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As exelting romanen by the popular author
DEN AMES
WILLIAMS
THE STORY THUS FAR
he is
Menly insist that
ed rrified, for he in engag
Small Town Girl
(YEON WAIOJI METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYEN HAS MADE A MOTION PICTURE)
Hob must have and her voice needed careful cou used plate there.. breakfuxted, but he was not here. lntrol if she were to speak at all. She a sudden panle lest he and left her waited, and it was dark, and Bob companionlighted the riding lights and returned alone, she climbed the Indder and saw him, or suw rather alo her. He stood above her, and mound of blankets atop a mattress on she looked up at him, and he chuckled the deck all of the cockpit. Robsoftly.
"What is it?" she asked,
tops
he sleeping there.
"Laughing at myself," he said. "Why?"
He hesitated, dropped to one knee beside her "You know, Kay," be to her, "I've made love to a lot
Kay Brannan, reckless and beautifui, and late of Wellesley, impulsively quits her advertising job and goes to a wild yachting party with Dane Ripley, Then the escapen his violent lovemak
He did not move, and she joked ing by leaving in panking re-
Around. They lay at anchor in shal hoat with Bob Dakin, a medical
Flered waters, and there was, an island her back to doctor.
close at hand, and others further off Boston he
and the land yonder might be main, they get married. Sober however,
The water alongside invited her. nl of girls ju my time. I'm a good Bhand at it, they say. But I haven't she clumsily lowered the boarding Hyde. The Dakins
ladder and elimbed down till who could made love to you." She did not speak. "In a way, I'd like to," he said. feel the temperature. Cold, but not are unexpectedly friendly. T
too cold. She band forgotten to my a quirt scandaleur possip Kay is
"You're as pretty as they come, and But at to stay a few weeks.
bathing suit, but-Bob was asleep sweet and nice. If I met you at a and the nearer shores seemed unin-dance somewhere, I'd kiss you with- Mra. Dakin's tea Priscilia Hyde
into the openly insults Kay so that when
habited. She descended Pat Norrin offers his hont for
cabin again, and came up anec tuorein five minutes, sure."
"Yes," she agreed, gravely. "If it was just that, I'd kiss you honeymoon Kap accepts. Biol
wrapped in a blanket from chin to On the reluctant but spreek.
She left this by the low rail now," he told her, yet he spoke as erine he
when she slipped overside. shows Kou how to
much to himself as to her; and he steer the boat and they are ap
Later there was one terrible minughed uncertainty. "I suppose it's parently friendly, but there is die
ment when it seemed she would be because you're we're married, undercurrent of tension between
unable to climb back up the ladder explained. "I've got too much re
sport for my wife, to make a pass them.
unarsisted.
The lowest step hung just aborent her, the way I would at a casual the water, within easy reach of her acquaintanee,
tried Kay swallowed hard. Her lipn were hands; but for a moment she fruitlessly to lift herself high enough dry. to get one foot on it. When she swept her; but she relaxed in the water, and rested and considered, and this time set her feet
"I think you're very nice, in lots against the 'Lark's flank and field the ropes of the ladder with both for ways"
He leaned nearer, looking into her hands and so managed. When her head and shoulders rose above the eyes. They were wide and deep and "Are you blaming me?" he whis- deck, she reached the blanket and dark. drew it swift and snug about her be fore she completed the ascent. Bol, pered. Are you disappointed? Or
relieved?" had not stirred.
CHAPTER XX
Inter Kay took their used dishes below and washed them; and then It was dark; and the shore was failed, paale low shadow, broken by many small lights here and there, and by a few brighter ones. He made her sit in the cockpit by his feet, thus sheltered from the wind; and at his bidding she fetched a blanket from below and wrapped around her shoulders, drawing it like a hood over her head, She was sleepy and at peace: and she tlazed now and then, to waken at sume word from him, till at fast he asked:
"Asleep, weren't you?"
"You go below and roll in," he directed. "I'll sing out when I want
She hesitated; but in the end she obeyed him. She left the blanket for wim in ease of need. In the head of the companion she paused, said uncer- tainly;
in-
He was still asleep when she caug on deck a little later; but by and by he roused and blinked at and then unt up as though in sudden memory and exclaimed:
"Oh, hullo there!"
ho
"Do you get it?" he asked. "See what I mean?"
"I get it, yes," she said. "Think I'm a fool?"
I'm thanking you," she said hon eatly. "I don't want it otherwise." He nodded and he laughed again. he "That sounds like a challenge," snid. But I don't think it is. He stood up."You sleep below, if you don't mind," he said, "I'll bunk on All right," she assented. And after a moment, she got to her feet, "I thought you' held out her hand. “Thank you, lic de inred. "Wake, Boy" she sak, “Good night!"
wake His fingers gripped hers warmly.
Kay said reproachfully: "Bob, you: deck." disin'i wake me to cook your break- fast!"
He chuckled. were dend,"
"Good night! "Oh, I'll see you before morning," you? What does it take to benssured her and she nodded in you, Kay? 1 let go the nnelwr, "Good night, well kid," he told her. There was rope that served as the darkness and went below. She right past your head; went below, chose the dunk on the les side, so expecting to find you in a panic at rall, by the companion Indder, Kny But you elung fast to it as she descended into that there might be no danger of the awful racket it made. rolling out; and ly long her didn't!" she protested.
the cabin below. saved at me.”
"I don't clothes, lay down, slept almest
Shorel
Thin close companionship secuts to tantly.
do," he insisted. "You did! be bringing Kay and Bob together. Sometime in a night she rouard to a long call from him that came so I clattered the dishes for a while, Will they fall in love on the boat or
Don't
mirs mufled down through the cabin; and and you slept right thmagh that, and will the end of the trip be the end of
then I dragged a matter off the other their marriage?
1 she made haste an deck.-
grime's absorbing instalment, hunk and brought it up here,"
(To Be Continued)
"Sorry to wake you," "e said, “But we've a fair course now for hours. Think you can take her, while I get forty wirks?
"I'll try." Kay promised.
of clothes on?" he naked.
"Weren't you cold? 1 was a pig sleep. Bob, Wake me, after this even if you have to-throw a bucket of water on me!"
"Oh, I was plenty warm," he as "Got plent want to keep warm!" ured her. "I always sleep on deck;
anyway," he added, vaguely uncom fortable. "More air!" And he sug
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"Exhausted)" she confessed. "And scared! Terrified!"
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"Now you look like a real A. B.,”
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"Why, we didn't buy them for do her weary eyes.
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