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Captain Mayo exchanged a long look with Alreeting were in his eyes Her countenance

revealed her vivid e, half-crazed

after a night spent with her fears When he caossaoverned her; she gave way to it then

"I don't care," she sobbed "I love you They may as well know it!"

Before he understood her intentions or could prevent her rashness she

flung her arms about his neck and kissed him repeatedly

Marston stood in his tracks like a ar

dropped from his open uests and the whole crew of his yacht looking on, fairly stunned

him

"If you had died I would have died!" she wailed

Then her father plunged toward her, elbowing the astonished Beveridge

out of his way

Captain Mayo gently unhooked the arirl fro hi sensible thought in the matter; he was prompted by an

instinctive iue's end, and Mar-ston's anatheirl's rash act had tipped over the sane and

manly self-possession of both of them The captain was too bewildered