Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-04-27


| existence there Whatever Interior mr.
pose he had in view, he listened as atfcu-
| lively as if her artless chronicle was filled
| with practical information. Once, when
lie had paused for breath, he said grave.
! w. 81 must ask you to show me over This
wonderful ship some day that | may see
! ii with your eyes"
'But think you know it already better
than | do, 3" said Rosey with u smile.
Mr.. Rcnshaw's brow clouded slightly.
"Ah, he said, with touch of his former
restraint; "and why?'
"Wcll," said Roscy timdly, 81 thought
you went round and touched things in q
| familiar way as if you had handled them
, before"
The young man raised his eyes TO
| Ros2y's and kept them there long enough
to bring back his gentlcr expression.
''Then, because l found you trying on q
very queer bonnet the first day | saw
| you," he said, mischievously. 81 ought to
| believe you were in the habit of wearing
| onc.n
In the first flush of mutual admiration
young people are apt to find LAUGH quito
as significant as sigh for an expression
of sympathetic communion, and this
master stroke of wit convulsed them both.
In the midst Of it Mr.. Mott entered the
cabin. But the complacency with which he
viewed the evident perfect understanding
Of the pair was destined to suffer some
abatement Rosey, suddenly conscious that
she was in some way participating in rid
icule Of her father through his unhappv
gift, became embarrassed. Mr.. Rem
shaw's restraint returned with the pres
euce of the old man. In vain, mt first
Abner Mott strove with profound levity to
indicate his arch comprehension Of the
situation, and in vain, later, becoming
alarmed, he endeavored, with cheerful
gravity, to indicate his utter oblivious-
ness of any but n business Significance in
in their tcte-;-tete.
II oughtnt to hey intruded, Rosey.
he said, 'when You and the gentleman
were taIkin' of contracts, mebbce; but
dent mind me. I'm on the fly, anyhow.
Roscy dear, hevin' to see a man round
The corner
But even the attitude of withdrawing
did not prevent the exit of Renshaw to
his apartment apd Of Roscy to the galley.
Left alone in the cabin, Abncr Mott felt
in the knots and tangles of his beard for
reason. CHANGING down at his prodip-
ious boots, which, covered with mud and
gravel, strongly emphasized his agrcul-
tural origin, and gave him a general an
pearance of standing on his own broad
acres, he was struck with an idea. OTIS
them boots" he whispered to himself,
softly; they somehow don't seem 'Xactlv
to trump or follow suit in this yer cabin:
they don't hitch into anythin', but list
sIosh round loose, and, SO to speak, rlay
1t alone. And them young critters nat.
rally feels it and gets out o. the way
Acting upon this instinct with his usual
preclpltatc caution, he at once proceeded
to the nearest second hand shop, and,
purchasing Il pair Of enormous carpet
slippers, originally the property of a
equity sea captain, reappeared with a
strong suggestion of newly upholstering
the cabin The improvement, however.
was iraught with portentous circum.
stance. Mr.. Motifs footsteps, which
usually announced his approach all over
van N''+l' ''etNliiN HN''tlAIll anu llltNllDlt.
Meantime Miss Rosey had taken advan-
tagc of the absence of her father to visit
her patient To avoid attracting atten-
ton she did not take light, but CROPPED
her way to the lower deck and raped
softly at the door. 1t was instantly
opened by de Fcrrcrcs. He had appar-
emily appreciated the few changes she had
already made in the room, and had him
self cleared away the pallet from which
he had risen to make two low seats
against the wall. Two bits of candle
placed on the floor Illuminated the beams
above, the dressing gown was nrtistically
draped over the solitary chair, and a pile
Of cushions formed another seat. With
elaborate courtesy he handed Miss Roscy
to the chair. He looked pale and weak,
though the gravity of the attack had evil |
IDENTIFY passed Yet he persisted in re- |
naming standing. "If | sit" he cx-
planned with gesture, Il Shall again dis
grace myself by sleeping in madcmoselc's |
presence. Yes! l shall slcep-I shall |
drcam-and wake to find her gomez"
NJ h.,