The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-01-06
SUPERSTITION.


JUSE ).
Late one evening Miss Genevieve HEr
rington. prina donna asSolEta Of the
Cosmopolitan opera company. acconpa-
med by very proper and trlm French
maid. and very iiuprUPer and startling
array Of trunks. embarked upon the
great steamship WesrmorelanG- outward
bound
Upon the same ship Mr. Henry Win
thTUp set foot some minutes later.
Every body knew Nile. Gsneyleve- Her
wonderful voice and her pretty self had
tzken the OPerztic world by storm
Nobody knew Rarry-he was only a
tssll young man fresh from college. with
his rrlumphS al before him
The very first sensation that Harry
felt on awakening the following mOr1-
M was one Of much pain
The upper deck was drenched with
water. Binding sheets Of spray were
sweeping over the rails and coursing II
little streams around the bci-lesi-
Harry drew his macintosh r.,-ter
around hirl. AID cr0uching down under
q lifeboat proceeded TO hight cigarette.
Match after match sputtened and went
on. Al last. after uumberlesS urls-c-
cessful attempts. a hight was obtained
snd barry settled down for q comfort
able smoke
Oh
Harry leared 10 ms feet Wha: was
that. With the instinct Of an old foot
tall player. ne bent down and braced
himself firmly against the davits-
4 bundle of waterproofs dashed across
the sloping deck with a rapidITy that
would have made cannon ball ashamed
Of IL slowuess. and precipitated Isseif
fairly n his arIns
Two hands clasped the sleeve Of his
nacSiutosh. He looked down al the-a-
Yery pretty hands they were. small and
Enlte.
De sr1died the bundle Of waterFroofs
more carefully Yes. without douht. i
was a woman Nor. than that fact =
could not iearn-she was laughing. =
pair uf DARK eyes looked up al him. then
the his droaped demurely over thCn-
u beg your pardon. sir. he heard thr
voice say. Il hope have not quite kIllel
you. If you VIII release me now. think
1 can get safely back
Release yo1. madam sad Harry in
q melancholy tone Release you. No,
You would be swept overheard. and I
would never forgive myself Cling 10
ne. despite my years | am stil strong.
and ] VIII rescue you-
But don't want 10 he rescued" per
sisted the voice -Or. # you viii. take
nv arm instead Of my-my waist
Madam. ssid Harry. removing his
I CAD with ms unoccupisd hand, forgive
! me. In the confusion Of the moment
only thought Of stopping your mad rush
/ n destruction Had you gotten by me
and reached the goal my reputation as
I fall hack would have been ruined-
a few minutes later they were seated
on the lee SIDE Of the cabin Out Of the
reach OF the wind and spray
Pray let ne introduce myself an
I Harry Winthrop began that enterpris-
mg young person
And / am Genevieve Harrington
{ I've seen vou before One evening not
long ago you sat II the night hand box
Of the Cosmopolitan
Harry smiled Oeniguly. Yes and
last fan vou sat on the tallyhO sid
under when w lost the ban- Isn't II
! queer sou n..sIced me. though. IN the
rhea.er. D. yoa know what ! was
caluklu- of. IA have gwen my head 70
hzre KNOWN that you knew / was there.
Couldn't throw you any flowers. You
know. beca1se didn't have any money
10 ret them with Never do have
rluch.-
Yea said Genevieve dreauilr. Il
knew you were there. I'll never forget
how AFRAID 1 Was when yon threw your
f self under the frightened horses just 70
get that miserable football 1 was
nanny. too. afterwarSl when you won The
game BIZ your long run Ny: How they
did cheer. didn't they:
-.Luueh Is served for the first table.
ssoured the deck steward. thrusting n:
kesd out Of the cabin door.
Harry Jumped 10 his feet ''Wiil yoJ
LEI ne take yOa down. Miss Harring
tom In awfully afraid have beer
boring yOu 10 death. but when ! ge
starred-EonS Jon pledge friendship
with me II 3 little champagne he SAID
earnestly. I'D ike 70 be your friend.
But / never drink anything at al.
Neither do 1. laughed Harry --Let''
shake hands anyway. GeDeyleye lais
her hand IN his and the impulsiEe Touns
eouuie went down TO dinner
As Harry said long afterward. -rnS'
dinner settled IL 4 few miseraoii
! faced people were at the tables ever,
SOW and then a person would enter N
ssB.aoa with The grim determination q
ssst through that meal OF die
BIT rheJ did neither. Nature woui'
u7srcllessly Azsert It's sway. snd thel
would sink azstllY back to their state
rOoras LoOks u haired were cast q
I The Iau=hing no al rcs captains table
But they were not hesdsa.
The captain spun out IOag sea yarn
20 bss hearts content Genes1eye poure
ouf tlss captains tea. ard Harry Pat
ms tine szy being rldiculo1sly happy.
U-SF Il. III P. n. II sEQCfTCE-
Harry kNoks-d oH gaOodily. Miss Hal
rizstou waS lying t&ziiy berS II ne
chair. shading herself ffs1s the rays {
the not san Eisb dainty Esarssci
She was literally surrounsis'i oy F9'i1i
r,su Of all Kinds and ages o1f all {
TIN IN the same condition u servlSnni
: one Il them was ocruIie.d II F1olensl
: tanning aer. Another was 50 nre
afraid she w..rsS catch cold thai he cor
! cred her carsfz4ss over Win gre
, steamer rzS
Unem oarrassed by esa<s many aftei
@ous. Gssnesleve was looking - the "a
6gure of Winthrop as he leaned again