The Republican journal., 1881-06-30

SO | got it and tucked her all up in it.
Her delicious smile repaid me for the
sacrifice.
"'Oh, how nice !" she said, as she put
her hands under the warm rug. 1T seems
to me, Mr.. Remington, that you have
every thing to make one comfortable
never heard of such a man. am so glad
that came under your care!"
"Every day | had it upon my lips to
tell her of my love. Each day courage
torsook me. We walked the deck day
after day. She would put her little soft
hand on my arm in the most contiding
way, look up from under her curls, laugh
her low, sweet laugh, and ask the most
childish, innocent questions.
ave were walking this way on the sixth
day out. had carefully rehearsed my
part, and was about to tell my story
Her conversation seemed to lead to it, fol
she said
"lou will come to see me when you
are in New York won't you, Mr.. Rem
ington y
"'Nothing, | said, would give me
greater pleasure
''You will come often Promise tC
dine at our house once week. You
won't forget me 2 and the blue eyes sought
mine.
Il 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 youn and | was about to pour
forth my love when she gave little
scream and cried, 'Oh, my veil, y 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 90 too, and make believe
try to capture it. never hated anything
50 much as | did that yard of blue gauze
couldn't go back and continue my story
from where it was suddenly broken Oft,
and indeed the widow seemed quite shy
of me.
The incident had given the passengers
an opportunity to speak to her, and when
Joined her (without the veil, for it had
hope, struck bottOm) she was surround
ed by a group of people. had no chance
that day, nor the next, to get her to my
self tried to think of something that
could do or show her that would amuse
and detain her. 1t seemed as though
had exhausted all my resources, when at
last a brilliant idea occurred to me-
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 up on
deck bright and beautiful as ever
"'Isn't it delightful, she said, 'to think
that tomorrow we shall be at home!
can hardly wait for the time to come and
yet'-and her voice dropped into the
dearly loved soft tone-'the voyage has
been Il most charming one, owing to youl
Kindness she added brightly.
longed to launch forth my tale OF love,
but thinking it more prudent to wait un-
til had secured her wholly to myself,
asked her, in the most ordinary manner,
if she wouldn't enjoy looking at some lit
tie trinkets that had picked up in Paris.
Her eyes sparkled.
'Nes, indeed she said 'Nothing
could be more delightful than to get a
glimpse of Paris While at sea"
went below and got all my pretty
n0ureautcs, and brought them up to her.
Placing chair in quiet corner, and
well hid from the other people, then
drawing mine up beside her, began
showing one by one my collection of odd
things.
''Where did you get them, Mr. Reming-
tom | hunted all over Paris, and found
nothing half SO pretty. What exquisite
porte bonhelUs" and she slipped one after
another of my carefully chosen bracelets
on to her little plump wrists, and turned
them first on one side and then on the
other.
She kept them on. and | opened the
other boxes. There were rings, crosses,
medallions, chatelanes, and many othel
decked herself and was in high glee. \
child could not have enjoyed it more.
watched her with loving eyes, told hel
where each one came from, and helped
tastcn them on.
az feel like an Indian princess,' she
said, and ought to have a throne and q
crowd of kneeling courtiers, and the pic
ture would be complete
"'Can't you imagine a throne 2 | said
and take me for kneeling courters.
Wouldn't my love compensate for the adj
miring crowd"
''She looked up quickly, and was
about to answer, when one of those eter-
nal old bores that, no matter when you
cross, are always to be found on ship
board, came up, and began telling of his
early "reminiscences. Without saying {
word, | got up, took my boxes, and left
my Indian princess. | was thoroughly
angry with the old fellow for interrupt
ing our tete-Q-tete, and seriously annoyed
with Mrs - for listening to and an
swering him. | made up my mind that
that game had been played long enough
| would ask her the simple question the
first chance got, and know my fate al
once. But the chance did not come as
soon as | expected it would.
"She went to her room with sick head
ache, so she said, and paced the deck
alone. We were a long way up the har
Dor when she made her appearance the
following morning She said that she
had hurried with her packing, thinking
that we were nearer than we really were
to the city.
"'Oh, Mr.. Remington, had no oppor
tunity of returning your jewelry, and so
packed them with my things. But yol
are coming, you know, to dine with mt
on Saturday, and | will then give then
to YOU
Certainly, | said. There is no time
for us to change them now. Wear then
until see you again
81 had fully made up my mind that IL
| had been batf1ed SO often | would nov
wait until had seen her in her own hom,
before | opened my heart to her, o
rather before | asked her my fate. Sh'
already knew my heart. There was II,
time to talk all was excitement; W.
were rapidly approaching; handkerchief
were waving from the docks. The widow
was strainlng her eyes, and suddenl,
leaving me and going farther forward,
saw her throw a kiss. How | longed t.
catch it | looked with Jealous eyes tt
see who would take it up and answer it
Foremost among the crowd was a grea
big an-six feet, and broad in proper
ton. 1t was he who was returning he
kisses. Could it be her brother, or wa