The record-union., 1892-06-11

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wink, "But | always have had good luck
with my Captains. | never travelled with
one yet but gave me pleasant voyage,
and I'm sure you're not going TO be the
first exception"
Il can't just say about that retorted
the Captain, with a knowing smile to Mr..
Titus; but somehow the ladies all seem
TO like my ship pretty well-all you un-
derstand, but two or three I've offended,
because | always make the purser give
that seat you have to the handsomest lady
on board, and they can't all get it,"
"Oh, Captain" Mrs. Timbury simp-
cred. You sailors are always bold. But
III give you this big bunch of raisins for
the pretty compliment
When the first dinner was over Mrs.
Timbury had, in her own opinion, made
decided conquest of the Captain, and
the Captain was equally confident that he
bad met great many elderly ladies like
Mrs. Timbury, and that vast amount of
amusement might always be had out of
them on dull voyage.
By the end of the second dav Mrs. Tim
bury had been invited to visit the bridge
whenever she felt inclined, and to make
Tree use OF the Captains charts and
glasses. And the Captain, when not en-
gagged, had spent SO much Of his time on
deck with the Titus party, smoking his
pipe anu spinning sea yarns, as to lead
on don't think there's anything i'm
proper In the Captain showing me so
many attentions, do you? | should not
like any OF the other people to notice it."
Mrs. Titus had so often received power
ful nudgeS of the elbow from the Captain
when he was saying pretty things to Mrs.
Timbury that at this question she found
1t hard 10 refrain from laughing, but she
replled that she thought it very kind in
the Captain, and that he was an exceed
lngly pleasant man.
Because" Mrs. Timbury continued.
81 wouldn't for worlds have anybody
think we were in earnest. It's all done
IN fun, you know"
1t soon became evident to all the pas
sengers that Captain Long was ''guying''
Mrs. Tlmbury at a dreadful rate, but he
was an old hand at such affairs, and did
1t all so neatly and with such perfect
good humor that the further he went the
more delighted Mrs. Timbury became.
The Invalid young gentleman, Mr.. Quick,
on several occasions tried his skill in
the little table jokes, but with such in
different success that Mrs. Timbury re-
garded him as a forward and ilI-bred
young man, and a violent animosity
sprang up between them. Mr.. Quick's
glbes were not, in fact, nearly as pointed
as some of the Captains, but there was a
difference in their positions.
In the six days of trackless water be-
tween New York and st. kits Mrs.
TimbUy's innocent young heart was in
continual tiutter. Captain Long was so
pleasant and so kind. On one occasion.
when, on account Of rough water, Mrs
Tlmbury found it convenient to remain
IN her berth, the Captain went to her
room, and, totally disregarling the bits
OF feminine apparel that lay on the floor
and hung against the walls, showed the
half-open door until he could get his
head IN, and made kind inquiries after
her health.
At Antigua, which was the second
stop, news came out to the ship that the
Governor, Sir Herbert Dalrymple
Clare, h. g. NJ. O., was to be passenger
IN the Amazon to Barbados.
They've been shaking them up again.
Captain Long explained to Mrs. Tim
bury. You see they have a Governor at
Trinidad with a big salary, another at
Barbados with smaller salary, ana an
other here at Antigua with salary still
smaller. Well, the high jam pandrum
at Trinidad dies, or gets promoted for in
competency, and the Barbados Governor
is sent down to take his place. Then this
high jinks at Antigua is sent to be Gov
ernor Of Barbados. He is going down
with US, and they are going TO bring
him out in their little Steamboat at 3
o'clock"
This intelligence threw Mrs Timbury
into fever of expectancy. She spent
some hours in her cabin unpacking and
trying on dresses, polishing rings and
and captivating as possible, for if there
was anything in the world she really
dotted upon, it was a title.
Early in the afternoon the little steam
boat came out with his Excellently's lug
gage. 1t was contained in trunks, black
leather trunks, for the most part The
Governors houses in the West Indies are
all completely furnished, SO when Gov
ernor moves he has only TO pack his
trunks and go. But English trunks are
small, and to hold the personal belong
ings of Governor and his family a sur
prising number of them are required.
Watching the transfer of the luggage
Mrs. Timbury made an important dis
covery and hastened to impart it to the
Captain.
81 don't believe he's been Sir very
long," she said in confidential tone
when she had dragged the Captain to the
rail. 'Do you see how the trunks are
marked?"
''How's that?'' the Captain asked.
swell you see his name is painted on
each trunk in white letters. On every one
the II. f. ID. Clare is worn and marred
as if it had been done long time, but the
Sir before the name is new and bright,
as if done recently"
"Oh, that's just one of his Freaks" the
Captain replied. "He has the SIR made
brighter, so that everybody can see it.
Why, he's one of the greatest noblemen
in England. He's the Clare who took a
fleet over to Calais and routed the whole
French Army with 200 horse guards He
only comes out here as a great favor to
the Queen, because they're a little short
of Governors"
Whatever Captain Long said was Cos
pei to Mrs. Timbury, and this made her
more anxious than ever to make the ac-
qIaintance of his eXcellency. At length
he arrived, and with him Lady Clare and
an assortment of little Clares, and several
Secretaries and Aides-de- Camp.
But there was one drawback to the hap
piness Of having this distinguished party
on board. Sir Herbert and Lady Clare
must, of course. have the seats of honor at
the table, and Mrs. Timbury must, for a
time, relinquish her vantage ground at
the Captains side However, the Captain
seated the Governor at his right hand,
and thus put HIM directly beside Mrs.
Timbury, with Lady Clare and Mrs. Titus
opposite, and young Mr.. Quick moved
down one seat.
They were pleasant family the Clares
-sociable and glad To meet strangers
after two or three years of Antigua. Mrs.
IlmDury managed his excellency hand
somely, and compelled SO many table at
tentions that the Captain solemnly ex-
postulated with her in private and left
her believing him desperately jealous.
But it was with Lady Clare, after all, that
Mrs. Timbury was most successful. She
spent hours with her on deck and carried
up armfuls of finery and cases of Jewels
for her inspection. Lady Clare was
graciousness persohified, admired every-
thing, and was apparently infatuated with
her new acquaintance.
Young Mr.. Quick made unkind re-
marks about the way some Americans
rnn after titles hnt Mrs Tim h1lru trna ted