The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-24

about the sea, and he made che astOund-
ing discovery that her voice possessed
just the nots of sympathy he reQuirad
for his complaint
He had felt sorry for her because
other people snubbed her, and she for
him because she had been told exagger.
ated stories about his love affair. To-
gether they made rather q curious
couple.
When, under the supervision of the
Kangaroo Girl, the shore party for Ma
Piles was being organized, Miss Kinks
was tacitly left u Somehow the i'm
preston got about that she was poor,
and no nj cared about paying her ex-
penses.
But eventually she did GO, and it was
in the charge of the fourth officer.
When she thanked him for his kindness,
he forgot for the moment his pledge ito
live henceforth only in a memory"
The Kangaroo Girl, on discovering
that Miss Kinks had been on shore under
the escort of that dear little pink OH
GER" was vastly amused and christened
them Cupid and Psyche.
Now, the end of it all was that Teddy
began to find himself caring less and
less for the thethumb stained photograph
in his locker and more and more for the
privilege of pumping his sorrows into Q
sympathetic ear.
By the time they reached Alden he
had convinced himself that his first love
affair had been the result of q too gem
erous nature, and that his second was
the one and only real passion of his life.
At Colombo Miss Kinks went ashore
with the doctors party, tifined Mt
Mount Lavinia, dined at the Grand
Oriental and started back for the ship
about Q o'clock.
Teddy, begrimed with coal dust,
watched each boatload arrive, and as
he did his love increased.
On account Of the coal barges it was
impossible for boats to come alongside. |
Consequently their freight had to
Chamber from hulk to hulk. Miss Kinks
was the last Of her party to venture,
md just as the doctor, holding out his
hand, told her TO jump the hulk swayed
and she fell, with a scream, into
he void.
Then before any one could realize
what had happened the barge rolled
back into its place. Miss Kinks had
Teddy, from half way mp the gang
way, tore of his coat, leaped into the
water, and at the risk of having his
,rains knocked ont dived and plunged
the boats, but without success
Then he saw something white astern
md swan toward it.
The half drowned couple must have
ONE to an understanding In the rescu-
ng boat, for next day their engagement
vas announced.
The Kangaroo Girl gave evidence of
ler wit when she said, lit was fortu-
ate they were Cupid and Psyche; other
rise they would find love rather INSULT
lent capital TO begin housekeeping
pom"
Teddy wrote 10 his mother from Ade-
aide, and she, poor woman, was not
est pleased to hear the news. But a
was in store for us all.
On the Cambrian Princes arrival i'm
ydney Miss Kinks was met by an old
entlemans who, it appeared, was her
ollcltor. On being informed Of the en-
agement he examined Teddy with Pc
nliar interest and asked il he were
ware OF his good fortune. Miss Kinks
niled.
Half an hour later we learned that /.
girl whom we'd been plying for
poverty was none other than Miss I
Grafton, the millionairess and
OF innumerable station and town :
roperties.
The Teddy Of today is q director Of q
a dozen shipping companies, and
. quite agrees with me that every Z
ling in this world is ordained to a GER
lin end Pail Mall Gazette. .