The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-07-25

DuL ON one Oh G0e S10AIl Ia Dies q Wult0t
cloth had been laid. and at this spot,
of purity in the general effect OF red
plush sat Miss Brewster. who was conn
p!acently ordering what she wanted
from steward, who did not seem ut all
pleased in serving one who had disre-
garded the breakfast hour to the dis
arrangement of all saloon rules. The
chief steward stood by . door and
looked disapprovingly at the late guest.
II was almost time to lay the tables for
lunch, and the young woman was as
calmly ordering her breakfast as il
she had been the first person at the
table.
She looked up brightly at Wentworth.
and smiled as he approached her.
II suppose" she began. I'm dread
fully late, and the steward looks as if
he would like to scold me. How aw-
fully the ship is rolling. Is there .
storm?" @
mo. She seems to be doing this sort
of thing for amusement. Wants to
make it interesting for, the unfortunate
passengers who are not good sailors, I
suppose. She is doing it, too. There's
scarcely anyone on deck"
''Dear me. thought we were having
dreadful storm. Is it raihing?",
mo. It's beautiful sunshiny day;
without much wind, either. in spite Of
all this row.
II suppose you have had your break
fast long ago?"
$50 long since that am beginning
to look forward with pleasant antici-
patton to lunch"
. ''Oh dear! had no idea was SO late
as that. Perhaps you had better. scold
me. Somebody ought to do it, and the
steward seems little afraid"
'You overestimete my courage. am
q little afraid, too"
!. "Then yon do think deserve it?'
II didn't say that, nor do I think it.
] confess. however, that up to this mo-:
ment felt just trifle lonely"
"Just a trif1e! Well, that is fattery.
How nicely you English do turn COM
pliment. Just a. triflel"
81 believe, as race, we do not ven-
ture much into COMMUNICATING at
all. We leave that for the polite for
eigner. He would say what tried to
say great deal better than did, Of
course; but he would not mean half 50
much.'' ,:- @
ooh. that's very nice, Mr.. Wentworth.
No foreigner could have put it nearly
so well. Now what about going on
decll?" ~
"Anywhere, II you let,lne accompany
you.' ~ .
:, II shall be most delighted to have
you. I won't say merely q trihe de-
lighted" go - =.
"Ah! Haven't you forgiven that r.
mark yet?'' .s..-
There's nothing to forgive, and it
is quite too delicious to forget. shall.
never forget it, i:
II. believe that you are very cruel at
heart Miss Brewster"
The young woman gave him a curious
side look. but did not answer. She
gathered the wraps she had taken from
the cabin, and, handing them to him
before he had thought Of offering to
take them, they went on deck. He
found there chairs side by side, and ad-
nired the intelligence of the deck stew
ard, who seemed to understand what
chairs to place together. Miss Jennie
sank gracefully into her own. and all
lowed him to adjust the wraps around
her.
'"There," she said, 'that's very nicely
done; as we'll as the deck steward him-
self could do it. and am sure it is inn
possible to pay you more graceful
compliment than that. So few men
know how to arrange one comfortably
in a stea amer chair" ~,-
''You speak as though you had vast
experience in steamer life; and yet you
told me this was your first voyage"
1T is. But it doesn't take woman
more than day to see that the average
man attends to such little niceties very
clumsily. Now, just tuck in the corner
out of sight. There! Thank you, ever
SO much. And would you be kind
enough to-yes. that's better. And
this other wrap SO. OIL that is perfect.
What q patient man you are. Mr.. Vent
worth" r =.
Yes, Miss brewster, you are a for
eigner. / can see that now. Your pro-
.fessed compliment was hollow. You ],
said ! did it perfectly. and then i'm
.mediatcly directed me how to doit."
Nothing Of the kind. YOU did it well,
and ! think you ought not to grudge mo
the pleasure Of adding my own little
improvements
"oh, II you put it thatway, Twill not.
Now, before ! Sit down, tell me what
book i can get that. will interest sou.
The library contains = very good as
sortment.' 4!
81 don't think care ABOUT reading.
Sit down and talk. l suppose | am too
indolent to-day. i thought, when l
came on board, that ! would do aylot Of !
reading, but ] believe the sea air. makes,
one lazy. Unjust confess \ feel entirely
Indifferent to mental Improvement"
aYou evidently do not think my con-
versation will be at all worth nsten.]
ing to- es{ "a.
"How quick you are to pervert my
meaning. Don't you see that think
your conversation better worth Hsten-
ing to than the most Interesting or inn
proving book you can choose from tho
Really, il trying to avoid
giving you cause for NAL king such ~.
mark, /: have apparently stumbled into
q worse error. \ was Just going u say
! would like your converse tion much
better than q book, when thought youS