The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-02-20
CHAPTER x.-CoNrINUrD.
IcopyIIehi. Jos. By Robert Bav.l

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calmly, you must not use threats 10
NE. am not accustomed to be talked
10 in the way you have taken upon
yourself 20 speak. Now tell me what IL
In you wish me to do"
1T Ia for you to say what you will
do. am n passenger on board this
ship, and am supposed 70 be under the
protection of its captain. 1 therefore
tell you have been forcibly detained in
my stateroom. and / demand that the
person who did this shall be punished"
"You say that Miss Longworth was
the person who did this?"
Eyes. do"
Now do you know you make a very
serious charge against that young
lady? A charge that / find IL very diff
ficult TO believe. May / ask you what
reason she had for doing what you say
she has done?"
THAT is long story. lam quite pre-
pared TO show that she tried to bride
me not 10 send dispatch, and, finding
herself unsuccessful. she forcibly de-
tanned me in my room until too late
to send the telegram"
The captain pondered over what had
been said to him.
Have you any proof OF this charge ?"
proof What do you mean? Do
you doubt my word?"
II mean exactly what / say. Have
you anything 90 prove the very serious
charge you bring?"
Certainly not. have no proof. II
there had been n witness there the
thing would not have happened. If
could have called for help IL would not
have happened. How could have any
proof of such an outrage?"
well, do you not see that il is inn
possible for me TO take action on your
unsupported word? Do you not see
that III you take further steps in this
extraordinary affair, Miss Longworth
will ask you for proof OF what you
state? II she denies acting as you say
she did. and you fail TO prove your al
legation. IL seems TO me that you will
be in rather bad predicament. You
would be liable 20 n suit for SANDER
just think the matter over calmly for
the rest OF the day before you take any
further action upon it, and / would
strongly advise you TO mention this to
nobody on board. Then, IL tomorrow
.ofne to me-"
Thus dismissed, the young woman
left the captains room. and met Mr..
Fleming just outside, who said:
Look here, Miss Brewster. want TO
have n word with you. You were very
curt with me just now"
"Mr. Fleming, l do not wish to speak
20 you"
"Oh, that's all right. that's all right;
but let me tell you this: You're n
pretty smart young woman, and you
have done me one or two very evil turns
AZ your life. / have found out all about
this affair. and it's one OF the funniest
things ever heard Of"
Every funny, isn't it?" snapped the
Young woman.
"Of course its very funny; but when
IL appears In full in the opposition pa
pers TO the Argus. perhaps you won't
see the humcr of IL, though everybody
else in New York will, that's one conso-
intion."
"What do you mean?"
81 mean 20 say, Jennie Brewster, that
unless you are fool you will drop
this thing. Don't for heavens sake
let anybody know you were treated
by an English girl in the way you were.
Take my advice, say no more about it,"
"ArA what business is IL Of yours?"
am meddling with IL. Aren't you well
enough acquainted with me TO know
that nothing in the world pleases me
so much as to interfere with other
pcople's business? have found out
all about tho girl who kept you In, and
"a mighty pluclSy action IL was, too. /
have seen that girl on the deck. and'l
like the cut of her jib. / like the way
she walks. Her independence suits me.
She is girl who wouldn't give man
any trouble. now l tell you. If he were
lucky enough TO win her. Aud ann not
going to see that girl PIT to any trouble
by you. understand that?"
And how are you going to prevent
AZ, may ask?"
"May you aslsi Why. OF course you
may will tell you how am going 10
prevent IL. Simply by restraining you
from doing another thing W the mat
ter