Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-01-10

about the sea, and he made the astound-
ing discovery that her voice possessed
just the note Of sympathy he required
for his complaint.
He had felt sorry for her because
other people :l|a6ad her, and she for
him because she had been told exagger-
ated stories about his love affair To-
gether they made rather 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
preston got about that she was poor,
and no one cared about paying her ex-
penses.
But eventually she did go, and it was
in the charge Of the fourth officer
When she thanked him for his kindness,
he forgot for the moment his pledge "to
live henceforth only in memory.
The Kangaroo Girl, on discovering
that Miss Kinks had been on shore under
the escort of that "dear little pink Off
cer," 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
less for the the thumb stained photograph
in his locker and more and more for the
privilege of pumping his sorrows into
sympathetic ear.
By the time they reached Alden he
had convinced himself that his first love
affair had been the result of too gen
erous nature, and that his second was
the one and only real passion of his life
At Colombo Miss Kinks went ashore
with the Doctors party, tiffined at
Mount Lavinia, dined at the Grand
Oriental and started back for the ship
about 8 O'Clock.
Teddy, begrimed with coal dust,
watched each boatload arrive, and as
he did his love increased.
On account Of the coal barges it was
impossible for boats to come 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 swaye1
out, and she fell, with 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 the gang.
way, tore off his coat, leaped into the
water, and at the risk of having his
brains knocked out dived and plunged
between the boats, but without success.
Then he saw something white astern
and swan toward it.
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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, "It 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 Ade-
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 Princes arrival in
Sydney Miss Kinks was met by an old
gentleman, who, it appeared, was her
solicitor. On being informed Of the en-
gagement he examined Teddy with Pc
culiar interest and asked if he were
aware of his good fortune. Miss Kinks
smiled.
Half an hour later we learned that
the girl whom we'd been plying for
her poverty was none other than Miss
Hinks.G Grafton, the millionairess and
owner Of innumerable station and town
properties.
The Teddy Of today is director Of
half dozen shipping companies, and
he quite agrees with me "that every
thing in this world is ordained to GER
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