The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-05-03

GIlG B<1tu lICI tAIChl pACiOAACo DOiiSs He-AO-
, SO they should be quite alone You ma,
be sure that i accepted the invitation
and was there promptly at the hour
The widow was mons charming than OF
the previous evening. i longed to stoI
the hours from rolling on. EIaving beer
| in the habit of dropping in at Mrs. Lees
at all hours, my frequent almost daily
Visits were not noticed as anything
strange or unusual Mrs. Lee thanked
1 me for coming to them in their loneli,
ness, and the widow would give me one
of her sweet smiles, and was thankful in
my inmost heart that they were lonely,
and that it fell to my lot TO cheer them.
So the weeks passed, until the time came
for the departure of Mrs. Lees friend.
"Now, j had intended passing month
or two in England before coming home,
but when found that the widow was to
return in ten days, j began to think that
my duty called me back 10 my business.
The more thought OF it, the more im-
portant it seemed to me that should go.
Do ynu know of any one going on
the 15th?' the widew asked me, one
evening, in her doye-like way.
8" No one but myself j answered
Business has called me sooner than ]
expected
How delightful frem the widow
while Mrs. Lee exclaimed, 'Oh, Mr..
Remington, j am go gladl j could MT
beas the idea OF my friend going entirely
alone, and You, of all others, will know
best hnw to take care of her.
owe then began to make our plans.
AIRS. intended making q visit of
few days to come friends in London. III
was going direct to Liverpool. Mrs Lee
and j drove down to gee our friend of,
and j looked forward to the pleasure Of
meeting her on board the steamer. Ny
last days in Paris were spent in saying
'goGd.by' to old friends, and buying
presents for sister Nell and the children.
got every nouSeaute that / could find,
and felt well pleased with my selection.
at last j was on the steamer, and stood
looking at the ship moving away. BY
my side was the widow, and / thought
that j mad never seen her look so lovely.
/ ezulted in the knowledge that she
knew no one on board. WIS her only
friend, consequently j should have her
all to myself; this was (sc j said to my
self what had Tor weeks been longing
TOR. Was in love? That question mad
not occurred to me. j felt snpremely
happy, and thought the situation delight.
full. 1wss ready to do anything for this'l
lair creature, She had only to com
mand; wss all eagerness to obey. /
soon had opportunities of showing my
devotion
"The following morning came out
on deck very early, and was surprised to
find my little LADY already there. She
looked very miserable and very pretty
The morning saiutations over, j asked
her how ahe had slept.
"' j haven't slept at all she said,
q fretful, childish way, which j thought
charming. Such noise all night she
i could not get to sleep; :;
and the smells are simply dreadful. I'll
must have another room. id rather sit
up here all night than sleep in that hor~
rid place again. Don't You think, Mr..
Remington, if you asked the captain or
he would give me another
stateroomT and her big eyes looEed in
luiringly into mine.
"'tCettainly,' 4 said. 81 will no at
once and see about it, and if there lis no
other, you shall change with me. Take
my room, which is q good one and as i
don't mind either noise or smells. your
room will suit me well enough.'D
Here Hugh leaned over his chair to
knock the ashes off his Cigar, and said to
ms friend: {" i must have had i'll pretty
Williams Ito have said that,
Tor you know that i can't endure either
a bad odor or loud noise. But i forgot
everything when tnnder the influence OF
those eyes, and when abe exclaimed,
fohno,; i couldn't let yon do that i II
ieit that my fate was sealed, and that j II
should take the noise and the smells.
1.-The next thing that j discovered
was that my lady had no sea chair.
There awas only one lett and that had
been spoken for.; but j paid double the
amount, and the chair was mi