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Forbid it! do you hear?" and he rushed away from the scene of the festivities and did not appear again during the afternoon. Mrs. Tapp, all of a flutter, appeared at Louise's elbow. "Oh, dear, Miss Grayling! What did he say? He is so excitable." She almost wept. "I hope he has said nothing to offend you?" Louise looked at her with a rather pitying smile. "Don't be worried, Mrs.
"But you go too far, Louise. Even good nature cannot excuse this. I am only thankful that young man is not at home. Surely you cannot be really interested in Lawford Tapp?" "Do spare my blushes," begged Louise, her palms upon her cheeks but her eyes dancing. "Really, I haven't seen Lawford for days." "Really, Louise?" "Surely I would not deceive you, auntie," she said.
Tapp, were you in a boating accident yesterday?" cried Miss Louder. "I was overboard yes," responded Lawford, but rather blankly, for he was startled by the lightkeeper's statement. "What do you mean, Jonas?" to the lightkeeper. "Didn't Betty Gallup haul me inboard?" "Bet Gallup nawthin'!" exploded Jonas with disgust. "She handled that sloop o' yourn all right. I give her credit for that.
Tapp," Louise explained calmly, "comes in the right spirit. He is a friend of the ahem family. He is well known to Cap'n Abe who owns the store and has made himself acquainted with Cap'n Amazon over the counter." "And how has he made himself so solid with you, Miss Grayling?" Standish asked impudently.
Gordon and his party were thus between two fires, and Major Tapp and several others were killed. The first assault on Chanchufu was made by the Imperialists, and defeated. Gordon was then asked to co-operate in another assault, which he did; but not being supported by the Imperialists, he also failed. After this a combined assault was made, and again it failed.
Land sakes! ain't Cap'n Am'zon just as much her uncle as I be? Some o' you fellers better stow your jaw-tackle if Cap'n Am'zon does heave to here. For he ain't no tame cat, like I told you." "You back again, Lawford Tapp? Hi-mighty! what you forgot this time? Fishhooks? Goin' fishin', be you? Wal, in my 'pinion you're throwin' your hook into unproductive waters around here, as ye might say.
She wished to make preparations for the fishing party in the Merry Andrew, and that kept her in the kitchen part of the day. She baked a cake and made filling for sandwiches. Betty Gallup accepted the invitation to accompany Louise on the sloop without hesitation. She approved of Lawford Tapp.
"It would seem quite probable that he was aboard," Professor Grayling returned, "minding his p's and q's," as Louise had warned him. "But you see, Mr. Tapp, being only a passenger, I had really little association with the men forward. You know how it is aboard ship strict discipline, and all that." "Yes, sir; I see. And, after all, Cap'n Abe was a man that could easily be overlooked.
"Goodness me, she must be a regular stunt actress!" and she laughed shrilly. But Lawford gave her small attention. "Jonas, do you mean that?" he asked. "I thought it was Betty who saved me. Why, dad said this morning he was going to send the old woman a check. He doesn't much approve of me," and the heir of the Taffy King smiled rather grimly, "but as I'm the last Tapp "
Whether he could win her or not his determination grew to refuse to obey his father's command. He revolted, right then and there. Let his father keep his money. He, Lawford Tapp, would go to work in any case and would support himself. This was no small resolve on the part of the millionaire's son. He could not remember of ever having put his hand into an empty pocket.
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