Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-05-09

CHAPTER IIL-(Contlnued.)
He laughed as he accepted his cul
Of tea.
Perhaps Harry would not be to-
aard on me if l overstaid my leave
forgetting the lapse of time in sucl
charming society as an unlucky sailor
IS always sure to find in your house
Maud"
Mrs Griffith sowed g tiny seed
destined to bear later fruit, il
ler reply, as she selected q
sandwich for her young kinsman with
ner own fair hands.
81 fancy Harry would not be toe
card on you if you disobeyed orders
altogether.
The Harry in question, otherwise
Captain the Hon. Henry Montagu
Fitzwilliam, c, B., in command of IL.
M. s. Sparrow, was veteran officer of
dignified, not to say severe, mien; an
inaexible disciplinarian, who made the
lives of midshipmen and subofficials a
burthen by reason of q vigilance
deemed little short of CALLING tyranny
and oppression
Lieut. Curzon found transition of
mood and surroundings alike soothing
and agreeable The idyl ofyouth and
beauty in rags was dispelled by the
presence of Mrs Griffith and Miss
Ethel Symthe, who bestowed upon the
deeply appreciative sailor all those
graceful and delicate attentions where
with willy sirens on land win the
hearts of the followers of the sea. He
was hot, little tired and vexed, with
all young mans sense of amour
propre, that he had clumsily broken a
cup on entering the room. The eye
of that son of Mars Captain
Blake, was still upon him,
with an undefnable mocllery, as
of one who had scored a point in
the social game to the discontinue of
a rival branch of the service Mrs,
Griffith had never been more sympa-
thetic in cordiality of welcome Miss
Ethel Symthe, with her calm fair face,
and erect figure, was pleasant to con-
template The softly modulated en-
couragement of their words and smiles
pervaded his senses like subtle per-
fume, even as the silken folds of their
yellow tea-gowns, all creamy lace and
knots of ribbon, brushed his arm. He
had regained his own sphere once
more after that country ramble, which
should have been too trivial to leave
even surface impression on his mind
1t is IN such moments of extreme re-
lction from the unforeseen that men of
impulsive temperament cast anchor in
the home haven and become sedate
husbands
Mrs. Griffith, as the wife of mill
tary man of high rank, was the power
behind the throne in the places where
the general was stationed. The tact
and amiability of her personal in
fuence were perceptible at Gibraltar,
Cyprus, and in India alike. She was
SVor the Donps Pia of the minia-
lure court ct Urbino, organizing
the festivities, adjusting all petty
differences, giving zest and piquancy
TO gaiety. Her acquaintance ranged
over more than half of the civilized
world.
Removed to a new station, the lady
Invariably adapted her tea room to
the requirements of large circle, as
an Arab adjusts his tent Hence, in
the palace of the Knights Templar at
Malta, the low chamber opening on a
court had design of bamboo across
the ceiling; the walls were vain
scoted with panels of cedar, palm and
:ed pine; and the floor covered with
delicate mating, Vases filed with
,hrysauthemums; old screens of six
panels, quantity painted and heavily
yilded; and divans covered with drap-
cries wadded with silk, impaired,
with the fragrant woods used in deco
"a ion, pervading hue of rich brown