "You see!
That's how it is."
Kay made no answer.
"But you don't hate met" he
asked.
aNo." she mumbled. mo. ! don't
hate you"
"That's enough, then. And that's
all. I'll not annoy you, Kay. Espe'
cially because now ! know"
"Know what? :" IL
II could feel 1.-THE resistance"
"Oh," she said. -.
Harrow nodded and she saw his
shrewd smile move family across
his lips. :.
"If it could be different" he said,
and paused. swell 1t least I've
been frank. And you've been
frank. And it doesn't change our
relation at all. Except that maybe
BY tomorrow afternoon Ill be gone
from Daytona Beach,"
The thought Of his leaving
brought q knot to Kay's throat.
Now, that was silly, she tried TO tell
herself, but it was no use; the knot
was there. AZ.
"Let's," she said, taking his arm
in = tight grip.
Il was early in the morning when
the Commander III returned to the
docks in Daytona Beach. The night
was clear now with soft moonlight
and there was . peace upon the
river and the city.
Ida Campbell offered to take Kay
home, but Harrow insisted upon
doing so himself.
Il don't know, Earl" Spike
Winch remarked cautiously.
II d." Harrow said, his voice
firm.
Spike shrugged.
Ida's disappointment really
pleased Kay. For once the rich girl
wasn't having her own way about
the man she had determined to get.
And, furthermore, Kay wanted to
hear more from Harrow. His dec
laration had done strange things to
her emotional balance.
Harrow put her in the little car
and took his seat beside her. Driv-
ing across the bridge, he was silent.
So was Kay; she was waiting for
him to speak.
As they left the bridge she looked
behind and saw q large car follow.
in1 them. She caught her breath
and would have spoken, II Harrow
had not put his hand gently on her
arm. :.
"Neyer mind about that" be said.
"That's al right" !.
When the car behind them turned
and passed under the next street
light Kay caught . glimpse Of the
driver. She recognized him a. one
IT the two husky men who had come
aboard the boat. For some reason.
then, Harrow was being attended
by an increased bodyguard. Spike
Winch wasn't enough. That meant,
she supposed, that the danger,
Whatever it was, was really consid-
cradle, for Spike was . pretty for
midable watchdog. Kay remem-
bered how he had handled his auto
matte that day on the fishing trip
and she recalled his hard-muscled
strength, dancing.
Harrow spoke finally:
II told you what ! Gid tonight be-
GAUGE may not have . chance
again. Things have developed that
need y lot Of attevtion. You prob
ably don't need t. be told that. III
be leaving in : fsw days now. Had
planned To start ct once, but Cap
tain Johnson tells me he wants some
work done on the boat. suppose,
in . way, il would be better % ieave
the boat here and 60 ahead. but I'm
Har1ow's voice had hardened. RI
came down here for . cruise and .
rest aid that's what I'm going to
ret. I'd like to see anybody stop
me NOW. But can't 60 into oil
this with you, Kay. The point IL,
I've had to tell you how felt about
you to clear up whatever misundsr-
standing there may have been In
the matter"
He drew up 1t Rays house and
the car behind stopped too, some
two hundred feet back down the
block. y.
Harrow took Rays hand. 'We1l
20 on Is we have, with the work,
he said. 1--WE quite . few little
things to clean up before ! start
down the coast. And now you know
the situation, you can better make
up your mind what you want 70 do,
II anything. I've already told you
I'd be glad to have you along on the
party II you thought II the thing e
do. Otherwise" He shrugged
and said, "Well, we've had some fun
and I've found : girl with ability
and good sense. II she ever does
come to me in New York she'll get
her trial"
He leaned over to kiss h9r. hut1he
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