The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-12-04

no udu utVerInlneu upon quite I'M
possible. And her last speech con-
tanned, as he understood it, very
significant hint of her reply should
he persist in disregarding the warn
ings of her previous remarks.
1t is easy enough to say faint
heart never won fair lady" For all
that, i believe Richard Walton was
acting under an impulse of manly
courage in accepting g fate. He
loved truly enough to see her duties
as she saw them. She had the care
of four fatherless children, besides
those numberless responsibilities of
parish work which had fallen on her
shoulders when her mother died
eight years ago. And her father had
never been himself since the shock
of that dread parting. Realizing all
this, the young officer had, with
somewhat of the hopeless loyalty of
knights of old, sought in delicate
way to indicate his submission when
he carved the prosaic words, Miss
Mulgrove" instead of those previous
ly decided upon.
But he had quite forgotten, alas
that remuneration is not usually part
of the creed of the British boy. Mas
ter Thomas Mulgrove had, according
to his own notion, INDUCED in quite
enough self sacrifice already for one
morning by committing to memory
part of an irregular Latin verb while
the boat building was going ON. To
his sturdy intellect changing the
yachts name was simplya breach of
contract. He had no feeling what.
ever for the sentiment conveyed
thereby.
His sister had, however, and she
blushed tremendously as she OWNED
its import.
II say, Marina" pursued that
wretched youngster, what are you
coloring up for? Did not you want
it to be called Miss Mulgrove' then?"
Marina had never yet boxed the
ears of that precious mite IT
would have been a relief to have
done so at that moment 1t would
have been still more relief if she
could have rushed away somewhere
and had good cry.
Walton, on his part, felt equally
miserable. He wanted to say some
thing that would ease the situation,
but words utterly failed him. In
the presence of that young imp what,
indeed, could the poor fellow say?
Then suddenly came help to these
luckless victims.
"Oh, there's papa and the lot of
'em, " cried Tommy as he caught
sight of his father, his twin sisters
Ethel and Janet, and his bigger
brother Jack emerging from the gar.
den at the elsd of the lawn. Then he
scampered away to meet them.
Marina and Richard exchanged
glances for an instant. Then, as by
a common impulse, their eyes fell. |
But I fear they had sealed their fates
by looking into each others eyes
just then.
Richard took his knife and with.
out further ado began to scratch out
those words from the stern of the
little vessel.
"Sailors have superstitions abort
a ships name after she is
said he with remarkable
80 it is just as we'll to be
On the safe side"
The Richard and Marina was
launched that afternoon on Burn.
stead lake, just.half a mile from the
Her behavior on this
trying occasion was magnificent.
Tommy, as owner, was the most i'm.
oortant parsonage present. More by
uck than Judgment he said nothing
more to tempt his sister to box his
ears. Why should he have done so,
however? He had had his own way
the name of Richard and,
Marina.
These victims of circumstances
cit rather happy as they walked
lome together. Richard had received !
letter by the midday post. 1t was
rom his father, Rear Admiral Wal.
on, counseling him to accept the
ffer of captaincy in the coast guard
ervice for the next five years which
vas placed at his disposal Thereby ]
urther risk to his health on that
atal gold coast could be avoided,
While promotion would not be hin. :
cred, Richard having an excellent ,
ecord.
Like sensible fellow, the young
filcer sho-Ted this letter to the lady
his heart AS she handed it back
him he remarked gently:
"Will you walk out with me,
lisS?"
Eyes, Dick. All the Year
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