The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-06-29
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A Tale of Disappointed Love

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Observation-Disclosures.
They both had letters to the captain.
and the captain introduced them. Her
name was Farrar, and the elderly gen
tleman, who was her father, called her
Winifred. Then they all went in search
of their respective staterooms and did |
not meet again until dinner.
1t was only the first dinner. The
purser, who is undoubtedly heavens
vicar on earth in the matchmaking
business, had not had time to observe
and distri tie fttingly. so they sat
wherever tbey listed or wherever they
had to, which for Brooke was across
the table and not even opposite to her.
He bowed as he took his seat, and he
bowed when he whirled around and got
up, and for the rest they both convers-
ed with each other via the captain.
That evening Brooke went into tho
purser's cabin to look at some pearls
tied up in the corner of grimy hand
kerchef He did not understand that
pursers see everything and do not need
to be taught their business. Brooke
was one of those pleasant people to
have about who go on the suppoSition
that you are a fool until you prove
yourself otherwise, which is a rule
conduct having the properties of
boomerang SO he brought the conv
sation round in this wise: He asked if
they We're likely to have a pleasant
trip The rurser said that they usual
~ did at that time of year Brooke
hoped the passengers would be agree
able too. The purscr thought the Far
rars looked promising. Brooke thought
so. too. and added. II say, you're 60
ing to put Inc beside Miss Farrar, 20
you not?" He said that he was, and
Brooke imis ediately lost all interest in
the little niclled nubbins of pearls and
went back on deck. where it was cool.
and the purser smiled as he locked his;
treasures in the safe again.
Brooke came ia to breakfast a little
late the next morning. Miss Farral
was alread~ seated, looking particu
larly nice 90. in what is known 10
men as some soft. white material.
with gaudy silk Panama shaw
around her shoulders. The intelligent
waiter showed Brooke to the next
chair Mis-, l'arrar asked him to ev-
plain why it is that the sun rises on
the wrong side of the world in Panama
bay, which gave him the requisite
feeling of superiority at once. He die
not happen to know that it did, be
cause he had not been up to see, bu
he explained it, anyway After break
fast he bought her aguacats from
oh told hnI
he would show her at luncheon how tt
eat them. She knew, but she pretend
ed she did not and Brooke's opinion o
her attractions waNed.
After that the course of things il
general was as smooth as that of TIL
vessel as it cut its way stateswar'
through the pale summer sea. BY da.
they sat under the awnings and talked
and by night they sat up in the bow
way up in the very peak. where, j
YOU had the least possible good opin
ion of yourself and a girl of eXcellen
taste to help you along-you coul
fancy you rather suggested Tristan
which-thrown in a good cigar, who's
red point of fire gives just enoug
light in (al' ness to enable you to sc
pair of admirlng gray eyes turned u
to you-is; a pleasant a way OF passin
an ever g as Il fellow could wisl
They so. times watched the Souther
Cross shl.-!ng al alone on its field c
blue black. sweeping across the hea7
ems. and they were silent. Silence an
the Southern Cross have accomplisho
many things,
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Milo. also a, Acapulco. and, they tw
being alone in the boat, the elderly sel
tleman having gone ashore ahead an
the beautiful Mexican youth who rowe
not counting, he sang softly that II
waves We're the highways, so deep,
deep; the waters her byways, aslee
asleep and ended with the sentimel
that thus true lovers tasted life, Sta
Stali'' He had a very nice voice. Mis-
Farral. told him so and wondered no
much longe.. at the average calcul
ton. it would be before it would con
down from generalities to persona
ties; not that she WAS i'll any hast
On the contrary, she liked it as 1T wa
What could be more charming than
drift on over the smooth water fair
est blue in the early morning. de-
blue. dark as lapis lazuli at noon: stee
gray at sunset atire with phosphore
cence at night, and to have ever best
YOU youth, handsome, agreeable al
devoted VIII that devotion most fl
tering to woman's soul-the propr
tary, everybody else keep Off sort!
youth always perfectly willing to
4. IL 4, al
Miss Farrar knew all about Brood
not only what he had told her, b
what she had observed, which lati
Brooke did not take into considerable
though it was important She knt