The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-09
and limb, essayed little cautious converse

and limb, essayed a little cautious converse
ton with our comm ander.'
"Oh, come! I'm not such a bear as all that,
my dear young lady. But can hear you are
laughing to yourself so I'll forgive you.
And this is my third voyage, too, Captain
Lane she went on, they stood together
by the rail, and heard the musical tapping
Of the water. along the great ships side, and
the murmur of mems voices and an occa-
SIGNAL ring of laughter with it, from the
smoking-room near at hand. 81 feel myself
quite an old sailor by this time. Once to the
Cape, then to Australia this last summer,
and now home again to London. I begin to
look upon myself as quite traveller, assure
you"
And are you going to settle down in
London now, or going back with your father
to Africa? fancied 1 heard some talk
of Mr.. Faversram leaving the Cape for good,
and living in England in future! or. perhaps,
it was in the papers -
Perhaps SO; that is the worst Of being
Iilda bit her lip. She was just going to say,
''of being very ricn,'' but she substituted
quickly-"of being before the public in any
capacity; ones doing discussed long be-
fore ones own mind is made up. hate to
see fathers name in the papers, and l wish
he would keep it out; but it seems as though
he can't manage it. l expect he will join me
in London very soon, and then he talks of
taking house there for the next season, and
he will only run over to the Cape now and
again business calls him.
And Hilda FaverSham smiled to herself as
she thought of all the castle building that
had gone on during the last few months
about that wonderful new house in town, of
which she was to be installed the mistress.
Nothing was too grand, too beautiful, or
too luxurious for Robert Faversham, now
that he had secured wealth beyond his fond
est dreams, and no future seemed too bright
for him to promise his only daughter Hilda.
The captain, having no duties at the mo-
ment, and liking his frankly outspoken pas
senger with the large, clear eyes, kept his
,vyf ta r1C CHI aCicrv,
Of moving off. .,5.
you would hardly imagine that I was sent
to Australia for my health, would you, Cap
tain Lane?" Hilda asked, smiling. But it is
a fact. 1 insisted on going out to father at
the Cape last year. and travelling about up
country with him; and then 1 fell ill, and
was ordered a long voyage. I did not
want to go back home until father was about
ready to come, so elected to go over to Mel
bourne and pay aunt there visit"
And was that Frenchman-Count Vile
franche, mean-one of your companions
then?' asked the captain, in rather dry tones.
"Oh, yes; his sister was my chaperon on
that voyage, but she stayed on in Melbourne.
1t was quite by a stroke of good luck that
I came across Madame Legrand, who was
sailing by this boat, and was able to under
take the charge of me well as of her pu-
Pill, Miss MarSton."
Nellie Marston, whose parents had made
small fortune in Melbourne. and whose
governess Madame Legrand had been for
some years, was being sent under that lady's
care to a school in Paris for years finishing
off; and Madame had only been too delight
ed to earn something on her own account
by chaperoning the rich financier, Robert
Faversha s, daughter home to England
A measured tread of footsteps sounded be-
hind them on the deck. and, as a tall. we'll
built man, in naval uniform, went SLOWLY
past, Captain Lane turned round and called
to him
Here Grant, want you a minute,
Where's that violin Of yours, Ell? These la
dies want some help in the saloon in the
evenings, and tell them you're the fellow
to give it. Mr.. Grant, Miss Faversha m-Miss
Marston,' said he in the tone of one who was
more accustomed to give orders in a er,,ff
jerky voice from the bridge of shis shin and
to see that they were obeyed with ali d,,e
despatch, than to introduce young men and
maiGens one to another.
The only clear impression left unon pow
mond Grants mind when the short ceran,on,
was over, that the great African 49,
cer's daughter was the little yellow, ba;rad
girl in the white serge gown and that ~
tall friend with the great frank ewes "a
smiling lips. was Lawyer Marston,s dauah
ter of Melbourne.
II shall be very pleased to be of use ;e r
can" he said, pleasantly; but 1 trust Canl
tain Lane has quite explained to you that T
am the merest amateur? And / hone vorr
expectations are of the smallest otherwise