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Show ffTEDDYBOY." I? 4. IT. DA VIES OGDEN. isw, A- M- ravies 5dcn ) linwilgM, a troubled look in crar eyes, come slowly down aid stepping into the row,-!J.d row,-!J.d off. She wanted to be alone across the water . bark from some dog-a bark ambling" that of the lost and Miss Walnwrlght had ions of a vague disquietude, iiw months now since the sad a Teddyboy had disappeared ..r with his silky coat, tiny paws 2? brown eyes. The shrill llt-t llt-t had evoked that dear memory .oTSled with the thought of Ted-JLlad Ted-JLlad stolen In persistent thoughts Mj jonor, Teddy Mathewson. She IK tot seta him since their quarrel, ; agoa quarrel originating fe qtlon as to whether Teddy-r7t!yIears Teddy-r7t!yIears shopld be droopy and 'tr cappy short But a very iWdifffrtnce can arise from a very itttpe. It was fortunate that they 'CKOTtred their lack of congeniality Unused the girl, r wiw Walnwrlght neared the tltat rested in the harbor like rtlte bird3, again the bark rang d the girl started. Could it be PJlling In closer, she glanced L while the bark changed to a ; 0 of Joy. There at the head of J'tccpanlonway on the first yacht rJWdyboy himself, his small body forithwrlgsles of excitement, afraid I'jcaO, teKcchlng that she come to L Her own Teddyboy! "Without ijr lo think, Miss Walmvrlght flun? the painter around a Biba, then sped up the steps. In a pci tb little doe vras upon her, and t'pH tettreen laughter and tears, iCi;ht him dope. Td Teddyboy in her arms, 31 Iss lriiht hesitated. Should she eim-rsljttedosand eim-rsljttedosand go1 To be sure, it Hlex do?. but still that hardly gil a square thing to do. And then jtely she went, white. Down the dbmnte her walked Teddy Main1. Ma-in1. The man was the first to ttrlask to what I am indebted for elcorof thU visit?" he asked, con-jfeilly con-jfeilly ts Walmvrlght, all confusion, &d Teddyboy closer, ttdlinot know that you were here pinjht you still in Europe." she Irsred. "I I came for Teddyboy," fjsrtig courage as she proceeded. ."I slim on the- deck He was stolen iicisome weeks ago." can's face cleared a trifle. She otaild the dog then, he had been ipjrs that any reminder of the fttid become distasteful to her. IkOUght him back from a man In the t be fald. "Of course, I recog-tlTeddyhoy. recog-tlTeddyhoy. But I fancied that you ijtejosed or him. I have grown ilcdbe little fellow." Wijboy In ilis? Wainwright's arm.9. Baking frantic efTorts to reach Ills 7- .nun juu per? ii'.- tuie& lur me, padded, with a smile. Mies Wain-tpt Wain-tpt lamed away. $vtremy dogand let me go!" she Urtarply "Ton rr.e, my dog." declared Ma-"W, Ma-"W, calmly -Shall he choose?" tfeglrl, reaching the companlon-'T,cuertd companlon-'T,cuertd a little cry. No boat was imwii. Mathewson stepped to the 1 i torrent there Is very Btrong," he gated. "Probably the knot that JW was insufficient." J wainwright's eyes blazed. jOly have me sent ashore at once," ljWhook his head. -fi .very sorry," ho remarked chcer-n-t i 1 lhe boat 19 already ashore. ' Mn fome time ago to bring out riil ',vr ea Mrft Marshall wished yacht There they come k) Vafowrlghfs annoyance decp- Ji-Mareball?- she exclaimed. "For gjttsre ever such a hateful predlc--V'2Tsi S0ES,D ln Easterly fetrirtt "!? yacht' 1111(1 she- s'b,l 'f Sawroned a,,d helpless. hj. Mathewson euppressed a iggjou care to hide?" he suggest-ttlrrnen?;'llhl suggest-ttlrrnen?;'llhl ms Wainwrlght. SP"on oC nlni that he' should Mr itiriri pror,0fciUon' rathewson '&Sr ntinB 11,0 ducted Polee tt. I cL nsuf.c' folt "If mouth A curloua Bht lenpetl to his uD'en.rmurt(3- "II ,s a we Mldcomin I, next moment he fcaSilSWs guests. As Mrs. Marshnll extended a plump hand he bowed low. "I want you to meet Miss Waln-wrlght," Waln-wrlght," he said, distinctly. "In fact, the little tea of today Is given for her. Our engagement 1b not yet announced, but I wished you to be among the first to learn of 1L" Miss Walnwrlght, the color flooding to her temples, bent to put Teddyboy on the deck. When she lifted her head to receive Mrs. Marshall's felicitations and warm handclasp, her smile was quite natural. "I am Indeed greatly to be congratulated," congratu-lated," she said, composedly. "See what a dear little dog I have just gained." Mathewson bit his lip. He had not known exactly what he had expected,' but It was certainly not this. The girl, with calm self-control, took up her role of hostess, Insisting that the older woman wo-man should make the tea, quietly ordering order-ing a fresh supply of anything lacking. Mathewson watched her, a dull ache at his heart. How sweet, how womanly, she was! His audacious announcement to Mrs. Marshall had been the fruit of an Impulse, actuated by such varied and complex motives that he himself could not entirely disentangle his reasons for it. He had never (dreamcd of finding her at Easterly, much less on his own boat. But seeing her now, gracious, tactful, dispensing his hospitality to his guests, the empty mockery' of It all. the bitterness bitter-ness of this travesty upon his longings brought a tightening to his, throat. Why had he not been able to keep her ln those old days? "When Mm Marshnll rose he contrived that Miss Wilnwrlght should be the last to leave. As she moved towards the gangway Mathewson Mathew-son interposed. "You must forgive me," he began, unsteadily. un-steadily. "I I meant well. But I was probably wrong! I usually am. The yacht ls only here for the day. I was leaving tomorrow In any case. You can then deny the engagement break It what you will. You know well how I feel." Miss Walnwright lifted clear eyes. ""And Teddyboy?" she questioned. "Oh, Teddyboy is yours take him," responded the man, wearily. "You were right his ears would look better short. Had he not been too old I should have had it done when I bought him back. The girl started forwurd. "No, no," she cried, impulsively; "the long, floppy ones are much nicer. I I should have hated you if you had cut them. And I I we both love him and and If It had not been for his bark this afternoon I we Oh, Teddy!' as Mathewson sprang to her side. "Are you people never coming?" called a voice from the boat. "If you are engaged, please remember that the rest of us are mere prosaic mortals and must get home for dinner." Mathewson, his face aglow with suppressed sup-pressed excitement leaned over the rail. "Just a second till I get my cap," he answered, jubilantly. "I am coming ashore with you after all. That's It. Steady now, Sybil, the.e steps are steep, and for heaven's sake don't drop Teddyboy!" |