Show the QI handsome aan on y magaret Jay aret w far X v 9 a file suit led duj impishly p astry as sait ifil e 1175 thought aught of her fathers annoyance when actually confronted with the domestic problems ap ms lie had so lightly disregarded this ra the woman roberta had seen put it a hand out quickly and touched the th sleeve of the man beside her to prevent his speaking baye aye she said that will be best on your way my man there was something so authoritative in that voice that joe stopped smiling ai at miss s macbeth whom he admired inordinately and started his car r roberta shot another quick glanco glance at them the next moment blank amazement on her face she had turned about and was gazing after the rapidly disappearing car well handsome Is 13 as band does she told herself but think of having that for a butler 1 1 I wonder it if tile the heavy dame la Is hla his mother or his wife ivlue at she looked back again and hesitated but toes car was well on its wa way toward the island Sc scuttles scotties Scott otties les both roberta thought bitterly just my luck I 1 now dad will fraternize with them and ill be lucky it if she can cook anything but oatmeal disgusted she increased speed spee I 1 she must hurry burry it if she was to meet the young man from philadelphia whose was the immediate cause of robertas discontent and ne did not know it her fathers fathies towering rage lady sandison Sand lson turned and regarded aher her stepson damsels as lady sandl son lon had been pleased to note had fallen down and worshiped his hl beauty to an extent that must gratify the most exacting of stepmothers yet he re r unmoved and now this this rude redheaded red headed lass was the wonderful niece whose praises she he had sung bung discreetly she glanced again at ler hy stepson aware of it lie he slowly aurnel toned to her well asked aggy 11 well Vell sir george returned this Is a lovely spot but I 1 had bad hoped wed find your brother in new york tork or chicago by preference I 1 must say all ive read or heard of t chicago decidedly intrigues me one bot of those western towns aggy where when they shoot at the drop of the hat this Is delightful country aggy but rm shot if it looks any more exciting than Sandis brae you never can tell aggy hastened to assure him its maybe no aist like chicago where you yon were wanting I 1 to go but wait and see judging from i thou thon lassie of robs its ICS none too i peaceful oh girls sir georges voice was weary im sick ot of girls I 1 CHAPTER III robert SIa cBeth had finally made gnp up his mind ile he would put matter f plainly to roberta on her return and then it if she would not do as is he wished he corrected himself it if she he would not cot take the sensible course he pointed out to her and remain contentedly on the island tor for a year then she should fel feet hand of authority yet somehow that did not quite satisfy a him either his conscience or hla his arthritis gave mm him a twinge K not being by any means the back fc number roberta roberta thought him he I 1 knew that the heavy hand of authority was considerably out of date he dust be very careful not to make himself ridiculous culous once put himself in the heavy father posit position lion with roberta oberta and he lost all chance of in her or gaining his bis point ille he thought regretfully of the good days of his own youth when a parents parent word was law then he stalled smiled tor for he be remembered how little heed he had paid to thit that law the tha moment he was wag eighteen and knew his trade he had fled from the overcrowded macbeth household and struck out for himself 1 while he had been at t home he be had bowel bowed down perforce to his father B aud a fine tyrannical old blackguard and humbug that parent had bad been ji 11 lobert obert never wanted his daughter to 1 f think of him in lust that way yet DOW bow was he to m make ake her see the error of t her ways way macbeth knew that girls of eighteen however intelligent lm and sophisticated were scarcely to be b trusted to navigate their own little boats on lifes crowded river ile he had baa men it a few shipwrecked in his time and nd he meant to pilot his girl irl ue ile looked up and saw aw joe Ligo Ll gorit rim g ear coming down the road toward the I 1 island land lie he rang with impatience ind and mao ra rapped ed loudly with his stick on jgwo floor of the terrace derrace then he re r iby seeing the chauffeur and ana the maids alda leave the Is laiad it dawned on oa him that he was quite alone alon i aa remembered now that It robert aa airily rily observed that they e would wold Jo to get et alonz along somehow until I 1 th now servants came arom rue roe city aua ana it ft was possible they might not arrive at the ha island until tomorrow tile the unpleasantness of this morning had begun with a statement from roberta that in 16 this place it was impossible to got ct or keep a decent staff ot of servants it was wag too far from everywhere the servants evants rv ants brought from the city would not dot put up with its remoteness and as for or tomp temporary help which was all one could set get in this place it was wag beyond speech robert the millionaire groaned and turned to watch the car cross the bridge and make its way toward the house it came to a standstill just beneath him and lie he saw joe lift out two or three traveling ti bags and then turn to speak to the first of his passengers who alighted this was a tall young man with gulden golden brown hair which gleamed in the sunlight as he took off ills his hut hat and looked about with interest ile he turned tu to help out R middle a zed abed woman with a round and dumpy figure koh Mii madieth cleth looked at idly must he be the rook housekeeper and the butler hut but she had bad not tidd fild ailin they pro pre sots scots robert lencl ali I 1 1 I 1 af on in his ability gall ivil il ari i yi irs if immigrant li lir of ii decoz nixing li it ail cidh t i 1 11 I y v nr dl arlet nt at 11 in u wa w to td j joe 66 figoli who ho did not quite understand her lie he saw the young man gently tier her arm as to hid her be quiet and himself address joe dohert saw nv that joe nodded and grinned with pleasure climbed back into the front sent seat and composed himself to wilt wait the man boan and the woman came toward the door they rang ran several times but there was no response to be continued |