Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
CHAPTER II.


her garraity. was very ingenious and great on
family history. Had it been necessary the in
terested inquirer might have heard the story
of the Lincolnshire house of Dornoccar, of
which Mrs. Pennington was a daughter, from
the days of kufus. Sufficient however, that
the family was old. reputable and proud,
though in the latter days comparatively poor,
in consequence, of course, of all ancestors un-
swervIng and unselfsh allegiance to the drst
Charles. Further the major learned that the
late lamented Pennington had been a barrister.
He had settled III Queensland tor the sake OF
his health. which was very delicate, ard there
had left his wife a widow two years since. All
this, to which should be added the intimation
that Mrs Remington had an income quite SUI
ficIent sor her needs, was eminently satisfac-
tory.
The major was constrained to unbosom him
self at once. He gave a faithful account of his
circumstances and told of his attachment. The
old lady betrayed no surprise. She had seen
the way the wind was blowing for some days,
and she frankly confessed that she had formed
good opinion of the major, which she be-
lieved her niece shared But she deprecated
haste. Mrs. Pennington was entirely her own
mistress. and the major could speak to her, il
he liked, of course; but the old lady thought
1t would be proper and advisable to wait until
the friendship had ripeDed; at least until they
reached England and knew more of each other.
The major admitted that there was reason in
"ha' tne oiu iauy saiu; put ne uiu not Pieuee
himself to follow her advice On me contrary,
he secretly resolved to strike while the iron
vas vas no'. ne was NOV she ohiS sui'or Mrs.
ION n.u On Doaru. ine major saw
MY l IVA "hu d i'i iti'.aoie ons' ~ ee
sa.n vi. oP,Ii me- one vi 1ne .ru piaySIs'
~ nshusos anu lepo. 'eu " De sam
and the major remembered with a pang of
anxiety that the fair widow always had u hearty
laugh for his nonsense and bufioonery. No!
mere ERE was cer'aily no llme 70 De los,.
Inc major could hnd no opportunity OF
CARVING OUT ms intention .nas Gay, out ne oe-
" pe ni 91 w .ne neA';
even even u ne nau 70 oesceha 70 the con'ehtiohai
IAN you SPAR me ie" noihen's private
=, t,,e ,a.n'i w .eeu S;., L'ei
~ VIC e.enins ne 'rieu " ul.eI. himself az
VII opai MIC anu 'he re-. am. III oouPie
vi nouis nis aoS'I "e'lon cos' MN zen suineas.
a! nlunlsn' ne reiiIeu' NaVhs his eoni
Pc :, n,n M VI" An"Ans nisn'
III, 80, -. Pc, h,,. . h,
800. =, .t ~. nau eP' aoou' W. NUTS anu
I as ~ 'ne ms in,eie'tlne par Vi Deau.iiui
Ian. III ~iiiIh ME rielhihS,on hSureo as
neroine, "nen ne was awakened Dy noiss III
aaniane was SpaaAae anu Jne oa us eosi-
p"liions' oo'n III SOMEWHAT eie'a'eo conui-
uon:
are you awake, MAJOR! whispered sparkle.
no, IN not, grunted our nero
we nave run snort OF hquor-want night
cap before turning in-thousht you might nave
'ole
FLASK IN lower bunk. answered the major
from 1a, under the eed-elothes.
thanks, OLD fellow.
In May sort OF way the major thought 1t
vas ihe ,nen coniounued naPerunenee 10
come ihso ms eaoin IN tne mlddie Oh the niRht;
ou' ueiore Ne nao TIME 10 ge' angry ne zen
..Hp- "s !, W., ,o,as cr-,,o ....
~ rs announceu oParhie, aIter CROP
ing 5 about me lower bunk Tor Tor minute; .oo
e,MasS'
Sure W VIC on9 n1le s so, rnese. Lev y
..ci an, ne :. We err. Auiu run Vi "a'ef.
,,ii ouI oi sne Por'noIe.
l. AZ 9eihe q 'erIioiy no. nish. .ne MAJOR was
sieepinS Win the Porthoie open. Leaning
over tne punk; ana being careful not to disturb
.h ne ~. WI .ne eon'en'o vi
tn, ,d,e ,nso .ne tnuian oeesh
men 'ne W. Sen''c!n men VIII iuoicrous 80
..G"s; "a .aS nan ' ne n,"!oi ne"i'ni
uVou Ieiiow, ,ne n'hJor' remarked sparkle
gratefully; ana the par stumbled out Of the
e"D, , anu niaue ior 'neir respective qnarters
Inc major was an carry riser and when at y
.ne next morning ne mad not lett his cabin his
steward vehtured 10 knock at the door.
There was no reply so the steward raped a
i'tL1 louder:
w nat Is II! asked mufied voice.
Nine CLOCK, sr.
p al
nus "nen aio'nsr nour passed "thout the
major app p army 'he sieWaru suspected tnas II
was nov al fign. ne KnocAso again.
Well
Sna,i orins you SONIC oreakIast, sirf
NO.
AT" are you unweil, slrE
Yes, after pause
shall l send the doctor to you, sir?"
NO. linen "hlle the steward hesitated,
the voice added, with some asperity: Go
away.
six bells had struck. 1t was past ten and the
major mad not yet been seen on deck This
was SO unlike MN that Mrs. Flemington's
pretty head was full OF perplexity
Have you seen MAJ. Dymple?" she asked of
Mr. Sparkle who had taken advantage of the
absence VI mis- rival to ensconce himself at
her side.
No, I've not"
Have you made any inquiries about him?"
well, no. We're very good friends but
must confess to being a little selfish and have
ieis MS absence TINS morning to be rather an
advantage
I'm sure that Maj. olympic would never
feel your absence to be an advantage" said
Mrs. Remington, cooiiy.
Mr. Sparkle WINGED shall look him up?"
he asked, hastily.
II you wish, replied the widow, indffer-
emily.
mo. it's II you wish"
when have a message to send shall have
no difficulty IN finding a messenger" And
Mrs. Pennington opened her book and ap-
peared to lose the knowledge OF Mr.. Sparkle's
existence
Another knock and a loud one At the ma