The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-27
THE 1LS1RESS
Of the Mine.
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Copyright. 1895. by Robert BaT.1
CHAPTER II.-CoNTrNUED.
Copyright 1906. by Robert Bar.l

CHAPTER H.-CoNTINUED.
Subsequent events proved Miss Jen-
nie's surmise regarding Mr.. Browns
Indifference perfectly well founded.
That Young man searched for his card,
found it, and sat down on the chair op-
posite Miss Jennie, who already occu-
MED her chair, and was, in fact, the first
one at table. Seeing there would be no
unseemly dispute about places, she be-
gan to plan in her own mind how she
would first attract the attention OF Mr.
Wentworth. While thinking how best
to approach her victim, Miss Jennie
heard his voice.
Here you are, Kenyon, here are our
places"
(which is mine?" said the voice Of
Kenyon.
"It doesn't matter" answered Went =
worth, and then thrill OF fear went
through the gentle heart of Miss Jennie
Brewster. She had not thought oil the
young man not caring which seat he
occupied, and she dreaded the possi-
bility of finding herself next to Kenyon
rather than Wentworth. Her first es-
innate of the characters of the two
men seemed to be correct. She always
thought of Kenyon as Bunyan, and she
felt certain that Wentworth would be
the easier man of the two to influence.
The next moment her fears were al
layed, for Kenyon giving a rapid glance
at the handsome young woman, dello-
erately chose the seat farthest from her,
and Wentworth, with: "Ibeg your par
DON" slipped in and sat down on the
chair beside her.
snow" thought Jennie, with sigh
of relief, "our positions are fixed for the
meals of thevoyage." She had made her
plans for beginning an acquaintance
with the young man, but they were rem
dered unnecessary by the gallant Mr..
Wentworth handing her the bill Of fare.
"Oh, thank you," said Miss Jennie, in
a low voice, which was so musical that
Wentworth glanced at her second time
and saw how sweet and pretty and inno-
cent she was.
I'm in luck" said the unfortunate
young man to himself.
Then he remarked aloud: "We have
not many ladies with us this voyage"
mo-" replied Miss Brewster; 81 sup
pose nobody really crosses at this time
of the year unless compelled to-"
81 can answer for two passengers that
such is the case"
"Do you mean yourself as one"
'Yes, myself and my friend" >
.How pleasant it must be" said Miss
Brewster, "to travel with friend. Then
one is not lonely. l, unfortunately, am
travelling alone"
81 fancy" said the gallant Went
worth, that if youale lonely while or
board ship it will be entirely your OWL
fault"
Miss Brewster laughed a silvery little
laugh. 81 don't know about that" she
said. 81 am going to that Mecca of al
Americans-Paris. My father is to mee'
me there, and we are then going on tc
the Riviera together"
"Ah! that will be very pleasant" sale
Wentworth. The Riviera at this sea
son is certainly place to be desired"
80 / have heard" she replied.
Have you not been across before?"
"No, this is my first voyage. I sup
pose you have crossed many times?
"Oh, no." answered the Englishman
"this is only my second voyage, my frs
having been the one that took me Il
America"
"Ah, then, you are not an American?
returned Miss Brewster, with apparen
surprise. She imagined that a man i
generally fattered when a mistake o
this kind is made. 10 matter how prou
he may be of his country, it shows tha
there is certainly no provincalisn
about him that, as the Americans say
"gave him away"
81 think" said Wentworth, 'as
general thing, l am not mistaken TO
ANYTHING but what I am-an English
man."
~ have met so few Englishmen," sal
the guileless Miss Jennie, that reall
Ishould not be expected to know"
II understand it is common deluso
among AHerICduo OnaC S'ClJ y l1Hs i'HA
man drops his 'h's,' and is to be detecte
in that way"
Jennie laughed again, and Georg
Wentworth thought it one of the pre-
TEST laughs he had ever heard.
Poor Kenyon was rather neglected b
his friend during the dinner. He felt
,lltte gloomy while the courses went OF
and wished he had an evening pape
Meanwhile Wentworth and the hant
some girl beside him got on very we
together. At the end or the dinner sll
seemed to have some difficulty in &c
ting up from her chair, and WeDtwort
showed her how to turn it around, lea
inc her free to rise. She thanked hil
prettily.
lam going on deck" she said, as 81
turned to go; 81 am so anxious to g.
my first glimpse of the ocean at nigl
from the deck of steamer"
81 hope you will let me accompan
you?" returned young Wentwort
"The decks are rather slippery, al
even when the boat is not rolling
isn't quite safe for lady unused to Il
motion of ship to walk alone IN Il
dark"
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