The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-05

straight at us-these deaf people are
80 quick; he could tell what you said
by the motion of your lips. When
ever he looks around We must talk OF
ships, for fear that There goes an
other one; that is a steamer, Milly;
you can tell that. Milly. by the steam
and its going through the water.
There, see how / met that crisisi
never moved a visible muscle. YcI
must excuse me If tel you all sorts
of foolish things about ships when he
turns those deep eyes On me. They
are beautiful eyes, Milly, soft and
brown and good. think he is a good
man-that is. he We. r.. J.. he could
hear and talk; not goodrgoOd, but q
man of charGc = Gentleman under
all circumstance-.
"Oh. do take breath. Kate" said
Milly. How you rattle on. no matter
what the subject! But tell me, would
| you marry such a man."
do you mean if loved him?" was
the reply. Why, of course, would
marry any one loved"
but | mean" explained Milly,
"could you love him?"
''Oh, that's one of your puzzling
questions" replied Kate. THAT d.
pends-if he loved me, perhaps; Il a.
priced me above all other women, if ]
was necessary to his happiness, If he
should prove to be the one man in the
world for me, why, his infirmity would
make no difference But here comes
Agatha. Do you know | wish she
wouldn't come? She's deceitful. j
some way have no confidence in her
since that Percy affair. She encour-
aged him for months, until his father
failed. But let us shock her; don't
tell her the mystery of our friend here,
and we will horrify her."
/ They might have succeeded had II
not been that Agatha had just been
talking with Harry on the lower deck.
and, under pledge of secrecy. he told
her the Joke which he began to realize
was more on Tom than on any one
else. So Agatha went forward, at
Harry's suggestion, TO see what was
going on, and also determined to make
a good impression on Tom, whom she
knew by reputation.
How do you do. Agatha?" said
Kate, affably. Wont you sit here
with us awhile? This is the coolest
place on the boat. and most pleasant,
too. We have such a charming CON-
panion; look at him, Agatha-isn't he
Handsome? He is a little Sunbrowned,
but that's because he travels; he hunts
and fishes and flirts, and leads very
} happy life. He has money, too. in
J vested beyond the reach of failure, and
he is of stalwart, manly build, and
eyes Milly. there is another ship
there somewhere; | can't see it yet,
but will look for it And, as | was
saying, he looks self-reliant and dig
nified and kissable and adorable"
"Why, Kate, are you crazy?" said
Agatha
Not that / am aware of, Miss
Agatha" replied Kate, loftily.
"But, Milly," continued the new
conner. "how dare she talk SO in his
presence"
"Oh, Kate means no HARM" said
Milly, blandly. He is a gentlemanly
fellow, and doesn't care what we say,
I and he is sunburned and dignifed;
Kate was right"
| ais he friend Or relative of yoursP"
asked Agatha.
Relative? No." said Kate. ''Friend'
do not know. / am his friend. and
his name is Tom. Whether he is my
friend or not, remains to be SEEN"
. "Well. young ladies'" said Agatha,
"your conduct is, to say the least, in
applicable. certainly should grieve
to hurt the feelings of this gentleman,
, or of any person. Perhaps you may
not be giving offense or doing any
, thing unconventional. / do not wish
, to misiudge you-there is some mys-
terry about it that | can not fathom.
But | must go below with mamma"
We'll" said Kate, after Agatha left,
"that was curious position for her to
take; as though we were possibly do
ing any thing wrong-the idea! Her
whole speech was unlike her; there is,
as she says, some mystery here"
Indeed there must be-" replied
Milly. ''She have feeling! she has
none for any body. Something in her
voice reminds me of the day when she
, told the madame how she had been in
: weighed into that excursion, of which
, she was the promoter"
Yes, / remember just how she
, looked" said Kate. Il tell you there
is treachery here. Let us go to the
cabin for awhile. Someway feel I'M
easy"
When they had gone, Tom rose,
walked to the side of the boat and