The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-07-05

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bis friend: must have had it pretty
bad -eh, Williams to have said that, for 1
you know that can't endure either q j
bad odor or loud noise But forgot |
everything when under the influence of |
those eyes, and when she exclaimed,
s0h, no; couldn't let you do that, / |
felt that my fate was sealed, and that I
should take the noise and the smells.
The next thing that discovered was
that my lady had no sea chair. There
spoken for; but paid double the amount
and the chair was mine.
g You are so kind, Mr.. Remington,
she said, don't know what should
have done without you. am not fit to
travel alone, she added in chill iish
voice.
Ionged to press her to my heart and
tell of my love; and If she would but let
me, it would be the Joy Of my life to care
for. looked all this; am sure did.
But there were too many people around
me to speak. She sat with her hands
folded in her lap, and looked diyinely
unconscious.
The third day out the weather be-
came bitter cold.
( Aku 64HloSt 1IOLSH, Dtt4O
What shall I do? I have nothing TO
wrap around me, and shall have to stay
below, and, oh dear! it is so uncomfort-
therer The face turned up to mine was
that of spoiled child.
Now, I had fine English robe, which
I had used at night, for you know every
thing at sea is so horribly damp. It had
been great comfort to me, and knew
/ should miss it. But what of that? /
couldn't see the woman loved suffer.
So got it and tucked her all up in it.
Her delicious smile repaid me for the
| sacrifice
ssOh, how nicei' she said, as she put
! her hands under the warm rug. It
seems to me, Mr.. Remington, that you
| have everything to make one comfort
able. never heard of such man. /
am so glad that came under your care.
"I was so love stricken that did not
reflect upon her apparent unconscious
ness of the fact that had deprived my
self of those comforts in order that she
should be made comfortable. She seemed
| to take it for granted that was sort of
travelling missionary, with extra wraps,
state-rooms, chairs, and any anything
else that one might need; and was such
| slave to her infatuation thai, had she
asked me to do the impossible, should
have attempted il.
"Every day had it upon my lips to
tell her of my love. Each day courage
/ forsook me. We walked the deck day
after day. She would put her little soft
| hand on my arm in the most conhding
way, look up from under her curls, laugh
her sweet low laugh, and ask the most
| childish innocent questions
+" We were walking this way on the
sixth day ont. ] had carefully rehearsed
my part and was about to tell my story.
Her conversation seemed to lead to it,
for she said:
/ "sYou viii come to see me when You
are in New York, won't you, Mr.. Rem
ington?
"sNothing,' said I, would give me
greater pleasure.
"s You viii come often Promise to
dine at our house once week. You
won't forget me?' and the blue eyes
sought mine.
i 81 looked into Them, and my look
told what my tongue had refused to say.
/ pressed the little hand close to my
heart, and after pause said, below my
breath, Forget you p and was about
to pour forth my love when she gave a
little scream, and cried, sOh, my veil!
There, sure enough, was the confounded
blue thing sailing before the wind, and
all the passengers, it seemed to me, after
it. OF course had to go too, and make
believe try to capture it. I never hated
anything so much as did that yard oi
blue gauze. I couldn't go back and con-
tinue my story from where it was so snd-
! denly broken of. and indeed the widow
seemed quite shy of me.
:" The incident had given the passen-
| gers an opportunity to speak to her, and
when joined her without the veil, for
| it had, hoped, struck bottom} she was
surrounded by group of people. had
no chance that day, nor the next, to get
her to myself. / tried to think of some
thing tnat I could do or show her that
would amuse and detain her. It seemed
| as though had exhausted all my re-
sources, when at last brilliant idea
| occurred to me; I would show her the
presents had brought for sister Nell.
They were all in my little sea trunk, and
knew that she couldn't resist their
attractions. She came on deck bright
and beautiful as ever.
Isn't it delightful said she, to
think that tomorrow we shall be st
home? I can hardly wait for the time to
come; and yet and her voice dropped
into the dearly-loyed soft tone. the
voyage has been a most charming one,
owing to your kindness, she added
brightly.
81 longed to launch forth my tale of
love, but thinking it more prudent TO
wait until I had secured her wholly to
| myself, asked her in the most ordinary
manner If she wouldn't enjoy looking at
some little trinkets that I had picked up
in Paris. Here sparkled.
| "s Yes, indeed she said. Nothing
could be more delightful than to get q
| glimpse Of Paris while at sea.
| ] went below and got all my pretty
nouveaHtes, and brought them up to her
Placing q chair in quiet corner, and
well hid from the other people, then
drawing mine up beside her, I began
showing one by one my collection of odd
things.
- Where did you get them, Mr.. Rem
ington hunted all over Paris and
found nothing half SO pretty. What ex-
quisite ponbonheursl and she slipped
one after another of my carefully chosen
bracelets on her little plump wrists, and
turned them first on one side and then on
the other.
knew Knell's taste, and had search
ed for something uncommon, and was
well pleased with what had bought.
But Nell and everything were forgotten
with this bewitching creature by my
side, and when she made move to take
them off, said, laughingly, of course,
Oh, don't distprb them; they look so
well where they are, and it is pleasant,
you know, to get q glimpse Of Paris while
ct sea.
She kept them on, and opened the
other boxes. There were rings, crosses,
medallions, chatelaines, and many other
ornaments of curious designs The
widow decked herself, and was in high
glee. A child could not have enjoyed it
more. / watched her with loving eyes,
told her where each one came from, and
helped fasten them on.
feel like an Indian princess, she
said, sand ought to have throne and
crowd of kneeling eourtiers, and the pic
ture would becomplete.'
Cant you imagine throne?" /
said, and take me for kneeling cour-
tiers. Wouldn't my love compensate for
the admiring crowd?'
She looked mp quickly, and was
about to answer, when one of those eter-
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