The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-18

fore she could speak Fleming said:
Tut, tut, my dear girl, you are talk
ing too loud altogether. DO yon want
TO attract the attention of everybody
op the deck? You mustn't make a
scandal in this way on board ship"
Scandal" she cried. I've will soon
see whether there will be scandal or
not. Attract the attention of those on
deck, That is exactly what am going
to do, until show up the yillainy Of this
man YOU are talking to. lie 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 IL
out himself, and SO he set her to do his
dastardly piece of work"
well, WE'LL" said Fleming, "even il
he has done all that, whatever il is. it
will do no good TO attract the attention
to it here on deck. See how everybody
is listening to what Sou are saying. My
dear girl, you arc too angry to talk just
now; the best thing you can do is 10 go
to your stateroom."
"Iou 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 drink with me and talk the
matter over quietly. That's the correct
way to do things. Not to stand here
screcching on the deck with every body
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 mau's friend, doubtless at his in
! stigation, came into my room and prac-
! tically 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"
\ look of relief and astonishment
came into Kenyon's face that quite con-
vinced 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.
1T is none of your business she re-
piled, tartly.
IF you will believe me" said Kenyon
at last, II knew nothing whatever of N
this, SO you see there is no use speaking
to me about it. ! won't pretend | an
sorry, because am not"
This added fuel to IL flame, and she
was about to blaze out again when Ken
yon turned on his heel and left her anc
Fleming standing facing each other
Then the young woman herself turned
and quickly departed. leaving the aston
ishcd politician entirely alone, so tha
there was nothing for him to do but Il
go into the smoking-room and ash
somebody TO have drink with him
which he promptly did.
Miss brewster made her way to th,
captains room and raped at the door
|
officer seated at his table with som
charts before him, and haggard loo
upon his face, which might hav
warned her that this was not the prope
time to air any personal grievances.
"Well?" he said briefly as sh
entered
81 came to see you. captain" she be
gan, because an outrageous thing ha
been done on board this ship, and d,
sire reparaticn-what is more. wi
have it,
What is the outrageous thingY
asked the captain.
II had some dispatches to send (
New York to the New York Argus, o
whose staff am"
"Yes." said the captain. with interest
dispatches relating to what has hal
pened to the ship?"
"Onc of them did, the other did not
Well, hope" said the captain, "yo
have not given an exaggerated acceuI
of the condition we are in"
Il have given noaccount at all, simpl
because | was prevented from sendiu
, the cablegrams."
"Ah, indeed" said the captain.
look of relief coming over his face
spite of his efforts to conceal it. ian
pray. what prevented you from sendin
your cablcgrams? The mate woul
have taken any messages that wei
given to him"
II know that" cried the youn
: woman; "and when | was in my roo,
writing the last OF the dispatches.
person who is on board as passeng,
; hcre-Miss Longworth-came into III
room and held me prisoner there unit
the boat had left the ship"
: The captain arched his eyebrows
: astonishment.
MY dear madam" he said, ''yo
make very serious charge. Miss LonI
worth has crossed several times wit
me, and am, bound to say that a moi
5 well-behaved young lady never ha
on board my ship"
Extremely well-behaved she is!
: cried the correspondent angrily. ISL
stood against my door and prevente
me from going out screamed Il
help, but my screams were drowned
the cheers of the passengers when Il
boat left"
why did You not ring your bell? ?"
I, Il couldn't ring my bell because 81
prevented me. Besides, IL had reache
| the bell il is not likely anybody woul