Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-07

pitled the poor creature whose pale
faco testified to the misery she had
been and still was enduring, and when
Dr. Stewart in a few confidential
| words informed her that he had dis
covered the young lady to be quite
alone and evidently in great trouble,
Mamie's warm heart went out to her
sister traveller in the impetuous way
her mother and brother so frequently
deplored.
In five minutes the two women were
friends. and Miss Mamie decided that
Dr: Stuart had not been wrong when
he had said that Miss Elliot was very
desolate, very sad and very poor. She
did not even possess rug, and was
covered with a thin flimsy shawl, until
Manic sent the deck steward for some
of her manifold wraps, and, despite
Miss Eliot's protestation, had her
swathed in them until she resembled
nothing so much as mummy.
When the luncheon gong sounded
Mamie had determined that for the
rest OF the voyage. at any rate. Miss
Elliot should have real care and at
tention. She informed Mr. Dudley OF
this, and tried to enlist his ready SYM
pathy. 10 her surprise Jack was slow
to give it.
Il don't-if you will allow me to
presume TO advise you. Miss Floyd-l
don't think you should allow yourself
to become too intimate with this lady.
One mover knows what that sort OF
thing leads to-. Besides. it is rather
strange, you know, travelling alone
with no rugs or"--
perhaps. if you were a poor gov
erness who had been shamefully
tre ated you would have to travel alone,
and might not be able to afford rugs.
AS if that made any difference!' was
Miss Mamie's retort.
Jack Dudley said no more; only he
managed to express an extraordinary
amount in the glance he gave his ex-
tiance, which glance had the effect OF
discomposing Miss Mamie just little.
Il suppose I'm doing the wrong
thing in letting Jack be so intimate,
but I can't help myself; it is only for
one week, and it don't hurt any body
as long Us they don't know: Funny
he should not be kind about that poor
thing-she's pretty enough to get any
mans pitv!'
Miss Elliott certainly was pretty;
there was a pathetic, wistful look in
her dark brown eyes that won her i'm
mediate sympathy and admiration.
All the passengers had kind word
for her. and she was voted a charm
ing. modest, simple creature.
Miss Mamie tried to awaken an in
terest for her protege in her mother,
but this was vain. Mrs. Hiram P
Floyd could think of no one but her.
self, and her ailments, and since the
weather continued a trife boisterous
refused absolutely TO stir from he1
comfortable berth. Miss Elliot haC
made several pretty little offers of as.
sistance to the suffering lady, but
Miss Mamie only shook her head
Best leave her alone. We can't dc
her any good; she would have fit of
Mysteries if she were to see such big
waves
':Dr Stuart tells M we shall be al
Queenstown tomorrow" said Miss
Elliot, after a pause.
Miss Mamie looked at her sharply.
Are you glad or sorry?' she asked. il
her abrupt way.
| The other gave a little SIGH tear
were filing her eyes. and her lip!
quivered. III should have beer
glad once, but now there is No one tt
greet me. I am all alone, not even
friend left.''
Il guess you're wrong there; you'v'
got me-
Miss Elliott turned impulsively
"Ah! how can I thank you? How gool
you have been! You are an angelo
Miss Mamie tried to laugh at this
but somehow she felt wretcllcd. l
seemed to her dreadful to contemplate
an existence utterly, entirely alone,
and then Jacks eyes would follow
her, and down at the bottom of hcl
heart there lived an uneasy sensation
which was not to be clearly defined
She console'l herself whenever a qualn
of conscience followed on the though
that she was deceiving her mother b,
remembering for the last three days
she had scarcely spoken to Mr.. Dudley
alone. and that consequently her con
duct was not so reprehensible as i
might have been.
That evening she and Gladys Elliot
sat together in her cabin. and with
view to amuse the English girl
prompted, it must be said by the EVIL
dent desire shown by Miss Elliott tt
be permitted a glimpse of the Others
treasures, the American produced al
the pretty contents of her cabin trunk
and spread out her jewels.
/ Il guess they're pretty enough
Miss Mamie allowed, as the Other
broke into loud EXPLANATIONS of adj
miration. This, lifting up pendant
of bri]liants, this was a gift from Dr.
Biddolph; Pm going to marry him,