The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-05-14
on SlllPBoARD.

"Well-perhaps-somo time" The
words fall slowly and falteringly from a
rair Of beautiful spirited lips.
''Some time"
With emphasis proportioned to the
negative character of the hesitating con-
sent, comes the echo-"SomcimeI p
And Ducre Farleighstone's whole atti-
!,'t'c bcspeahs OF despair: 'some time
Only that! Why, some time we shall
all die and our bodies shall be given up
to tho worms. Some time We shall If
We are so unfortunate as to live long
enough grow hoary headed and be-
come tho Victims of gout and dyspep-
;'ia You might as we'll say never,
Dolly"
"Wcll, then, mako it NEVER" says
Dolly, pretending to pout.
EDO you really mean that?" asks
Dacre, in tone of tragic despair; he.
cause, if you do"
IL think you are just as mean as you
can bel" exclaims Miss Dolly, inter
r,spting him, and springing to her feet
in decided manner, "to make up a
quarrel out of nothing" Here the
young lady comes to a sudden stop.
Her witching eyes are fixed upon the
face before her, and the dismay depicted
thereon is too much for her, despite
her determination to appear seriously
indignant.
She bursts into hearty laughter.
'Onc would think, to see your face,
that you were going straight to your
execution" she cries.
"Anu if [ were, it would still be sport
for you, | suppose?" murmurs this
crushed young man, turning away with
an air of resigned melancholy.
The scene of this dialogue is on
board an ocean steamer, bound for Liv-
erpool.
They are on that portion Of the deck
which seems particularly adapted for
stolen tctc-a-tetes, at the stern end of
tho vessel, their seats being protected
by the state-rooms.
The wind is gradually rising, how
ever, and it is no easy matter to pre-
serve dignity amidst the noise Of the
roar md creaking, and the dishevelment
Of attire consequent upon it's furious
attacks. Dolly has to raise her voice in
order to make her lover hear, and as she
turns, on her way to the cabin, she
shows herself q very poor sailor. The
rolling of the ship and the wind together
make her stagger backward, gasping
for breath. The creamy shawl, the COR
ner of which has served as a hood for
her hair, is blown out like balloon, and
in her frantic efforts to secure it, Dolly
stumbles against her lover, who hesi-
tates not to make the most of this op-
portunity, and throwing his arms about
her, draws her back into shelter.
"Tell me, Dolly, do you mean it?" he
whispers, his cheek close to hers.
"Mean what?" asked Dolly, in malic-
ious inn" cence.
"Why, you know-that you intend to
keep me waiting forever and ever before
you will marry me-"
IL don't say so," says Dolly, pre-
verse twinkle still lingering in her eye,
though her cheeks have deepened from
wild rose pink to the hue of a crimson
,'ueen rose. "Please let ne co." with
delicious pout and downward fall of
hearly, brown fringed eyelids.
81 shall not" cries the determined
young man following up his advantage,
"until you promise me that when we
both go to America next fall you will
marry me one month after our arrival. :"
II shall not promise you anything,
sir" cries Dolly, really becoming wroth,
until you let me go"
'Then kiss me, and WILL" says Da-
ere.
A rebellious smile conquers the seri-
BUSINESS of the small rosy face; an un-
comfortable smile which shows this au-
dacious youth that he has come off VIC
tor. He has not besieged the citadel of
fair Miss Thornhurn's heart in vain.
~ 4 stolen upward glance from Dolly,
and that first kiss for which he had
!onged, but has never ventured to take.
is his.
After which Dolly makes wild dash
away from him.
"Onc moment, darling onep
cries Dacre. ,
"Oh, please-Dacre--Im mean yes, yes,
I will promise. Only you must give me
one year. One year from to-day I
will"
"Marry me?"
"Yes. Now, please --"
And after Dacre has stolen another
kiss, he suddenly finds himself alone.
Nor does Miss Dolly make herself visi-
lle again that day.
While her iance wanders about, by
turns important and happy, and rest
less and miserable.
1t is night-deep. dark midnight, un-
lit by moon or stars, tumultuous with
high wind and rain
The vessel IS due in port on the early
morrow, yet these winds which have
been her annoyance since she left New
York have made her three days extra
labor before she will arrive at her des-
tination.
The captain lnughs tonight with his
social passengers, yet goes to his state
room and looks anxious.
TIE hours wear on, and when all are
sleeping their soundest, there comes
crunch-a heavy lurch, and the passen-
gers are thrown out of their berths.
They flock on deck, to be lashcd with
rain and breaking sea- They see faint
lights on the shore.
"Are they making an attempt to land
in this sea ?" they ask.
mo. We sre stranded. The lights
IRE on--head shoals"
The signal-guns are sounding-the
signal station men have responded, ar d