lov
and
‘W bv
MILDRED
and smiled skeptically. ~
“Do ou oawa often?"
, when she camo riding by on a pretty do was to wait  him down
‘lmd sllc knew when the planters
._ ' - S s y ' 1 -
CHAPTER 41 Aren't the lannermaul frimdl of' "Not very. My mother detcsts trav-lshipped their products; when the
CALL OF THE LOTUS The Older mah ohuolleil. from business. But I wellt to school at, visitors from the luxurious r0und-the-
. "H°aV°l'13» 11°' They <|0l\’t admit 1 a convent ill Rio, and I'l.c been ln tllc;world Steamers arrived, expecting to
came borne shortly aftertexist-except the old man. who needs States several times. I mean to livclbe greeted by their American consul
reached Miss U2. we had;mo in his business. liek a good old there some day. 1 get all niy not-as ln his crisp white uniform and shown she began’ to understand that the two
a moment of terror when she| cooler. with an eyomlik;_har; eagle for from New york or parlgy she glfvne. around his tiny domain, . __
' “ ' li rl is ' that
it and read its first line. I. the bolt 08 l blfll - \ I UW l od down at the sea e gauze So, when he hedged and noundered
. ' h
refuge in her little private
until I lzcl--set sort of used
me all the time. Out there back to some papers on his desk,
dil`i'.-rclli. lit!! hurt less _ . .  His chief grunted, elevated his feet ghol-gughly eucllmlll.lg_
-J uuclsl- hs breath, "I hope." tc a comfortable position on his own
paul ill Miss I.lz‘s heart was, desk, and, removing a. cigar from his him: "Do you think girls are prettier, Rudi-lov shudder. Life was intolcrablc
but she nodded, her eyesmoiglrietuof his white drill coat, eyed it in eyenlng gnu-.lg ML Sl,.ll¢lm,?~»
sympathetic . w u y.
understand. Aunt Liz,", "I wonder if I can get it smoked be- ehlnk theyre pretty at all ;lmC.S_~
wretchecily. “It lslrt that I - fore I have oneof those chills?"
with all my heart; or? There was no formality in the office 1-idmg.¢0smmE_ D0 you ,-ld..~g-'
can ever take the place§oi’ the picturesque .little consulate
My whole life is wrapped up; hidden away in its smother of tropi-
farnls here. But. just for CB'in:ifie:.k 1 d n hh 4 M J h ~ y_ I _ __ .
S IC mlm ll U 9 U 0 - ood t-inles to ether. Father has sev-
as “;h:y'l'c going to me, l’d ‘ "Pretty lucky, if Tm not done with all 51-9_1 beau;lfulglq0l~,e@,q,- D0 yon' l;now ills desire for Shirley. In all the world,
go away," __ liobs," he muttered. He had only three ,,.,y,,,,,,g about ,,,,,_,,__,._,..
this place »ynu'\‘e found? This days more to walt for the steamer
island llalf-way across ihel that would pick him up and take him wondered at me sudden lung; 01 lm.
o you think that's the sortof|away from the miasma of the terms, that gasped a,.,.,F_,., hp, lmm.
e es turned u on him and hc llldcl'
I was for co_mp!iments. Ami he was
clinatioll to please hor. He \-xolulered
__vincing1y to tell a girl thai she was
Isabelle Balluerman was asking
"Rathel‘!" he admitted un\vnril_v.
She uttered a deliglliccl little cry.
D ' _
" b k to the land of frost and mme fam _ _
to go to forget? swamps, ac
as good a place as any to fight Snow.
-e there, and the pre;-l older man chuckled. "I’d like to be
.
so theyre going to ship him heard yarns, you see, but I can’t speak
1 loam the ropes. from experience. I'm not enough of
taking all tbela catch fo rthe Bannerman fortune
jump, seslng4hat After all. the Girl iS elllfllled *D hex' addressed him.
only for vice- moneys worth, isn’t she?"
Rodney laughed aloud.
Liz sighed. -‘rt sounds hideous "It you insist on slverkins in rid- eonsul. sl.. sold.
You'll get the fever, Rodney." dies-Yes. I dare ny IM Isl”
you’ll send me quinino md "Not much of c riddle about her
Liz," he told l-.el-_ with gn Bhs’s one of tiioae females who knows
gaiety. “Don't worry, rm what she wants and goes after it
as B, horse, You have to gtgyl Straight from the shoulder_"
a. darn long time before it gets Wblh 301100! Itmllnld ment. his
chief went on:
before the tl-spies got you,l the infallible gift of Romance and
l00k5 like I tent tied in the middle.
h ,self to ,actual and the girls pretty much like her."
vfould be §,e,,df,,, "How old is the girl?" asked ltidney
listlessly.
fall Rodney now
he had looked to her Old °fi°“lb *yi i€h1;\¢';i'll;>t\;i;il0S:;§ hole, slroldon "
might have ma e
xdmple of strength and com glade long ago, *came as white men
sort of accomodations will U9 d°W“ lime- if she didnt 1°°k “t about that ride tomorrow."
a chap in auch n. hun way"
“Then we'll ride iolllorl-ow after-
’ he answered. “And don't for- “Funny thing, these Bannermans mon 1,,f,e_ when the sm, is no longw-
it‘s not going to be ally pic- wanting to give me a farewell feed. _
probably have to work like the he wellt on. liter ll PWS* "But W5 “S est in the morning, but I hate logotl woman is endowed.
good. 1t's a great piece good an excuse as any."
1°was able to get the “What‘s funny about it?" asked
so noon after taking the Rodney curiously.
But, at that, it's no “Wait till you meet the girl. You'll
I’}n” drawing, They ulideiistand.”
ellmdnys rotten and! Rodney returned to his work. _
ll D00! 1°t~ N0b0d!’S V€l'Y| "Y¢5» y°“'11 \md°\°5t°“d- them" me ney could see that she was not al “I was afraid something had hav-
. young woman who brookcd intcricr-1 polled io yon." She €XPll1ll’l€d- "If
WWII UD With f€V¢l' D001' lf°\md U0 ll! NW’ Y°\\ min °\1tl 1'” ence with her wishes. She was quite, you'tl started to walk in the sun, you
evldnmly gpqlletl Eyon my faillcrsj might have had a. stroke. You must be
hard, weather-beaten face took on anv\‘el'1.' Ullrcful until i’0il`l'€ l1CCllm5i9fi~"
" hot."'she decided. “Oi course, lt`s lill-
up before noon."
“I'm sorry,” evaded Rodney care-
full “but tomorrow I'll ue awfully
to tell me before he goes.” _
if you can find it in your! got where he is today. He landed here. veiled her rounded fl ure. and in desperation proffered t c
forgive me for the thing X’ve 1 a sort of beach comber who’d drifted Rod dei lit l 'films e th t he‘d accepted the
- - . ’ hey was move o say po C yi- Y XCUS8 li
‘over from the Pont au.dPrincl: vxvaay. "Thats 9, mighty becoming cue youre- Bannerman hospitality too often, s-he
was so sure, so sure, then, that And now--" he shrugg , “we a- won;-lngy _ ,
gone to Shirley! belle, the daughter, will fetch a' hila-
she received his wire asking band pretty close to three million.”
send the car to the station. "Then why--"
"llXl°tl¥. Bha’s the 'whyf The ‘why realised, with a mixture of sinuso-
sho that he still belonged io- of the dinner-party to wish me fare- men; and disgust, how greedy she
. _ :well and a speedy end.” Ho made ' `
he arrived. hluoliinsl tayvéry grllmrcs- "l‘\’1d\;l"s\\='ilb°lilfeI vveu- rather astonished at his ow.. disin-
haggard than w en ie e t. OH’ 00 so In mi' Y ' 9 D0
suniulu to the sein'-. tl;igul1ths_'he's goxtwthsu' gsinlirl who if he would over asain ho able ooh-
to do it, Aunt Liz. I can' , oug you' s ow."
where I'll have die old. “I'm not interested in women." said
lmercly said sharply: "Don't be an
“Oh, do you lllilll: so?" Her brownl idiot! I wouldrrt ask you, unless I
`wallted you. I never let myself be
if ' p _ _ -
stood what the consul had meant. I-Ie bored." And poor Rodney had to
make a feeble pretense of being over-
joyed to rind his resistance broken
down. »
' rn his limi, he reueiled hotly, But
he collldlrt deliberately insult the
.girl, even if all his manhood taunted
‘ him for being led around like a sheep
pretty or attractive or desirable, while on a halter. I-Ie had soon discovered
light under my eyes to Rodney rather briefly. as he turned his heart knew that, in all the world, that Miss Ballncrman had a stubborn
there was only one girl who was Will and that she sometimes for80l'
to hide it with the \'elvet of discretion
and diplomacy. That discovery made
‘enouell those days, without the added
He rallied his flagging forces; “I burden of Isabelle Bannermarfs soc-
ieiy.
She laughed: "I like lnysolf best ill Hr- loliged for Shirley with an ache
that wn<i'_s.s.sil:1l~p as physical pain.
Night and day the thought of her tor-
mented him. The diversions with
“How heaicnl l We can have such \v`nich Miss Bannerman attenlpted to
distract him only served to augnient
he r:ou1dn‘t have found two more op-
"A little," he cilnfi-spud, She mtfrgl- posliu types than Isabelle Ilanliernlali
:lllri the girl ‘llc loved. It seemed to
him incredible that two beings of the
iszllllc sex could be so completely dif-
,flirelli--~ille .one so, tiresome and rc-
;llellcut, the other possessing all the
grace and charm wiill wllich the ideal
I- 'Isabelle insisted upon "his making
.use of her private bathing-beach.
‘When he thanked her, but was care-
yv r
busy. Mr. Calkins has il lotof things ful not to take advantaillé 0f mi! £11'
l
.
`vii;u_lon, she 'sent the chauffeur or
Isabelle Bannorlnan frowned, Rod- illlnf
- expression of irrcsoluiioll wllcll she' Silo used the word "ncclimated'_so
- frclltielltly-wllen she made him drink
At the moment, Ml.-.s Bllllncrlllaiiliccd coucoctions that she prepared
turned her eyes upon the lucklcss \\'ii1l llc! _0_\\'l’1 hs-lids. When S116
ibrollfllls fl-c`sll mosquito-netting for
"Mr Calkins, I want Mr Sheldonl his berl'-_olll, when she drove him in
- ` morro 'iternoonl hcl" car to see the crater of the ex
5 ou -won‘t !”
“Whom the gods would destiny
P l"‘l
,-s
"Never mind. Bciicr ice
’ om but be film
ff ;',°,‘,§§;,°°,;’,‘,e‘:,',‘,’;'f°"'..And a toot it. 1-is liltod his syn and smiled ,,,,,,;h', 'the 800,. f,,_,_,,._ S,.,._.,.--
""°V‘°“’ "‘°'°‘ 5t"“““°“'" ‘cgggnlt 2/‘gl-l-‘ypglligilt me she won't <‘li.ir‘Tl-:lr 44 `
a good bit of work con" find me a juicy morsel I assure you." '
ith the job.” Rodney went on. "Ferns not.. Bald 'Gunn' hugh- THE l{EI.i’LIE5v'§ ‘.'li"f IM
is long on sugar planta- ,, ps ', ben if
so the export mg' Anyway' 'mf' na 9' Wu Tile consul har! b~cll your- it fort
e "“1“° Y°“*`1“’°"‘Y' night and, in til-t lion, lvofl 1 hd
to ride with me to w a , 4 -
He says you will need him.” Her gaze. ilnct volcano-tllat. he began to hats
- said boldly: "Please, say at once that? the sound of it, _
I-Ie inet her mother one day, when
The consul; snrdonlo nys; me; Roth! the old lady had evidently eluded the
_ ney‘s and recognized their silent plea.;-ivaicllful eye of her daugliief. and Was
perhaps, Miss Liz sigh; h“Y°\lacl;0.d 1310 N0: xnlhlkngalexg But his sense of humor was iiclclecil torn between a fresh repulsion and an
She was thinking tha I8 re e G £8 in 5 ., He said gallantly; . ~
have to stay very long in,W0¥l‘i8n C€liS€S to l‘€88\‘d Ulaffillge H5 "Not for worldswollld I illconvenel warning to any suitors for Isabelle’s
_ ience so. charming ll lady _ _ _ . Byllland. Hcr mood was mellow and con-
you. were young and dis-lgelimbtiz 10°! “D05 “mx Uegtnggg all means, Sheldon. ride wlill Banner-yfldblg; sl! the world was ller friend.
love and bitterly reck-, ard. il nec€S5F~l’Y N! em - man tomorrow afternoon." '
anew a surge of resent- my have bceli 'c8D\'i°i°l-15 °UC°-‘
shlyley Rand, though I doubt it-but she s in earn-
dg you leave?" ghg ggked Elf. IWW. I EUC!! hOf 1h0tl\el"l I tbl'
~ ' rible example of what'l! happen, if
a foltnight," he answered, his BN WNW much 1°nl"~ The °ld lady consul was chucklillg.
I _
-I < .
_ I ’ _
L
w
i lullluio pity. sho-was frankly d horrid
.She lurchcd across ,the room to greet
Rodney could have slain him. Whenlllodlley and landed squarely in his
they left the house, ailcr coffee and arms. He was a. strong Y0\1l`iSStel~ and
° liqueurs and a. fcu' opcl-atio l.clcc-tiolis, had blocked an attack in more than
on an expensive pllollnlgrzipll, illr_‘,olle football scrlrrllnage, but he stag-
lgcrcci llluicr the weight of the exub-
_ errant Mrs. Bmlllcrmali. With diffic-
they would ilrst- ml full _ _ . _ Thur! uliv he kent his feet.
was the best dinller I've had in ihl-cel Sho l.ulgllcd ill high enjoyment,
years. I'm glad you came to illlr.-awful “Dear me, how forivarrl I am! You`d
lilllnk l_ wits Isabelle!"
/iltel'w:trtl, Rodney wondered if she
Rodney lauoh_d rue _l "_ ~ 1
“You certainly ici. mc- r'r~',l'll for lair lull! n sense of llulilor, or whether sho
,lurallt solncihillg quite different by
gf! - l'nv~.f\_-, limi, l~i~lllul'k_ At the moment, he was
laugheg H1R0rg1l?6¥ l';\i€l&eg“:of:1ml'iti‘.1tat;;]ieg=lrg.‘tde bei-me you los., my mol-.ll rap; ut. Rc- c"c'»pic<1 with the task of restoring
what I gathered from a_ chap S C e 5 re
stationed there, lt`s tho usual zfargleo guglg ‘gee bintammthe “ue °f
-the €ropics»-palm-trees, Un, ti lppel Zo 'her for al
beach a rather sketchy con- 5 Pnl. .Y one y vm e
’ yyoungsten There was a warning in
member this. nly boy. wlficn Tm .frollc illc ielcll/‘rl oqllillbriunl.
far. far away across tilt- sm--~l:_= flrllll, "Yol\`r.-, ille new _voting man ni; the
mllsulatc ain‘t vnu°" She beamed up
It wont do you ally g l. ‘ ._ - _ . _ .
Then, when you'l‘e down and out and; nl. him. with a smile ihnt was only
l l the conqueror has her llcc! on your, parlly lllzlrred by the tendency of her
8 tangle of tmp cal V nes' l1lS £0116. ind R0dn¢Y WEB qukk Q0 de' chest vou can remember that you` eyes to locus obliquely. "My, my, they
Eco :uid come and go again! Seems like
vlsubcllcs always having a new one
l under foot. Noi. that I lllind.” she add-
jcd hastily. “I hope she gets one per-
mallel sonic day . . . . Yon're the
li, . -
_', bc.=.t-lookirig yet.”
rli "’I`llallk you." Rodney choked, feel-
A S0ll'i . '- ‘- - . .
nd it has t T110 diml€\"DH\`liY It tl” Bamlefmlm riddan Wm, y..ql,~.ll.. r;m,!§‘,.m.ml int: his very cars growing crimson, as
_ l it th .  _ _
an extinct vo cano on 3 plantation was the following night. twelvp Mme, He md Wm, 5,,.,mml,,,.yl\c struggled lor self-control against
. I » _
°"""5h“’ companies 11"’ R M The two men drove out in the ¢°nSi11- lu, ,L  ,md .~,_._,, vm and me world tide or mu-th that was ris-
5{ L . . _
. ’ - th i ld W 1 i l tin
hourq stop over mr e r Wm ate car. It rattled so much that Cal- dinneyrneng ,,,,___,:{ |,,.,,M{,,,,,‘ at 1-,_
, . - kins said it sounded like himself try- - ' ‘ . - _  A _ .
Liz askcd quickly: “Are you in t e hi km” and fork during Bannernlan plnlltntloll .<o.v.c filo c
it'soxllnct?" “hifi “S ' six. He was utterly lcd ‘uf will ='l
l gl gl d up an arm 3 C ' _ things Bahllermeli spii'iiurlly, lil..l‘
c ;;;c)uleier;lll ll Rodney climbed out to open the big any' and physically' Bu, WML mn
course, its extinct, Dead for :;’L?g§“,f‘:'tfic;1h::fm‘°‘:’1ame£,‘°lfgxé young man do? Fshl~ciul!_v tl youll
. _ _ ‘_ A tLi, u’ ot _ “ man who lives alone ell u il~opi,»-
worry ab0l1lt`llic,zalfs;:0ygi‘l?¥l fciigsggagegblwiywizyg llgzaggagiei island, with noi too mfthv ti\lii,‘.;»
all I have Rodney." _ ' keep him busy?
' gown sitting placidly under a palm- ,_ _
Pl‘9559f1 his “V5 mvher 'meek' __ U-ee_ 'she 7056 gud wgllggd up gg Rnd- __________________ __`___i__ mg angrny under her rouge' husued
' i{_ . .~ _ < _.~ » -
came perilously near to crying. ' ' | _ __ O »,. 
said severely: E v ' i '_ .:_-~"#" _
wish youu go and talk to that CHA" R 43 _  ;._____._.q,_,;_~ >~
room, Rod. ‘  _ _ - 4,* '
vi ~ ` ’ hi ’ ‘   lf.
ece but iles got the ig
hl_m."_ d d h bm Rodneyhfound Isabflle Bannermixaln .  ____,__l
hc hs gone to o er ‘- one of t a moat cur ous persons e Tl" above m lm _ . ‘um h . no
asain tool. refuge in ner had ever mot. she seemed o bundle ol ha. bam gm:’:;f.°';,'"°;"?~" l” d “if “mt i d “‘°° °’~ Sh” °
With the d00i' l0C|¢0d gong;-gdjgtlqflg 8 ay yu In
interruption. she watched the with no attempt at restraint, she CASH PRIZES,
houls of the afternoon drag by- routed hir cheeks. already showing $500,00 man wi" be sw",
could mark their passing by the the ravages of the tropics, and her away as follows _
of the patch of sunlight on brow| and lashes, were black with m he sth I ’
rue. when there was no aonl; mu her nam-tips were stain- zndP',, 313°- 6" vf,,1° S43-
sun, she rose and unlocked the ed with rose. It was as if she were lard ,, 65° M; ,, 5-
_ saying: "I like thi!! I don’t give a .nh rr 5°' sth ll $20'
afternoon she had weighed hanzswhat tho rest of the world 5 f ' h h '
l against that unknown thin |~ N P1" "1 $10- *Nh ill 'Sash
island The girl against the Rodney sat beside her at the din- Pi I9 0 S 5. csc in cas
- _ . . h . h .
or the lptus. her-table. lie and the consul were tho 1",” my W y _ \\ v |/1 Y, §‘§’,‘ff;°§,§,‘,§‘§n;§h§§ “ fggfwezfuafpfo
eft her little office in only guests. Mrs. lannerman was laid > *Quik ¢. . _ , ., mmmgy.. He hoped his mm indicated
her face wis serene, her low with ahoadaehe, her daughter ex- Qalyqt ¢ V \ . J, dm, A (_mpcr°n.,, presence would be
sho had won her battle. plsined, without undue oolioitude.'rhe :";v' i l  f i | __ v Wplmme _ . _
- M, R 43 €}‘;'"“‘ ;’&°l‘;*“"°d bt; Manx' 'nn' qi" li  `< ' ` l The bl-own eyes opened wide
CHA E eooo were ngserv : -‘ ' y i .` . ‘ ' _
...err--ru-.» ,ll 1 li  .;.r:.;'.:;;a.°.::_<’::’.i,‘;:'::.i..;ic:_i
I -_ _ .' ` HB," ..
‘v " "Just us two." she said softly. "Woh‘t
5 K that be wonderful---Rodney?"
.. ro ru. o o- -on .l-_-. u.. of. --or -»  -~»= _ e ._   -_   “.::l.i:.r:°: i:.:.': f:.:":.f-
"Mt" 5 "M win' Mr' cam" is '“" . 1 ' i- "Y slaughter Ho knew she expected him
agen- was going home, it he ever reaches there."  ._JJ/..- _ to make iove to her'
i f » - _ - . >
Hes an lnsolent THE PLANTEWS DAUGHTER
a u'|llv"~hU|"°
sasyoilvaahdliil
y°“ re “H I hue' Aunt Liz' ney Calkins left the car and joined
h“”“”Y» "‘“ "“ "‘° them as ho introduced ltodooy to ~ __.. E. ._   _
Isabelle, he smiled
DANGEROUS TROPICS you by degrees. Ten in one, she got - _
_ hold of a few cocktails before dinner. _'__".` ' ‘ ` ' 
hadn‘t been on his tt0Plcal It's her failing-" , » ' iff _" _ _:,t~’
weslr before he was invited to Isabelle raid bluntly to money. ' - ' ,
a nge! toritanlaiaotg Rodney’ realise that __ __ . _ K-Qfg __
o didn e e consu. of ' ' _'fd-/_,_~'§‘_T~,~\1`>`_~,’=.,\_;z \\§ _
mgvr fl; v-ff. £11 be gm am; *. ‘  f.‘I.‘l'i’."..f.‘I...‘3.§§’é’.l‘.'° ’“‘“ '°' `"‘°° °°”
go." s md or. " e's in n f " " ' ‘ `
all “HKU”-” `1'b‘n‘;‘va‘mm;‘g:'e'e‘7a":ge”‘lc=u?i|AlbeI!i:eIlll%¢E
she Hilde In lmplllellf. KQSNN. Canadian Beavef.&|\yot|lla\luicn1ill|e|ial:
'”°h. 4°!" b° '» b{§:°f‘*@l *Qu .°‘°l'ol’.'.’.°.l'¢'.ll‘.§‘.'.ol.fe".‘$’|".f-' °..‘l.§.'l’$.‘.I'.'l'.
““‘”" “‘i“.: §.‘.i"ru..“"""“......* "il-'°..,l'.°:.ii:".:':°in--:il-e'°.'~;a‘
uc never ns n -
no u- -nw tar.. :.;°:.‘r.zl:'..°'.'i':r.i*"li'::.°.':;i".::'l.'.ll
s“ if
ellis*
tells?
lisa
_§, ,
_,E
kllltlilbmlll-blhilllr
au.aa'ohu|Aui¢..an_r.l.
9
fe" Q 
_ ,fr  ann
adviac n fel la mall of nimble coadi
'men “°°'°¢'“`li“B°°'l',°°"'{'1‘*‘°°°1~Y°";;'l hadnt the heart for relnomtranoe.
37?.-"l"d'.'»'$"»'3-‘.'l".»-."'.!2l?i.°"‘ -
Cl ing ill llinl.
.-l Mrs. Ballncrlnan came close to him
|. _ fl v. rl. _ .
 “I like you. You‘re the nicest of
..‘ them all _ _ _ . Would yOu like a
r. . .
._ __
nl~ '**“' »
mr “I/llllll¢t!"
-._=+_-~'+ l
"=~ ’(i\;"i But even his wildest apprehensions
' rll 'his lcrcd into his ear'
little drink I know where t.lierc’s
_ The ellwlillg scene was brief. An
nuira 'nd Isabelle her own color show-
ll:'l~_p_a_r,ci1t out of 'the rooln. But not
bclurc the lhiicr had winked broadly
at Tforincy over one fat shoulder.
Isabelle rejoined Rodney, after a
nloln|=lli,_ Hur flush had died, but her
e,\,"‘= wcrc 'still hard.
v 'M.\l.la's llcuralgia troubles her
clrr-zldfully." she said. “She has.to
A luke something to relieve the pain,
llsf-Pd tu it."
Rofiucy murmured sympathy, hid-
‘ inc his grin.
: “Lets ride this afternoon and have
a picnic lunch on that little plateau
1’ showed you the other day, just be-
low the crater of the volcano," Isa-
‘bnllc suggested. "We can stay quite
lute. It‘ll be full moon wnight. 1'll
send tho chauffeur out with a ham-
per and rugs and things."
` on/ll»°raa as
TIIE SAD LITTLE PRISON!!
Shirley had allowed ilersoif to be
led aboard the Bea Nymph. Sho
‘ 'even if silo' had thought femoastranoe
would have dons any good. It was
"You could hardly find s. more, fair horse, leading another: "Sorry, by a perpetual p.;=t'ponement of the
charming home in the States, bliss; but I have . another engagement." actual hour. ,
Bannermsll." There \vasn’t ll. soul with 'whom he
"Oh, thyhouge is all right," shelcolild, by any stretch of the imagin-
ahrugged. “And all the lurnisllingsl ation, have had an enalsemeht-
came from America. I made my iutllerl He °°“lClI\’l1 SBYI "NW Vldbll- Tm
see to thot. But the life hero is flood-1 awfully busy." _
ly. There lust isnt ally." Z Isabelle knew how much work he better, had he aged, instead( More
The Commodore hadn’t changed in
the interval since Christmas, K any-
thing, it s`eemed to Bhirley_ at he
had grown, somewhat youthful. She
thought she would have liked him
Itxhan ever, he seemed distasteful to
er. .
He very soon gave her to under
middle-aged men were in league
against her. They hadn't actually
kidnapped her, but she was, in a
manner of speaking, gently detained
upon the boat while it cruised, in-
dolehtly and apparently without des-
tination, through the Mediterranean
and adjacent waters.
Day aftgr day she sat on deck under
the awning with the two white cllows
for company, and .watched t‘a:: gay
pageant of the Azure Coést slip by.'A
lonely little figure in her smart, color-
ful frocks tnat contrasted So stralige-
ly with her grave eyes and her
sombre little smile. _
She was pleasant, docile. an agree-
able companion’ to the two men, but
she lived a life far apart from them.
Rodney Sheldon was the object of
her thoughts. Her year at the univer-
sity was the background, the canvas
on which her memory wove a gay
pattem. She existed in a dreamland
of what might have been. It seemed
to her that life had stopped when
Louis took. her away from R0dncy’s
Bl'l1`iS.
If she had not been so occupied
| with her own sad thoughts, she would
|have noticed the change in Louis;
,would have sensed, perhaps, the sec-
|11-,tsomeiliing that shadowed their
,life. And yet she did feel something.
|Sonletinles, sitting on deck, watching
,the blue waves dancing in the sun-
llight; shc would shiver involuntarily,
l as though n sinister shadow had fall-
en upon her. She would say, with her
,grave liitle smile: “Some one has
walked over my grave.” And once,
Loiléis, overhearing her, laughed and
sa : ‘
"I~Ie’!l have to be s. quick stepper,
ii' he finds lt. You‘re doomed to be a
wanderer, Shirley.” _
She sighed. With either Louis or the
Commoclcre, she would be a vagabond.
Never the peace and security of an old
Kentucky house. Never for lier! Never
the quiet evenings in a garden.
watching the sun set and the -moon
rise, hearing the frogs in the pond
and the sleepy birds in the treesf the
distant bark of a dog, the thrum of
a banjo fronl the negro cabins. Never
Rodney's strong arm aroulld her waist
and the immeasurable comfort of his
hand clashing hers! Never, never for
her! '
. One day, the shadow seemed to as-
sume almost detlnite shape. _She found
that old Spanish passport among
Louis's things, the passport made out
to,Scnor Almayra, und, when she
studied it carefully, astonished and
troubled, she saw that it had been
/tampered witll. She examined the plc-
ture closely. She knew then that it
was Louis's own picture. A1mnyra's
had been removed and Louis's sub-
stituted. '
She carried the passport to Louis,
llcr eyes troubled. He stared at it for
a long time. She couldn’t read his
face, but finally a whimsical smile
touched the corners of llls moutll. I-Ie
looked up at her. _
"Caught with the goods, eh, Sllir-
icy?"
“What does it mean, Dad.”
I-le made a wry grllnace.
"Your old dad isn’t fond oi confess-
ion, but . . _ well, the truth ls, my
love, that, when I was in 'l"lorida, I
was desirous of going into Mexico and
other places where an American is
not too welcome, so I arranged with a
mall who hadll‘t any more need for
his passport to sell" me this."
“Why did you want to go to Mex-
ico, Dad. Was it cards?"
“My eternal pastime," he agreed
alrily."‘But there was only a little
scnorlta-" he kissed his manicured
finger-tips to the azure-sky.
“Then you-you woren‘t telling me
the truth when you said there was a
Sonor Almayra who wanted you to
help him through the Customs?"
W“A lie, pure and simple, my Shir-
ley!" he answered blsndly. ~
"Why, Dad?" she asked quietly.
He took refuge in gaiety.
“Men will always lie to a, pretty
woman, my love. Haven't you discov-
ered that yet?"
She turned away. biting her scarlet
lmderlip _ . . . Oh, yes, she knew
that only too well. It was a lesson
that she had learned early. It was
only last August that she had first
soon Rodney. And she had loved him.
and he had lied to her. Already she
was a woman with a broken heart!
Ah, Rodney! Rodney!
That day the Commodore .again
asked her to marry him. Again she re-
fused, but he seemed quite iinper-
turbed. She had a horrid conviction
that he knew he would get her in the
end. After all, why not? Ona couldn't
forever roam the world with an irres-
ponsible father. Some day one would
be old and would have to think of
shelter, ahaven in which to rest and
die. Aim, for her reckless challenge to
Fate, her boast that she would never
marry, except for love!
It was at Gibraltar that the incid-
ent occurred that abruptly ended the
Sea Nymph‘s pleasant. leisurely
cruise.
CHAPTER 46
THE WARNING BAY OF THE
I-IOUNDS
The Bea Nymph llad' put into the
harbor at Gibraltar, and Shirley and
Louis wont ashore in the smart little
motorboat. The Commodore watched
them from the yacht's deck; a lonely
figure, leaning on the rail, hoodies of
the small merchant boats that were
bobbing on tho blue water below* and
thonrnll ons. ortho vendor. or lr-aiu
and trinkets. “' ‘
"You wonw. come with us!" hub-icy
had asked politely, before alle lhppdd
into the launch. and he had declined.
Ncyigoven for her wouldllsba-out his
ru and set foot ashore. _ _
Louis and Shirley wandered around
the quaint old town, purchased a few
louvanira, had tea in a'-lovely old gar-
den. and hind one of thcny, shabby
WHY. 1 _ ,_
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considerable hnbbub ‘li i narrow
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 . evident toner that Inuia had set his
heart upon her marrying the-Yan;
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Rodney glanced around the room! Rodney couldn't say. forinstance, bond Commodore, and all she could
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It is not surprising that a car so beautiful, _ ` s
so comfortable, so powerful and responsive, -
and so safe fund easy to drive should find
- The answer must lie in a widespread public
_ conviction that the genius and resources of
Chrysler confer upon'De Soto a standard of
. value that is unmatched by any car of
comparable price. ` _ '
DISTRIBUTORS FOR P. E. L
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stand that his feeling toward her _ ‘ ‘y
hadn't changed. There were no other ' . ‘ ` '
guests on the yacht,alld,aftcr a while ~_ . ‘ .
A because of its greater val.ili‘e:_
The motoring public has found something l
in the new DeSoto Slx~ that sets it com-
pletely apart from others in its field.
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But it is significant that even such a car ~
should set a new sales record for the in-
dustry during the first five months of Coup, ,ww ,dm
Tvllflrll. 01075; Road- .
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Sedan, H075; Do Lug;
Coupe (with rumblg
seat). |1120; 4-door
Sedon, M1120; 4-door
Sedan De Luxe, HIM,
All pricelf. 0. ll. Wind.
sori Ontario, including
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taxes extra). 90|
AULD BROS., Ltd. Charlottetown
A CHRYOLER MOTORS PRODUCT `
while a dispute between two cholerio
drivers for the right of way was ar-
bltrated by a fussy little gendarme.
On either side the street was blocked
with dlsreputuble surreys and voci-
ferous cochers.
Suddenly Shirley laid her hand on
Louis's arm.
"Look, Dad! See that old man in
the next carriage? I can't quite place
him, but he seems to know us."
Louis turned his head impatiently.
He detested dust and confusion. AS
lie followed the direction of Shirley‘s
glance, he stiffened abruptly.
The elderly man in the adjacent
vehicle who was surveying him grimly
was ,Judge Thorne! Suddenly he made
it peremptory gesture. '
Louis leaned forward and swore into
his driver's ear with sucll picturesque
intensity that the man halted his own
flow of profanity and gazed upon his
fare with infinite respect, The gist of
Louis's conllnuuication was that he
desired to move from that spot at
once.
At that precise moment .the prob-
lem of priority between the two driv-
ers was successfully arbitrated and
traffic began to surge onward, Louis
said quickly:
"Oul, M'sieur.' was the meek
response, The driver wrenched his
horse from' under the very tail of the
very close, and Bhirley could see the
old man who mshe had met brieiiy in
that dusty office in Kentucky, the
previous summer. He didn't notice
her. His eyes rested again upon Louis
with tt liked stare. Then the launch
had passed, leaving o ,swirl of churn-
ing water.
Louis sa)id_ quickly: "How soon do
we weigh anchor, Bertrand?"_
The Commodore answered, with a
shrug: “Not for a week, I’nl afraid.
My chief engineer broke the bad' news
to me this morning, after you had
left, that we’ve trouble in the engine-
room, The repairs will take at least
that long.”
Shirley happened to be glancing
Louis's way, andshe was surprised at
the black frown that crossed his face.
Why should leisurely Louis mind
being held .up in ll. pleasant port?
They had no particular destination.
At dinner that night, Louis said
abruptly: “If yolrre really laid up
here for s. week, Bertrand, I'm afraid
I‘ll have to leave you. I‘vo important
business in Paris."
Shirley looked at him in mild as-
tonishment. She was quite sure that
he hadn't received any communica-
tion recently from Paris. But then.
she knew so little of Louis‘s myster-
NOW OPEN FOR '
BU SIN ESS
NEW, OPTICAL OFFICE
157 KENT STREET i
` EYES EXAMINED
Glasses Supplied and Fitted
REPAIR WORK
Given Careful Attention. ‘
J. W.'JOI-INSTON _
hereb ccn‘t you? That widow you met
in Florida. last winter is at Nice. She
can join us."
5birlB.V's appealing look was unnec-
0BHi\1'y. for Louis said:
"I’d rather»Shirley accompanied me.
,I don't like to be without my little
sirl." He smiled across at her, and she
y threw him a grateful look.
| The last thing she desired was to be
left on The' Sea. Nymph with Oscar
Bertrand.
.qlnrn down that street to Your was Ways - They bade farewell to meh. host
1 ft. . __ . ,
e-‘B t lwsloul-__~ The Commodore muttered assent, th” “me MSM- Bill? ther' didnt BQ
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"Do ,.5 1 tell yqug but added. 'You can leave shiriey ° Vim* :fr¢§l'B\;l1éontmued) y
Register-cw Optqlaietrllt
little surreys for a drive _aut Algecircg
.gbslr llleilllt vehicle tb
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'n IIll@
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tour and, though he had been war
vehicle ahead and turned him into the
indicated thoroughfare, to the ac-
companiment of oaths from the coo- <
her behind him. The street proved W _
be narrow and abominable. It seem- ` -
ed, moreover, interminable. When
they finally emerged, they were far-  _ ~-
ther from the pier and Tile Sea ‘
Nympth than they had been in the
entire course of the day. ‘
Shirley had asked curiously: “Why
do you want to turn off, Dad?"
And Louis had responded irritably: 
"I can't stand the dust. If we don't \ ' '-
get out of this jam, I'll begin to sneeze Milly |.0aVeS \. ‘ ’-'Y in ' Ev; r
my head off.” ~ V ‘
But Shirley couldn't crush down the _ ,.;, |  
suspicion that Louis had been per-  <1 '. _,s
turbod hy the sight or the grim old A  Ba
man in the adjacent carriage. sas _ El ~,_-   .
searched her memory to discover -  #_ L gg
where and when she had seen him f, _ _ “ ‘ v"~
before, but the answer eluded her. /,.
They arrived at the yacht event- A `  _
cally, hot, dusty, and weary, and _ -f L¢»__ ~ ‘»_ . A,
found the Commodore on deck, look-  \._-rr ,\~_\_M,m,, _ \
ing enviably cool and sipping- a long, A- -‘  ,__g_._ ‘_ ,
iced drink.  _-  1% ‘
"Have a good time?" he asked. G' » ~;~_ ;_ _ .
"ltottonl" grunted Louis. 'rho driver ,  "  ‘ .~
had demanded triple fare for the de- ' * '” =’-- -5
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sled in the subsequent altercation. -  - .A . _ A. .. . _.__ _*__
Louis had not won the battle without ‘
effort. “For tale love of Mike,‘give me _
a whisky all soda." ___._.-__.
"1 sow air old mend of ours." re- _ 
lf!
"‘»W2 §*.‘i.‘.".i‘.‘I¢‘.‘?»"' ... ......., oo. 
carelessness. ' -
Judge '11iom»'--remember .. _ _
ilttnredl little 017- _
I’d loin Lhlt mln befM‘Cl_" - '
tnumylnatlv. "ras one in -».
dosing our an-mad:
yvuooonimf You didnt _ __
‘a from
marked the Commodore, as be mixed v ,_
tho drink. no glanced rt ebb-ley, with I .. \ tion on __ ' 1
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tra 1 , u oo o _ . ‘ ~ _
"l»llllin seitnr please for ale." ‘ 5 “The Ney Coleman?
muu wood nu nu- his hind Instant- hte Lamps ,‘
Caliinmdukfuradomonsia-
And Lanterns .
no non: aaamio onsla-
arons. _ §_
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