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II 12 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY I I new, something original, Mr. Merton?" I , j she asked sarcastically. Then with a ! withering glance from her brown eyes I and a scathing ''good evening," she H ' turned on her heel and left him. It was the last time they had spok I en. He was beginning to wonder what I kind of a lover shoswas looking for H when he caught a glimpse of her as l she emerged from the shrubbery Hi about fifty feet ahead of him, her I short,. full skirt and high leggings per i mitting a free stride over the tropical H impedmimenta. H "Deucedly fine girl!" he muttered H aloud. "Muscular as a man and yet as H graceful as an angel! It must be the H drawing-room veneer that she de- B spises, but would she have a man a H' boor in civilized society? I He glanced at his hands; they were I white- and shapely. He had never H done hard work, for, being rich, he I had not been obliged to. Surreptitiously he felt his muscles, H his biceps and over the torso. All H soft and flabby, and still he was a I well-built fellow. H Behjg sure that she could see him, H he drew a small mirror from his H pocket and scrutinized his features. I There was the smooth chin, the H white teeth, the closely cropped mus- H tache and properly cut hair of a I gentleman. What else could she want? If she had condescended to talk with him she would have found him well w read. He had traveled extensively, H' moreover, and could be vastly enter- H taining. It nettled him to bo the object of such supremo contempt, merely be cause ho had tried to treat her as ho had treated dozens of other women whom he had mot' in society drawing rooms, on yachts and shipboard. (Furthermore, there were the stories he"had about her each contradicted in the next issue of the paper, to be sure,but just queer enough not to be forgotten. And just here he was conscious of a big' surprise a tropical shower was coming up and it was likely to "ram guns" in a minute. He was startled at first, "s he dread ed a wetting for Miss Adsley, but his wits reacted instantly and he almost hugged himself with pleasure. If it thundered and lightened would Her Highness be alarmed, and would it force her to seek his aid and speak to him civilly? He stared after her over the low, tangled bushes. She (had noticed the clouds, evidently, and was making her way through the confusion, tearing apart fllowering vines, as she headed for a clump of palms, whose overlap ping leaves seemed to promise protec tion. He would have to go there also if he did not wish to get wet, but in the spirit of bravado he decided to take the drenching if only to show her that he was not a mollycoddle. When the rain came it came in tor rents, and in spitei of his delight over Miss Ardsley's dilemma, he began cast ing glances over the ocean to see if there was a iboat coming. I Summer Excursions via H JPImi Following round trip fares from Salt I illiillPsLy Lake City or Ogden: H BJaJlJsJ Denver or Colorado Springs $27.50 H Omaha or Kansas City. 40.00 H Chicago 59.00 ! St. Louis 51.20 St. Paul and Minneapolis 56.44 ' Memphis 60.00 I Sale Dates Four high class thr0ugh trains daily, June 23 27 30 providing the usual "Up-To-The-Min- July 4, 11, 18, 25 ute Union Pacific System Service." Aug. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 M) September 5 and ,o NORTH B 12 1917 ' June 30-July 7, 14, 21, 28 H August 4, 11, 18, 25 H September 15 and 29 H City Ticket Office, Hotel Utah, Hi Salt Lake City, Utah m (Strangely enough, the small craft had all disappeared his own boat was lost sight of long ago the sea had swallowed them all, aparently. Tho natives knew enough to go in when iit rained, if they did not know much else and they (had no raiment to spoil, either certainly a New York crew on a Now York yacht would 1)0 equally prudent. There was not mxich prospct of ibeing rescued right away Iho could hardly see the next island for the space of five minutes. When it was over ho was soaked to the skin and was sure the palms had not saved iMlss Ardsley, tout lie only paced back and forth on the strip of sand .avoiding the dripping branches. Pie had the best of her there; he would dry off and she would not that is, unless she came out in the sun as soon as tho shower was over. But the sky cleared, tho rain stop ped and the sun broiled out red hot again and her head was not raised from the shrubs. As he spread his outer garments on the sand to dry them, and incidentally get tho rays as near as possible to his skin, he was strong ly tempted to call to her, hut he chok ed hack the desire and 'began 'to whistle. The pearly twilight would come trailing along after a time and with it the ipangs of hunger. As the thought dawned on him fllerton Ibegan a search for whatever might he edible on the island. He skimmed the circumference after a few wild scrambles and discovered nothing Ibut a few luscious berries. These he put in a cup-shaped leaf and carried them carefully, and at last was able to add a few pomegranates. Was Miss Ardsley hungry? If she was, why didn't she come out of her hiding place and say so? Would she suffer rather than ask him to forage for her? Tis blood boiled at the thought, and acting on impulse he sat down and devoured his collection. 'He was conscious right here of something lacking in his program. The boat had not picked up and the rescu ers were not coming. It was getting late and would soon he evening. That was all right so far, hut was there not something that he should do to force iMiss Ardsley's recognition of his ex istence? 'Sitting on the shore and whistling all night, While she hid herself in the bushes like a itoad, did not seem to him to he especially clever. If ho only knew just how daring she wias ho would try to shock her into admiration by some adventurous, even reckless maneuver. He would begin by striding boldly into her presence, and! chasing her if she ran ifrom him. It would be un gentlemanly, but it would make her notice him a tiling which courtesy had failed to do for over a week on the yacht. His soliliquy ended and he stared fixedly at (tlie water. There was something hobhing up now and then above the little ripples made by the storm, and whatever it was it was headed for the island. While ho waited, not knowing whether the thing was brute or hu man, there was a rustling In the shrub bery and Miss Ardsley, not quite as wet as ho was, stepped out on the sand beside him. Merton had to admit that wetness did not seem to disturb her equanimity nor destroy her beauty. She had dis carded her straw hat, presumably be cause It was rain-soaked, and her hair, instead of getting stringy, was curling about her temples even higher than ever. Ho had never seen her look more bewitching than she did at this minute. She had been the object, too, ap parently, and come down to inspect it, but as ever, while ho glanced at her expectantly, she utterly ignored him. The black thing in the water re solved Itself Into a head, a black body followed It and In time a native, garbed In nature's simple costume, k waded slowly to the Island's edge, . JJ shaking himself like a dog and signing I to them. v S Do you like fun You'll find it SALTAIR Utah's greatest amusement re sort. Dancing, boating, bathing, bowling, and all other fun fests now In full sway. Free band concerts every afternoon hy R. Owen Sweden's Concert band. Summer time table now in ef fect. First train at 9:30 a. m. Second at 2 p. m., and at 45 minute intervals thereafter. Train leaves Saltair every 45 minutes after 3:15 p. m. -1 Open All NlKht Tel. Wan. 304 UNDERTAKERS AND EMBAIUERS. S. D. EVANS Modern Establishment Now Building 48 State St. Salt Lnlcc City