The scarlet car; The Princess Aline

For a long time it had been arranged they all should go to the Harvard and Yale game in Winthrop’s car. It was perfectly well understood. Even Peabody, who pictured himself and...

Winthrop threw a quick glance to the rear. In that direction for a mile the road lay straight away. He could see its entire length, and it was empty. In thinking of nothing but...

“Merely brave!” exclaimed the young man. “Massachusetts is so far north for lions,” he continued, “that I fancy what you saw was a grizzly bear. But I have my trusty electric to...

“Certainly,” he said. “If you think you can get on without me—I will retire,” and lifting his bare feet mincingly, he tiptoed away. Miss Forbes looked after him with an expressi...

“Come here,” commanded Winthrop softly. Mr. Schwab warily approached. “That story,” said Winthrop, dropping his voice to a low whisper, “is worth a damn sight more to you than t...

“You’re very good,” muttered Winthrop. He could not understand. This parting from her was the great moment in his life, and although she must know that, she seemed to be making...

The three sat together at the captain’s table, and as the sea continued rough, saw little of either the captain or his other guests, and were thrown much upon the society of eac...

Carlton pretended not to listen to this. He had begun to doubt but that Nolan’s zeal would lead him into some indiscretion, and would end disastrously to himself. He spent the e...

“The studies were delivered to us in London,” continued the Duke. “They are of Ludwig the tragedian, and of the German Prime Minister, two most valuable works, and especially in...

Miss Morris laughed at his earnestness, and left him to go below to ask her aunt to join them, but Mrs. Downs preferred to read in the saloon, and Miss Morris returned alone. Sh...

“He _is_ annoying her!” exclaimed Carlton, delightedly, as he hurried forward. “It looks as though my chance had come at last.” But as he approached the stranger he saw, to his...

The Princess Aline stood for a moment looking thoughtfully at the floor, and then walked across the room to a little writing-desk. She unlocked a drawer in this and took from it...