The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-13

Mile. Eulalie began to sieh penGivuiy. She had taken no berth .mnsl she theu stand by the paddle-box an euiire even. ing? Hugh Pogtledown saw her uneasy little glance, and, even at the risk of of lending her, rose from his carefully = cured seat and motioned her into if " Mademoiselle is looking for place, he said hastily "mademoiselie will per. init me~
 Euialie smiled, and of course blushed again. (What a divine Iit1Is trick oI blushing she had got, to be surel Monsiear is very geod," she anssesed but he will require the place himseif Do not deranse yoursel6 beg of you" for she was han afraid that this mon. sieur with the handsome moustache va really making delibe1ate attempt to esl her into conversation, and was not tha, the vesy thing her good gTandpapa had specially waEned her against ?
 Not at all" Hugh replied, motiosina her into the comfortable corner, 90 thaI
 (were t bot to avoid unseemly higRlins
 over it) she was obliged to accept hi. offer. "lt will not be for long, mad. emoiselle. Yos will soon be going down to claim your berth, no doubt, and then
 l can resume the position"
 But have no berth" Eulalie put iu
 quickly-fate thus compelling her to con.
 sinue the dangerous dialogue. "l mean to pass the night on deck the night is so cool, so tranquil; and 1 cannot turn
 monsieur out of the place he has secured for himself for the whole evening""
 Pray don't trouble about it," Hugh answered, with a smile. "I can find another by-and-by, when some of these bears here go down stairs for the night. ? And then, being too much of a gentle. man to force his society further upon her he walked of again and took up Eulalie's previous place beside the paddle-box.
 Poor thing" he thought to himself she can't afford to take a berth even I'm awfully sorry for her. Pretty, too decidedly pretty; and what sweet musical voice! Going to be governess h'm. What stupid fools they must be over in Normandy. Why didn'l some fellow or other go sac marry her l should like to know, instead of sending her about her business, wee trembling little thing that she is, to teach French to pack of jealous English schoolgirls l Had no dot, suppose beastly mer- cenary fellows, these young bourgeois Frenchmen. Not got a quarter of an ounce of sentiment among the whole lot ofthem."
 By-and-by the other passengers began to drop of one by one, until at last Hugh and Eulalie were left alone on deck to their own devices. Nobody else was going to sit it out apparently. This was decidedly awkward. The night was SO calm, the moon so full and poetical. the two young people so exceedingly inter esting. Upon my word, tho aght Hugh, "the situation is really becoming quite romantic" However, S mademoiselle would have none of him, he didn't care to try any further conversation SO he rolled his light rug carefully around him. and took up his temporary abode at the very furthest opposite end of the cushion cd seat.
 Eulalie seemed to think the rug a good idea, for she took up her own bundle shortly after and began to slowly unstrap It. But the bundle had been strapped very tight indeed by that good grandpspa, kneeling on it and pulling with all his might and main, and let her tug at it as best she might, she couldn't undo the tongue of the buckle. Hugh watched her efforts philosophically for at least two minutes Greenwich time), until he could stand ii DO longer.
 -" Mademoiselle must really excuse me again. he said, rising; but I think I can undo that rug for her,n
 Mademoiselle laughed nervously, and handed the bundle to the terrible dragon. The terrible dragon took it lightly, and with single pull undid the buckle.
 "lt was drawn very tight" he said. as he unrolled the shawls.
 "Ah, yes." answered Eulalie simply, half crying at the thought. at was done with all his force by that dear grand. papa"
 Hugh ventured to place one shawl around her shoulders, and to lay another one quietly across her knees. Made did not resist his attention she was beginning to reflect that peshaps even in England some young people may be perfectly convenable. Thank you," she said, quite seriously, "you are very kind. Pm afraid I'm giving you lot of trouble"
 "Not at all, Mademoiselie Leruth., :, Hugh answered, once more raising his hat, and quite unconsciously using the name he had seen upon the label on the | bundle. He had thought of her by that name all along, and he said it out now without even ever thinking of it.
 How, monsieur!" Eulalie cried, start ing with surprise. " You know my name, | then! You have seen me? You have been at Gruchy?"
 "No, mademoiselie, I have not been at Gruchy, though have just passed | through the Cotentin on foot, and ad. l! mired much your beautiful pay sage. | But knew your name quite accidently, l having seen 1t on your baggage"
 Eulalie sighed. "Ah. she said, "l thought you knew Gruchy--that lovely | village. But you have seen the Cotentin, and you admire it. An, yes it is beauti- lui! left Gruchy only this morning. |
 And you are going to England to De | governess 7" Hugh said interrogatively. |
 But monsieur. vou are A maSScian |