The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-05-07

as captain, thls tlme, ana ouly LOT II slA
weeks trip; leastways, that's what they
calculate it at. Some business with the
New York agents, think : but | sup
pose you've heard about it %
"That the Olinda was to be fitted out
for sale, and that you were to take her
over, an charter another vessel to bring
yer back? Yes but won't it take you
longer?'
81 doubt not. They're to have the
boat and cargo ready. Mr.. Denbigh's
arranged all that. Did you know his
son-the new junior partner--is to ship
with us"
eyes," she said. Good heavens
how rosy her face was now; and yet the
crimson sky was fading into blnes and
violets. lie was locking at her, and
the brows suddenly darkened over his
eyes, giving them an odd, fierce express
sion. His voice, however, was quleter
than before. .,
81 can't say / care abont sailing with
the owners son I'd liefer take any
other passenger. They're apt to fancy
that because they're boss ashore they
need be boss aboard, an Tn master
full man myself, an don't hold with no
Co.'s in salt water. Hows'ever, l
shoul Int mind 50 much if | liked the
man. .,
"And don't you?" asked Faith timid-
ly, her color still high.
"Do you?' said he, STOPPING for
ward to look her full in the face. "He's
been deal at Amlwch since left, peo'
pie tell me, an you must ha' seen plen..
ty of him. What do you think OF
him ?"
81, Kyle ?'-her eyes dropping be,
meath the sharp scrutiny-"l-l don't
know. He's pleasant-spoken and civil.
[ think he's nice enough.
"And think him cross between
fool and ape" quoth Kyle GfIill5hs
shortly; "son OF n sea cook Well,
Faith, | wonder"
Faith snatched her hand away angri,,,
ly. "He has more manners than you,
cried she, painting and rntfling like an
enraged sparrow; " he IS gentleman
at any rate, an would never dream OF 81
using such language of people he don't
even know more than to speak to. On!
and her here feelings were too much
5 for words, and an indignant little sigh
t and shiyer filled the gap.
Even the violet was dying out OF the
sllv now, and cool, gray shadows crept
! up from the east, and threw somDeI
l tint over the mans face. A small, colo
6 wind rose out of the sea, rulli'ng itS
breast with long, fretful lines, like the
/, pucbered face of an ailing child. II
:, chilled the dimples in Faith cheeks, anc
Il blewthe soft brown locks off kyle's sterr
g brow and far overhead a gull flew by
:, with a long, shriIl scream like the wal
o Of a banshee. Before it ceased Kyle
spoke: 10 1u,n,
:, "Hc's a gentleman, is he? | thanl
d God then, [ am not. Had | been on'
II mi ght have been betr9thed to SOM NJ
fine lady, istead o the daughter OF al al
l.! honest seafariug man like myself
lo Faith, twice these five minutes nav
Won found fault with my manners. -,
$, don't say they're fiier nor a rough san
is or's have need to be, but you never lal
e. blame on them before. Has THIS ger
le tleman been teaching you to SO III III
,es absence this time p g,
To- Faith Morgan was II very woman. f'
ry all reply at first she, metaphoric;ai,' I
turned tail, and took refuge behind TIL
pss cvery.ready shield OF feminlinIty, oar
rd of tears. 1t was not until they hf
lie lasted long enough to make Kyle ape,
nd trophize himself as II brute that 81
IL sobbet ont v.
hc kn-n-now that | love you as you a
Ebetter than-aud yet oh = Anotn
Ill, hurst and the and pretty head dfo2pi
mt very near Kyle's knee lnVololl"r,
'y. he laid his hand carclrssly upon IT,
ng voluntarily his voice took soitehi
mt soothing tone. ...
md Gam I cruel, Faithic, and to 20
Nav, then, don't cry. Mayhapa
IRE oyersharp. but | was met on landing
be ii talk about young Denbsh an' y,
Thov said. he had been taking my pla
ied an though | wouldn't believe II,
YER, even hearken to the fouI-tongued G
eat, sps. it sort o cut me when you sp'
ats up for him. Faith, lassIe, loye
tier more than many husband. Ii
.ou, were to play me false with any on
him think I'd feet like killing him an
the too"
)use He looked like it at the moment,
eek, she believed him, and tremSled at
WIN, mingling OF passionate tenderness
ut. wrath in his tone. Instinctiveiy
10th turned and clasped his strong han
nan both hers, her face turned upcoaxin
you "Don't think o such things, h
you love: you know | never could. WI
.5 Mr. Deubgh to me, but fathers
,,'nt %nt ner?'
put He was holding the soft hands,
ana looking down into the sweet eyes.
ri II, moon, lust rising, glittered on sonnet
'onlm which. unnoticed by her, had esc
sell from the folds of her neckerchit
:, golden circle with the portrait OF
'"''' within.
"Faith," said Kyle Griftiths, in
over which stroye for steadiness, "y,
mely, na.,n, "n arond new trinket since ]
to " YOU last. Who gave you that?
.,,o He spoke too suddenly. With "a
'oLt' frichtened gesture she snatched
Soi.- hep hard. as if to hide the ba
, plg, With A face deeply, terribly red
~ ,h;a n.i red of cowardly consciousness, she
mered out: .,, T
'onder l-i,!lt ~ i'0o
Kyle. p0uGll. ~, or1 Kvle loose her
, are" Wltuo"' JVithnrt n word he {
,ueh," ana rose up. p,,,,, Tban Inc had gor
rettier from nei o on' hnck and said,
;oman. cps ho - -.
d turn hoaf5e a,lu ,I,~r,r w. vou have tol !
ink I'll ai'h WI. -, 4 cant sa
head, lle' an tI" .,o Grst em time but | can
ke, and shall De u,, aao 'J docnar stiII-"th
&c was MS Vo,ce 'nnh IT. took Won
a faint should shrlnh wiz" T yonder II,
Perhaps arms, a Wilile ~ !. 1r;, that man