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
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Hi Salt Lake City, Utah
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(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
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