The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-15

Thank you,'' gentle, beautifully
modulated voice answered, and my Lady
Jemappes lifted upon us the gaze Of the
two great, deep blue eyes, blue as that
sea of azure glory out there. Twill sit
here for a little while. hear that we
shall sight Gibraltar in an hour.
Does your ladyship purpose joining
the excursionists up the rock?" / began
to feel a throb around my heart as those
blue eyes dwelt upon me. Caithness
had warned me yesterday that was in
for it.
"No, think not, she answered
quietly. 81 have done that several
times
aOh, hor' said to myself. s'What
does that mean?'' And then aloud: i
wonder # the old lady with the wig
Will attempts it. I hear she is one Of the
most ardent in the plan
We all laughed. Unconsciously again
myeyes travelled toward that mysteri-
GUS belt IF was gone.
a shudder went through the woman,
whose eyes followed my own. Aspot
of color burned on her beautiful face,
telegraphing to lip and eye her startled
pulses. I saw her jaw tremble, and the
hand that grasped now the arm OF the
steamer chair shook with some great
emotion. She turned to her maid. One
glance was enough. Twas more than
ever convinced that the belt was of some
tremendous importance in the woman's
destiny.
You will bring me my girdle, !" she
sld, biting her under lip nervously and
aToidng my eyes. The maid disappear
eds 1ust fancy, . Lady JenappessWent
"a, toying with the heavy gold chain
bracelet ON he fair little wrist, fancy
coming on deck without ones accouter-
ments. =
Her eyes again met mine. Anxiety
and terror s1eye in those beautiful eyes
with the dawn Of divine feeling. held
those eyes 8 moment. But the maid
appeared up the companifnway, in her
hand, the belt The peeHess could not
speak.
d;,ess ,natar;aI ~ s stnff 7 shonld saw 4
can,t @ descr;he these things as = woman
does with all the adjectives two hands
high The belt was lined with pale
blue velvet. Itwasabout a quarter Of an
inch thick She Inotted it around her
slim 1vaist.s Tsuit. as. she had never done
before, she took q small kew from her
pocket and fitted it into little gold lock
that clasped the belt together. And /
heard the lock snan She restored the
sxey TO her pocketboak Then. with the
I'D. graceful hreedins and conpossure
shss cd drew our attention to the sunset
light ON distant sail at the entrance to.
the bay that rounds into Gibraltar
We shall spend Christmas ON the
Mediterranean, my lady," said Cath
ness, and the captain has promised us
an English plum pudding, etc, and a
dance afterward ON deck If the weather
be favorable. The band we'r taking to
Egypt is; tolerably good. I hare con-
scocfed some dancing cards. MayLshave
the honor Of the FIRST two waitzes, my
lady? It is asking great deal, but
England is. forever impudent as regards
her own interests. y He laughed and
showed us the pretty dancing cards he
had made, with Britannia, of course,
lionized through the world Gin black
ink
That's my plan, y said Caithness to
me an hour later, when my lady had
gone below. AS my arm encircles her
lgentle waist sOn the Beautiful Blue
Danube, can tell from the feel of the
in il, ! bet.
ssBetter still. tan the maid:''
s.Doesn,t know any more, than we. /
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