The Democratic advocate., 1894-06-30


for moment. IF took turn to stretch
my limbs, or went below for book or an
extra rug, | never failed to find on my re-
turn some interloping loafer enseoneed in
my nest and pretending to be fast asleep.
[ stood good deal of this, and in a noble
transport of self-sacrifice wandered about
like lost dog, But wouldn't stand it
any longer And | didn't.
| began to evict the intruders; at first,
with great delicacy "Pray, excuse me
fancy you have mistaken your chair.
Then with less conjunction: Il regret that
| must disturb you, I'm not feeling very
well. And later without ceremony or re-
morse ''Now, sir; my chair, if you pleaseF
1t came to this, that got quite rusty"
and acquired the habit of folding up my
chair whenever l left it, afixing thereon
notice: 'This Chair was brought on board
for the Owners Use; All Others keep
away" This manifesto brought upon me
great deal of chaff A petition was got
up, requesting me to ''take the chair" at
meeting to be held for the purpose of de
nouncing monopolies. A band of young
fools serenaded me with chorus of "Chair,
boys chair He'll sleep until tomorrow"
and there were other attempts at fun.al-
most as feeble. They kept this up so per-
sistently that, being out of sorts through
the rough weather, and also on account Of
the prolonged absence of the girl with the
dark gray eyes, l became as surly as
bear.
On the sixth day the sea had gone down
a good deal, and the saloon banquets were
better patronized. | returned to the deck
after capital luncheon, with one of Clark
Russell stories under my arm; and [ filled
my big pipe as meandered in the direc-
ton of my chair, intending to enjoy myself
thoroughly. Imagine my rage when |
found the chair absolutely gone l rushed
up and down the deck until observed
that everybody was bursting with laughter.
Suddenly, under the lee of the captain
cabin, came upon Millicent Bradley.
Her proud gray eyes were dim and lustre-
less, the full, firm contour of the face was
gone, and her rich complexion had changed
to putty-color The self-reliant mouth
sank at the corners. and was partly open,
as if she lacked the vital energy to press
her pallid lips together.
Ao stonnod hefore ber ,nd st.rad with
.s,on;sl,opt ond 5;st.oss sbo ononod bar
avol;Js ;ust anotbor sixteentb Of an inch
and murmured in the most die-away tone:
''Oh, Mr.. Franklin, Tam afraid I've got
vonr chair Do take III please take itr'
ne ,.o,,,,o - ;,s.a,tl,, a. bor s;da
,,,I,ior;na. Lor - - tLa L1assad oLoir for
orar 70 Sear i for nv saLeWnot That she
showed the slightest 3;snosition to oive il
mn
Eor tbroo a,rs uo;tod rnon ber bond
ord foot bolna3 bsr mn and Jpwn the com.
nan;an a ~ s,a;rs tanntaJ har With deIicac,as
ioIJ her fnnnv stdriss-not about sea.sick,
ness-recited poetry to her-my own. un-
published apd-ves. | fIirIed with her.
And sbe2 on if did her oood-brioht-
eue5 her mn amozinglv She talked better
than A pbopopraph. and we were all in all
to each other The doctor was bit of u
nuisance presumino upop his medical priv
iIecss Won understand. and the contain
nestered ms but oot INV grin as we used
70 saw whsn 7 rowed in The COLLEGE EIGHT
and nulled riobt tbroueh eiyipe them
INV s.wasb" MI the time
And 50 we drew nearer to Sandy Hook;
and although I had to sit upon camp
stool while ! watched over her in nv law
ful canacitv Of landlord of the deek-chair.
7 paver en;oved crossino so much in nv
life. and I've been over the Atlantic about
twenty times ON business.
But within davis sail of New York a
disaster fell upon the ship. so terrifying. SO
lurid So indescribably horrible. that Won
will tbink me inconsistent in DECLARING that
if increased INV banniness n bupdredfold
and cave me in one bideons moment ali
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