Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-03

Her pen few over the paper with great
rapidty and she looked up every now and
then, through her stateroom window, to see
dangling from the ropes the boat that was
to make the attempt to reach the Irish coast.
As she could thus see how the preparations
for the departure were going forward, she
fingered longer than she might otherwise
have done. and added line after line to the
dispatch which told OF the disaster. At last
she saw the men take their places in the
long boat She hurriedly counted the words
in the new dispatch she had written and
quickly from her purse piled the gold that
was necessary to pay for their transmission.
Then she sealed the two dispatches in an en-
vclopP put the two piles of gold into one,
after rapidly counting them again, cast a
quick look up at the still motionless boat,
grasped the gold in one hand, the envelope
in the other. and sprang to her feet but as
she did so she gave shrek and took step
backward.
Standing with her back to the door was
Edith Longworth. When she had entered the
stateroom Miss Brewster did not know, but
her heart beat wildly as she saw the girl
standing silently there, as If she had risen up
through the foor.
What are you doing here" she demanded.
81 am here said Miss Longworth, be
cause wish to talk with YOU"
STAND aside; | have no time to talk with
you just now. ! told you | didn't want to
see you again. Stand aside, tell you"
II snail not stand aside"
what do YOU mean
II mean tnat I shall not stand aside"
Then | shall ring the bell and have you
thrust out of here for your impudence."
You shall not ring the bell" said Edith,
calmly, putting her hand over the white china
arrangement that held in its center the black
electric button.
"Do you mean to tell me that you intend to
keep me from leaving my own stateroom?''
Il mo3u 10 tell you exactly that
"DO YOU know that you can be imprisoned
for attempting such thing"
II don't care"
"Staod aside, you vixen, or win strike
you"
"Do It,"
For a moment the two girls stood there,
tn" one flushed and excited the other appir-
entity calm with her back against the door
and her hand over the electric button
glance through the window showed Miss
Brewster ;hat the mate had Got into the boat,
and that they were steadily lowering away.
Let ne pass, you-you wretch.'
AN in good time" replied Edith Long
worth, whose gaze was also upon The boat
swinging IN midai,. Jenny Brewster saw at
once that ii It came to a hand-to-hand en-
counter she would have no chance whatever
against the English girl, who was In every
was her physical superior. She had her en-
Velope In one hand and the gold in the other.
She thrust both of them into her pocket,
which, after some fupbling, she found. Than
she raised her voice in one cf the most ap-
palling screams Edith LOngworth had over
heard. As IL in answer to that car-piorciug
scream, there rose from the steamer q loud
and ringing cheer, Both glanced up to see
whore the boat was, bur ii was not in sight.
Several ropes were dangling down past the
portfolio Miss Brewster sprarg up on the
sofa. and with her small hands turned round
the screw which hrid the dCldlight closed.
Elith LoRgworh looked M her without
making any attempt 10 prevent the unfasleu-
ing OF tho windows.
denny Brewster flung open he heavy brass
ci'cle which held the thick green glass. and
again she creamed al tho top Cf her voice,
crying Help" aud Murder
The other did not move from her position.
IN the sileuc, that followed the steady splash
Il cars could be heard, and again a rousin z
cheer rang ou' from those who were lef upon
the m0 ioaless steamer. Edih LougWorih h