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Updated: June 9, 2025
Bane said that she scarcely noticed Lawford Tapp who passed and bowed to her, only inclining her head in return. Therefore she did not catch the expression on Lawford's face. "A fine-looking young fisherman," observed Mr. Bane patronizingly. "Yes. Some of them are good-looking and more intelligent than you would believe," Louise rejoined carelessly.
On the most prominent outlook of Tapp Point were piles of building material and men at work. The pudgy figure of I. Tapp was visible walking about, importantly directing the workmen. "It's going to be a most, wonderful house, Louise dear," sighed Lawford. "Do you suppose you can stand it?
Louise gave him her hand with just a little apprehension. She realized that for a young man to make an evening call upon a girl in a simple community such as Cardhaven might cause comment which she did not care to arouse. But it seemed Lawford Tapp had an errand. "I do not know, Miss Grayling, whether you care to go out in my Merry Andrew now that your friends have arrived," he said.
She got at the heart of this mystery when she appeared at the lawn fete to help the Tapp girls and their mother entertain. She was introduced at that time to the Taffy King. Louise thought him rather a funny little man, and his excitability vastly amused her. She caught him staring at her and scowling more than once; so, in her direct way, she asked him what he meant by it.
It was not Cap'n Abe at all! "Mornin', young feller," said the stranger cordially. "You'll have to explain a leetle about them hooks. I ain't had a chance to overhaul much of Abe's cargo yet. I don't even know where he stows his small tackle. Do you?" Fully a minute did Lawford Tapp keep him waiting for an answer while he stared at the stranger.
Those two hours were memorable and would remain so in Louise's mind for weeks. Lawford Tapp, too, quite gave himself up to the charm of the old romancer. To watch Cap'n Amazon's dark intent face and his glowing eyes, while he told of these wonders of sea and land, would have thrilled the most sophisticated listener.
However, on one bright morning the gray roadster stopped before the door and Louise, from her window, saw that the three Tapp girls were in the car. She thought they had come to make purchases, for the store on the Shell Road was often a port of call for the automobiles of the summer colonists.
Will you marry a poor man a chap like my son who, if he ever makes twenty dollars a week, will be doing mighty well?" "Oh! This is so so sudden, Mr. Tapp!" murmured Louise, dimpling. "You are not seriously asking me to marry your son, are you?" "Asking you to?" exploded the excitable Taffy King, with a wild gesture. "I forbid it!
"Wildwood!" he said, and switched his cane towards Andy's face. "No, you don't!" cried Andy, grasping his arms again. "Jim Tapp, the circus people want you." "Let go. Nobody wants me. I've done nothing." "Call Benares Brothers, the stake your partner hit me with, the stolen mail bag, nothing?" demanded Andy. "You'll come along with me or I'll call the police." Tapp glanced sharply about.
Good-night!" Cap'n Abe stared at him for a moment, his eyes holding sparks of indignation. "Young man," he said tartly, "you should hear Cap'n Am'zon himself tell it. You wouldn't cast no doubts upon his statement." Cap'n Joab snorted and turned his back again. Young Tapp felt somewhat abashed.
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