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They followed it south and brushing through a farther rim of tropical vegetation came out on a pearl-gray virgin beach where Ardita kicked of her brown golf shoes she seemed to have permanently abandoned stockings and went wading. Then they sauntered back to the yacht, where the indefatigable Babe had luncheon ready for them.
"Lucky girl," he sighed "I've always wanted to be rich and buy all this beauty." Ardita yawned. "I'd rather be you," she said frankly. "You would for about a day. But you do seem to possess a lot of nerve for a flapper." "I wish you wouldn't call me that" "Beg your pardon." "As to nerve," she continued slowly, "it's my one redeemiug feature. I'm not afraid of anything in heaven or earth."
"You still putting your faith in those wirelesses your uncle was going to have zigzagging round?" "No," said Ardita frankly. "I'm all for you. I'd really like to see you make a get-away." He laughed. "You're our Lady Luck. Guess we'll have to keep you with us as a mascot for the present anyway." "You couldn't very well ask me to swim back," she said coolly.
In your infatuation for this man. a man who is notorious for his excesses a man your father would not have allowed to so much as mention your name you have rejected the demi-monde rather than the circles in which you have presumably grown up. From now on " "I know" interrupted Ardita ironically, "from now on you go your way and I go mine. I've heard that story before.
When the color faded from the sky and lustreless blue changed to leaden gray a commotion was visible on the ship's deck, and they made out a group of officers clad in white duck, gathered near the rail. They had field-glasses in their hands and were attentively examining the islet. "It's all up," said Carlyle grimly. "Damn," whispered Ardita.
"Now," said the young man cheerfully to Ardita, who had witnessed this last scene in withering silence, "if you will swear on your honor as a flapper which probably isn't worth much that you'll keep that spoiled little mouth of yours tight shut for forty-eight hours, you can row yourself ashore in our rowboat." "Otherwise what?" "Otherwise you're going to sea in a ship."
"Well it seems well, I am up here " He paused and swallowed several times distractedly. "Oh, yes. Young woman, Colonel Moreland has called up again to ask me to be sure to bring you in to dinner. His son Toby has come all the way from New York to meet you and he's invited several other young people. For the last time, will you " "No" said Ardita shortly, "I won't.
Having given order for a meal to be prepared and served on deck at seven-thirty, Carlyle rejoined Ardita, and, sinking back into his settee, half closed his eyes and fell into a state of profound abstraction. Ardita scrutinized him carefully and classed him immedialely as a romantic figure.
"Hm, I am." "To be afraid," said Ardita, "a person has either to be very great and strong or else a coward. I'm neither." She paused for a moment, and eagerness crept into her tone. "But I want to talk about you. What on earth have you done and how did you do it?" "Why?" he demanded cynically. "Going to write a movie, about me?" "Go on," she urged. "Lie to me by the moonlight.
"Yes and want the big oblong watch that's platinum and has diamonds all round the edge. Only you'd decide it was too expensive and choose one of white gold for a hundred dollar. Then I'd say: 'Expensive? I should say not! And we'd go into the store and pretty soon the platinum one would be gleaming on your wrist." "That sounds so nice and vulgar and fun, doesn't it?" murmured Ardita.
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