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By FRED MacISAAC Author of ‘‘ The Four Goliaths,’’ ‘‘ Nothing But Money,’’ etc. - CHAPTER XIX. GERTRUDE ASKS AN ARMISTICE. OD McGARRY should have felt ex- R ceedingly indignant that the young woman, who had made a hell of his sea voyage up to date, should have the boldness to seat herself beside him and ad- dress him. But instead he felt a thrill of rapture which ran all the way down to his toes. ‘Pardon, did you—er, say something to me?” “ Mr. McGarry, am I so very awful?” He gazed at her. Viewed from a dis- tance of eighteen or twenty inches she was an even more exquisite sight than when looked at from across the dining room. Her gorgeous eyes, her lovely hair, her sweet curving lips, her round little chin, her per- fect nose—oh, she was too adorable for words! But he had to preserve his atti- tude. pad “You are a very attractive young wom- an, if that’s what you mean.” “ You know perfectly well what I mean,”’ she said a little stormily; the meek and humble role didn’t fit Gertrude Thomas very well. ‘ Hasn’t Mr. Campbell ex- plained to you that I never had anything to do with your—your—you know?” “Yes. So did the captain. fectly willing to believe it.” “And I told you so in my letter.” “You wrote me a letter?” “Yes. You might have been courteous enough to reply.” ““T never received a letter from you, Miss Thomas.”’ Her eyes widened. ‘“ That’s very curi- ous. The instant I heard what the captain had done I wrote you expressing regrets for the whole misunderstanding. And I insist- ed upon his rectifying his mistake at once.” Rod looked puzzled. ‘No letter was delivered to me.” IT am per- This story began in the Argosy-Allstory Weekly for April 11. 420 oO Eomichbooks (S@)