The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-27

p@rsnass0rs hs. sire woni3 agree 10 ro<a-
fsg Eser@ tran 20 rake h-sst tour around
tire Earth with me. CT coC6ssIsz tka< Zpr-
III sAoad "a wfth Us eoanselc-. con-
pArloz ard s-ierd- Il muSs - done. how
ever. ta32 her. without ne kaogsle 1re Ct
tiTAsrasataes and especially without that
Of H4n1msr-ss@s. VINO ~As ssIll AZ kKrge.
although he had 5eeu excluded from tie
house and was not allowed 20 see her.
Tass was how ] came 10 make my trip
~ Europe and ether parts o. TIE glaee;
ard - obse-ve the new state Of things
eTsrywhsrs. and 4 wonderfully interesting
and delightful trip & was. Bat several
taings prevented IL from becornsng = gen
uine eiopenent-
IN the first place Electra held 20 her Ede2
~nat sas ought nor 70 marry me- n the
next place. Zorrn. being with rs. was sim
isariF Inclined % prevent nv marrying
EssSsra- And, finally. JUST after We had
embarked IN the connodsons szrsasD
wfsca / tad engaged for eae Journey. l
found thai Eva Pryor has been srzGxEied
aboard By Electra. and Vas 20 be one OF
cur party.
Ths noble Electra fairly laughed IN nv
face. when Eva appeared from the cabin.
though she laughed with such good humer
and grace that I could nor Possibly take
offen@e or DO anything else bat admire her.
WHAT impressed me also very fsvorably
nineteenth century costume and was
dressed IN vne peaceful and beecxning
rgt~s 81 the new day. This ] tock-Sser-
haps conce4t edly-as evidence OF 4 gentle
and wonanIy desire 10 give pleasure %
me.
There Wa soon a very excSting ngnx ani
chase: eor both GrAemantle and Ham
nsersieet On learning q our departure. fol-
soHe3 Us. IN different air boats.
K was a wild CO rSaT. indeed. high 81 air
above tie WIRING globe. but ssS41l never
regret The Impulse wnsch Ted me iEato II.
beoause we Bad - many adventures and
such charming tnlks-Esiecrra. Eva and
with tie missionary sroEn Mars. and
because / learned - many things about
the temporal advancement Of men IN this
new age.
Ascending from Fire Island az dawn. we
swept southwark along the Aefansse coast
line; our ship fiying through the atmos-
uher5c axpanse- ike a huge bsrd. without
effort Never shall / forget the exaiiara-
ton Of fhzt moment. and OF the next Few
hours. After the first surprise and gtisap-
polnLment u findinE thar Eva Was MI rs
II was astonishing how soon l reconciled
myse4 70 rAe situation. When you are
separated from your own century and all
your accustomed surroundings and
thrown snto the air. even With one - these
marvellous BEATS 20 float you. there r a
watcn induces an unexpected humility,
and makes Il very comforting 10 have near
you the woman YOU bowed long ago, even
IL you arzve decided that you no longer
love her AS the DAYS wenA on. and wa
were held together In ffSs close nelg6bor-
lines ! becaHne more and more cons slous
OF as0Ynethlng tn Eva that so0th2 "a ne. and
sustained my cheerfulneass. She Was 40
quiet so resigned. so friendly, that be-
gan 30 like her companlonstsp exceeding
L. In some way. also, Which II - hard
10 define / could underst and her and she
could understand me better than the new
woman ElestTa and the Mars missionary
Zorein. We al, however. seSnea 20 be
placed In 81 new relation which Vas much
more satisfactory than the relations or
people IN the old. noisy, restless nine
teenth century There was no effort among
us 70 keep up conversation. or. "a the an
Gent phrase put IL. 10 entertain" one an
other Each OF us occupied and amused
himself or herself independently. When
conversation became natural or useful, we
conve-sed. But there was no ocasion for
the two women 10 be silly or vain. IN or
der TO attract the attention or the two
men. zorlia and myself; and, on the other
hand. he and did not feel called upon TO
put ourselves into an artificial mood IN or
der 10 suit some fantastic requirement on
their part as 10 what We ought TO do Tor
the purpose OF pleasing them.
Fer the frst time in my experience
enjoyed the pleasure OF quiet, healthy I'M
forced intercourse with other things or my
own kind and with a guest from Mars wh1
was - nearly Ike us.
Just as we came over Cape Hatteras. we
saw. By the aid az a strong field glass. that
GraemAntIe and Hammeraeet were follow
ing in our track: and almost at the same
moment a threatening cyclone rose from
the south. over the gulf stream. our nayi-
gator avoided the cyclone with great ski.
As everyone knows. storms or THIS Kind,
born OF the Wild union of cold air currents
with tropic heat and moisture rising from
the gulf stream. pass inward TO the United
States and follow a long paraboiie curve
through that country darling out seaward
again at some far northeastward point. We
turned our rudder and few east over the
sea, SO as to keep clear OF the edge Of the
enormous tempest as 1t whirsed in over the
land.
CTo be Concluded.)
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