Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-28

coast-t Il. W.
The poetical ctfusion;
Majestic spot Say, doth the sun in Heaven
Behold aught to equal thee, wave-washed
Penleyen" etc
Lighter verse:
Here came to take my ease"
(0ld joke in margin by another hand:
'Shall not ache my knees at mine
inn?')
"Agreeably disappointed to find no A.
Mrs. Job you bread and butter
rs quite too utterly, utterly utterl
u. Harper. June S,lsss"
The contemplative mans ejacula-
ton:
ut Is impossible on viewing these
cyclopean cliffs, to repress the thought,
How great is nature, how little mani"
Notes in various hands: so 1t Is, old
chapl Try lludsons Extract'' and
reproof: "Shut upl can't you see he's
sufferingl"'
The last entry was brief one:
~. MacGuire, Liverpool; Septem-
Der 2, 1885,"
Twilight forced me to close the book
and put It back in It's place. AS did
SO glanced up involuntarily towards
the shylight as II | half expected to
find pair Of eyes staring down on me,
Yet the book contained nothing but
these mere trivialities. Whatever my
apprehension, I was, Us ]. Harper
would have said, agreeably disap.
pointed. climbed on deck again, re-
locked the hatch replaced the tarpau-
Inns, jumped into the boat and rowed
homewards. Though the tide favored
me 1t was dark before | reached Mr..
Dewy's quay door. Having with
some difficulty found the frape,
made the boat fast. CROPPED my way
across his back premises and out into
the gaslit streets and 80 to the Ship
inn, fair dinner and Il sound nights
sleep.
At ten o'clock next morning called
on Messrs. Dewy & Moss. Again Mr..
Dewy received me, and again he apol-
ogized for the absence Of his partner,
who had caught an early train to at
tend wrestling match at the far end
Of the county. Moss was becoming
immensely Mr., Dewy showed mo the
sails, gear, cushions, ETC., Of the Siren.
Everything was in surprising condi.
ton. told him that meant busl-
ness, and added:
Il suppose you have all tho yachts
paporsP"
lie stroked his chin, bent his head to |
one side and asked; "Shall you require
them?'
"0f COURSE | said. "The transfer
must be regular. We must have her
certificate Of registry at the very least"
I'm that case had better write and
get them from my client"
as she not a resident here?'
II don't know he said othnt T |
ought to tell you. But see no harm
you are evidently, sir, bona fdc
purchaser The lady's name is Carling-
ford "A Misunderstanding at present In
Bristol"
'This is annoying" said L but IL
she lives somewhere near The Temple
Mead station, might skip Il train
there and call on her She herself de-
sired no delay, and desire II Just as
little, But the papers are necessary"
After some little demur, he gave
ME the address and we parted. At the
door ! turned and asked. "liy the way,
who was the fellow on board the Siren
last night as | rowed up to hero
He gave me stare Of genuine sur
prise. "a man on board? Whoever he
was, he had no business there 7 look
after the yacht mvself".
Dewy's versatility was m.canny.
fed to the railroad station. Soon
after six that evening I knocked at
Mrs. Carlinefords lodgings IN an I'LL
attractive street Of 1|edminster, that
suburb A small maid
opened the door took my card, and
showed me into small sitting-room
on the ground floor. looked about
me-a round table, a horsehair couch,
4 walnut sideboard with glass panels, Il
Of John Wesley being res
cued from the flames Of his fathers
rectory, q colorcd photograph
As the door opened behind me and u
woman entered, I jumped back almost
into her arms. The colored photograph
staring at me from the opposite wall
ibove the mantel-shelf, was portrait
"a portrait of the man ! had seen on
board the Siren!
"Who is that?" demanded, wheel
NC round without ceremony.
ITO BE CONTINUED