New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-10-06

lore, the more unrestrained. Ralph
didn't worship the sea, but he
was q conscientious officer, and
wouldn't let his love, which grew
fercer and fercer, interfere with
with his; duties. Besides, the captain
took the greatest pains about his fair
charge; and;kept a sharp lookout upon
his fifth, officer, whose eloquent looks
he considered to be in the worst posi-
BILE taste: An opportunity occurred to
them, however, just before the last
meal, when they met under shelter Of q
friendly stateroom
II never knew" said she, chat sail
ors were SO nice. Do you know, sir. ;"
she added, putting her hands upon his
shoulders, ''that this uniform makes
you very handsome? believe that
IS the only reason you're here at all. :"
A fool would not have caught her vio-
lently to- his breast and kissed the pas
sionate. lips: and eyes which raised
themselves to a level with his. Ralph
Rawson milford was no fool.
81 must go away" he whispered.
"When can we meet again? Ishall be
on watch tonight, land shall wander up
and down thinking ofnothing but you.
Come on deck early o-morrow, and 1
shall be free:''
"No," said she; "let me come on
deck while you are on watch. 1t will
be a very dark night, and Til wear a.
dark frock. There will be no moon
there was none last night. Do let me
come"
Impossible, darling! The rules are
Medic and Persiac. No one can letyou
come on deck save the captain. 1T
would be ruin to me if you came with
out leave. You wouldn't like that,
dear, would your"
"Oh! very WELL" How maddening
those lips were when they were pout-
ed! 'I've no doubt the captain will
let me come up during his watch, and
III come then. How horrid you are!
| don't believe you care for me one
bit. There will be no one on his deck
but the two men watching with you,
and they couldn't see me. came up
last night and no one saw me. Well
shall | come during your watch or the
captain's?"
Nothing more was said-in words.
Ralph was madly tempted, as he went
forward, to- dance about and shout
aloud.
1t was a pitch-dark night, though the
air was clear OF fog. The two lovers
sat beneath the bridge, and
he told her in whispers all
about himself, and how fatal it
would be if it were discovered that he
had yielded to her prayer and let her
come to him on deck. But what did
anything matter while her soft smooth
fingers twined and knotted themselves
in his, and her glory Of gold hair was
the. only thing between her cheek and
his shoulder.
Suddenly there was a great jar and
a dull, crashing report. Nellie crouch
ed in the shadow as Nutford sprang
to his feet and learned from the men
on watch that the Paragon had been
run into. In moment all was con-
fusion, or apparent confusion. The
captain, cool as if he had been taking
his seat at dinner, came on deck and
said in a loud, calm voice to the ter
rifled passengers:
eve have been run into and the
Paragon is sinking. There is no dan
ger to us personally. The sea is calm
and the boats arein perfect order and
preparation for such an accident. In
an hour we shall be on board the ship
that has run us down, which is wait.
ing for us close by" Then, under
his calm and careful orders, passen--
gers and crew embarked in the. Pan.
agon's boats, and in a very short
time the little fotilla was pulling
away from the disappearing liner,
But the ship that had sunk them was,
nowhere to be found! Favored by,
the darkness, she had got away,
without stopping to learn what had
become of the Paragon and her iv--
ing freight.
Nellie and Ralph Nutfogd were to-
gether in one OF the BOATS No inqui-
ry had yet been made. into the disas-
ter; but the two men on watch, who
were in the same boat with them, said
they had suddenly seen the lights of a
steamer close to them, and as they
sprang forward to hail her and give
the alarm, she had struck them, and
when they recovered from their mo-
mentary CONSERVATION she had dis
appeared!
"You hear!" said Nellie to the ter
ror-stricken fifth officer, whose side
she had never left-''they didn't see
her till she struck us. You must
support their statement, or you
will be ruined man. Your certificate
will be Cancelled, and, oh, Ralph! if
the truth should be known, think of
my everlasting shame! For my sake,
if you love me, save my good name
and yours, and back up their story.
You see they are both agreed, and
you were further from where she
struck us than they were."
The men repeated their story again
and again. Morning broke, and be-
fore any one had time to suffer very
much steamer, bound on the same
journey, picked up the whole compa-
ny.
The captain Intercepted the men
on watch and Mr.. milford as closely
as possible. There was no doubt
ahOnt the facts The PARAGON had