, 1888-10-23
AS OTHERS SEE Us.

Two pretty girls on the boat at any
rate, said Harry, as the three friends
alighted at the wharf. There should be
one more, though-one for Tom, poor
fellow; he has no knack of making ac-
quaintances.
Yes; it's too bad about Tom" re-
marked Phil, derisively.
Il do not care to meet any one said
Tom; '.you shall nave clear field today,
boys. Fact is, I'm tired of talk, especially
society talk; it's all hollow. If l could
interesting party, l think l should quite
enjoy it
You might as well be q deaf and
dumb man, " said Phil.
Suppose You travel as one this after
noon - said Harry; ''you Will hear can
dor enough;' and the novelty Of the
proposition secured its laughing accept
NICE before they had reflected on its alb
surdity.
From that rlorGcnt Tom was deaf and
dumb. and, strolling forward on the
boat, he seated himself near the two
young ladies, and his friends, in q spirit
of m%errinent, began . make believe con-
versation with him on their fingers.
''Tell him We'll be back after a while"
said Phil; ''Glso, that Wen see to the
tickets, and that he can Just sit here and
enjoy himself as well as he can. Poor
fellow, it is hard to be so afflicted, even
If n has 4 Llillion!"
This information having been comnu-
nicated, apparently by the signs, the two
bauntered away, leaving Tom with the
ladies, who had been interested specta-
tors of all the little pantomine. OF
course they had their views to exchange
on such an unusual event as n deaf and
dumb compagnon du voyage worth a
million, and Kate began Immediately, in
her impulsive way:
isn't it sad, Milly2 and he is young
and handsome, too; yes, he would be
called so-that is, in some places; we
would have thought so at Nine. Ber-
trand's. His eyes are good, and his mus
tache-no, it isn't red, not real red. It's
blonde, it's that new color, not terra
Gotta, but like it, you know-that lovely
new russell. And worth a million. too;
/ suppose he'd give it all to be able to
hear. | wonder if he can talk, and if
he was born so; if not, it must seem all
the worse; and those friends of his, how
heartless they are to leave him alonel
Probably 10 one else on the boat knows
how to talk with him."
but l presume he can write" said
Milly. ''He looks intelligent enough"
Indeed he does" responded Kate
land more than that, he looks cultured
and scholarly; and notice in what good
taste he dresses; nothing to indicate his
wealth, no jewelry-yes, there's a watch
chain, but it's small and it's allowable
it's necessary, it subserves a purpose. He
wears no rings, and do you notice how
taper and white his fingers are2 and
See the ship go sailing I've there against
the hill. You know, Milly, we must not
talk of him when he's looking straight rs
us-these deaf people are so quick; he
could tell what you said by the motion OF
your lips. Whenever he looks around
we must talk of ships, for fear that
There goes another one; that is steamer,
Milly; you can tell that, Milly, by the
steam and it's going through the water.
There, see how | met that crisis? l never
moved a visible muscle. You mus excuse
me if tell you all sorts of foolish things
about ships when he turns those deep
eyes on me. They are beautiful eyes,
Mily, soft and brown and good. Think
he is a good man-that is, he would be
a. AN NooiN iCdl dLlh ldlhs lOl BOOuN
good, but q man of character-a gentle
man under all circumstances"
''Oh, do take breath, Kate said
Milly. 'How you rattle on, no matter
what the subject! But tell me, would
you marry such a mani
DO you mean if l loved him?" was
the reply. why, Of course, 1 would
marry any one l loved" =
But l mean, :" explained Mnly, ''coult
you love HING
"Oh, that's one of your p~uzzling ques.
tions, replied Kate. THAT depends-ii
he loved me, perhaps; if he priced me
above all other women, if l was neces.
sary TO his happiness, if he should prove
to be the one man in the world for me
why, his infirmity would make no differ
ence. But here comes Agatha. Do ycJ
know l wish she wouldn't Gomez She'
deceitful. l some way nave no con
idenco in her since that Percy affair
She, encouraged lin for months, unit
his father failed. L, let us shock her
don't tell her the n 'tery of our frienc
here, and we will horrify her"
They might have succeeded had it no