The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-10-08


absurdly Inadequate. Why, for in
stance, young Greig and Miss Elsie
Norman, both returning from India
on the Bengal, should break of with
amazing suddenness their engagement
just rs the Bengal was nearing the Bay
of Biscay it was not easy to see.
But they did.
"And | suppose" said yodng Greig,
with face that looked less bronzed
than usual, THAT nothing L can say
will alter your decision? Your mind
Is quite made up?"
at always is" declared Miss Nor
man.
She held tightly to the brass rail
and looked away Mt the spot in the
distance which represented Spain. 1t
is best when quarrelling with any one
you have cared tor not to look at the ir
eyes.
81 particularly wish that, for the
time that we shall have to travel to-
gether, we shall sec MS little of each
other rs possible. We can easily say
'Goodby' ut Plymouth.
"lt Will not be easy for me-" said
Henry Greig. 81 am not used to say
ing goodby to any one that THAT |
have"
you should be glad of new ex-
perience, Mr.. Greig. It's a precious
thing nowadays"
"Iou're not yourself this morning,
Elsie"
81 wish | were not !" she exclaimed,
with sudden change of manner. "If
L were some one else / shouldn't be
so unhappy. Here is Mrs Renton.
She mustn't see my eyes. This is the
last time we shall speak to each other.
Goodby !"
But, l say, isn't there some
means"
Elsie Norman held out her hand.
Greig pressed it, and she turned and
went below. Mrs. Renton sank into
her deck chair carefully, rs stout
ladies do, and seemed gratilied when
the deck chair only creaked complain
iDgiy and did not give way.
"Mr. Creig, pray come here Mt once
Miss Norman monopoiizcs your time
to such an extent that we poor women
see nothing OF you. SIT here Mt once
and tell Inc all about Yourself"
ITS an unintercsting subject, -
said Greig, pulling another deck chair
to the side OF Mrs. Renton.
'Tell me secret, then. I'm ex-
ceedingly fond of secrets When are
You going to marry Miss Normnn?"
"Nevcr."
"Never? OF course, you're both
young; but that seems long time to
wait doesn't it? Mr.. Van Straaten
said"
cyan Strnnten is an old fool of the
kind they make in Germany. / shall
have to ask Van Str1utcn not to inter
fcre with my affairs
ellis servant Hans is n queer youth.
He looks after the diamond samples, !
suppose
81 haven't seen Hans. But Van
Straaten is the sort of old nuisance
that ought 90 be labelled, like
some of the luggage: 'Not wanted on
voyage.
'Ho always speaks very highly oil
Miss Normal" remarked Mrs. Renton
thouqhtully.
"Why shouldn't hep
"Prccisciy. She's very charming,
no doubt But you should remember
that she is only girl after all
THAT fact has not escaped notice,
MR. Rcntpu."
Mrs Rcuton looked complacently
down tho unduInting scene that her
plump figure furnished, and lifted
first one small foot and thon the other
from under the hem OF her yellow
skirt. The number appeared to be
correct, for Mrs Rcntou having mon.
tally audited them, sighed with salts.
faction.
"TLere is such thing" said the
widow conGdcnlially, Gas common
sense
"f know, Cheap oau.do-Cologno
and"
'No, no. Sense. SENSE"
81 wonder where. Mrs. Reuton p
''lt is not for me 10 tell You where, "
answered Mrs Reuton nodestly call
that J can sny is that you don't find
1T with young girls AZ the age OF,
say, thirty something, now, you often
find girl-or, perhaps, 7 should say
woman admirably fitted TO DO a
companion 10 sensible man.
The popular prejudice, remarked
GrelR sis nevertheless, oddly enough,