Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-17

courses.
That evening pancha was again tuck.
cd ~ her chalr. and Cousin tnez was
aided from her room and placed beside
her' ana very attentive was Mr., Tray
nor the purser though fair lnez was
hut lanEuid ana unrrHpuuslve Htill ana
Kept her veil about her face. and Colo
mel Turnbull came end poured cham-
payne for both with lavish hand and
vowed Of the salty seas. and still Nit.
Loring never spoke a word. With the
sparkling sunshine OF yet another day
the little maid was early on the shining
deck. fresh from lta matutinni ablu-
tons, and there was Lorinr taking his
early exercise, atridlng up and down,
up and down. and diinkiug in the giori d
aus, lnNiguratlnW aAu air. but oven now
he came no nearer, ana Hho who feared
ut nfst Co venture tu her accustomed
seat lest he might take advantage on
her solitude 0nd come and ask things
pr say things she could not bear 90 hear
finally sidled along one side while Dc
was patrolling the other. made her dine
% way Co the stern and stood there
tlnEiug TO the flnFHthf and became abb
HurnCd IN the rush 90 fnImlnE boiling
waters untollluH O. gradually narrowing
furyak N dazzling white through the
blue Erren waste NJ pillows. ull SPAR
Killing in the aluntinF sunshine.
wheeling In Tapping circles over
head. sklmmlng the crested waves, set
Ting down nnd ihzlly nqutlnr on the
lteuvlng flood. so many dots 90 SNOW
upon the sapphire the flock ~ FullH
stllei onward with the ship. white
scavcnEcrg of the Hoa, and FometlmcH
dropped Eu close Co tho rail- nn wide vN-
tended wing that fAurhl could plainly
see the eager little rcd beads OF eyes.
could almost bury htr soft cheek ln the
thick plumaro on their nrucy breasts
Away out toward the invisible coast a.
three master WIS bowling along under
ful speed " canvas. ana midway be-
tween some huge black fish were plunH-
Ing through the swelling brine. Early
uH II was the dockhandn had cast nstorn
the stout trolling line. and Tar In their
wake the spinning. aiivory bait c1mo
loaping and flashing frum the north-
ward slope Of each succeeding wave.
ard panchn. who had seen the previous
day dolphin hauled In To die In swift
~ changing, brilliant huea upon the
dock. tested the inut lanyard with her
slender fingers Wondering whether she
alone could triumph over tho frantic
struggles ~ the splendid nsh or what
'Ne would do n rhc found she could
not.
% was an hour 20 breakfast time.
only Lorinr and herself had yet APP
rolrcd on deck. and she stole u peep nj
him. There hc was trnmplnr up and
down. ~ though be had Co finish q
thousand laps within re- given time and
stood % least q hundred laps behind.
-Four days earlier tho child looked with
terror 90 tho possibility Of hiH even
drawing near her Now she was bcgin-
ming 90 wonder 10 he never would again.
Five days before Hh0 could have sobhrd
hor heart out. praying not On be- aub-
inctnd 60 the possibility " hia asking
IN
N he ana not even care o. nsk. n indeed
she would ever have q chance 10 tell.
she dli not know, poor little maid.
That late the previous evening. after
consultation between Turubuil and I.1r-
Ing the latter had asked Mr. Trlvnor
90 place packet M his within the safe.
and that then and thorc Trnynnr had
permitted him u peep at the valuable
parcel 90 boz dellvsod 10 Eacaiantoa'
representative IN san Francisco. Lorlnr
had been allowed 90 theft" ~ In his
hand, % curloualy study tho seals and
auporHcrlptlnn. 20 satisfy himself n
could not De the TIN cpan stolen from
him ns Snncho'a. Tor this one was
smaller yet not 20 satisfy himself n
dld not contain the missing watch ana
diamonds. for 70 was biz enough 10 hold
them.
Pnncha ala not know that tho two
on,rerH had agreed updn 70 plan ~ nc-
ton % be- put IN operation tho moment
they were within tho Golden Gate. She
ava not dream that the thoughts " tho
silent officer dwrlt ou her and her past
lnicntly ~ ala hers on him. she was
heart sick lonely and oppressed with
nnNietlos such ~ seldom fan 10 tho lot
NJ mnidcna Of n. vet her henrt was
boating with the hone that lives in
hunyant health and youth. She had lpft
the father whom she drvOtodly loved
ana had believed an that "a father could
nr should be. had received his parting
blessing At Hormoslllo and his filter-
ing promise 10 soon be with her-nt
Vunymns, She had been radiant with
tho thought NJ soon again sprlnrIng IN
hl7 arms when the Idaho stopped there
un tho northwnrl trim She had boon
stunned ana stricken whom told n was
hls wish che should no with hnr cousins
70 san Francisco. dwell with them
there, be educated ih0rc and without
hope NJ again seeing him until ne could
come IN her nerhnpa late In tho aup.
NOR, She had thon boon told that HE
NE was threatened. and that hated
'lflnEOH md Htanlrlnua rpmnntrlntH
both were thrlsilnF for HE blood.
She h1d been told that she herself
was IN danger m arrest f1r COMPLETELY
IN r0hhorieH M ella Rend-she who
had overheard tho Mot IN meet tho
stage murder tho passengers md rob
the m1lla-nt least TINT was whnt tho
woman whom she was hidden 20 respect
nN her sicpmothor had fe1rfully told
nor md asked N there were no way ln
which she could warn Hllkc How was
hhe 10 know, poor child. what would
RESULT How could she hnlp shrinking
from sight ~ the officers she had watch.
% with such eager interest M sam
chHs whom ahe was later told thev
were fecklnr hor fathers llfo-taid
,hnt could they force q confession from
nor nothing on Garth could save hlm7
Yet here was tho gray haired colonel
deyotlng himself 10 lnoz and being Kind
10 her own trembling Holf Here was
me Tenicnte LorInF who had boon love-
~ 10 her nuld tho atownrdess. untU he
saw her terror, her shrinking from him.
ana now when she lOngrd To toll him
h"r simple story no would not come
near her ~ the packet ana its com
l.nts she know next 10 nothing. or
thelr Intention 10 secure u ana. N need
b" her arrest with n. tho moment thcy
reached the wharf at san Franciaco.
the could not dream. That that fntel |
PACKET WIS destined never 10 reach tho
Golden cato. that every plan ana pro.
l-'t based ON tho safe return of the |
llaho % port was doomed 90 die. no one |
Of her passengers or crew could possibly |
nave predicted this boamlnF Apru |
morning ~ she cloft the pillows ON nor |
norlhWhrl way pnnchn was only won |
d'rlng how aud when Lorlng'a silence |
Would end and when within tho minute |
the end came.