National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-08-09

TO her feet, WIN manning oyos.
well" he said, quietly, you chal-
lenged me-"
"You arc impertinent, sir" and she
swept away with dignity.
She remained closely shut In her own
cabin during the remainder Of the after
noon and until quito late the next morn
lug, when julius, who had maintained an
anxious and impatient watch on deck,
found her in tho saloon slipping u cup OF
tea and nibbling piece of toast by way
of breakfast.
II hope you have forgiven me" he said,
taking scat beside her.
"But havo not" she answered with
decision. I'll
(Which have offonded-tho governors
niece or tho orphan music teacher" he
asked with q saucy smile.
"Both. It was daring impertinence
to the ono and piece OF insolence
toward the other"
"Well, don't see what Pm to do about
IL. 1t isn't tho sort of thing you can OK
pect man to take back"
"No,p she said, looking absently into
her cup; thon, suddenly realizing that
this was not just what she should have
said, she hurried to add, amid confusion
of bushes, THAT Is, of course, you must
take it back; at least, you mustn't say ]
anything more about it."
"Never2'
Never"
"But that's impossible"
"Mr. Hilder."
"Miss Elton"
II think we've had enough of this. Il
was my fault; am willing to admit that
1t was wretched taste on my part, and
I've suffered oil sorts of things in conse-
ouanoav Qba xyayad har hand fnyard
her cabin as she spoke, indicating that 1t
was thus her hours Of retirement were
spent. "Let me go back to the first
question:" she continued. "You asked
me whether there was anybody to make
IL pleasant for me on shore. There was
no reason but my own perversity why l
should not have answered ut once. No,
nobody that am at all sure will care
to mako it pleasant for me. i have dear
old uncle who has always been good to
me; but when he hears how naughty
have been 1 don't know what he will say
to me" aud sho puckered up her white
forehead into an expression Of compunc-
tious perplexity.
"Well," no said, after waiting some
time for her to resume, lis that ALI
THAT answers your question, does 1t
not2
my question as originally put-yes. I
believe 1t does, but 1t has been SO ampli-
| fed that you can hardly expect me to be
satisfied with that meager answer"
"Amplified! don't understand"
"These two ingenious hypothesis. for
instance--were they both pure fiction, or
which was the true statementT oi
both pure Inventions" she returned.
laughing and blushing again. II am not
that brilliant, q governors niece, nor yet
that more usefulian respectable one, a
teacher Of music. The governors niece
was just bit Of satire. travelled few
weeks once in company with such
person, and the constant iteration with
which she dwolt upon Der title, and the
amount of respect it seemed to inspire in
the minds of those who heard it, gave me
| the impression that 1t was the highest
rank unmarried women could attain in
America. think the impression must be
we'll founded, too. as l noticed 1t pro-
duced quito an effect upon you"
mot the effect you imagine. I was
| startled for moment, l confess, but
simply because of a slight coincidence"
"a coincidence Do you know her %
and hot blush and look of consterna-
ton sat together upon tho fresh, young
| face of Miss Elton.
"Never saw her, but there was plot to
make me cross the ocean with such per-
son and lot of other women, which
defeated by running away"
"Oh, you ran away2" she breathed the
words out in a startled half whisper.
Eyes, they went in Cunarder, and my
friend Drake and slipped off and took
the steamer at Havre."
| She looked at him with widely-opened
| eyes for o moment, during which he do
cided for the fiftieth time that the eyes
were brown and not deep gray, as he had
decided tho other fifty times.
"Why did you run away" she asked,
after q moments consideration.
"Well, you see, was with my sister
and two or three others; just nice little
party, all the ladies married, so fellow
didn't have to be always on parade. We
had q jolly comfortable time until we got
to Paris on our way home, and there sis
ter took 1t into her head to join woman
who had been roaming about the c0nti-
nent with u lot of girls on an extensive
husband hunt-one of those women who
never looked at q single man without pic
turing him to herself walking up the aisle
with white tic, with half q dozen grooms-
men at his back, and who has always Just
the girl on hand who will walk up the
other aisle in white satin and meet him
demurely at the alter. l had no fancy for
being cooped on steamer with ch an
experienced old angler"
"And the governors niece was one Of
the girls"
"Some governors niece, so l heard.
| Now, what, Is tho naughty thing you've
been doing2 Come, confidence for con-
| fdence."
For sole answer, however, Miss Elton
leaned back in her chair and began to
fVt.E.. 1Ara talx It,lt lnAI nI -
her for somo moments, then, catching the
infection, began to laugh too, much to the
edi6cation of the walters, who were be-
ginning their preparations for dinner.
II have no doubt it's awfully funny"
he added, as she wiped tho tears from her
cheeks, "but l could enjoy it more il
know just the point of view from which
you see it,"
perhaps you could" sha replied, do
murely, checking an impulse to laugh
again "Wo seem to BIO in tho way; sup
pose we move"
Come on deck" he exclaimed, rising
with alacrity and offering his arm.
| "Thank you, no; don't feel quite equal
to the deck this morning."
| She made him ceremonious obeisance,
and her cabin door had closed behind her
before no had fully realized her purpose.
She did not reappear during the day.
1t was their last day at sea, and Julius
was in despair. The jetties' light was in
sight when no retired and when he awoko
in the morning the smooth, gliding mo
ton of the ship announced that they
were in the river. He was in no hasle
to SEQ tho low shores Of the Mississippi ;
in fact, no felt at the moment that he
hated them; yet no sprang up, dressed
with dispatch, and mounted to the deck,
Everybody was there but tho ono ho
sought. He stood near tho companion
way, watching furtiyely and staring at
every step. She did not come, neither
was she Mt tho break fast table.
The hours glided by, the city rose into
view, passengers came on deck with