Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-05-03

was less unm0VeQ tnan ne looked.
Whereupon Mrs. Bouverie waxed
more and more indiscreet, ard all but
accused Carew Of having the ring in
his possession.
Mrs. Bouverie, Mrs. Bouverie, IRE
monstrated the captain. this is really
not quito fair"
Here Carew, who had been growing
whittier oEery moment, rose from his
seat.
81 regret that you should have such
an opinion Of mo asyouT words imply,
Mrs. Bouverie," he said In q queer, un-
certain voice. MAY l suggest that
you drop the subject for the presentY
Ny temper is not all that 1t might be,
and / should be sorry to be guilty of
discourtesy to q lady,"
Then he left the saloon and went ON
dock.
After this day, however, Carew OBJ
served q gradual but marked difference
In his fellow passengers demeanor to-
ward him. His greetings were received
coldly, though with scrupulous polite
ness. Groups began to melt insensibly
away at his approach, or his advent was
signal for o dead silence.
II this general boycotting affected
the object of 1t. he did not show 1t, but
simply withdrew into himself and
avoided other people as deliberately as
they avoided him. To only one person
did he make an advances, and he only
made them onoe. 1t was in this way:
Early one morning he was standing
looking moodily to leeward, when he
suddenly became aware that Miss Len
nox had como on deck and was leaning
against one of the doors Of the covered
stairway. Their eyes met. She blush
ed deeply, made half hesitating move
ment Of her head-which might have
meant morning salutation or might
not-and turned away. But Carew
took steps toward her.
"One moment, Miss Lennox," he
said in an odd voice. will you tell
me why you have avoided me 60 persis-
tently during the last few daysf''
Avoided you ?" she stammered awk-
wardly enough. "Oh-I. really-not at
all. But-but"- -
Carew smiled slowly, but his lips
were pale. II beg your pardon" he
said quietly. Then he lifted his cap
and walked away.
AS he did 30 he saw one Of the male
passengers grinning from behind an
abnormally large cigar. He did not
pitch the youth overheard, but he could
have done 80 with pleasure.
After this little episode, Carew was
II possible, more ostracised than ever.
Only the captain treated him with COM
parative cordiality. But as the days
went on he, too, became less kind, es-
pecially after one forenoon when he
opened to Carew the matter in hand.
The young man out him short at once
II don't care to discuss the thing.
You can believe what your passengers
seem to believe, or you can let it alone.
1t is nothing to me-"
Captain North shrugged his shoulders
and walked off. Carew laughed. His
laugh was short, though, and bitter.
If this suspected young man had been
anybody In particular 1t is possible
they might not have been 80 hard upon
him. But as he was simply George
Carew, with nothing beyond an average
good looking face and well set up figure
to recommend him, and as, moreover,
his clothes had look Of having seen
better days and were by no means Of
the latest cut, be was clearly not an &C.
quaintance to be regretted.
At dinner that night Carew found
himself next small, gray clad young
woman. with q pale. serious face and
smooth, birdlike head Of dark brown
hair. She had also, as he absently
noted. exquisitely shaped hands. He
had never entered into conversation
with the little woman; indeed he had
hardly been aware of her existence be-
yond hearing the captain address her
once or twice as Miss Neville.
AS he took his seat beside her tonight,
however, she said in a low, clear voice,
Good evening. Mr., Carew."
It was so many days since any of the
lady passengers had addressed him at
all that he actually started.
~ beg your pardonr' he said.
"I only said good evening"" the girl
in gray made answer, looking up at
him with little smile.
Then he noticed that her teeth were
very pretty and her eyes very satisfao-
tory indeed. Before he had time to
speak, she went on: "The captain says
that before many days we shall be in
the bay of Biscay. have not crossed
it since was little child. / suppose
1t will be frightfully roughf"
~ think 1t is more than likely" be
answered, gazing steadily at his plate.
Whereupon they drifted into sub
dued, friendly conversation which last
ed till the end of the meal. Carew was
not particularly soft hearted fellow.
but it touched him strangely-this un-
looked for partisanship. 1t gave him
a queer, unwonted lump in his throat
and made him feel womanish. which
annoyed him. A.....
Next morning he saw the girl in gray
on deck. She was standing quite still,
watching the screaming sea birds that
few and dipped astern. Her pale, seri-
GUS little face already seemed to him
like the face Of q friend. AS he passed
her with slight bow she turned. held
out her hand and bade him CHEEKY
good morning. supplementing it by
some tritiing remark regarding the
weather. He stopped. answered her
and stood beside her for a minute or
two. Then he flung away his cigar
and leaned his arm on the railing.
His companion scanned his face
swiftly and covertly. She thought be
looked dispirited, and she felt for him.
for she was a tender hearted little
woman.
They talked on Indifferent subjects
Al L.