Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-02-14

hour latter at one end of the long table
entirely cleared.
''That is very obliging young man"
said Nine Wolfe to Mime. Close, the sec
ond or third night, as they sat On the deck
in the MackinaW harbOr and watched
Mr.. Lawson escort a party of young peo-
pie, including their own daughters
ashore to board a Lake Superior steamer,
which was waiting there with its brass
band playing serenade music fit to break
ones heart-along with the moonlight.
every obliging, indeed. One might
almost think him fit for something bet
ter. Such life must be degrading. I
passed him to-day as he was at dinner
You should have seen the great dish of
corn beef and cabbagep with a shud-
der.
'Dear me! Was he eating it pr
''Well he was looking at it"
"Dear, dear What a beautiful night,
Teresa! It reminds me- of Naples bay"
The young people returned in high
spirits, and, as soon as the boat left the
harbor, got up social dance in the cab
in. Helie, who furnished the music
from the cabin piano, was greatly
amused on glancing up to find her cous-
in Isabel waltzing With-the steward.
Isabel spoke of it little later in a sin
gular tone of hesitation and depreciation:
at was so absurd The steward came
up and. asked me to dance. 1 hardly
knew-thatis-w he waltzes very well
came right up and asked me"
eyes, dear" put in her mother, suave-
~. And such an obliging person, real
ly. You are tired; you mustn't dance
again
And now to get back to my standing
point as fast as possible: It was mid
forenoon of the fourth day-Friday-
when Agnes Wolfe, who had been loll-
ing on the upper deck with a goodish
umbrella and badish nOvel-her back
against small boat, and her feet most
anywhere-heard her sisters voice in
the passage below, and leaned forward
to see who Helie was talking to so conf
dentlally. Immediately after she sprang
up, and, flOuncing forward to the ladder,
she decended rapidly and sought her
mother.
Mamma" she cried, gasping and
choking over it; mamma, Helie is
flirting with-the stewardw
''My love! You shock me. Ask her
to come to me at once"
And Helie saw no more of Mr.. Lawson
until, standing by Delicia, in the sunset,
she observed him patrolling the passage
Delicia carried her off presently to pre-
pare for supper.
Delicia talked a great deal.
''It's been lovely trip, Helie. The st.
Clair Flats were heavenly-if the men
hadn't tried to shoot birds. I can't see
any fun in shooting things you don't
want. Can your"
"No," said Helie, with disguised brew
ity.
That night, when Delicia's regular
breathing told that she slept, Helie
slipped down from her berth, drew aside
the curtain and peeped out. One single,
melancholy figure leaned upon the rail
ing.
He turned quickly.
'Helie, darling"
"Phil, it's making me awfully nervous"
'Is it darlingw
eyes"
But your father will surely forgive
U.S."
81 think he will. But, Phil. if he
shouldn't, you are young and brave
90, yes, I could work; I'd make the
chips fly"
"Chips?"
eyes. Out Of the log, you know"
"But if any one knew, what a fuss
there would be What time do we get
to Buffalo?"
About noon" They whispered awhile,
then closed the conference, and Helie
returned to her berth.
Toward noon next day there was a
general stir. Sentimental passengers
gathered in the cabin and sang '"The
Sweet By and By" Miss Heliotrope, not
being of this assembly, went out and feed
the baggage room porter to unstrap her
trunk, from which she took sundry small
er articles and crammed them into her
alligator satchel.
Then she went forward and climbed
to the upper deck to hear the steersman
EARNING, as he neglected his wheel and
got the steamer headed for the sandy
side of the lake, until the skipper ripped
out an oath or two and bid him be care
full. Then the city grew nearer and near
er, and finally the journey was at an end.
Five of the Wolfe Gloss party seemed
in no haste to land, but stood gazing in
tently over the railing.
"Ah, there is Mr.. WOlf0H cried his
wife, waving her handkerchief. agnes,
Helie, there's papa! He will come on
board. We must wait herew
Some ten minutes after, the gentleman
was embracing them all in turn.
"Where's Helie ?'' he asked at length,
in surprise. why didn't she Gomez"
Sure enough, Helie was missing. Mr..
Wolfe turned pale. Had anything hap
pened her?
The girls ran hither and thither wildly
The other passengers had landed and the
crowd dispersed. Heie was not on the
BINDING.
Mrs. Wolfe was faint, Mrs. Close frantic
the girls hysterical.
Where's Captain Burke? Where's
the steward ?" cried Mrs. Close. But nei.
ther gentleman could be found.
After half-hOur's excitement the bag
gage porter appeared, and, with know.
! ing grin, admitted having seen the stew
ard and the young lady going ashore to-
gether the very first of all.
Mr., Wolfe was nonplussed for little
then started to the door (they were all IL
the cabin) where he was met by the por