The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-06

mo, don't. And say, am to get trip
to Paris after this is over, or mustI come di-
rectly back"
"oh, l guess we cantbrow In the trip to
Paris" said the editor.
"What did you say the names of the young
men are? OR are they young? Probably
they are old fogies, If they are in the
mining business
mo. they are young, they are shrewd. and
they are English. So you see your work is
cut out for you Their names are George
Wentworth and John Kenyon"
'oh, Wentworth is my map,' said the
young woman, breezily. John Kenyon! /
know just what sort of a person be is-som
bre and taciturn. Sounds too much like
John Bunyan or John Milton, or names of
that Sort
well, | wouldn't be too sur about ituntil
yousee them. Better not ma ke up your mind
about the IN AFTER
"when shall call for the 5000"
''Oh that you needn't trouble about The
better way is to get your dresses made, and
tell the people to send the bills to our office"
VERY we'll" said the young woman. ~
shall be ready. Don't be frightened at the
bills when they come in. II they come up
TO 1000 remember 1 told you 1 would
let you off for $500"
The editorlooked at her for moment, and
seemed TO reflect that perhaps it " as better
not to give young lady unlimited credit
in New York. So he said: wait bit.
I'll write out the order, and you can take
IL down stairs"
Miss Jennie took the paper when It was
offered to her, and disappeared. When
she presented the order in the business
office the cashier raised his eyebrows as
he noticed the amount, and with a low
whistle, said to himself Five hundred
dollars! 1 wonder what game Jennie Brew
ster's up to now"
CHAPPER II.
The last bell had rung Those who were
going ashore had taken their departure.
Crowds of human beings clustered on the
pier head and atthe large doorways of the
warehouse which stood open on the steamer
wharf. As the big ship slowly backed out
there was a fluttering of handkerchiefs
from the mass on the pier, and an answ er1ng
flutter from those who crowded along the
bulwarks of the steamer. The tug slowly
pulled the PROV of the vessel around, and
at last the engines of the steamship began
their pulsating throbs-throbs that would
vibrate night and day until the steamer
reached an older world The crowd on
the pier became more and more indistinct
to those on board, andmany of the passengers
went below, for the air.was bitterly cold,
and the boat was forcing its way down
the bay among huge blocks Of ice.
Two, at least, or the passengers had Ia ken
little interest in the departure. They were
leaving no friends behind them, and were
both setting their faces toward friends at
home.
LET us go down." said wentworth to
Kenyon, land see that we get seats to-
gether at table before all are TAKEN"
Every good" replied his companion, and
they descended to the roomy saloon, where
two long tables were already laid with an
ostentatious display of silver, glassware and
cutlery, which made many. who looked On
this WILDERNESS OF white linen with some
thing like dismay, hope that the voyage
would be smooth, which, as 1t was winter
passage, there was every chance 1t would
not be. The purser and two of bis assistants
sat at one of the shorter tables with plan
before them, marking off the names Of
passengers who wished to be together. or
who wanted some particular place at any