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"You ought to think of your daughter's condition first, Captain Candage

She needs a few coht away, and you won't find theirt who sat on the keel, silent, looking away to sea

She seee lack of interest in the yacht Her pretty

face exhibited no eure as she sat there Mayo's countenance showed much more concern

than she expressed when she faced about at the sound of his voice and

looked at him Color came into his cheeks; there was embarrassment in

his eyes, a queer hesitancy in his tones

"There is a young lady--there are several young ladies--but there is Mr

Marston's daughter!" he faltered "She is on the yacht I--I know she

will do all she can for you She will be good to you!" His eyes fell

under her frank and rather quizzical gaze

"She aerly He was now even ave him He had read that women have intuition in

affairs of the heart

"I am quite certain you can, Captain Mayo," she assured hirateful But perhaps we'd be better off on board that other

vessel--father and the rest of us"