Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

denly emefgeu from the cdOln, APP
preached. She stared second. then
thrust out her hand with joyful cry
of recognition: Phil. Phil Lawsonl"
He caught Doth han is andsqueezed
them hard-nobody was looking at
them; everybody was interested in the
moon.
.'Yes, here l am he laughed,
'Aren't YOU surprised"
lawfully! But awfully glad. How
did YOU know we Were coming? You
did know, didn't you? Are you going
clear round? Why il is simply splen-
did. But l have Seeding ready.
What did YOU mean by such melan-
choly letter as tnat last one?"
Sne poured this out in breathless
way as audacious as the proximity of
her face.
"Yes." he said, Il am going all the
way" then paused, hesltating for
some reason.
Helie glanced across the deck and
suggested tnat they stroll 10 the stern
of the boat as she had much to say.
Tell me how you knew" she ran
on, and, o, by the way, We're You an
CRY, awiully angry?'
about what?"
about my letting You think my
name?"
20 fudge, little Puss. You didn't
suppose didn't know all about you
weeks before you came TO your friend $?
Why, she wrote me to come So rs to
meet you. She knew Id tail in love at
,,,n1 s,,n NJ foY
there" and he gave her arm a hug.
'.But then the absufdity of your coming
here with only n couple of sateen
dresses at 81 cents a yard, ana making
her introduce you as Miss Healy, "a
poor orphan, self-supporting, and SO
forth, for the purpose, I've no doubt,
of making all the youGg fellows wild
after you because they couldn't marry
you. For of cours Il man doesn't care
so much for woman he knows he can
marry"
Il didn't ask Laura Dodge to intro
duce me as Miss Healy,'" said the
young lady, spelling out the name, Il
said 'Helie.'
80 didn't you? Nor you didn't al
low me to call you Miss Healy,' Miss
Kittie Healy,'" he remarked pensively.
snow see here, there might have been
some fun in a poor girl palming her
self off for an heiress--"
go that would be horrid"'
sThink SOP"
"Why, of course! Phil, shall take
YOU back now and introduce you to
mamma, and auntie, and Isabella, and
Agnes, and Deicia? o dear, | wish
| they were at homer'
$50 do l." Another hug of her arm
of course. .....
She laughed. ''Well, come along. l
shall introduce you rs Laura's friend.
| No one knows we have correspondent. "
"But first, Helie, I've something to
say"
20, afterwards They were stand
ing quite alone at the stern, directly
over the screw (nice place to get sick)
| with single lantern overhead, faint in
the moonlight. And he was looking
very fond and very melancholy. He
was a good looking young fellow with
| pcrfectly-golden mustache and ten
or-pitched voice. He was man a little
lazy in speech-being of Southern par
| entage.
mo, Helie, for when you have heard
ME out fear you will hardly wish to
| introduce me-"
''Why, Phil"'
ssIt is true. Pussie-I used to call
you Pussie. didn't I?-when we last
| met, only a few weeks ago, had for
| tune OF my own, very decent one,
| which might have asked certain
dear little girl to help me to spend, if
she loved me enough. Now it is gone.
Irretrievably gone! Speculations have
| carried it off as the wind carries thistle
down in the autumn. | am poor
man."
80 Phil" She clutched his arm with
both hands and regarded him tearfully.
dearest, YOU do care?'
| "YoU know it.
And having kissed him fondly and
wiped away her moist grief, she in
quired:
"But where are you goingP"
"To Buffalo
| '.And then?'
s'No further; | return with the boat,
because, you see''-he WINGED as he
confessed til am the steward"
1.-The steward?' she echoed
"Yes," resignedly. so, of course,
it wouldn't do to introduce me. Your
family couldn't sympathize as you do,
dearest"
Helie sighed; but presently her spirits
rose like life-buoys.
81 don't care Phil; it must be jolly to
be steward and order all the meals.
Please have ice-cream often and lobster
salad"
"Just wait" said Phil lugubriously;
"wat till you see me inspecting a
great ugly chunk of raw beef tomor-
row, and watching the men to see that
they don't comb their hair in the pud-
ding or wipe their faces on the dish
towels"
'.Do they do that?' she asked faint
ly. 80 Phil, forgot how long / was
staying. | must run back. I'll sec
you early in the morning. Delicia-
she is my oom-mate-Delicia always
sleeps late. Goodnight, Phil
"Good-night' with usual accompa-
nimenD.
Miss Heliotrope lay awake long
time that night. in the upper berth,
where she could look out through the
little window and see the moonlight on
the blue velvet. She signed once OF
twice and, when she slept, dreamed
ever of Mr.. Lawson.
Next morning she was out on deck
early and had little chat with him,
but the rest of the day Delicia clung to
her most provokingly. r
| Nevertheless, the melancholy young