The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-21

wOu1ens and chtldreu were busy pscHine
and . happieriooEinS lot Of mortal. 1
never Jaw: My. hoss.who.e .sme, p, the
lived on tbs island for IS years and seldom
left his own ground.. Il have everything
l want hc said, and perhaps some dollar
And a. for society, now and then traders
put i'm here. and we deal and exchange;
life liz q" With, "s !. nM" hc added Ssi. pS SHsr
ing with evident pride to his employees
over the place. ! was hound tO admit that
] ti,oughi him a very lucky man. and we
combination OF iisi,.. flesh, fowl aud q
tables. was most palatablc; and he pro-
ducssl excellent champagne, ciarct. and.
"Aftcr dinner ~ young girl, aged about
sa, herssif down. in " cor"cr and began to-
Not "a hi, OF IL said he: same as the
labor plentiful in his country" Devil "a
hit of i; my lot are all importations,' he
III grew quite Interested, for il seemed
SO strange that this insignificant island.
of which I had never heard, should have
bile prosi,csions. and 1 asked. further
questions. My host, warmed with his own
wine. was inclined to he communicative.
here. one way and another. Turkey ain't
so very far Off. nor CANDIDA, nor Africa:
trading - suggested. Maybe Il be-, and
q. %Hsh r.. it .x se" 81 , ,Ss' c oil Sepe a%S
we amt troubled much with law
here. Now. that gal yo" speak about.
o,s namne. said 1. Maybe he replied.
You see: ! once swappe.i some mcrchan-
disc. and among the things 1 got i'm ex-
which WAS never much good to me. SO l
named the after them. This
no hra%x' % a Srn ..it ",ssrri, AZ r%..,,", %Ss
was pas sing m front Of the window: car
ryin9 "a heavy load, that, is White Rose;
max. and we've Rot Ess. bouquet, Mile
iicurs, and no end OF fine nanlcs among
.h.nn.' ,B%. .,,rs'E,, l ssm."', ni ,h.i.
own their fathers and mothers y
Lord bless You, MIR. Kcnsingt. wer they've
moii,er- before buy them .Buy them"
l exclaimed, Good heavens! you don't
mean To tell me that they are slaves:'
slave. They are well fed. well clothed,
well looked after, and in return for all
Oil fS and ;i,"s ' kes.p s'. my house "i !" or ann
What more do You want But you
bought them here. thai axin alcpcnds
here in "A boat with two or three extra
hands he cant make no use OF. He takes
a a t sast Of !" o q rev w :ii.T / III Ra T%.,"" 10 "a ~an; q
little help; lac takes the ~nrrchandise aud
leaves the parties he, has no
stance. Come here, ~ranSinann The
sailor-hc was ~ Turk who ought her
was one of the most avaricio'.a .armints
ever set eyes On-twO casks of the best
olive oil and half "a cargo of provisions,
various.
'For the first time looked particularly
at the girl. Although she was only about
fifteen, she already gave signs of the most
wonderful beauty. As she Is my wife now
4 l..Ras Hax,..IA la. Ia..n snans. I'll
II think,'' interrupted Lady Kensin9-
tower, 'tlIat you might leave mo To- form
IL is getting late now. and ! can not say
your narrative. plcascs me very much"
wait. mother. till You know her lady
ship, then you will he deliGhtcd.'
Lady kcnsingtowcr hcavcd u deep sigh
and her son continued: i
'ro make "a long story short, mother, 1
took II great liking for the girl. Somehow
or other she Interested me deeply. and she
never lifted her great. brown eyes oil me
days with my friend Clugg. and spent AS
much of my time as possible with poor
little frangipanni. You know l never WAS
vicious. or "a libertine. or fancictl myself ~
Don Juan, or anything of that sort; so
when | made up my mind to bc oil, and
the girl will, tears in her eyes begged me
for She had learnt Engiisl, from her
master, though her native tongue was
Arabic.to take her with me I was ia IA
with "a child of - ON board IA yacht
with twenty sailors: However, | had not
tie ft:trt TAI refuse her, nut L watltetl tn
act hoIIorably to my host. so l mooted tho
matter to linn. I
"He hi, me quite fairly. Everything 1
have is for SALE lie said. 4 am "a trader
and I don't care what l deal i'm so long as
l don't get the worst of the bargain, and
I'm kinder fond of that gal, but you seem
tai have taken a fancy to her and l won't
deny you.' The price, l asked. WAL,
you see. that is mighty good champagne
you've got aboard the yacht. Could you
spare half II dozen cases and IL few bot
Ties of that whisky and I'm badly in need
of "a coil or two of oIa.-incl rope-and per-
you NIGH throw in that watch you
wear" I've aiken n kinder fancy tn il
and we are short of good jewellers in these
parts. But you must make mo one prom
ise,' he added. s~olcInuly that l insist on
what il il" I asked. That you won't
fog her.
Needless to say the bargain was con-
cluded, and Frangipanni steamed away
with me. When l had got her l did not in
the least know what tai do with her. We
fitted up the aftcrcabin as "a sort of state
room for her, and "a mors. delightful com
panion you cannot imagine. She sang
and played Oh ~ sort of primitive guitar.
hut of course she was hopclessly unedu-
Gated. ] had thoughts of bringing her
home to yot, and getting my sisters tn
look after her, but l grew SO fond of her
that L could not bear tn mart with her. At