Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-05-22

And in death her face serene: = . - 4 (.
that ssf Hea Ses wnIsP sped: @2'1'
h-us-h. my dear, lie s-t-iLl and sl-u-m-
He, L a ssr 4 fSsg ire ss.s Pres.
OUT Of THE FRYING.IAN INTO THE
sfa%a1ai- ~ FIRE. u 81
Neither tall nor short, neither dark
nor fair, with hair between blonde and
brown, and eyes that left doubt as to
whether they were gray or hazel. She
was !lst such little bundle of uncer-
!ainties and contradictions as led the
Inauguration captive at the first glance,
i-r ana offered q constant lure to aatcipa-
x &, & ton.1 = - = -. s. =, - ="
Whcdher she spoke or remained ST.
ient. whether she walked or SIT, expec-
ta-don hung breathess upon her next
S.s% ~ word, her next pose. Her eyes, vary
ing as seemed their hue, shone, none
the less with a candid ray that seemed
the very light of truth, and her fresh
mouth, with its milky teeth showing
~ASbetween the not tOo-smilng lips ire
sistibly suggested the swcctes: uses to
Which lips can be put.
2-ftIE@ When the heavily moving vessel had
plowed through half the great Atlantic
rollers, and the few passengers had all
grown heartily tired of each other
when she suddenly appeared for the first
time upon deck quite. alone. yet calm
and selfcentered as the small birds that
sometimes poised themselves upon spar
or 6ulwark to gather breath for fresh
flight.
a. 1t was Julius Hilder who hadfi first dis
- covered her, leaning, against the COM
panionway railing. with the air of hav
ing just come up or down, he could
hardly determine which. looking alb
santiy at the Stumbling waves - = -
Julius and his friend, Austin Drake.
were seceders from gay party vino had
made the tour OF Southern Europe to-
gether. 1t was julius who had nsti-
r~sy xE gated his companion to desert the 9TH
ers and take the German steamer for
New Orleans direct, which then touched
at Havrc instead of crossing by a Gu
harder; and it had all grown out of the
obstinate determination the part of
his sister to attach her party to that of
Mrs Smollett
Mrs. Smollett was his choicest aver
- sion, a pretentious, intriguing woman,
in whom the matchmaking instinct had
been 50 developed by the effort to es-
tablish her own five daughters that it
could not rest satisfied with the
cOmplishment of that gigantic task.
She seemed to have endless supply
of nieces, adopted daughters, or prote-
ges OF some sort, whom she dangled Os-
tentatiously before the eyes of all elgi-
bic bachelors. She had improved
chance meeting with Julius to announce
to him a new acquis: ion, lovely young
f5Ei creature whom she taking home
with her from Swiss Pension
.--..s. $50 '.Mr. Smollctt's own niece, Mr.. Hill
der, and quite like my Fanny at her
age. You remember Fanny? She was
your first love. believe she had said,
with her ogling dowager smile, and
Julius had felt himself seized at once
with an insurmountable aversion to the
"el fair young niece of MIR. Smollct.
In the first heat of his indignation
against his sister he had conceived this
notable scheme of crossing by the Havre
ste and hoI in,
development proved to be eminenty
amusing, he had never omitted to con:
graduate himself and his companion.
night and morning, upon the good sense
they had displayed in adopting it.
mo chattering girls or designing
'doWagers, he w0ulasay, as he yawned
over his book or the dull game with
which they strove to believe they were
So amusing, themselves, '.gves q man time
to pull himself together and take &C
count of stock, it were" Still,
.T., when on one of those, aimless pilgrim
ages below which formed theonly break
in the monotony of his occupation, he
., had nearly run over this pretty
young creature leaning against the rail-
ings, q thrill of undeniable pleasure had
coursed along his nerves and he had
felt himself blushing with pleased sur
e. SSS prise y . .saSH asxas
Fortunately, the sea-tan had rendered
the blush indistinct, but over the light
that shot into his gray eyes the sea-tan
s,,-, ar, had no power. nor yet over the tongue
that stammered as he tried to convey
his apologies for nearly upsetting her,
and his offers of service in conducting
- her to q seat. s. .. as.
THANK you,' she had answered
coolly. '.you did not startle me, as saw
you coming and am not sure that
e.. .e.D.,sg want q seat t. =
There was no more to be said, aud
her maid appearing at the moment with
$780, 2 bundle off parti- colored wraps, Julius
.1M Il could only lift his hat again and carry
out his purpose of going below. As he
40 lad nOfeason Tor going except that he
- aipsd Of stayin& earaeek. and as the
- u - deck had now ac4yired paramount at,
- q tructipn, he was soon back again.
"a In the meantime the young lady had
made up her mind about the seat, and
si,s..a. had found one for herself close against
.t'ssss- the ships side, on the weather quarter.
"a -. It was not pleasant location, but as
- a;a- she bad chosen it. and had wrapped .
large shawl about her in an exclusive
sort Of way: he saw no plausible ground
Tor interfering. - :, =
Nothing could have been more dis
80 s.. Greet and retiring than Miss Eltons be-
:stw havior,- but the perseverance X man
= who finds himself bored by too much of
= '5s his own and his alter ego's society, is
m incalculable force against which no
self, and SD it was not long before Drake
4nous factor, from the sum of his
tiepd's enjoyment, whenever Miss FL