The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
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they reached the deck. at was night each
time came along here before. l wonder
what that large building over there isp
That is Netley Hospital"
Philip Chtheroe, in his walk up and down
the narrow strip between the deck cabins
on one hand and the bulwarks o the other.
happened TO be passing behind them, and
heard and answered the question.
1T Is fine building, is it not! In time
or war, it Is well suited to its purpose, but
In these days of peace, it is almost empty. {"
He had stopped in his walk and ranged up
beside Madame Duport.
"Ah, then it is a military hospital, sup
pose" Annette said, while Consta nee looked
up with an air of somewhat naughty sur
prise.
Excuse me-" he went on, with a slight
smile, in answer to her look. "you are sur
prised, l see, that should speak without a 4
Introduction, but from the nature of things
people cannot be properly introduced t.
each other on board Ship and if they did
not speak without introductions, they would
be silent party indeed throughout the
voyage"
eyes. of course, that is So" Madame
Duport said. THE voyage is trieste
enough as it is, bat to journey for weeks
and weeks together without speaking would
be terrible. So we are fairly on our voyage,
monsieurP'
YES we are fairly of, and do not sup
pose that her screw will stop again until we
are at Gibraltar"
"Ah, shall be glad when we are there"
Madame Duport said. "the worse will
then be over. this terrible voyage across the
Bay of Bisbay, and when shall We reach
Gibraltar?"
in four or five days, but we shall have it
fairly calm with west winds after we have
rounded Cane Saint Vincant
You have been here before, monsienr"
YES, went up the M sditerranean in a
yacht the year before last Not my own
yacht" he added, in answer to the quick
look he caught from Constance, mo, in
deed. 1t costs pretty penny to keep up
craft of that size. and l should have come
down in the world rapidly indeed if after
cruising in my own yacht on the Mediter-
ranean had arrived at going out as second
class passenger to Australia in a couple of
years"
There are the stewards going along With
dishes. auutie. We may as we'll 60 and
take of our things. The bell will bs ring
ing directly"
So saying, Constance led Annette TO the
companion, and they disappeared. Philip
Cltheroe mechanically lit his pipe.
"a very good style Of girl" he said to
himself, after Constance had disappeared.
"A lady every inch of her. / wonder how
she comes to be travelling second class.
saw her going to the cabin next to mine
with her aunt. She is going out with the
ide of being governess | should think or
perhaps to Join father or brother who
has settled out there. Thought they would
be principally ladies maids or nurses Of
course, it does not make much difference.
Still it is pleasanter having nice people to
talk to.
"Well, I am heartily glad that ! am
away 1t is an awful business altogether,
and it seemed to me should never feel my
self again, but l feel 100 per cent. better
already"
81 fancy my disposition is corky. You
can knock me under but | bob
up again. l certainly went under
long way the other day.
Well, there is nothing like change for get
ting things out of ones head have got
the world before me. | have splendid
health and couple of hundred pounds in
my pocket. and expect / shall enjoy life
more when 1 have got to work or fight for
it than should have done If l had settled
down at Corbyn without anything to work
for, or any object in life | feel sure that
affair will be settled all right now, it was
only done for my sake, and now that it is
clear will have none Of Il, there is no rea-
SOL why it should not be put str Aight, and
QODb JQe llJUl6 Rul Will nave IlOEG pIcttouI .
out of Corbyn than l should ever have
done.
''There is the luncheon bell aft, suppose
we shall have ours half an hour later. 1t
seems rum to be a second class passenger
and not to be able TO go aft, but after all l
do not know il it won't be just as pleasant
here There is one satisfaction, one can al
ways smoke ones pipe here, while tobacco
is strictly forbidden aft | fancy we shall
find that there is q sea on when we get past
the Needles, it Is blowing pretty hard here,
il so, shan't see much of my fellow pAssen-
gers until we get well across the bay.
Thank goodness, don't suffer that way.
On, there is the Castle. we are Slipping
along at quick pace. Last time | cams
along here | was in Rawlinson's yacht; it will
be some years before am on board yacht
again. There is our bell that is comfort,
feel as hungry as hunter, though l have
no right to do, for ate first rate breakfast
with Jim this morning. he is a first rate fell
low that and has been awfully good to me
the last four or fivs days. wonder whether
he guessed what upset me-"
Upon going below, Philip found that
there were but seven other passengers. Of
these two were, he guessed, ladies' maids
going out with passengers aft; the girl he
had spoken to on deck and her aunt made
up four.
Inc otner Cnree were men, one OF Unese ne
soon learnt was an engineer going out to
Alexandria to take the place upon a steamer
there of one who had been invaded home
the two others we're brothers going out to
join cousin, who had a sheep farm in Vic
toria; the other four second class passengers
were, he afterward discovered, nurses, who
took their meals with their charges.
For the first minute or two no one spoke.
Philip broke the ice.
II think that we are a very snug little
party, and after all, 1t is a good deal more
comfortable having a little table to our
selves like this than to be in that crowded
saloon aft"
"A great deal more comfortable should
say" one Of the brothers agreed. "Why,
they never can get to k1ow each other by
the time they arrive out there"
mo. have always heard that it is much
more sociable and pleasant when the ships
are not SO full. October and November are
the most crowded months; the ship is COM
paratively empty now. l hope that we are
all good sailors, for l fancy we shall get it
little rough when we get outside the
island"
The conversation soon became general,
and by the time that they had finished their
meal, the little party had become ac-
quainted
You have got chairs, / hope,n Philip
said to Madame Duport as they rose. 1.-THE