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Forbes。     Having first known him as ;Joe�察─�I occasionally forget。 

     ;My name is NOT Joe�察─�he said sternly�察 �and I have as much right to 

carry   a   second´hand   bag   as   a   new   one。 The   bag   says   IT   has   been   to 

Europe。     It does not say that I have been there。; 

     ;But�察�you probably will�察─�I pointed out�察 �and then some one who has 

really visited those places; 

     ;Listen� ─�commanded Kinney。            ;If you want adventures you must be 

somebody of importance。          No one will go shares in an adventure with Joe 

Kinney�察    �a  twenty´dollar´a´week      clerk�察 �the  human     adding   machine�察   �the 

hall´room boy。      But Forbes Kinney�察�Esq。�察�with a bag from Europe�察�and a 

Harvard ribbon round his hat; 

     ;Is that a Harvard ribbon round your hat�拭─�I asked。 

     ;It is� ─�declared Kinney�察 �and I have a Yale ribbon�察�and a Turf Club 

ribbon�察�too。     They come on hooks�察�and you hook 'em on to match your 

clothes�察�or the company you keep。          And�察�what's more�察─�he continued�察�with 

some heat�察 �I've borrowed a tennis racket and a golf bag full of sticks�察�and 

you take care you don't give me away。; 

     ;I see�察─�I returned�察 �that you are going to get us into a lot of trouble。; 

;I was thinking�察─�said Kinney�察�looking at me rather doubtfully�察 �it   might 

help a lot if for the first week you acted as my secretary�察�and during the 

second week I was your secretary。; 

     Sometimes�察�when Mr。 Joyce goes on a business trip�察�he takes me with 

him as his private stenographer�察�and the change from office work is very 

pleasant�察�but I could not see why I should spend one week of my holiday 



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writing letters for Kinney。 

     ;You   wouldn't   write   any   letters�察─  �he   explained。     ;But   if   I   could   tell 

people you were my private secretary�察�it would naturally give me a certain 

importance。; 

     ;If it will make you any happier�察─�I said�察 �you can tell people I am a 

British peer in disguise。; 

     ;There   is   no   use   in   being   nasty   about   it�察─  �protested   Kinney。  ;I   am 

only trying to show you a way that would lead to adventure。; 

     ;It surely would� ─�I assented。          ;It would lead us to jail。; 

     The last week in August came�察�and�察�as to where we were to go we still 

were undecided�察�I suggested we leave it to chance。 

     ;The first thing�察─�I pointed out�察 �is to get away from this awful city。 

The second thing is to get away cheaply。              Let us write down the names of 

the   summer   resorts   to   which   we   can   travel   by   rail   or   by   boat   for   two 

dollars and put them in a hat。          The name of the place we draw will be the 

one   for   which   we   start   Saturday   afternoon。      The   idea�察─  �I   urged�察   �is   in 

itself full of adventure。; 

     Kinney agreed�察�but reluctantly。            What chiefly disturbed him was the 

thought that the   places  near   New York   to   which one   could   travel   for   so 

little money were not likely to be fashionable。 

     ;I have a terrible fear�察─�he declared�察 �that�察�with this limit of yours�察�we 

will wake up in Asbury Park。; 

     Friday     night   came     and   found    us   prepared     for   departure�察   �and    at 

midnight we held our lottery。           In a pillow´case we placed twenty slips of 

paper�察�on each of which was written the name of a summer resort。                      Ten of 

these    places    were    selected    by   Kinney�察   �and    ten   by   myself。     Kinney 

dramatically   rolled   up   his   sleeve�察  �and�察  �plunging   his   bared   arm   into   our 

grab´bag�察�drew out a slip of paper and read aloud�此 �New Bedford�察�via New 

Bedford Steamboat Line。;            The choice was one of mine。 

     ;New      Bedford� ─    �shouted    Kinney。     His    tone   expressed     the   keenest 

disappointment。        ;It's   a   mill   town� ─  �he   exclaimed。    ;It's   full   of   cotton 

mills。; 

     ;That   may   be�察─  �I   protested。     ;But   it's   also   a   most   picturesque   old 



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seaport�察�one of the oldest in America。              You can see whaling vessels at the 

wharfs there�察�and wooden figure´heads�察�and harpoons; 

     ;Is this an expedition to dig up buried cities�察─�interrupted Kinney�察 �or a 

pleasure      trip�拭  �I   don't   WANT       to  see   harpoons�      �I   wouldn't    know     a 

harpoon if you stuck one into me。             I prefer to see hatpins。; 

     The Patience did not sail until six o'clock�察�but we were so anxious to 

put New York behind us that at five we were on board。                    Our cabin was an 

outside     one    with   two    berths。    After    placing    our   suit´cases     in  it�察 �we 

collected   camp´chairs   and   settled   ourselves   in   a   cool   place   on   the   boat 

deck。     Kinney   had   bought   all   the   afternoon   papers�察  �and�察  �as   later   I   had 

reason   to   remember�察  �was   greatly   interested   over   the   fact   that   the   young 

Earl of Ivy had at last arrived in this country。             For some weeks the papers 

had been giving more space than seemed necessary to that young Irishman 

and   to   the   young   lady   he   was   coming   over   to   marry。     There   had   been 

pictures of his different country houses�察�pictures of himself�察�in uniform�察�in 

the   robes   he   wore   at   the   coronation�察  �on   a   polo   pony�察  �as   Master   of   Fox´ 

hounds。       And     there   had   been    pictures   of   Miss    Aldrich�察   �and   of  HER 

country      places   at   Newport     and    on   the  Hudson。      From      the   afternoon 

papers     Kinney     learned     that�察 �having     sailed   under    his  family    name     of 

Meehan�察  �the   young   man   and   Lady   Moya�察  �his   sister�察  �had   that   morning 

landed   in   New York�察  �but   before   the   reporters   had   discovered   them�察  �had 

escaped from the wharf and disappeared。 

     ;'Inquiries at the different hotels��'; read Kinney impressively�察 �'failed 

to   establish   the   whereabouts   of   his   lordship   and   Lady   Moya�察  �and   it   is 

believed they at once left by train for Newport。'; 

     With awe Kinney pointed at the red funnels of the Mauretania。 

     ;There is the boat that brought them to America�察─�he said。                    ;I see�察─�he 

added�察 �that in this picture of him playing golf he wears one of those knit 

jackets the Eiselbaum has just marked down to three dollars and seventy´ 

five cents。      I wish; he added regretfully。 

     ;You can get one at New Bedford�察─�I suggested。 

     ;I wish�察─�he continued�察 �we had gone to Newport。                     All of our BEST 

people   will   be   there   for   the   wedding。     It   is   the   most   important   social 



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event of the season。       You might almost call it an alliance。; 

     I went forward to watch them take on the freight�察�and Kinney stationed 

himself at the rail above the passengers gangway where he could see the 

other passengers arrive。        He had dressed himself with much care�察�and was 

wearing his Yale hat´band�察�but when a very smart´looking youth came up 

the   gangplank   wearing   a   Harvard   ribbon�察  �Kinney   hastily   retired   to   our 

cabin and returned with one like it。 A few minutes later I found him and 

the    young    man    seated    in  camp´     chairs   side   by   side   engaged     in   a 

conversation in which Kinney seemed to bear the greater part。                   Indeed�察�to 

what   Kinney  was   saying   the  young   man   paid   not the  slightest   attention。 

Instead�察�his eyes were fastened on the gangplank below�察�and when a young 

man   of   his   own   age�察  �accompanied   by   a   girl   in   a   dress   of   rough   tweed�察�

appeared upon it�察�he leaped from his seat。             Then with a conscious look at 

Kinney�察�sank back。 

     The girl in the tweed suit was sufficiently beautiful to cause any man 

to rise and to remain standing。         She was the most beautiful girl I had ever 

seen。    She had gray eyes and hair like golden´rod�察�worn in a fashion with 

which I was not familiar�察�and her face was so lovely that in my surprise at 

the sight of   it�察  �I   felt   a   sudden   catch   at   my  throat�察  �and   my  heart   stopped 

with awe�察�and wonder�察�and gratitude。 

     After a brief moment the young man in the real Harvard hat´band rose 

restlessly    and�察  �with   a  nod    to  Kinney�察   �went    below。    I   also   rose  and 

followed   him。      I   had   an   uncontrollable   desire   to   again   look   at   the   girl 
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