The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-22

ne ulu not expect I'D make tne EneiSu
coast much before three or four o'clock
in the afternoon, went below, to re-
fresh myself after the laborious under
taking OF the night.
On quitting my berth / found the boy
Bobby laying the cloth for breakfast, and
Grace seated on locker watching him.
Her face was pale, but it's expression was
without uneasiress. She had put on her
hat, and on seeing me exclaimed
Herbert, dear, take me on deck. The
fresh air may revive me-" And she looked
at the boy and the cloth he was laying
with a pout full OF meaning.
at once took her by the hand and con-
Quoted her through the hatch. She
passed her arm through mine to balance
herself, and then sent her eyes, bright
with nervousness and astonishment,
round the sea, breathing swiftly.
Where is the land?" she asked.
Behind the ocean, my love. But we
shall be having view OF the right side
of these waters presently"
What little boat !! she exclaimed,
running her gaze over the yacht. =" Is 1t
not dangerous to be in so small vessel
out of sight of land?"
Bless your dear heart, no! Think OF
the early navigators! or course Mann
selle taught you all about the early navi-
gators?"
when shall we reach Penzance?"
Supposing tho wind TO blow fair and
brisky, In three or four days.
Three or four days !" she exclaimed;
and, glancing down at herself. she
added, "Of course you know, Herbert.
that have only the dress l am wear
ing?"
"It will last you tin we get ashore"
said I, laughing, 'and then you shall
buy everything you want, which OF
course will be more than you want.
II shall send. she said, to Main
selle Championnet for my boxes.
Certaiply.--wb we are married"
"All your presents, particularly Tho
darling little watch, are in those boxes,
Herbert"
Everything shall be recovered, to the
uttermost ha'porth, my pet.
l observed Caudel, who stood a little
forward OF the companion, gazing at he
with an expression OF shyaess and ad-
mration. | told her that he was the
captain of the yacht. that he was the
man had introduced To her last uight,
and begged her To speak 10 him. She
colored rose-red, but bade him good
morning nevertheless, accompanying the
words with an inclination of her form,
the graceful and easy dignity OF which
somehow made me think OF the move
ment of heavily-foliaged bough set
courtesying by the summer wind.
II hope. miss. said Caudel, pulling off
his Scotch cap. "as how / see you well
this morning. freed OF that there nausey
as Mr. Barclay was a-telling me you suf-
fered from?"
F, 1, iol- l,r
the motion OF the yacht il not what
ike" she answered. With her face
ayerted from him. taking a peep at me to
observe if / saw that she felt ashamed
and would not confront him.
He pafeaiA-At4 + HIS ihiiS toe, -knurkfiu-
his forehead. said. Its but little OF
the sea We shall have. miss, IL so be AS IL
lies in my power TO keep this here Spit
fire a-walking." And, SO speaking, he
moved of, singing out somc idle order Ms
he did so, by way OF excuslng his abrupt
departure.
Il wish we we're quite alone. Herbert, ="
said my sweetheart, drawing me 20 the
yachts rail.
SO do 1, my own, but rot here; not in
the middle of the sen"
II did not think OF bringing a veil.
You men stare SO.
And so do l. said J. letting my gaze
sink fair into her eyes which she had up
turned to me. You wouldn't have me
rebuke the poor harmless sailor-men for
doing what / am every instant guilty
of?-admiring you. / mean, To the very
topmost height of my capacity in that
way. But here comes Master Bobby
with the breakfast.
: Herbert, l could not eat for worlds.
\. Ia. oil h..
She shook her head and, looked at the
flowing lines of green water which melted
into snow as they came curving with
glass-clear backs to the ruddy streak OF
the yachts sheathing. However. the
desire to keep her at sea until we could
land ourselves close TO the gpot where
we were to be married made me too
anxious to conquerthe uneasiness which
the motion of the vessel excited, to
humor her. / coaxed and implored, and
eventually got her below, and by dint of
talking and engaging her attention, and
making her forget herself, SO TO speak, /
managed to betray her into breaking her
fast with cup of tea and fragment of
cold chicken. In short, 1 made my
sweetheart forget to feel uneasy. She
talked, she slipped her tea, she ate, and
then she looked better, and indeed
owned that she felt so.
We sat together in earnest conversa-
ton. 1t was not for me to pretend that
l could witness 20 imprudence in our
elopement. Indeed i took eare-te let
her know that j regretted the step We
had been forced into taking as fully as
she did. But / repeated what had again
and again written TO her,-that there
had been no other alternative than this
elopement.
You wished me to wait" said, "un-
til YOU were twenty-one when you would
be your own mistress. What was to
happen in that timer
How many girls are there who could
resist the sort OF pressure they were
subiecting you to, one way and anoth-
err"
They could not have changed my
heart, Herbert"
"How can we tell2 Under their in
nuence in another year you might have
congratulated yourself upon your escape
from me-
"D Do you think so? Then you should
have granted me another year, because
Il,