Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1895-03-08

fused To Kiss me had ! Invited them 10?
And instead of taking the goods the
gods provide YOU sit aud look at me as
though | was mad.
Helen" he pleaded, "come here Did
YOU really wish me 10 Kiss you9 surely
those two red lips of yours look hungry
for a cares. Let me his, You. Come
here
Come here" mimicking him IN
deed. aad something better thar
than your dog. little dearer than Your
horse that must obey because YOU say
come here? believe in a woman
holding herself understandable. Oh for
tie - of old, when chiyalrous knights
fought and died for woman's favor
Helen. / shall most certainly kiss
YOU before YOU leave here. Come &c
me.
viii You. iudecd2 give YOU this
permission You may if YOU can catch
me.
Then began silent but earnest chase.
Round tables and about chairs. dodging
hithcr and thither nui,e.e-, and fleet.
moved the TWO figures. \ smothcred
exclamation occasionally tod that Helen
had run into chairs and other articles of
furniture placed Ia Ob-uuct her flight,
and then swift turn and she would he
oil again.
Al last he b., upon pan. Careful
Is ,tuti0niug himself TO shut OF egrees
to the deck be vauted lightly over a
table and pa, ont El- hand 10 catch
her. but she was away one long.
swoopug motion. a. OF a gul sweep
ing the waller with ii, wings. and She
wa, under the table. He followed only
in time to hear the key turn inside the
lock of her door
No. NO. RIPPED her laughter. some
other day"
He turned away in angry disappoint-
ment and sought the deck \ white
something hWterIng from one OF the
state-room windows caught his atten-
ton. He approached. With some
white wrap about her head, inside stood
Helen. He leaned forward and pressed
her lips to his with long, passionate
kiss
Next night she sought him on deck
again. Their long. even step cores
pended so well that some few of the
other passengers lying awake and lis
tening To the even tread. fancied they
could see the captain. solitary and
watchful watching across the sea fol
danger Instead, his arm clasped a
slender waist, and his eyes saw only
two other eyes raised to his-eyes SO
deep he could not fathom them.
At last they sighted land. 1t was
evening. and by morning they would
touch shore. A yacht skipping about
over the water hailed them. Its owner
was expecting friends and wished &c
be taken aboard. As tall man stepped
on deck, Helen sprung forward and
/ seized him.
Captain. " said she. ALLOW me to in.
! troduce to YOU my husband
The captain bowed a. the man thank.
ed him for his many kindnesses to the
wife who stood pouring tales OF favor,
| received into her husbands ear.
And when. along about midnight the
cry of Man overheard" reused all the
sleeping passengers, and they could
/ Just discern the head and shoulders of q
man in the vessels wake and when il
! proved 10 be the captain, there was con
sternation dire. But he was rescued
and, Is his dripping form was hauled
over the side, the first To press forward
with eager inquire, for particulars wa,
! Helen's husband.
The Captain looked at him curiously
DO YOU know where you wife is?'
he asked. Then it was discovered thai
she was not among them, while the cap
tain whispered to some of MS men:
You musk break the news. | can.
not. In sight Of land and home, viii
her husband aboard the vessel, sh,
nevertheless, took her own life by jump
ing into the sea. ! tried to rescue her
but She had sunk"
And there were those among the crew
who even said they saw first Helen take
the fa,al leap and then their noble cap
ain plunge after her. But the sea tell:
not all the things it knows and Heller
sleep, too sound to trouble herself oven
thing. on euth.-Ncluo HIHiaDtS Ford