The morning times., 1895-11-03

of bitter indignation flashing from her eyes
| He tnougnt tnat she intended to address the
American politician, but he was mistaken
| She came directly at him, and, with her
fist clenched, said In loud voice:
"WeI, John Kenyon, what do you think
of your work."
man.
"You know very well what work 1
mean. A fine specimen Of a man you are!
Without the courage ayourselr to prevent
my sending that telegram. you induced your
dupe to come down to my stateroom and
brazenly keep me from sending it,
The look or utter asionishment that
came upon the face of honest John Kenyon
would have convinced any woman in her
senses that he knew nothing at all OF what
she was speaking. A dim idea of this in
deed flashed across the young womans
heated brain. Bat before she could speak
Fleming said:
Tut, tut, my dear girl, you are talking
too lond altogether. Do you want to
attract the attention of everybody on the
deck? You mustn't make u scandal In this
way on board ship
Scandal she cried. ave will soon
see whether there will be scandal or not.
Attract the attention of those on deck,
That is cxactly what am going 10 do, until
show up the villaiEy of this man you are
talking to. He was the concoctor of It,
and he knows 1t. She never had brains
enough To think Of it. He was too much
OF coward to carry 1t out himself, and
so ne SET hcr TO do his dastardly piece of
work.
"Well, wcll.' said Fleming, "even II he
has done all that, whatever 1t is, II will
do no good to attract attention to IL here
on deck See how everybody is listening
10 what you are saying. My dear girl
you are too angry To talk Just now; the
best thing you can do is to go to your
stateroom."
You shut your silly mouth, Will you?"
she cried, turning furiously upon him. "Fn
thank you 10 mind your own business and
let me attend to mine. l should have
thought that you would have found out
before this that am capable of attending
to my own affairs"
Certainly, certainly, my dear girl" an
swered the politician. soothingiy; ''rm
sorry l can't get you all to come and have
drlnk WIN me and talk This matter over
quietly That's the correct way to do
things. Not TO stand here screeching ON
the deck, with everybody listening. Now
If you viii quietly discuss the matter with
John here, I'm sure everything Will be all
right"
You don't know what you are talking
about" replied the young lady. DO you
know that l had an important dispatch to
send to the Argus, aud that this mans
friend, doubtless at his instigation, came
INTO my room and practically he'd me
prisoner there until the boat left, so that
l could not send the dispatch? Think of the
cheek and rillianly of that, and then speak
TO ME of talking wildlyr'
A look of relief and establishment came
into kenyon's face that quite convinced the
newspaper woman more than all his pro-
facf ~ long -rtrI.l
nothing of the escapade whatever.
And who kept you from coming out?'
asked Fleming.
1T Is none of your business" she re-
piled tartiy.
''If you VIII believe me-" said Kenyon at
last, II knew nothing whatever of all
this, so you see there Is no use spel king to
me about 1t. l won't pretend ] am sorry
because l am not" {,
This added fuel to the flames, and she was
about 10 blaze out again when Kenyon
turned on his heel andieft her and Fleming
standing facing each sother. Then the
young woman herself turned and quickly
departed, leaving tue astonishcd politician
entirely alone. so that there was nothing for
him TO DO but TO 60 into the smoking
room and ask somebody to have a drink
with him, which he promptly did.
Miss Brewster made ther way to the
captains room and raped at the door. On
being told to enter, She found that officer
seated at his table with some charts before
him, and n haggard' LOOK upon his face,
which might have Cwlrned her that
this was not the proper time to air any
personal grievances. E-I.5g,z- -. azs,
''Weli?'' he said, briefly. as she entered.
'I came TO see you. Captain" ;" she began,
''because an outrageous thing has been
done on board this ship, and / desire
reps m i0n-N what is more I will have IL -
''what is the outrageous thing?' asked
the Captain.
"I had some dispatches to send to New
York to the New York Argus, on whose
staff ] am
Yes" said the Captain with interest;
dispatches relating to what has happened
to the shlp?'
zone of them did, the other did not"
.'well. hope" said the Captain, "you