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pranks with her hair. but she was ton
Ee1kt 10 mind. But suddenly there WAS 8
heavier Iurci than usual and the pillow
beneath her head shot Oh 1.-THE chair and
rolled down out % her roach She made
two weak. iaefectual efforts to clutch il.
anA thereupon. in the sheer weakness
and petulaHce. eRgentered by that IN
iqle malady % the sea. she commenced
to cry like a baby.
She could not have uttered more than
FOUR q those plaintive little sobs before
she felt the pillow being replaced. A
strong arm. clothed in a soft flannel
sleeve. had raised her head with an air os
cool proprietorshjp, and its fellow
smoothed and patted the pillow into
place IS skiIlfully a though il had never
known any other duty. Then the owner
of the two arms stepped back IA pace Or
two 10 survey his work. and Miss Gray
looked up and beheld-her enemy OF the
blonde mustache.
His eyes were dancing With merrimeut
and mischief. Mss Gray noted with Bit
terness how handsome and healthy and
daring he looked. Tall. slender, straight
as an arrow, every line % his figure ex-
pressing grace and the Consciousness OF
IT, He looked primed for nj chief.
A sudden sense ot her former expert
euce rushed across Miss Gray's mind
The combined bitterness nt that and Of
the sickness she vas Just recovering
trDu were too mueh for her. Shs was
not 20 BE- trapped twice. Shs half rose
on her elbow and cried, peevtshlv:
"Go aKayt-
Over the young mans free swept a
look e amazemeuG to be followed by
q Ot combined amusement and piaus.
lie bowed low. with great grace, and did
a. he was biidea-
OF course the young lady regretted her
action the next instant. HI knew that
she had been rude. inexcusabIT rude.
She began to wonder Il the young man
would come back, and next t. hope that
be would Then. as the minutes dragged
by and he did Rot come. she began 70 re-
fleet 0n what IN extraordinarily hand
some Young man he was. There was
honesty and breeding in every line % his
face He had done nothing but what
ordinary courtesy wogld dictate. He dill
not L-ok like n young man in the habit
of taking liberties. The upshot ot her
reverie vas that she remarked quietly:
~Lucretia Gray. you srs n fool" Then
she cried n little more, and felt better.
She could nos accuse the young man %
presumption after that When she met
him.in her frequent promenaIes on decS,
his face assumed tina expression Of a
stone wall For ali that h appeared to
kn9w 10 the contrary. she might have
been st the bottom % the Atlantic in
stead y sailing across 1t in the same ship
with him. He persisted in this course.
He never booked her wly. an it Wa not
very long before people began to notice
l. Acquaiatances hal sp-un- up be-
tween the passengers. as they always do.
and bye and bye these two young peo-
pie were actually the only saloon pas
sen-ers Who dill not speak - each other.
Strange As IL may appear, the longer II
confined the better Miss Gray liked the
young man She fell "a studying him. a
he paced the decks or loungsd on the
cabin sofas with an unread book in his
l~istiess hugers-the fingers that were al
ways so beautifully white, and tippeL T.
the brink u sTemiRacy, with such won.
dertully polished nails. Ouce she was
guilty Of gazing long and earnestly n
him through the windows % the music.
room as he sat stunning idly at ths
piano. He could not play Il note. but
1AA1AEEkN EANA-A. the 0A~ffNFNtE FllT ne
struck seemed far from uuharmouious &
the young lady. herself an accomplished
musician- But, then. she was looking Al
his hair, and marveliRg InwardIy at tn,
tricks the sunshine playeI with It. Aftei
b u her eyes were always upon him
except At such times she knew he,
slanees would risk being intercepted
0ace he caught h~er-caught her fairly an,
w..aaE-4-FN-
railing. and turned suddenly 70 iud he
gaze full upon him from a distance Of
short six feet. Was it a prank OF the i'm,
asination or did a dash Of pleasure CLEAN
a his eyes,. as she hastily turned asiI,
with her cheeks, neck and brow all scar
let with notification No, she was sur,
OF it And in five minutes she toll herself
she hated him P-assionateIy. In ten 81.
told herself that-if il would not seem -
sUpremely ridiculou-She believed 81.
loved him; yes. actually loved this vel.
l~ow-haiFed Adonis whom she hal suubb@s
for doing her a Kindness. and Nho has
ignored her existence ever since a. a e5n.
sequence.
The days slipped BY very mnusts
nously. The voyage va nearly over. a.
the other passeu GERS came anI x4aE.
AAAA 49, IN @AHFA III EAAAHA IN
tie same drsary round % ocean lie
Once or vice she was On the point q.
speaking to her tyrsat. as sas M.
Mentally termed him. bat siWaTs pAzsed
before she had quite c1mpletaI tie sac.
r1nee - her pride. Sle grew u sbaar
the very sisht % tie trzsty aiI can.
tain who seemed Inclined On exert u Ia
fullest exteGt his prerogafIvs % guardian
- HanMmH~ -
men q bis percussion
Ons bright afternoon. VIXEN they xzrz
within seveu In stred niles OF New York
Mss Grey came % n sudden conclusion
that the state % affairs was u~neudurable
sac Noald ave il cut with this youna
nan let the consequences be what th-y
mt-ht- Perhaps-she found herself
shEdteriug slightly at the thou<ht-a few
moments conversation with him might
dlspel her Illusion and prove him IN.
wOrthy % the time she was wasting il
thinking % him She paced the dees
slowly all alone The passengers were
al down AZ luncheon whils she, who had
10 appetite, remained there. firm in the
resolution 10 90 through with her self
imposed tasx-
On a sudden impulse she neglected to
turn at b limit OF the EheeI-house, but
continued her walk round TO the rear OF
i. md arriving at the railing overlook
ing the stern. whom should she mad
leaning down over ths water il his ha-
uItnal graceful attitude. bat the object o.
her ~qu=st-th= yoany nan Ot the sapsr5
figure snd dropping. golden mustache.
Now those who have made a voyase in
\ modern ocean steamship are quite Ia
miiia- with the advantages OF the narrow
space between the sternxhsei raiIiag
aRdthe rear % the wh.eI-hO1se for pur-
po=ss o. ietSs-a-tete. Two persons "a