The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-04-29
NNHE worst of steamer Irritation is
\ that you are, more or less, bound

III
to Las Palmas, in Grand Canary,
by British African boat, because they
start for Liverpool, near which port he re
sided. Mrs Whitehead went by the same
steamer, because she thought there was less
likelihood Of meeting people who knew
her there than there would be on one OF the
bigger ard faster Cape boats which go from
the south of England. And, to further
this coy desire, she dscoptated her name.
and appeared on the purssr's list as Mrs.
White Gilchrist foregathered with her
before they had brought Holyhead over the
quarter, because he and she we're the only
two passengers who had not seen the neces-
sity OF going below to lie down
"Wul you lea me lash your deck chair?'
he said, by way of introduction. 1.-THE
sea'll get worse soon, when we open up
the Channel more, and you may get nasty
spill"
He very naturally GOT leave to do that,
and quite 90 naturally, wed2ed himself in
a come. Dos.Ge her aud aegean ,o ,ath. That
was tle beginning Of it all by the tima
they had got abre.s. Of Lands End, be had
discovered that her Christian name Was
Edith, and by the time they had crossed
the bay and were carving the brown hills
Of Portugal along ON their port beam he
had dropped into the habit OF letting slif
the name of Edith with most skilled IN
Consciousness whenever there was none else
within earsbot.
lie was not exactly new to ibis sort Of
game, and no moIe was she. They owned
up to tho fact chycrfully. Il do hate cal
low yorta- -" said MIS-. White ard, WREN
find uvsa.f raigll of with school girls
undat tao and twenty" said G.Iclrl4t.
81 bolt a3 soon "a I conveniently cau aud
have a comfortable swear. Let me deae
you a chair behind She lire.b,at there, aud
cone more cushion, please, jus. under
the head, said Mrs. White land NOW
tuck the rug 10 around my igct. "rhac,
thanks; thafs nice. Now, some lnea
would he shocked nj my sitting here and
smokins, when ha,f Portugal MIGHT be
LOOKING on d. Us through lace glasses for
anything We know Others wouti be
greedy and keep all their cigarettes to
themselves. You are neither one nor the
other, and, therefore, | like YOU"
'"Therefore Pm an infinitely lucky
man." said Gilchrist.
81 think you are pretty lucky all the
way round Nothing to do eXceps amuse
yourself. You certainly aren't going TO
Grand Canary for the good Of your health,
because you're the picture Of that already ;
and / can't say you've got the cut OF q man
who's going there on business"
con, I'm going to kick up my heels,
and walk about, and climb the mountains,
and eat oranges and avocado pears. At
intervals | shall play a little golt.'
"Deliehtful programme. Nothing TO do
but amuse yourself. But don't you get
rather tired o? it sometimes?'
at hasn't bored me so far. When
mans had enough of one thing, he can try
another"
'"rhat depends on mans income. It's
an expensive game ringing the changes too
often"
"Well, suppose it is come to think CT
it," said Gilchrist. 81 started the yacht.
ing mania last summer. That came in
rather heavy for a first outfit OF materials"
'Evidently" said Mrs White, with a
sigh, "you are young man having many
possessions. What blessed comfort it
must be to get away from the region of
narrow meansr ~
Gichrist thought the matter over at
greater length that night when the lights
had been switched off in the smoke room
and the other passengers had turned in and
he came to several conclusions. Above all
things, he was satisfied that it was entirely
over Ms Write: #. aao' quite know