Litchfield enquirer., 1879-03-27
enthusiast over the sea. "

enthusiast over the sea-"
 bowed my head. It was not necessary to shriek reply into the wind and l was obsti- nately determined not to discuss Fraulein Ko- ner.
 If you could persuade her to make her ob- servatioDs from less dangerous position-she will be tossed off here some day, fear" l agreed with him as to Frauleiu's temerity. But did not half like his anxiety on her ac- count, even though 1 shared it. And yet why should not the girl nave her friends or even her levers I argued to myself But, in spite of my arguments, was uneasy over her anoma- lous position.
 weather was delightful, the sea like molten malachite-green and shining, and curiously veined with foam. The sun travelled his course overhead unobscured by cloud, solitary in the heavens as was our ship upon the sea. Mrs. birmingham and had discovered many friends in common on shore. This, with the prospect of being occasional neighbors, drew us together. We formed, with my traveilng companion, party of our oWn,-Frauieln, with the woa1Uuod faced baby ln her arms, making one of the same, and the surgeon hanging upon it's outskirts. He related stories of his experience aboard ship, and with good deal of dramatic effect; he brought books | from his private store, when we had exhausted our own he bribed the head steward to fur nish us with fruit at warrantable hours; and we might have swan in champagne-ourh heads at least-but for our persistent and virtuous refusal of this exhilarating beverage. He was deliberately exerting himself to oplease-whom? not my companion, who was ill much of the time not Mrs. birmingham. entirely taken up with her stout, indulgent spouse there is conviction beyond reason in such matters. It could only be Fraulein. She was prettier than ever since the weather had grown cooler, and she had donned some dark-blue habit, half cloak, half gown,-some mysterious, foreign combination I could not make out. Did she known that it added the last needful charm to her quaint appearance Certainly, it was worn without a shade of self-consciousness. She was still shy and reserved. She took little or no part in our conversation, but she furnished most inspiring listener-as the surgeon soon discovered. He was never so moved to elo- quence as when she formed one of our little group.
 A dance upon the deck had been arranged for one evening. But the night proved unfor- tunate the moon being obscured by clouds. In vain lanterns were hung III the rigging. They only served to make the darkness more evident, and shed but ghostly circles of light in which one or two adventurous couples drearily revolved. Finally, we drew our chairs into closer circle, wrapped our rugs about us, and somebody told story, at the conclusion of which, our handsome captain, pacing eff his watch on deck, paused, to startle us all with wonderful song.
 There was faint odor of clgar-smoke be- side me. Our party had received an addition. ''An excellent substitute for ball,"I said; Cor do you prefer to dance ?-and, by the way, did you attempt 1t ?'
 deck" < hot sorry QC 0 1lrQU UQ n falsehood it was 1 could have taken oath that he bad been standing at the entrance to the bridge the last half hour, with a muff1ed figure beside him which could be no other than Fraulcin Elsa. She came up at that moment and betrayed him innocenty:
 II have been telling Doctor Carew that he he should sing. For it iss Doctor Carew who can sing beautifully, if he will"
 '"I am sorry to question Fraulein Koners musical taste . the surgeon began, stiff1y. He added something, possibly by way of excusing himself and moved few steps away. Has he sung to you, Elsa?" "Oh yes," the girl replied in her ringing voice. which must have reached the surgeon where he stood. 'Once, twice, in the efen- ing, like, when he has come for me to walk on the deck For it is not good. he says, that I stay below. And now that the baby will sleep,I can go. can go ferry we'll indeed in the efenlng when the DaDy Will Sleep.
 She crossed her hands and met my eyes with her bright innocent ones as though ask ing me to share in this pleasure. How then could say anything against it?
 The next morning as I was lying on the sofa in the ladies' cabin 1 heard two familiar voices in the passage between the saloon and the for ward deck.
 ''Why did you tell Miss - that we walk ed on deck tsgether?' said one in guarded tone.
 And why should not tell her her ?'' Frau lein responded openly. ''lt was fiery amiable of you to ask me to walk on the deck with you, Doctor Carew, and the efenings were fiery long until that you did ask me-"
 'Yes, yes, but it is very small affair There is no occasion to spread it around"
 ''Yes, it iss small affair. But it iss fiery pleasant affair to me-" and there was a augh not spread it around? Iss it that I shall tell nobody p she asked with sudden wonder and suspicion. ''Ah ! it iss to haf shame to keep things in your own heart. And iss it you who haf shame to walk with me /? Oh, now I see what it iss '" And her burning words over ran each other. ''Yeu ask me to walk in the efening when the ladies are not on the deck It iss I that will not walk with you again, Docter Carew, not if you come and ask me many times" And she rushed away from him and past the cab.n door.
 The air had been growing softer each day. The sky deepened it's blue as we approached America. An awning was stretched over the deck. The ladies discarded heir wrappings and brought out their work. The ship had ceased it's wild plunges and lay like tired creature upon the still waves. 'To-morrow" and tomorrow" we said as we looked for sails against the sky, ,lounging on the deck and watching the tiny rainbow which each wave threw off with it's spray.
 'Ah :! that is finer than all, exclaimed Doc tor Carew.
 He addressed Fraulein.
 Ut iss fiery beautiful" she responded coldly. She had been lulling the baby upon her knees to sleep. She laid~it upon pile of rugs, GOV ering it carefully and screening it's face from the light.
 The surgeon, leaning upon one of the hatch ways, watched her as she did all this quietly, deftly. When her task was done he spoke again.
 s'You have never been forwcrd over the bridge, Fraulein. There is no motion to-day. Suppose you come now"
 '1 thank you, but haf no desire to go. And do not say sFraulein' to me, but 1Nees, as you do to Mees--here," motioning to me. "When she come to Germany Twill say Frau lein.' Then she will not be a-a-what you call foreigner, any more. It lss not good to be foreigner One does not know the ways of the people,"
 There was a suspicious break in her voice over the last words. But her face was screen ed from sight. She was bending over the child, re-adjusting it's wrappings
 But you expressed desire to go out there one day-one evening achen zee acere scalhsng the deck together." . ..4. ....
 He uttered the words with remarkable dis tinctness. Were they concession to Frau lein's pride? Her head bent lower The col or deepened in her face
 Mrs. birmingham, who saw nothing and sus- pected nothing, took the matter up now.
 You had better go Elsa, since the doctor is so kind" <-ss
 And Fraulein rose and went
 They spent long half hour out among the smoke stacks and apparently in earnest conver- sation. And he must have made his peace with her, for she came back with glow on her beautiful face which could never have been caused " tho freshanipp wind