The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-26

eeseSu elidt ne QlQnft do nOthink-leaSt
ways no more than any man woul,
nave DONE. Mr.. Armstrong would no
listen to it. NO, Hawkins, my man.
ne said, you have done, me a grea
service tonight, and in return l inten,
10 40 something for you: Before w,
reach Adelaide you must come and tel
me your plans. L mean to start you il
the new country. VIII you take a glas
OF wine, Hawkins?"
Ihank We, SIR replied the stow
away. We'll. eres your VERY goot
'ealth. sir, and yours. miss. ana YOURS
cap en-, and with merry twinkle In
ms eye he emptied the glass.
= OF three. days after this occurrence
beatrice. never once appeared on deck
out Kept strictly to her own cabin AND
the large after stateroom reserved for
the use OF the ladies. The truth of the
matter was she felt a little delicacy
ABOUT again meeting Hawkins. The man
nau acted SO strangely, first going ia
one extreme and then to the other, that
she needed a little time to reflect how
sne should treat him. And she found it
Iatner a hard thing to decide, for while
the FELLOW had in all probability saved
ner lie, 1t was evident that he was in
ioVe with her, and it was possible she
thought, that he might construe her
gratitude as encouragement With a
Woman's sensitiveness, moreover. she
hao not yet forgiven him for calling her
d niue s1ool. She was neither little
nor foof, and she knew it. And. again
there was that puzzling Familiarity
ABOUT ms eyes. Underneath it all.
thougn unacknowledged even to her
sen, she could not help feeling curious
interested in and attracted by this
strange stowaway. When at last She
SET her course of action and returned
10 the deck. she found little cause for
embarrassment, for the man, she
iearned, had asked, to go back
INTO the mates watch. and vas
now working in various parts of The
vessel with the other hands. He had
overcome his reluctance to go aloft, and
was picking up the duties of a sailor
with astonishing rapidly.
Inc Dunbarton, after two weeks of
GAINS light airs, terrific thunder
storms and fierce heat, finally drifted
across the line" and caught the south
ease trades. Then for spell the course
was Iull and by" Except for a Sweat
up each morning and evening. they
started neither brace nor ballard: the
sneHpackS snooZed at night in their
Watch ON deck, the captain was in the
pest OF humor. and the ship forged
steadily on into the great South sea.
meanwhile Beatrice Armstrong found |
ner interest in the stowaway growing
strangely fast. Not only was her c,1rf- |
0s1ty aroused-which. in itself with the
TAR sex, means much-but the man
seemed to exert a subtle influence over
Ter, which always made its presence
elt UncoDsciously she looked for him
Nnen she came up for fresh air and ex-
reese, and often she caught herself
mixing and wondering over his con-
trajectory words. Before, when he was
he IL
Of his presence; but now he
-ppeared to be everywhere. Did she
'aZe aloft to watch the swelling canvas. !
mere was Hawkins rafting down the
opmast rigging, or placing chatting
ear his eyes fixed upon her. Did her
lance wander forward along the deck,
hawkins would look up from his paint
ng, hds sennet making, or the rope
pom which he was hauling, and meet
hat glance. Did she hear singing in the J
orecastle during dog-watch hourS--it
'aS the deep voice of Hawkins. Even
the night, when the noise of hauling I
ne braces or making sail awakened I
err she heard the stoWaway's sonorous t
singing out above all other sounds. i
BY the time the Dunbartor ran down d
Ito the roaring 40s," the young lady
ad openly. snubbed the sleek De Mont {
arnasse, and was worrying her aunt K
Y persistently going on deck at all t.
mes and in all weathers.
One morning. when the vessel was iv
xty-one days out, and just abreast of s.
e cape. Mr.. Angus tumbled up on deck, G
+ look around before breakfast. The
ate was on watch, with Hawkins at t.
e wheel T
Good morning. Calker,'' said the u
rise breeder. "Still nasty weather. II
e."
yes, sir replied the officer. 1--WE
ust expect it while we're running our m
sting down. How are you this morn Oh
:, sir?" OF
Wen. to tell the truth. Calker, I DE-
cked out feeling little sore this e1
'rninS. hampers down or some VI
ing"
Take a glass of sea water Mr.. An ST,
S. That will fix you UP, sir tn
Thanks" returned the passenger. To-
m not bad enough for that yet. I'd
10! Here comes the beauty
fiss Armstrong, in a tight-ftting blue ro
ter and a tam-o-shanter cap, and =
king as fresh as a rose, appeared on wi
*. She nodded pleasantly to the DIR
II, and made her way to the mizzen ST,
gsng, where she stood, with her fair sl ta
r flying in the breeze, looking to hlr
ldward. IN
My eyes. but she's clipper. Eth. n ne
Angus?" said the mate. "A man me me
lldn't mind being mOored bow and bo
m to a craft like that.'' ,ag
You're right, Calker. She'd make ga. :
d running mate, that girl Must do,
gh ten stoIie every pound of it, and oo !"
pratty, by George, asa bull pup"
he mate laughed, and lowering his ia "a!
e, said: ''D'you know, Mr.. Angus, IN LII
my belief that she's gone on Haw- We
S? She's keeping watch with US ~.
tty regular. and they are always sea
King at one another like lost owls. ;" n liSl
What, the stowaway? Oh, rot, Cal e iI
Nell,' said the mate, nodding his olv
d wisely. i've seen 'e,n go that way ait !
ga before. Besides, Mr.. Angus, he's a q 1
stowaway. He pretends he lns
1ut it's bluff. That chaps been to dhC
for many day. Haven't you heard aep
singing out on the ropes? Well, ailc
you, sir, it takes five years to learn aDo
trick. He's come out in his true sW w.
rs lately. He licked the biggest ,
in the fo'c'sle the other morning lne
giving him CUFF, and he's the smart "n "a,
hand in my watch. Why. just cast
: eye over him. Mr.. Angus. Does he mic
like pier head iumper?' OF
the Australian glanced at the stall liei
t figure 50 sllinfully handling the aDo
ell, he was Obliged to acknowledge ana
there was foundation for Mr.. Cal tom
$ inference. 1ol
wilkins, in a suit of yellow oils1ins VA Mss
sou wester. with a neatly trimmed t t
d and mustaehe AMI his hair of re- o o,,
1s. ~, a. q ns,losUale and
d e., ~ ~ tt.t bell,
MS i,su 1893 ~ q N tr't NJ boar
10 lis.u ny - ham
tally comparing the stowaway of d.Ss
months ago and the stowaway of -. ~
present, and marveling at the r rs.s =
sformation a..