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where my shoes and a water-bottle, and
a careless companion's razor case were
having a perfect frolic together.
grew parched with thirst Every
moment the air became more unbear-
able. Ten minutes more and ] gasped
aloud: II must get out of this or die!'
i flung myself down, taking my chance
Of the razors, nd grouped out OF the door.
A sitting fog hung In the saloon. The
dim light Of a swinging lantern showed
= me. Peering about me with almost
stateroom abutting on the saloon one or
more passengers had crept out like my
self. and were standing at each opening
like spectres, holding on desperately to
doing its best to subvert itself. At times
the floor was almost perpendicular.
Now I was lying fiat upon the outer
walt Of my cabin, the next instant was
hanging from the rail that ran around
u, as IL j we're trapeze performer. All
about there was a pandemonium OF tum-
the vessel fearfully, and again and again
there was that horrible shudder OF the
screw.
Near me chung an old gentleman in
beloved in my ear. To save discussion
! agreed with him that 1t was very nice
indeed.
Across the saloon was the cabin dedl-
Gated to Miss Bradley. l detected a
ghostly figure there. and made my way
over, holding fast TO the chairs and the
table, Yes. 1t was She, white as the
dressing gown that swathed her grace
full figure. She grasped my hand. Her
dark eyes gazed into my face with a ter
rible expression.
Thank God, you have come TO me!'
she cried, with passionate earnestness.
We had grown very good friends dur
ing those few blissful days OF her con-
valescence. but only by maintaining a
rigid barrier of the most respectful Cere-
mony. How / blessed the accommodate
ing tempest which made her now speak
to me like that!
my face close to hers-I had to do this 10
make my consolation Ineligible. there
was such a racket! ITS all right!'
shouted. "Only a gale OF wind. Bit OF a
sea on. You're quite right TO turn out
" you feel nervous, .o. -. ...,
Is nothing!" she replied.
Nothing at all" | assented soothing
( ly, as II / had been used to high seas
and bowling winds" from infancy. But
in my heart | did not agree with her, She
must surely be testing-making light OF
it in panic-stricken bravado. else why
was she so Enthusiastically oyermastered
by fear2 Her face was set like marble
her eyes glared TO right and left; heI
! beautifully chiselled nostrils shifted the
down draught from the engine-room.
| clinging TO the side OF the cabin and
! to each other. she asked Are YOU SURF
there Is nothing wrong with the ship
nothingT
: Her tone was so changed that staret
before asking the counter question
| what should there be2
| "What Is this smoker she whispered
hoarsely in my ear. Before i could an
swer, there was a conclusion about a.
II the very heavens had fallen upon thu
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And SO. we drew nearer to Sandy
Hook; and although i had to sit upon
q camp-stool while ! watched over her
deck-chair, / never enjoyed crossing SO
much in my life, and I've been over the
Atlantic about twenty times on busi-
ness.
But within a days sail Of New York
a disaster fell upon the ship, 30 terrify-
Ing, so lurid. so indescribably horrible,
that you w thins me y m
a hundredfold, and gave me In one hid
eous moment all the concentrated Joy OF
It had come on to blow again. A
great bank Of bubbling purple clouds
had arisen In the northwest as the
night closed In. and while was helping
driven from the deck by. the ugly,
threatening aspect of the sky, a blast
Of wind struck the vessel, heeling her
over with a audiences thet tSrcea me
ter. and Miss Bradley with all hers 70
my neck. For nearly minute my chin
reposed against the top OF her head,
no longer. AS the ship righted. MILF
cent parted from me. sprang down the
remaining stairs. grabbed at hand-
rail. and whisked away to her cabin
/ struggled back to the deck for the
rugs and cushions. and found the yes
sci .enyeloped in a furious storm Al
plunging like a FESTIVE horse. the sea
coming in floods over the bulwarks, and
the wind tearing and shrieking among
the cordage, and clustering against the
big roaring funnel. The. rain came
the sailors were shouting TO each other.
and warning the passengers who had de-
layed getting below. lost one of my
rugs, and how / saved my life l can
! hardly tell. My deck-chair i left
strapped to It's moorings, and took ref
dozen other white-faced fellows.
| With the greatest difficulty we got to
| our state-rooms, and / clambered into
| my berth, simply shedding my topcoat
| on the floor and kicking on my sopping
shoes lay on my back back WIN h, my slSow y
! prevent myself being pitched out by the
Violent rolling OF the ship, and listened
| TO the smashing OF glass and crockery
the crash OF hat boxes, bags and Other
unsecured trihes. which were flying
about like pips In dice-box, and to The
shuddering whirl OF The screw as the
left the great fianges to beat the air
The steward came and put the lights
out, a red-tape proceeding which added
to the awfulness OF Kings in general
Then ! began TO get insunerably warm
closed, the atmosphere below decks wa,
always stuffyi but never before had
felt such an oppression. l concluded
that we had got Into the Gulf Stream
or something OF that fort, and they hat
closed all the yentilators for the sak'
l had to lie there in hath Of perspira
ton. for ] could not get relief by takini
on my clothes. To unwedge myself II
order TO make the attempt would hav'
resulted In my rolling cut on the floor
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ship, and we were both dashed of our
feet. l fell with my hand upon some
cover. 1t was so hot 1t almost blistered
me. l quickly scrambled up, and. lift
ing the almost fainting girl In both my
arms. staggered with her to cushioned
nook close by. AS did so, there came
a rush OF water into the saloon, sweep
ing over the floor in waves, as the oscil-
lation of the vessel flung II from one
side to the other, And as the Hood re-
a cloud of steam arose, adding to the
denseness Of the prevailing gloom
The last shock had evoked a wall or
alarm from the surrounding cabins, and
rushing out of their doors. But when
they found the floor surging with water
and that white yapor floating upward,
there was a perfect shrek Of dismay:
1.-THE boilers have burst! the boilers"
Surprising the water TO be boiling, l
instinctively placed Milltcent Bradley
at full length upon the cSuch. There
out an unmanly yell as the wave tapped
me right up to the knee. 1t seemed to
bite the flesh from my bones. can
England. But you just put your stock
ined feet into boiling water and try
that! In jiffy l was perched upon the
top OF small table and capped my
strange to say, ! was not scalded at all.
The water was cold. Others found this
out simultaneously. And yet the steam
was rising. ,,
cent first OF all-or perhaps this phe-
nomenon only confirmed fear-'God
help us!' she cried. The vessel is on
The word flew like lightning. All
rushed pell-mell out of the saloon and
up the stairs to the deck.
save me, Horace" gasped Miilicent.
in that moment she called me by that
name-"Saye me. Horace. for the love
OF heaven"
l caught her to my breast like a child
she was very full-grown woman
and must have weighed eleven stone
I kissed her cheeks, her eyes
strobe with answering steps to the
companionway with that lovely burden
soft and supple in my arms, l sprant
up the stairs with a confidence had no
possessed in the calmest OF weather
and presently stood with her on deck
devils and the rushing masses Of watei
dashing over us from head to foot. l
would have been too much for me, eN
posed to the full force OF II, had not 1
handy sailor coiled rope about us an'
hitched us up securely. He bound vi
through the dying hours that dragge'
so tediOusly with most people. Their
and then and thus / told my love 4
her-and she listened to me. She mad
me swear that II the ships company ha!
to take to the boats I would go will
her. II that could not be she begged m
to let her stay and drown with me.
oh. what a glorious dine that was
with the storm beating me almost sense
less the ship a furnace beneath m,
feet, the utter hopelessness OF boats liv
ing In such sea. should the nre breal
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ton: II regret that must disturb you |;
I'm not feeling very we'll" And later
without ceremony or remorse: Now.
sir: my chair II you pleased"
1t came to this. that l got quite
rusty" and acquired the habit of fold
Ing up my chair whenever I left It,
affixing thereon a notice: This Chair
Was Brought on Board for the own
er's Use. All Others Keep Away"
This manifesto brought upon me a
great deal of chaff. A petition was got
up, requesting me to take the chair
at a meeting to be held for the purpose
Of denouncing monopolies. A band of
young fools serenaded me with q
chorus of Chair. boys! chair! He'll
sleep until tomorrow and there were
other attempts at fun almost as feeble.
They kept this up so persistently that
being out Of sorts through the rough
weather, and also on account of the
longed absence of the girl with the dark
gray eyes. I became as surly as a bear.
On the sixth day the sea had gone
down a good deal. and the saloon BAN
quets were better patronized, 1 returned
TO the deck after capital luncheon,
with one OF Clark Russell's stories un-
DER my ARM ana i Hiieu my dig pipe
as ! meandered in the. direction of my
chair, intending to enjoy myself thor
oughly. Imagine. my rage when
found the chair absolutely gone! l
rushed up and down the deck until l
observed that everybody was bursting
with laughter. Suddenly, under the lee
of the captains cabin. i came upon Mil
licent Bradley. Her proud gray eyes
were dim and lustreless, the full, firm
contour OF the face was gone. and her
rich complexion had changed TO putty
color. The self-reliant mouth sank az
she lacked the vital energy to press
her pallid lips together,
AS 1 stopped before her and stared
with establishment and distress, she
opened her eyelids just another six
tenth OF an inch, and murmured in
ihs Gs. fm AFRAID i've got your
chair. Do take I'll Please take TT"
or course / was instantly at her side
imploring her to keep the blessed chair
forever. to wear II for my sake-not
that she showed the slightest disposi'
For three days / waited upon her hand
! and foot helped her up and down tl'
companion stairs, tempted her with deli,
cacies. told her funny stories-not about
sea-sickness-recited poetry TO her-my
own. unpublished! and-yes. fiirted
And she? oh. It did her good
| frightened her up amazingly. She talket
I better than a phonograph, and we wer,
1 all in all to each other. The doctor wal
a bit Of a nuisance. presuming upon hi
medical privileges, you understand. ant
my grip, as we used to say when
! rowed In the college eight. and ! pullet
right through, giving them my wash
all the time.
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INCOMING STEAMERS.
DUE TO-DAY,
he Worlds DAY. TOMORROW A"FrS Ads FREEmIEy

the passengers; and particularly jolly
they were on the score Of the calm sea.
Our time In the Channel was as good as
a picnic and 1t seemed as II the prevail
ing merrinent must tantalize Miss Brad
ley out Of her proud reserve. But 1t
didn't.
The next morning when the steward
called me at $50 for my bath a breeze
had sprung up and the ship was lifting
anu rolling in It considerably. The break
fast table was but thinly attended. Miss
Bradley, however, came in and took her
place beside me. Come. I thought, she's
a good sailor. I'll amuse her with some
anecdotes about those who are sick at
sea.
I supplied her plate and launched into
a funny story. To my dismay she sud-
denly arose and left the table-likewise
the saloon, ramming her handkerchief
into her mouth, as / assumed, to pre-
vent the laughter which must unbend
her dignity and break down the icy bar
rier between us.
For Ave days her pride-or some other
ndisposition-buried her in the sacred
seclusion of her stateroom. 1t was too
bad! During those five days We stag
gered through a lively cross-sea, which
made walking on deck very awkward
business, and / spent most of my time
reclining in my comfortable deck chair.
1t now occurred to a number OF pas
sengers that a deck char was the thing
OF all others which they ought to have
brought on board. The scanty accommo-
dation of benches WAS inadequate for
those who wanted to lie down at full
length and "sleep 1t on" and the deck
was not only homeopathic. but offered
Indifferent anchorage; those who made
their bed on the floor experienced con-
staI.t tendency to slip and slide and roll
as the ATLANTA wrestled with the waves.
1t would not do.
Ervious glances were cast at my snug
chair. which had moored In a sheltered
corner. Piratical attacks were made
upon that chair whenever / ventured TO
quit II for a moment. II took a turn
to stretch my limbs. or went below for a
book or an extra rug, ] never failed TO
find on my return some interloping loafer
ensconced In my nest and pretending to
be fast asleep. I stood a good deal OF
this, and In a noble transport Of self
sacrifice wandered about like lost dog
But I wouldn't stand It any longer. And
didn't
began to evict the intruders; at
first, with great delicacy: Pray. ex-
cuse mel fancy you have mistaken
your chair" Then with less eompunc-
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had occasion to suspect him Of mental

unsoundness. 20 -
He 10 member Of the Union Club.
the Riding Club, the Knickerbocker Club
much. that all his letters to me have
contained references to business matters
which will prevent ne letting you have
them for publication.
taken that know OF. Neither my
brother nor myself nor any other Of his
relatives has ever taken any steps
looking towards Mr.. Browns incarcera-
thing"
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TOMBSTONE HENNETTTO WE'D
She Met Her Fate in Paris and
Will Retire from the Stage.
Bial Is offered q Shark-Stage News
and Gossip.

AIN ~
u.,, ann gong 70 zen you so, aea,nrs",,
said Miss TOMBSTONE Bennett yesterday
as she sat In the parlor Of the Victoria
Hotel. looking very nice and cool In
ciean white irock' and oon De sur
prised. really think that this will be
INV last season on the stage. for''-M,ss
Bennett looked at the pattern Of the
carpet and drew triangles with the toe
of her French shoe-"I am going to be
married. Al any rate, 1 am fiancee, and
my Intended Is not theatrical man.
met him in Paris. He is French, and
we'll I'm tired Of the stage any way.
My ambition is to travel-not with
theatrical COMMUNICATE he" with an
accent an tho .na,, ..,s wiling 7 wont
.am NJ, on ~ ."e nc -, VIM" =, ,sn., n.on.
clusion that it's no use acting unless
Won can become great like Bernhardt or
- -, .a,,. go
hope to S dU p more than p' have dones
don't deny that 1 nave had success, but
me"
in The AmazonsY'"
"Oh. YES" replied Miss Bennett with
some uncertainty. ii like il. and the
pay zee is soGga6sdy else to
teach me how IT, swing indian clubs.
entered a gymnasium in Paris, but they
had no Idea what indian clubs were.
points on Indian clubs than he can give
you.' was told. 80 i came back to
New York. and have got 10 70 in gym
nastics with a vengeance or | shall not
be able to play my part What did do
abroad? Nothing was in Paris nearly
don. but didn't 70 to any theatres, be-
cause | was with a crowd of people who
had seen everything. / came back to
America before it was necessary, be-
cause some friends of mine were return
Miss Bennett has crossed the Atlantic
sixteen times, and doesn't mind It a bit.
But she is not strong-minded7 and un-
feminine as people who see her photo
Charming little lady.
r,o .,orv n, tho encounter NJ Miss
paanh Wnsster e. R,ai's i,viny n,ct,ire
nIth shor wh,,a hasbirg 80 ptoid In
."rhe Worid' brought a very amusing
anted IL ,,,f.s iYa trorn Me, Roll Snt
taseo MS n rsse a f strsat oon Hrote
. .dnee a,r. have The sbove,,nosei
shark that attacked Miss Beach In He'll
| Gate last Tuesday. II you want him for
exhibition. you can have him by sending
for him tomorrow, saturday. Mr.. Bial
was very much amused IT wouldn't
shark. and frame him In living pic,
ture with Miss Beach. / think II would
make hit"
|
Loie Fuller is going on. serpentine
that are nov aoihg ner dance, can re.
mere. Sne nus, noweseI, seSeral new
uanGes, anu sue 40 Se. a h aS ~ .
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Coming Events.

st. Peters Parochai School festival sulzer'a
Park to-day
Annual dinner Wholesale Oil Dealers Of Brook
Ign. Aug 80.
Summer pightS festival Star v. Totten Asso-
citation. Brommers Union Park Aug. 20.
Invitation excursion John Simpson Association
to shippan Point Grove to-day.
Annual clam bake. David Uilman Association.
to College Point Sept q
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"L.nger Longer. Lucy" has found
Yvette Gulbert Is singing II in alleged
English. 1t is said to have made a
great hit, and Yvette's pronunciation Is
described as simply delicious"
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sing at the Seidl Society's festival, and
she was announced to appear there. She
had, however, presumably without the
agents knowledge, signed n contract
nothing OF the engagement that had
been made for her, and didn't sing. The
Society was indignant. and considers
that II has been sighted.
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They do say that Sir Augustus Har,
riss production in this country OF
aladdin" will not be allowed to rul,
the dramatic roost without an effor
on the part OF American managers. II
Is rumored that the Hendersons have
Metropolitan for four weeks, and will
do their version of Aladdin Their,
while the English production Is run
ming.
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PARK CONCERT TONIGHT.

There will be music at Paradise Park
tonight at o'clock, by COnterno's
Fourteenth Regiment Military Band.
The following is the programme:
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William T. Carleton says that 1.-THE
Beggar's OPERA" which he is going to
present this season, was first produced
at the Drury Lane Theatre, London,
Jan. 20, l72s, with Mr.. Walker as Mac
heath, and Miss Fenton. who after
wards married the Duke of Bolton, as
Polly Peachum. The success of the
opera was so great that It was said to
have made Gay 0he author) rich, and
Rich Uhe manageD gay.
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There was packed house at the Gar
den Theatre Saturday night, when the
ever-reviving, uncrushable "i492' took a
there and there was plenty of additional
radiance shed by the undying genius OF
Edward Il. Rice. An advertising agent
in the employ of 1.-The World was in
troduced In the Madison Square scene,
and the burly policeman, who had per-
mitted a variety performance In the
open thoroughfare, was pictured indig-
nantly refusing to allow the agent to
place his advertising board on a lamp
post The newsboys cried SHAME" and
the audience was evidently with them.
Walter Jones, Theresa Vaughn, and the
Living Pictures were as beauteous as
ever and II looks as though 1872
would hold its own once more.
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st.. cheap rent. decided bargain; also other1,
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good location In Harlem; rent 500 TO 81, 500;
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TO LET. Mt S22 per month. elegant B. room cot
tage, with all improvements. on Kingsbndgo
road. near 1S2d It, one block east OF 80 ave
trolley cars; 10 minutes from elevated; fare 70
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DESIRABLE Q AND 4 STORY HOUSES.
fully decorated, steam heat and electric light.
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THE SHORTEST

An One rator Who Wanted "baccS,'
nm; W. uldm't BrCnl< the Rules.
I'm OH the top floor of the Phoenix
building 200 men and women are en-
ploycd, day and night, as telegraph op'
orators by one Of the great Telegraph
companies.
TO hear the constant din of the click
ing instruments one would hardly sup
nose that the operators have much time
for recreation. Nevertheless. when the
chief operator is not near, many al
amusing incident occurs almost daily.
One Of the strictest rules Of the office.
which as been recently enforced, Is the
one which prohibits operators to con.
verse during work hours. 10 leave
their desk while on duty is also forbid
den, says the Chicago Tribune.
ONLY a few days ago two young men
were sitting at one desk opposite each
others. One of them was sending
..press" to New Orleans, while the 9th
or was receiving messages from tne
same point. The sender was addicted
to the use Of tobacco. His supply had
run out. Looking across the other side
If the desk he spied plug at the side
Of his vis-a-vis.
Tho young man was in a Quandary.
To have asked for the coveted weed
would have been q breach Of the rules
1t was too far for him to reach, so he
resolved OH another plan.
Stopping in his message he asked the
receiver in New Orleans to tell his part
ner on the other side to hand him Il
chew" Click, click. click" came the
response over the instrument on the
other side of the glass partition. The
tobacco was thrown over, and one
young man WAS made happy.
The message had gone to New Or
leans and returned to Chicago in less
than one minute, and the chief clerk
was no wiser