The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-01-02


but on one of the small tables 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 tat all
pleased in serving one who Ind dlsre-
Earded the breakfast hour TO the dis
arrangement of all saloon rules. The
chief steward stood by door and
looked disapprovingly at the late guest
II was almost time to lay the tables for
lunch, and the yoLng woman was as
calmly ordering her breakfast as II
she had been the first person at the
table.
She looked up brightly at Wentworth,
and smiled as he approached her.
IL suppose" she began. I'm dread
fully late, and the steward looks as IL
he would like TO scold me. How aw-
fully the ship is rolling. Is there
Storm"
mo. She seems to be doing this sort
of thing for amusement. Wants 10
make IL interesting for the unfortunate
passengers who are not good sailors, /
suppose. She is doing il, too. There's
scarcely anyone on deck"
Dear me. / thoughtwe were having
a dreadful storm. Is it raining?"
"No. 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 10 lunch"
"Oh dearl / had no idea i was so late
as that. Perhaps you had better scold
me. Somebody ought to do IL, and the
steward seems little afraid"
"You overestimate my courage. lam
little afraid, too"
"Then you do think deserve it,"
81 didn't say that, nor do l think It.
! confess, however, that up to this mo-
ment / felt just trife lonely"
"Just triael Well, that is flattery.
How nicely you English do turn a com
pliment. just trife!"
II believe, as q race. we do not ven
ture much into COMMUNICATING at
all. We leave that for the polite for
eigner. He would say what l tried TO
say great deal better than / did. OF
course; but he would not mean half so
much"
"0h, 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"
II shall be most delighted TO have
you. won't say merely trifle de-
lighted"
"Ahl Haven't you forgiven that re-
mark yet?"
There's nothing to forgive, and il
is quite too delicious to forget 1 shall
never forget IT,"
II believe that you are very cruel at
heart. Miss Brewster"
The young woman gave him curious
side look, but did not answer. She
gathered the wraps she had taken from
the cabin, and, handing them TO him
before he had thought OF offering 20
take them, they went on deck. He
found there chairs side by side, and nd
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.
"There," she said, "thats very nicely
done; as well as the deck steward him
self could do IL, and / am sure Ii is inn
possible TO pay you more graceful
compliment than that. So few men
know how to arrange one comfortably
In steamcr chair"
you speak as though you had vast
experience in steamer life; and yet you
told me this was your first voyage"
ut is. But IL doesn't take n woman
more than day 10 see that the average
man attends TO such little niceties very
clumsily. Now, just tuck in the corner
out of sight There! Thank you, ever
so much. And would you be kind
enough to-yes, that's better. And
this other wrap SO. Obi that is perfect.
What n patient man you are, Mr.. Went
worth"
"Yes, Miss brewster. you are for
eigner. i can see that now. Your pro-
fessed compliment was hollow. You
said ! did IL perfectly, and then i'm
mediatcly directed me how 10 do IT,"
Nothing Of the kind. You did IL well,
and think you ought not to grudge me
the pleasure of adding my own little
Improvements"
"Oh, If you put IL that way, will not.
Now, before l sit down, tell me what
book l can get that will interest you.
The library contains a very good as
sortment."
81 don't think / care about reading.
Sit down and talk. l suppose / nm too
indolent to-day. thought, when /
came ON board, that l would do lot OF
reading, but believe the sea air makes
one lazy. / must confess feel entirely
indifferent to mental improvement"
n "A. IL.