Show The Evening Telegrams Telegram's I Daily Short Story Stogy HONEYMOON YACHT By IZOLA FORRESTER Copyright 1914 by tho McClure News Newspaper ew paper raper Syndicate Tho The moment tho yacht came camo within haiJ hailing ng distance of or the dock at Old Harbor Carlotta recognized her father and gave BO a funny little gaspy sort of tau laugh Je Ih lie is 3 there thore Don right in front He Be must have bave taken the train down from Providence and caught tho the boat at Newport I think Tess was a cat catto catto catto to tell ten hind where we wore were goin going Maybe she sho He Ho could have found out from the hotel I had mail forwarded here beta Don stuck his hands bands in the pockets of his blue coat oat and IDd stood with feet apart head down bel bol- bolli belligerently li eyeing his his father in T Then en he was struck with nth an idea Telling Carlotta to go below into the pretty cosy cabin ubin no ho went forward and spoke to the ca captain tain n. n Thereupon the Southern Belle anchored at a goodly distance from the dock and no movement was made to launch launch her tender Don Does got ot of out some gome magazines and sat eat under the gay ay n awning reading leisurely On the dock the major walked up and down He Ho was six BIX six feet tall with iron gray Way hair mustache and imperial Carlotta had bad always held her father was the thA handsomest min man creature until she had bad met Don Trav Tray erse erne But now he was on the warpath The glances he be shot at tho the trim ma ma- ho outline of bf the yacht wore not friendly If there thoro was ViaS one thing the major considered thoroughly ridiculous an and beneath onos ono's personal dignity soto so 80 soto to speak it was an elopement elopement- And nd Don after having been assured that ho he might pay his court to Carlotta for the next two year soars with a fair chan chance of success hn had i deliberately run away ay with her after the Fanshawe's oriental fete at Newport the tho night before It was after C L now Very properly Teas fees his hit other daug daughter ter had caU called called a him up on tho the long Ions stance distance o and notified notified noti noti- fied him of tho the escapade as soon as she bad had i missed Carlotta and found a note from her Ho He had bad caught bt the boat boa t from Crom Newport and arrived armed at Block Island at Sinco Since then be he had p paced td the dock and stared at the blue ocean ocein for signs of the tho errant honeymoon honey moon craft And all at once as aI he ho paced ed and fumed inwardly ho ha heard a de delighted little exclamation at his elbow and wheeled about to face faGe Sue Winthrop Dons Don's wido widowed aunt Row How perfectly splendid of you on to come to meet them majors she ex ex- ex claimed I I just came over on the New London boa boat and ran down to toe see e if f they thoy were cafe eafe in the harbor yet yot There they theT are said eaid the major motioning ing with his toward to grimly cane to toward ward he the placid figure under the awn awn- ings Carlotta went below when she be saw me Did shot Sue Suo shook her pretty head musingly her hand band tucked tacked aroun around i ithe the majors major's arm I I suppose it was unexpected And we wo did Dave nave ave quito quite a arow row h time gottin getting out of or Newport Newport- Wet e 1 repeated the major stiffen stiffen- n. In lug ing II Mrs Mrs Winthrop Im I'm amazed Di Did you countenance thy thit ridiculous business l' l tSue t Sue Buo nodded her head at him with me merry eyes oye Lets Let t S go 0 and nd sit eit in in that nice little arbor n in the Ocean View grounds she the fald said We We can watch them just jUeL justas justI I as well from there as at here and they'll never come ashore as ac long as yon you stand guard you yon know know You look Jook peal th Tv v terrific major TutI put tut tuU f said the major brood- brood But But you look like an ind in- in d old gray c cockatoo ek too when you I know youre you're the hand handsomest ome t dearest man alive t I He glanced down at her ber with a n glint of ot returning humor homer in his gray grav y eyes I I Sue youre you're a wise little 11 flatterer s and you know now all my weak points I I. I IVo Ive yo forgotten them them said Mid Sue giving him her h r black and white parasol para ara eo sol to carry carn- Tho The major lanced glanced at at her thoughtfully a at as she led e th tho o way way up the tho long Jong Jo flight of oC steps Sl to the thc arbor on the tho terrace above the dock She Sho must bo boI boI I every day of 40 and nd yet she he was tn elan- Ider I der em and vivacious y yea even ven girlish I He lIe breathed a little eig 11 sigh h. h i. i It had been his last year in college collego Somewhere amon among the things treasured in his desk now there thero was a little reddish curl clipped just above her ear on ono one night in fun un She had cuffed his ears ears ears' lor tor tors or s stealing it too And there had fold followed fol fol- lowed moreN more morp N Now Note w isn't that nice nicel Suo Sito Su said happily Carlotta has baa como come out on deck again You did frighten the child awfully Funny J you frighten fright n every overy one a little bit excepting mo me Why did you jou coax mo up herot hero herot Demanded d tho the major ts t s 's no use pleading for Don Dolt Travers He Ue has acted outside tho the bounds of honor and and and- You dear old thi thing Sue Suo said slowly II And And you eay say it as if i you ou meant it Don is just 22 2 J and Carlotta Cari Car Car- lotta ot to is 20 isn't she And you talk of them acting outside the boun bounds ls of pf honor bonor Ive I've got a letter latter from you jou OU Tommy Neverson where you bc begged d mato mo me moto to elope with you after father had nad forbidden you to come near we me You planned the tho affair I was nas to come to town shopping with a I. I maid mid and tell her 1 l had an au engagement with Aunt remember Roxana-remember remember dear old Aunt Roxy who thought you ou wore ware adorable Then we were cre to bo ho married married mar mar- ried at once and tako take the first outgoing outgoing out out- going steamer for Ital Italy or some haunt sun of eternal love love love-If Youve got that otter letter still Sue Suc The Thc in in- majors major's eyebrows were raised Ive 1 ve got the answer to it Why didn didn't t you yon come come Because Sue Suo Winthrop me measured her words word I 1 have bavo didn't tho the courage courage cour cour- age e that little girl yonder has hal I was bound by convention and afraid of father and I let the man I r loved lo slip awa away from me ObI I dont don't mind saying say say- ing it to you o ono one o bit major if it t c. c can n help Don now Youve You've rather rathor for forgotten forgot forgot- ot ten what it means to be bo in love lo love haven't you vou just how you felt when you ou wrote that letter to m me and waited waited waited wait wait- ed for m me met f I was to leave the old Fifth avenue stage at Madison square and you were to meet me and tako take meto me meto meto to the te little church that stands back in its gardens Bless Bles me ins Sue SUOt dont don't cr cry d dear oar There there thoro The major put his arm aria around the slender graceful shoulders shoulder and patted her hor l I should ha have havo o followed followed followed fol fol- lowed you and carried you off I I was sure suro yond you'd understand it if you just thought bac back Last night Su Carlotta looked wonderful She Sho nas your eyes an and charm and poor Don was half mad with dread that t the he would Blip slip away from him Tc Teas Tea said taid I you were going goiDA to take toko thorn them both bothi i abroad in September And his yacht acht lay down in the harbor barbor and nd I took Carlotta over with me mo and packed a alot alot alot lot of ot my clothes clothe for her we her we are aro just lust of a a until size-until sire until oho nho could got gat her own and we wo set et sail Bail for New L London around 2 in the tho morning m They Thoy were married marrie just after breakfast and I left them holding hands bands on on the the dock when I Iea ea caught fht the steamer over here Ive I've got of a cottage vou you know hero over on ona tho a bluffs ana an nail they're going goin to Ita stay up there for a few days Im I'm just lust going go go- in lag ing to make maho them comfortable le and then thon run back to N Newport Tho The major pursed his lips and mused leaning on the carved ivory ory handle andle 4 tho black and white umbrella II Sue Sue he said finally II Im Im I'm an old chump I 1 lost you yon once through h not chasing you 00 youngsters go po o up up to their honeymoon cottage an and ana andon you jon on come ba back k t to New London on the yacht with me and got ct married 1 Im I'm 11 not going Joing to let a n 1 boy 0 teach me rue how hair to to towing wing the bird of or happiness Sac smiled up at him hint a world worM of ol understanding in her eyes eves of amu amusement amuse amusement men ment mingled with sympathy and lovo 10 Down on on the de deck k of the of the yacht y ht Carlott Carlotta Carlotta Car Car- lotta lott was signalling to them Thor They Thc re rc anxious to get up to the cottage said aid Suo Sue II I I think we se had bad a better go on board 4 The major looked at his watch God bless ble bles s them both ho he said Let fer ventI vently II Well W 11 make New NO about II Its fearfully sudden Tom Su Sudden den Th The m major jor If leaned hack back his bis head and laughed lau After twenty years Are you afraid Sue Suet Look at Carlotta Ca Ive been looking at her ber an and envying envy envy- envying in ing her for hours answered the little litta widow Tl 1 go Tom |