Mower County transcript., 1896-07-08

"Poor Mr.. Wentworth! Only. the
first night out and he told me his name
| was George"
CHAPTER III.
Next morning Wentworth worked his
: way, with much balancing and holding
on of stanchions, along the deck, for
the ship rolled fearfully, although
! there seemed to be little wind and the
sun was shining brightly, but the per-
son he sought was nowhere visible. He
thought he would go into the smoking
room, but changed his mind at the door,
and turned down the companionwcy to
the main saloon. The tables had been
cleared of the breakfast belongings,
but on one of the small ables white
cloth had been laid. and at this spot
of purity in the general effect of red
plush sat Miss Brewster. who was COM
! placently ordering what she wanted
from a. 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.
It was almost time to lay the tables for
lunch. and the young woman was as
i 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 q
i 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,
suppose. She is doing it, too. There's
scarcely anyone on deck"
"Dear me. thought we were having
dreadful storm. Is it raining?'.
| 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 overestimate my courage. lam
a little afraid, too."
"Then you do think deserve it,"
II didn't say that. nor do think it.
! confess, however. that up to this mo-
ment felt just trifle lonely" :.
"Just a trifle! Well, that is flattery.
How nicely you English do turn com
pliment. Just trifle!" :~
II believe, as race, we do not VEN
ture much into compliment-giving at
all. We leave that for the polite for.
eigner. He would say what tried to
say great deal better than I did,. OF
course; but he would not mean half 50
much" 81
"Oh, that's very nice, Mr.. Wentworth.
No foreigner could have put it nearly
so well. Now what about going ON
deck" -,
Anywhere, if you let me accompany
you" TX
II shall be most delighted to have
you. I won't say merely triae de-
lighted" in
"Ah! Haven't you forgiven that re.
mark yet?" Az>t.. ~u
''There's nothing to forgive, and II
is quite too delicious to forget. shall
never forget it," -,
II believe that you are very cruel al
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, aud, 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.
mired the intelligence of the deck stew.
ard, who seemed to understand what
chairs to place together. Miss Jennie
sank gracefully into her own, and al.
lowed him to adjust the wraps around
her. y. 49, .%..=. ~.~ - <sSze<
"There," she said, that's very nicely
done; as well as the deck steward him.
self could do it, and am sure it is i'm.
possible to pay you more graceful
compliment than that. So few men
know how to arrange one comfortably
in a steamer chair" 5}
"You speak as though you had vas,
experience in steamer life; and yet you
told me this was your first voyage"
-"" ITO be continued
II Z. r.. - ~ >--.s E. s, :9t.# Z
i IT.. .. II eE5. + #gZ32 I 5,.s%. VA.
Consumption Cure. 81.
. Warmers White Wine Of Tar Syrup