, 1873-09-14
THE DAPHNE,


FFp5H dpF&stHHd VuAFEWtE
Ono day tloro rat at lunoh In their own cot
marriage. As a,lcl It WAS tho custom Of all
thoir young unmatod friends to arnly to them
tor solaco aud ndyico In momonts Of need.
suddouly, thorc mnh heard upon tho rasount1-
ing pinzzn tho rapid 1ht-atat~tnt OF ndes' foot.
Moro trouble" said the gentleman.
"It sounla llko Nannio Artnitage," responded
tho lady, listening, with hor hand hoyering like
dovo oyer hor toa-norvico.
Thore was passage Of be1l-ringing and In
torlocutiop In which a servant played part.
Then tlero was sound Of rushing Of skirta
Tho matron nroso aud hnstoned into tho bitou
parlor adtoiuiug. Tho door was burst open, and
tnsro appeared wild mud ghsping fairy all in
blue and white. 8ho had bracelets on her
wriBts iingllng chatolaino depended from hor
bolt !; aud somo Of hor pretty blond hair Lad
stragglad down upon her round forehead. 6ho
aoomod to be violently repreBaing heruclf. Her
bosom WAS In tuu1,1lt. aud ehe wrung lor soft
handB. She gazed for IN inatant ut tho tea
room door, which WAS slowly eioainR. and thon
she oponol her rcd lips, throw out hor arms,
and, in the very fury Of norrow, dartod upon her
1riond, crying: y
so Polly, Polly-1'vo quarrolod with
dEOnGEl"
"Quarrelcd with Gcorgel"
"YoB, quarrolcd with George. It'a tr1,c, fts
true. on, please don't make mo aay 1t againl
ploaso dou't!" and sho cast herself upou her
frionda ncclt, aud, winding lor armH about
her, slo pressed her burning cheeks upon that
aocnrc aud tondor refuge, tho shoulder, and
gave herHelf up to grief,
Tho master Of tho castlo appeared at tho door.
But there instantly oRmo into his uifo's face, AZ
it confronted him over tho throbbing form Of
the confidng one, q Huddon cats-pav. Tlere-
foro, he quietly rotronted, and returned to his
"Quarrolod NTH ,0eorgei /" pursued tho sym
pathizer, "oan II bo poBasbtel Is it"-(slow-
ty)-"i "iait-n--at tifr, Nannie7 or is it-(qaickly)
- very aerious mattcr2 A."
"Why, We haYo separated" e" oricd tho snf-
ferer; :we hayo had worry hard words, and we
have tskon leave Of each other foreyerl"
Hore there was long Bilonce, Quo OF those
pnuBes which always occur in such extrenitics,
tics in an approach to a common ground. Ono
Of the two people became moro calm as her
friend WAS calm. and tho friend became moro
aor1owful oyen as tho othor was sorrowtul.
"poor Nannie," eho marmurod In her ear,
"poor child-and you wero 80 happy, too"
''oh, oh, 50 happy was the return, in . bEok.
over ,rioWI noTW|I-I think / ni{' snhai{l' do"
'And what Was 7 about, ,lNannio7"
s'Oh, about the Daphne.
"What, Georges yacht :"
"Y-yeH-oh how hate tho namsl it has
naado me SO terribly miserable. 80 long for
rent, Polly, 80 long to hide mo somewhere out of
tho way OF human bcinga aud human concerns.
L1 deatob IN yssy S.,r weary and h''F'6r0R'n1-'h'
There was a talo to DO told. The shades wero
closed, and tlley wont and rat dorm whoro the
sea-broezo blew upon them, It WAS indeed
6oa .s 9e 241pas ts as sSat ssnr which 1s
wind. slio was sohoopor OF sovonty-and-o
tons burden, shaped like fsh, winged like an
eagle and poaed like swan. bho was only two
years old, mud Ind already outsailed the club
leet In all weathers, and had borno away the
coBalon.
Tomorrow" said Mia4 Nannie, with inter:
polstad uobs, "you know tLat this groat raco Of
1873 is to como OF. II tic Daphne wins il, aho
"Oh, / know iii about It," was the blithe 70.
sponse, "Tom has been telling me- for three
weeks. It will be a tremendous affair, mud
should think thht all tho world waa poming-oh
bor how much tho Daphne won BY. IN 1871 ~
t'In 1871 ?" quoricd Hiss Mamie, in fcsble
voico. ain 1911, think it WAS By eight and
throo.qnartcr ninutes; yess, that is right, oigh'
md three-quartor nlinutea."
"And in 1874 ?"
Miss Mamie, With hor pretty finger On he,
qniyering lips REFLECTED o moment:
In 1874, tho Potrel, Georges great rival,
| camo in ahead, but tho Daphne had d time q:
lowauco Of fifteen minutes, and so sho roall5
boat the Petrol and the whole heot by ayo min
utss. I know George was dolghtod. He said
he had rather hayo Won that race than doxor
like that OF 1871"
"And who owna tho Petrol, Nannio 7'
"Oh, Onry Yodder," naid sho.
"Clary Voddorl Why, that litt1o fy-AvaJ
| Susie Staata is his qDanccc. She vas tho one
| that WAS 30 much In love with George In thc
Trosachn two ycars ago. But ho didn't Hrnilt
49, f.rfn f1xkr IL rtS,
wouldn't aLo be happy il her Cla1y's Pot1el coule
| only carry OF tho cupl" And tho astuto tactt
clan shook her head and reflected upon the mat
| tor. But in . moment eho roturncd to oartt
again a with start; o ro5giyno Mamie ,e1a sSme
and she wound her arm about hor aftoBh, xnG
bent her head to listen.
'sDut George ia 30 taken up with his pleasure
Polly. t ia Yacht, yacht, yacht, from one week.
luz but experimenting WITH new aelf-detach,ne
boat-fal. uo ia all tho timo thinking Of dead
water, and his now wire-riggEng, and his copper
sheathing. Ho Is allowing his soul to rust out
Polly. Ono can't be playing all tho time" Here
and all his works. sho granted him handsome
aud generous, and ardent, and euprencly intolli
gent, but alas Polly" she cried, with Q tromu
lous light, in her aoft eyes, "ho doesn't aea th'
groat world "a I see it,"
Nannie2"
"Yes, Polly. lbogged him to think Of til.
| precious time lie was wasting. told him tia
! did not believe he whs serious enough, and ht
snid no thought ho raa too sorlous already
| aud"
sand then, what2" ....
"Why, then, explained that With hts tai
ents he ought to DO doing something gron
in aome way or other: Tho world in ful! Q
terrible wronga aud wickednesa, aud told hin
that he was very culpahle not to 30 reformer.
| "And what did no aay to that"
| "Well, ho said ''pshaw!'"
"Did ho7"
"Yen." simply replied r implore Jou f.
stop this waste of your youth. Determine tt
make up your mind to do greater and botto
things than cruiaing about in petty boat. Sa,
como to decision at once, to turn about imme
djately, to make tho splondid resolve to qucncl
bis oAildiah desire for transient triumph oyo
the petrel tomorrow; but-but-"
But what, Nannio2"
But he only walked up and down worry furi
ouely,. whilo aat thero pleading and bescechinl
until grew excessively tired mn sure mus
have looked very wan aud lonely"
"And then, I suppose tho quarrel began2"