Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-01-05

girl. of any class, is possessed Of con-
siderable sense; she doesn't believe, for
instance. that modeSty consists in
thinking evil and blushing at her
thoughts.
And el Senior Captain, also, no
dodbt? What of wretches a pair you
are, to be sure, Let me you both give
a little warning. Never the senorita
let know what you have just told me;
ii those things mine had been. | you
would never forgive. Now Go you at
tempt one of those dresses to bring
down to my door. | will there wait
for YOU"
l hurried up TO our quarters, where
Halstead was deep in the North Pa
cific Directory again, and somewhat
out of humor.
You're a nice sort of partner to
have. | must saw" he growled: leave
ne to dig out dry facts for your bene-
fit while you calmly appropriate the
only available girl on the ship. But
I'll have the cinch after you 60
ashore-provided you're not engaged
to her before you leave. You wouldn't
plav Il mean trick like that on me.
would yOu?"
mo, ! wouldn't, Dick; honest In
Jun. You shall have her all TO your
self for the rest of the voyage, and I'll
make her believe you're the finest man
on salt water I've been cultivating
the serorita with an object. I told
her all about the box of clothes, and
I think she'll help us; she wants me
TO bring one of the dresses below, so
that she can tell something about the
size"
The devil she does. Between you,
you'll get me into deuce of scrape
before you're through You'll tear
the blamed things, or smut 'em with
finger-marks, or get EN- mixed SOS
they won't go on regular, or some
fool thing; see if you don't"
Nonsense! She's a woman, amt
she? Don't you s'pose she's ever ham
dled 'em before? I'm trying to figure
the matter out SOS that pretty De
Garma girl II get something nice next
trip, if she don't this one. Besides,
the senorita only wants to look at
one of the dresses; she didn't ask for
the rest of the things
sHYou didn't tell her we'd been GO
ing through them, did you? Oh, the
good Lord. And she didn't go below?
What did she say?"
''She laughed until | thought she'd
choke Then believe she said some
thing about your being a wretch;
yes, that was the word she used,
wretch You'll have to be mighty
careful what you say to her, but it'll
probably come out all right. l had
to get out of ii somehow, you see"
oh, yes, you had TO get out of it, of
course, and, as | was the nearest vic
tim my reputation suffered. Just
wait till have my innings with the
young lady; if l don't serve you out!
BY gravy, Tll-Ill marry you, to keep
you out of further mischief"
Marry mel"
Exactly; tell her you're a bene-
diet. But if she's waiting you'd bet
ter grab that top gown and get be-
low with it as fast as you can. Don't
let any of these East Indians of mine
see you with it, either; there's no
telling where they might let it out"
Hastily wrapping the garment in
a newspaper. descended to the saloon
and hurried along the passage to the
door of her stateroom. RI answer to
my muffied knock, it was opened slight
" and a pair of laughing eyes peeped
around the edge. Then lovely bare
arm reached around for my bundle,
and, after whispered instructions that
I should wait for her on the after
deck, the door closed.
In a few moments she Joined me,
dressed in a ravishing costume of
soft India silk, with puffed sleeves and
all the latest London trimmings. I'm
furling dainty lace parasol that went
with the outfit, she slowly revolved
before me, and then, with a saucy
glance over her shoulder, said:
"How think you this would please
la senorita? 1 do know from the pho
tograph that we the same complexion
are, and her dress like a glove does
fit me-"
"Please her! She'd be as happy as
the best-dressed woman in a New York
church on Easter morning, ii she had
a gown like that. And if she looks
as sweet as you do in it, the caballeros
will have a hard time"
"You-you think it becoming to me
is, Senor Enrique?"
81 think that were it not for Capt.
Dick, I couldn't resist the temptation
of kissing you, just as you are"
"Nombre de Dios! los Americanos
are bold! But pray you tell me, Senior
Enrique, why say you of 'el CAPTAIN
Dik?' Que nombre, Dik""
"Ricardito in Spanish; it was Capt.
Halstead I meant. I told him how