The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-03-25

spoke 10 the stewardess.
"Do you know if Miss Lougworth Is
in her stateroom?"
Eyes; think she is" was the an
swcr.
"Will you rake this note to hcr?"
Certainly"
John sat down to wait for an answer.
The answer did not come by the hand
OF the stewardess. Edith herself tim
orously glanced into the saloon, and,
seeing Kenyon alone, vcntured in. He
sprang to meet her.
IL was afraid" he said, "that. you had
been ill.,"
mo; not exactly, but almost" she
answered. "Oh, Mr.. Kenyon, | have
done the most terrible thing You
could not imagine that | was so bold
and wicked and tears gathered into
the eyes of the girl.
Kenyon stretched out his hand TO
her, and she took it. II am afraid to
stay here with YOU" she said, "for
fear"
"Oh, I know all about it," said Ken
yon.
"Nou cannot know about it: you
surely do not know what have done?"
"Ies, | know exactly what you've
done, and we all very much admire
your pluck"
at hasn't, surely, been the talk OF
| the ship?"
mo, it has not; but Miss Brewster
charged me with being an accomplice."
"And you told her you were not, of
course?"
II couldn't tell her anything for the
simple reason l hadn't the faintest idea
what she was talking about; but that's
| how l came to know what had happened,
and / came down to thank you, Mis-.
! Longworth, for what you have done. /
really believe you have saved the sanity
of my friend Wentworth. He is y
| different man since the incident we are
! speaking of occurred"
And have you seen Miss Brewster
since?"
"Oh. yes, as | was telling you, she met
me on the deck. Dear me, how thought
less of me. l had forgotten you were
standing. Won't you sit down.
mo, no. | have been in my room 50
long that l am glad 10 stand any
| where"
"Then won't you come on deck with
mc?"
"Oh, I'm afraid" she said. II am
afraid of a public scene, and am sure,
by the last look | caught of that girls
eyes, she will stop at no scandal to have
her revenge. l am sorry to say that
am too much of coward to meet her.
OF course. from her point of view,
have done her eternal wrong. Perhaps
il was wrong from anybody's point OF
view"
Miss Longworth." said John Kenyon
cordially, you need have no fear what
ever of meeting her. She viii say
nothing"
How do you know that?'
"Oh it is long story. She went tc
the captain with her complaint, and re-
ceived very little comfort there. will
tell you all about it on deck Get 4
wrap and come with me-
AS Kenyon gave this peremptory
order he realized that he was taking I
liberty he had no right to take, and hi,
face flushed as he wondered if Edit
would resent the familiarity of hi
tones; but she merely looked up at hin
with a bright smile and said:
81 shall do, sir, as you command"
mo, no." said Kenyon, lit was not /;
command, although it sounded like one
Il was very humble request; at least
! intended it to be such"
well. [ will get my wrap"
AS she left for her stateroom rous
ing cheer was heard from up on deck
She stopped and looked at Kenyon.
What does that mean?" she said
81 don't know" was the answer
"Please get your things on and we will
go up and see"
When they reached the deck they saw
everybody at the forward part of tn
ship. just becoming Wis BILE in the east
ern horizon were three trails of blacl
smoke, apparently coming towart
them.
The word was whispered from on
to the other: ut is the tugboat. 1t !
relief"
Few people on board the steame
. knew that their very existence de
pended entirely on the good weather
! The incessant pumping showed every
body who gave n thought TO the matte
, that the leak had been serious, but a
the subsidence of the vessel was i'm
! perceptible to all save experts, no on
but the officers really knew the DANCE
, 'hey were in. Glad as the passenger
,!ere TO see these three boats approach
the one who most reioiced was the on
who knew most about the disaster an
its effects-the captain.
Edith Longworth and John Kenyon
paced the deck together, and did no
/ form two of the crowd who could no
tear themselves away from the from
Of the ship watching the gradually ap
, preaching tugboats. Purposely Johl
Kenyon brought the girl who was will
him past Miss Jennie Brews ster, and al
though that person glared with goo'
deal of anger at Edith, who blushed Il
her temples with fear and confusion
Yet nothing was said; and Kenyon
knew that afteINyard his companion
would feel easier in her mind abou
meeting the woman with whom she hat
had such a stormy five minutes. TIL
, tugboats speedily took the big steam
er in tow, and slowly the four of then
Iuade progress toward Queenstown, /
having been resolved to land all the pas
h. Il NJ.