The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-03-19


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
Cd the deck? You mustn't make
scandal in this way on board ship"
Scandal" she cried. We 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 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. it
will do no good to attract the attention
to it here on deck. See how everybody
is listening to what you are saying. Ny
dear girl. you arc too angry to talk just
now; the best thing you can do is to go
to your stateroom."
You shut your silly mouth, will
him. I'll thank you to mind your own
business, and let me attend to mine. l
should have thought that you would
have found out before this that l am ca
pable of attending to my own affairs"
Certainly, certainly, my dear girl"
answered the politician, soothingly.
I'm sorry 1 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 l 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-
tically held me prisoner there until the
boat had left. so that l 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 establishment
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. Il knew nothing whatever of all
this, SO you see there is no use speaking
to me about it. l won't pretend l am
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 and
Fleming standing facing each other.
Then the young woman herself turned
and quickly departed. leaving the aston
ished politician entirely alone, so that
there was nothing for him to do but to
go into the smoking-room and ask
somebody to have Il drink with him.
which he promptly did.
Miss Brewster made her way to the
captains room and raped at the door.
On being told to enter she found that
officer seated at his table with some
charts before him, and Il 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 will
have it,"
What is the outrageous thing"r
asked the captain.
Il had some dispatches to send to
New York to the New York Argus, on
whose staff am
Yes. said the captain. with interest;
pened to the ship?"
One of them did. the other did not
We'll. hope" said the captain, you
have not given an exaggerated account
of the condition we are in
Il have given no account at all. simply
because | was prevented from sending
the cablegrams-'
All. indeed said the captain, a
look of relief coming over his face in
spite of his efforts to conceal it. land
pray. what prevented you from sending
your cablegrams? The mate would
have taken any messages that were
given to him"
Il know that" cried the young
woman; and when | was in my room
writing the last of the dispatches, a
person who is on board as n passenger
hcre-Miss Longworth-came into my
room and held me prisoner there until
the boat had left the ship
The captain arched his eyebrows in
establishment.
My dear madam" he said. you
make very serious charge. Miss Long
worth has crossed several times with
me, and am bound to say that more
well-behaved young lady 1 never had
or board my ship
Extremely well-behaved she isl"
cried the correspondent angrily. She
stood against my door and prevented
ne from going out. l screamed for
help. but my screams were drowned in
the cheers of the passengers when the
boat left
Why did you not ring your bell?"
Il couldn't ring my bell because she
prevented me- Besides if had reached