Visits were exchanged between the yacht and Hazel's relatives.
Dinners were arranged, and trips into the surrounding country to
entertain the visitors. Monsieur Thuran was a welcome guest at
every function. He gave a dinner himself to the men of the party,
and managed to ingratiate himself in the good will of Lord Tennington
by many little acts of hospitality.

Monsieur Thuran had heard dropped a hint of something which might
result from this unexpected visit of Lord Tennington's yacht, and
he wanted to be counted in on it. Once when he was alone with
the Englishman he took occasion to make it quite plain that his
engagement to Miss Strong was to be announced immediately upon their
return to America. "But not a word of it, my dear Tennington--not
a word of it."

"Certainly, I quite understand, my dear fellow," Tennington had
replied. "But you are to be congratulated--ripping girl, don't
you know--really."

The next day it came. Mrs. Strong, Hazel, and Monsieur Thuran were
Lord Tennington's guests aboard his yacht. Mrs. Strong had been
telling them how much she had enjoyed her visit at Cape Town, and
that she regretted that a letter just received from her attorneys
in Baltimore had necessitated her cutting her visit shorter than
they had intended.

"When do you sail?" asked Tennington.

"The first of the week, I think," she replied. "Indeed?" exclaimed