New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-30

Aunt DamaTis had asked her II abe would Nike to
return to Sydney with her in September, ana ssSp
would amuse her, and she would be glad TO see
Sydney again. Well, q Httlelater her father tax"
ed her on tho same matter, and made her see ne
Wished her to go with her aunt d SSes sbout It.
but she had not the least idea that the voyage was
plan to bring her and Morecombe togetherj she
never thought, when she left England, TO see tne
youth again; otherwise though she was quite WIN;
Ing to go to Australia she never would have saled
in that ship with him: She told me all thus n ma
at me anxiously as if she feared ! might dlstrnst
any portion of her narrative: She did not ntteI
word against her father nor her aunt nevertheless
she eontrved, somehow or other 70 let me see lnaI
ever since she had metme she had led an uncomi;
Portable, if not an unhappy, life at her home; ana
that being then thsSs was Ter tsie spS no.
ticed that, as we continued conversing, the emb9r
rassment she had first shown passed away; sne
warmed up glancng at me with sort OF pie1sbST v
realize that was on board. And, my iadE, even u
this girl thought Of then as no more than frend
along the ship and saw the crowd Of strange people
on the main-deck and forecastle and then over the
bows and beheld the leagues of heaving sea there!
IN remembering that was on board T T;fton and
Bristol Cathedral, and Sophie, and the IKE; Ior
though, to be sure, her aunt was In the ship, Tue
and had meanly played into his hands, would 20
qualify the sense of companionship as to make the
girl feel when she looked around the sea tnat sno
was hardly less alone than the lonellest OF tne
tween-deck passengers. SO l believe that she
would have been glad to know that wason poarui
even had been merely friend; but 1t would NOT
do to pretend that | was no more than q trlend 10
her There were memories between MS whlch, rose
in me as sweet as the recollection of KISSES and her
n pessed sSe could not view the ocean toward
which we were towing, nor reflect that these were
the first hours of voyage that was to last for some
months, without guessing that 1t must be some
thing deeper than boyish within that had brought
me alongside of her to take my chance OF what she
might think and how abe might treat mo.
her TO take notice Of what was passing AROUND.
The swell of the sea was growing longer and neay-
Ter, and the funnel of the tug waved Handsomely
soIemnIy in her wake Mrs. VBrien, the nurse and
the children had gone below; and the only persons
on the poop besides %S[e ~ ohe
near the mizzen rigging. and Captain Jackson and
his wife. should have said, had been asked to
forecast this adventure that it would have taken
me some time to reconcile Florence to my presence;
that the sense that her father, were he to know
that was on board, would command her TO have
nothing to do with me, would weigh upon her "a q
heavy obligation; and that consequently, 1t would
cost long struggle TO bring her heart neareT 70
mine.though II had ever doubted OF accomplish
ing this never, Of course, would have undertaken
the voyage But whether II was that she liked me
better than should have dared to believe or that
aeT ss Sy Ser az aGd aunt
TO catch her in made her defiant, found aiter Inc
first five OF ten minutes of uneasineSS that she TAX
ed to me freely and gladly she never appeared 10
give herself any trouble az to Aunt Dsmarss move
ments, and instead Of thinking we had cOnVTsed
long enough, and that she ought to go to her aunt
In the cabin, she immediately joined me IN patrol
ling tho deck when proposed walking, for fear
that she wonld feel the cold by standing caught
thompson grinning away like clock-work "a we
faced .0und on reaching the taffrail. What there
was 10 to tickle his fancy do not know and did
not care. | was pAssiOnately fond, happy. beyond
expression triumphantly joyous at having Imy dar-
linz with III krPnnQ cOnlDany. talking with n
lighter note n her dear voice and letting me see,
though without al atom OF coquetryl that her frH
alarm at sight of s false 10 her deeper fee Is,
and that she was welcoming me noN-nOt, perhaps,
as O man " HON she loved, hut asa man ~ho Hhr
knew devotedly loycdhor She talked 20 me "a II
il did her good 10 opeu hr mind. and although YOU
may think that she ought to have found Mr. More
cOtube delicate subject IN dis; uR4 rithme assure
you she spoke out about him with graf frankness.
and seemed to he amazed at his handnOod III taking
this voyage after her refusal OF him.
"Oh. but he's such fool" said j. 40 ludicronsly
selfconcetrd that he won believe your in earnest.
He supNoses, dsresay, that, you don't know hun
well enough, but that you'll have found bIn rnt hs-
fore y"qR st. to Sydney and aIIo" yourself 10 be
She smiled disdairflly. AT all events" saih
sheA I've made up Iuy mind to return Ia this ship.
I have said nothing To Aunt D1maris, nor shAll l
ends TO remain in Sydney that place will not he
= enough 10 contain me too, and shnI 60 home
on your friend Captain Thompson"
she said this my mind went 10 the fellow
ing aud writing on hlS back III tho cabin. and
III he's going t. continue ~ sick rs he's
. \ he'll have moro than he wants Of the voyage
N . are out # he Channcl"
asked size suddruly " d. you insist upon
zroS nrself EgrItnnf =
M -" rrricd, II your aunt finds out who
Legrn. II not allow Nou 10 speak 70 me.'
bc1ITeF took n brighter look rs she exclaimed
MIN Ou think / have any viii ofInY own
calling harm III your speaking IL me-. Alr Sry-
"Bccadt choose to let you do 40 DO not think
nm she would object"
H., eve perfect revelation to me in these few
Do mot and tender and GIOriously lovHblc I
There il N = 90 be but never should have be-
nonr, and the adorable qualities of her heart
hat inv auuv l, force of character. And yet upon
Thers US only 10 remember how she had re-
words Swr defiance Of all the influence her
Ivn vs LncN, n y . bear upon her and bow Loyalty
ieved thar viii ' cousins and with W hat brave,
She cnrnbin,I M n >he embarked OIL this long vOy-
nv word had ~ I should have need Of Il speech
fused NorcombcY that she had high spirit |
father could brinI SS~ Wer 10 mako her.
sbc had stnck IN M InenCe you" shr continued,
s0uV name only for my sake,
age, to wonder tlat Suisc ~ unnecessary. lnu
from her TO find our that my nunt wOuld be
hardly knew what al I-laTd hut Why should j
I. I dnnjt wish TO h Nhen ! scs how littlc
but if You have ASSURE rSapunsible for your
let assure yon the dft 'fe i1r hr.
are quite right III suppOsN ~, e. u.uI,Ie ~
very veXcd 10 find you on *
study other peoples feeling
mine arc Consideredi I'm r ri
being here; but my aunt W~ff4f1 ~ :
MorecOnlbe's presence, aud she came 70 - II
expecting to find him there As eouhf'
see by the way they met. Aunt DanarIs does not |
mind humiliating me by this plot. as you rightly
call it, and since yen are on board. Dir. Seymour.
10 not know why she should not be told who you |
lrc."
There was no anger in her manner, bnt she spoke |
~ q woman would who is deeply offended, with |
Hush in her cheek, and sparkle in her eyes, and
trembling of the lips.
I" / will do whatever you wish" ] replied " and !
feel the truth Of all that you say. believe me. But
my name is down Egcrton, the stewards and
others know mo only by that name, and AZ 1t In Oh
ny luggage it would be rather awkward to alter il.
md then" said l. think OF the effect of the dis
,overy upon Mr.. Morccombe, who, you must know,
sleeps in the bunk under mn". We should end our !
lays like the Kilkenny cats. II Sydney would not
be big enough to hold you and him, am sure this |
ship would not be large enough to hold him and me-
f once discovered that he knew who / was"
She broke into one of her Old merry laughs, and |
'ad You will do as yOu like, suppose, but shall
never be able TO speak or think OF you as Mr.. Egor
ton, aristocratic as tho name iao