The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-19
CHAPTER XIV.

she had felt lonely ana strange. AT present,
axcsnt at meal times, she had seen nothing
of the other women in tse cabin. The en-
,,neer scarcely spoke when at table, and at
other times was forward, smoking and talk
inc with the sailors, therefore she had been
thrown entirely into the company of Philip
Clitheroe. Strong as were her feelings
against him, she admitted to herself that he
had behaved with the greatest considera-
tion for her position. Beyond seeing that
Che was comfortable when she came on
dack be had abstained altogether from
forcing his company upon her, seldom adj
dressinp her until she made a move to 60
belo y.
HE wishes to inspire me with conf
dence." she said, bitterly, shut at any rate
he pavs me the compliment Of showing that
he recognizes that am not the sort of girl
who appreciates familiarity. This will be
lesson to me for life, not to trust in ap-
pearances. 1t is not pleasant lesson, GER
teiniy. but it is not one that / am ever
likely to forget
tThis is very nice, Annette. 1 have had
nobody to talk TO on deck at all since we
star ed. anu lelb IdtuCI a ia hbblc D5-
ing. | told you before we started that l
could get on very we'll by myself, and of
course could have managed somehow, still
| am very glad you came"
Eyes, it is not nice, ma petite, for girls to
travel alone. They can make acquaintance
fast enough, but, as a rule, the acqua Mt
an es they make are just those that they
would he better without. Men are ready
enough to speak to girl who they see is
alone, but women are very slow in dong
So"
''Why shouldn't women help each other,
AnneJtep
women are not nice to each other, my
dear: it is the way of the world"
Several gentlemen had, in fact, while
Co. stance had been sitting alone, stopped
in their walk and asked her if she was cold,
or if they conld get her another wrap; but
Ter Thank you, | am perfectly comfo-ta-
ble,n had been So decided as to discourage
any attempts at conversation. Now the
two young By6eets, who had also recovered
from their sea sickness, came up and began
to chat to Madame Duport and herself; and
after he had smoked pipe or two, Philip
also joined the party, chatting principally
with Annette, while a merry conversation
went on between the two lads and Con-
stance
This has been q pleasant morning. the
latter said to Annette. as they went down
to lunch ut has been very dull work for
| tie last three days; but now think we shall
| really enjoy the voyage"
1T will be better when it is warmer.n
ut will get warmer every hour" Con-
stance said. Mr.. Brown tells me we shall
find it downright net by the time we arrive
at Gibraltar. He said we shall be there by
tomorrow evening"
They had, indeed, splendid weather all the
Il way to Alexandria. At Gibraltar and
Malta the cabin passengers, with the excep-
tlon OF tne engineer, Went on shore together
Annette suggested that the others should be
asked TO JOIN the party as they would other
4 wise be obliged to remain on board. Roth
4 we're quiet young women, who had been
81 several years in their mistress service and
u were no drawback to the pleasure of the
y party on shore.
AT Gibraltar they visited the palIar,as
walked out to Europa Point, were delighted
with the semi-tropical foliage. and with the
great hedges OF scarlet geraniums and cac-
tus. At Malta they visited the Cathedral
drove out TO the old town and saw the
mummlfied monks made the tour NJ tho
iortltications, eat TangerIns oranges and
ices, and bought laces and silver filierae
Isl le"elry and coral. They had three or fonr
hours 10 see Alexandria, while the baggage
was being landed from the Mandalay and
then Twelve hours of dusty travel in the
train to Suez. '-'o
The passage to Point De Gale WAC do
hghttul; although the heat in the Red Ssa
was very oppressive Then the nasseno,ars
pounu Ior Calcutta lest to go on by the next
veaIner, as the Agra was bound for Nal
pourhe' ms reduced the number of nine
ce6;nb phs passengers to seven, change
"Hicn fhlllp regarded with satisfaction
IA Al6uAne lJuDQrt yua ba
tor"ard saloon who had not enioved the
Soyage: When she had assumed the re.
poIslpiiiIy OF accompanying Constance
no nau 1hought only of saving her from the
attending travel by an m
totected girl, and the possibility of har
ailng In love had never occurred tn ber
ao ulo not know that she was falling in
U.e no" out the fact that she was thrown
IN nn1Vy with one whom Annette her.
~ sentlemanly young man, certainly rem
the contingency possible. Who ba
"o' annette had formed no idea. He sell
otoKe OF his past beyond mentioning
rs--oi ls places In Europe to which he had
c,at Annette's experience was suf
'I bi. 70 assure her that he was a gentleman
80 ~ Vi DIS means must be small or he
s,o no1 DC travelling second class, but hi !
it pscts might be good enough for aurht
SAuCA ultl d suitable match for
SS ole II her endeavor to prove berself
BE nelr e OF Corbyn Court failed.
or NY IL she succeeded, nothing could ba
IT ' Unfortunate than an affair of this
anoo purlng the last three months Con-
no. nau grown into ~otnanbood. and
nr -O ouO short time before had been hnt.
Nh 6D L OF beauty was now being yerjfied
rnr+ u 81 lace, and as the owner Of Corbvn
gsat;o que would, Annette knew, make a
rr rit''on IN society, and it would indeed be
rnn MY s. we're she to lose her heart to this
ustsoi Leliow going out to fight his way in
hid D 5o was at her wits end. If she
inc lave found any possible excuse for
Cev ~ she would have proposed landing
esT;n ION and waiting there for the naTf
~ atI LOT Australia, but no valid excuse
tn WI, ~ nge step presented itself to her.
b. Iit %Sihlng her, she felt that it was
bps t,neIy TO be attended with little resnlt
H. ca nc had from a child been accns.
ns sJ 70 have her own way in the little
Ne il at st. Malo, and was likely To
,w mo now. Still Annette felt that she
|eniSa Say something. 1t was indeed on the
thaSs u u tne day they sailed from Cey-
q bin tos que spoke when they were in their
Eat 5 you know, Constance, I think that il