The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-10-13

had seen on the steamer came run
ming up to them. N
my hat" she said simply, and
blushing.
II thought you might want it," he
said, bowling. 'And took the liberty
to fetch it."
'"You are very kind, sir. Mr.. Will
liams, you are wanted at mammals
tree Immediately.
This to Mr.. Calvin's friend.
81 obey promptly" said that gen.
tleman, smilingly. But before I 60
permit me opresent Mr.. Calvin-Miss
Turner"
And Mr.. Williams hurried away.
'Mr. Calvin" exclaimed she,
and stopping abruptly, broke into a
smile.
"Is thesname familiar?" asked the
mlsogynist in solemn establishment.
"Well, 1 have heard you discussed"
she said, reddening. 'You are very
different from what l thought you
were."
"Why SOP" he questioned, with a
smile in his mild eyes.
"Won't you come and take dinner
wi h, us?' she suddenly exclaimed.
Well be glad to have you"
Mr.. Calvin grew serious and looked
distressed.
She was very close to him now and
carelessly stuck her reclaimed hat on
the back OF her head. He worded a
defamation in his mind but said:
81 will be delighted to stay, Miss
Turner, though l was going on up the
river"
And stay he did.
For some reason or other he was
restless and impatient while the little
picnic dinner was in progress. The
shouts OF the children began to annoy
him. The presence of so many people
in the vicinity exasperated him.
"You seem i'll at ease here" she said
to- him at length with a mischievous
smile.
81 am" he answered eagerly. "Can't
l-can't you get us away?'
She laughed and turning to the crowd
announced:
Mr.. Calvin and I are going to take
ride in his skiff."
He could scarcely keep pace with
her as she darted away to the river
bank.
"You are very kind" he pulled, as
they stopped. "Had I known you
would have consented I should have
invited you to a boat-ride an hour
since"
"What!' she exclaimed suddenly,
with mock horror. "rhe famous ab-
horror of the sex-what has become
of your views?"
He slightly bit his lips and then re-
piled.
~ have have changed my views
considerably"
'Oh, have you, indeed!''
She attempted to laugh gayly, but
her face was suffused and She toved
neryously with some ribbons on her
dress.
They were sitting opposite each
other in the skif by this time and he
was swiftly rowing out into the
stream.
1t was a small estuary from which
they were moving and as he shot the
boat past it's confines the effect was
the same as if he had sharpely turned
the corner of a crowded street. The
channel at that particular point in
the river was close to the shore and
as the boat skinned into it there
was a momentary vision of g. huge
bank OF white, q sunden Whirr and
clangor of machinery and bells and
the next instant the skiffhad been run
down by swiftly moving packet. It
had all happened so quickly that the
lnattentave oarsman was foundering
IN the river at a distance from the
boat before he realized the situation.
Ills first thought was for his COM.
panion. Ten feet away the steamer
was stiving to slow her speed bv re-
versing when he saw something White
near the paddles. He RECOGNIZED
the face OF her he sought and struck
out in an agony OF fear that he was
too late. She saw him coming and
appealed to him with her eyes to
hurry.
Then as the paddle struck her with
terrific force and sent the doomed girl
beneath the current for the last time,
Donald Calvin shuddered as though
she dragged his soul right with her.
Donald Calvin is more reticent and
unapproachable than ever in his life
before. He has abandoned those
weekly water excursions for the soil,
tude OF his atelier, in one corner of
which is a picture, drawn from mem
ory, representing q fair-haired girl
waving q broad-brlmmed hat from
the deck of a crowded steamer.
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