Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-09-13

about the sea, and ho made the nstound-
Ing discovery That her voice possessed
Just tho motto Of sympathy no required
for his complaint
He he'd felt sorry for her because
other people I'd her, and she for
him because sLo had been told exaggor-
ated stories about his love affair. To-
gethor they made rather a curious
couple.
When, under the supervision Of the
Kangaroo Girl, the shore party for Ma
pies was being organized, Miss Kinks
was tacitly Left out. Somehow the i'm
precision got about that she was poor,
and no M cared about paying her K
ponses.
But eventually she did 90, and It was
in the charge Of tho fourth officer.
When sho thanked him for his kindness,
he forgot for the moment his pledge ito
1.-Two honcaforth only in a memory"
Tho Kangaroo Girl, on discovering
that Miss Kinks had been on shore under
the escort Of that "dear little pink Off
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
loss for the thothumb 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 gen
erous nature, and that his second was
the II and only real passion OF his life.
At Colombo Miss Kinks went ashore
with the DOCTORS party, tinlned at
Mount Lavinia, dined at the Grand
Oriental and started back for tho ship
about 8 o'clock.
Teddy, begrined with coal dust,
watched each boatload arrive, and as
he did his love increased.
On account of tho coal barges it was
impossible for boats to como alongside.
Consequently their freight had to
Chamber from hulk to hulk. Miss Kinks
was the last of her party to venture,
and just as the doctor, holding out his
hand, told her to jump the hulk swayod
out, and she fell, with q scream, into
the void.
Then before any one could realize
what had happened the barge rolled
back into its place. Miss Kinks had
disappeared.
Teddy, from half way up tho gang
way, tore off his coat, leaped into tho
water, and at tho risk Of having his
brains knocked out divod and plunged
between the boats, but without success.
Then he saw something white astern
and swan toward it.
The half drowned couple must have
come to an understanding in the rescu-
ing boat, for next day their engagement
was announced.
The Kangaroo Girl gave evidence Of
her wit when she said, at was fortu-
nate they were Cupid and Psyche; other
wise they would find love rather INSULT
cient capital to begin housekeeping
upon"
Teddy wrote to his mother from Ado
laide, and she, poor woman, was not
best pleased to hear the news. But a
surprise was in store for us all.
On the Cambrian Princo's arrival in
Sydney Miss Kinks was met by an old
gentleman, who, it appeared, was her
solicitor. On being informed of the n
gagement he examined Teddy with Pc
culiar interest and asked if no were
aware Of his good fortune. Miss Kinks
smiled.
Half an hour later We learned that
the girl whom we'd boon plying for
her poverty was mono other than Miss
Hinks-G Grafton, the m~illionairess and
owner Of innumerable station and town
properties.
The Teddy Of today is a director Of
half q dozen shipping companies, and
he quite agrees with me THAT every
thing in this world is ordained to a Ger
tain end. Pail Mall Gazette.