The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-11-13

and he wondered what was the cause OF
the look of bitter ind gnation flashing
from her eyes. lie thought that she in
tended to address the american poll
tIcIan. but he was mistaken. She came
directly at him. and. with her fist
clenched. said in loud voice:
'Avens John Kenyon. -what do you
think of your work?
What work?" asked the bewildered
You know very we'll what work
mean. fine specimen of man you
are. Withou; the courage yourself 10
prevent my sending that telegram. you
induced your dupe to come down to my
stateroom and brazenly keep me from
sending it"
The look of utter establishment that
came upon the face of honest John Ken
Won would have convinced any woman
in her senses that he knew nothing at
all of what she was speaking. A dim
idea of this. indeed. flashed across the
Young woman's heated brain. But be-
fore she could speak Fleming said:
Tut. tut. my dear girl. you are talk
ing too loud altogether. Do you want
to attract the attention of everybody
on the deck? You mustn't make
scandal in this way on board ship
Scandal" she cried. I'VE will soon
see whether there will be a scandal or
not. Attract the attention of those on
deck! That is exactly what am going
to do, until show up the villainy of this
man you are talking to. He was the
concoctor of it, and he knows it. She
never had brains enough to think of it.
He was too much of a coward to carry it
out himself. and so he set her to do his
dastardly piece of work"
We'll. WE'LL" said Fleming. even if
he has done all that. whatever it is. 1t
will do no good to attract the attention
to it here on deck. See how everybody
is listening to what you are saying. My
dear girl. you are too angry to talk just
now; the best thing You can do is to go
to your stateroom."
You shut your silly mouth, will
you?" she cried, turning furiously upon
him. I'll thank you to mind your own
business. and let me attend to mine.
should have thought that you would
have found out before this that | am ca
pable OF attending to my own affairs"
Certainly. certainly, my dear girl."
answered the politician. soothingly.
I'm sorry can't tell you all to come
and have a drink with me and talk the
matter over quietly. That's the correct
way to do things. Not to stand here
screeching on the deck with everybody
listening. Now, if you will quietly dis
cuss the matter with John here, I'm sure
everything will be all right"
You don't know what you are talk
ing about" replied the young lady. DO
YOU know that | had an important dis
patch to send to the Argus. and that
this mans friend. doubtless at his in
stigation. came into my room and prac-
ticaliv held me prisoner there until the
boat had left. SO that ! could not send
the dispatch? Think of the cheek and
villainy of that, and speak to me of talk
ing wildly"
y look of relief and establishment
came INTO Kenyon's face that quite con-
glnced the newspaper woman. more
than all his protestations would have
done. that he knew nothing of the es-
capade whatever.
And who kept you from coming
out >" asked Fleming.
cit is none of your business" she re-
piled. tartly.
IF YOU will believe me-" said Kenyon,
| at last. Il knew nothing whatever of all
this. so YOU see there Is no use speaking
10 me about it. won't pretend | am
sorry. because am not"
This added fuel to tt fame. and she
was about TO blaze out again when Ken
Won turned on his heel and left her and
| Fleming standing facing each other
! Then the young woman herself turned
ard quickly departed. leaving the aston
shed politician entirely alone. so that
there was nothing for him TO DO but &c
90 into tho smoking-room and ass
! somc5udy TO have Il drink with him
which BE- promptly did.
| Miss Brew ter made her way to the
captains room ard raped at the door
On being told to enter she found that
officer seated at his table with some
charts Before him. and haggard look
upon his face. which might have
warned her that this was not the proper
time TO air any personal grievances.
"Well?" he said briefly as. she
entered.
Il came to see you, captain she be
gan. because an outrageous thing has
been done on board this ship. and de
sire reparaticn-what is more, l vii
have it,"
What is the outrageous thing?'
asked the captain.
Il had some dispatches to send IL
New York to the New York Argus, OIL
whose staff 1 am"
Yes" said the captain, with interest
dispatches relating to what has hap
pened to the ship?"
"One of them did, the other did not
well, l hope" said the captain, ''yol
have not given an exaggerated accoun
of the condition we are in"
II have given noaccount at all, simply