The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-05
be Ships NdvenfQre,
RUSSELL Copyright 1899 by S Mcclure co.,

| and you arrive in London at night, and
you don't know where to go. Next day
you ask your way-where? To the docks (;
but what docks? London, Millhall, East
India, West India and so on. You enter
forest without a compass. Now what
are you going to do?"
81 meant to go on board ship after
ship" she answered with spirit. ''and
ask anybody.I saw If there was i berth
for me on board
did you ever see a large, fuif-rigged
ship in all your life?" he Inquired, smil-
ing.
Never" she replied, emphaticany.
Go to the docks and you'll see hun
dreds, and there won't be one that wants
you"
What is the name of your ship?' she
, asked. .
THE York.
Where is she going to-"
''She is bound to Australia"
us there no place for me In that ship?''
she said. She looked at him piteously,
though her natural grace Of eoquetry
broke through, all the same with the
planting of her hands upon her hips, and
the way she side-dropped her head at
him.
I'VE carry 10 stewardess. no females.
no passengers he answered. "The cap
tain is stranger to me. No, my ship
is of no use to you," he continued, after
pause. You must call with me upon
some shipping people. There may be a
vacancy for a stewardess. But, suppose
| the ship is sailing for India %
She gaZed at him a little vacantIy.
we shall find some means of getting
! aboard, he went on, running a note of
cheerfulness into his voice, for he thought
by the look in the girls eyes that she
was beginning to bend on signals of dis
treSs, which would be hoisted in a nearly
downpour presently. cat all events. Won
| can't be worse off than you are, and
somebody says that when you are at thu
| bottom of the wheel the next revolution
must hoist you"
They talked in this strain until they
mad supped. then Hardy, not seeing a
bell, opened the door and, shouted to
MISS Bax to clear away. When the door
was opened they could hear voices in
| the back room beyond, and a gusb of
| Cavendish tobacco smoke came in some
| friends of BaX had called in a casual wav
| oy the pack entrance, across the fields.
| Whlch meant several drinks. clouds of
| TOBACCO, and all the gossip OF the social
| sphere Which BaX and his friends adorn-
ed' When Miss BaX had cleared the table
she placed a bottle of whisky upon II
/ at the request of Hardy: also cold wo+er
was no hurry TO go to bed. Father did
NOT go to bed until II; and she left them
! with a smile, as though they wera a
! young couple spending their HONEYMOON
III BaXs farm, instead of one of then,
pelng an honest, generous-hearted vouno
/ sailor intent on doing his dead hest to
Iescue young English lady from bitter
PrlVauon, and perhaps from mtserahIo
d1sgrace; and the other Of them being \
Droken-hearted girl, hurrying FROM !
nome OF tyranny and drink. home ~
| one base nature and of one spiritlass one
| (Which Is likewise baseness) with e.,
lure as dark as the night that Law o,,t
| slue' IN whose funeral tapestries bar in,
at,iHe 'ioh alone could have -beheld The
oo-+a,r5 u the HE that was to give her
| content and liberty, in whose ironenetro
PIE depths she found no more tho,, :,
| minutes CLEAN of light from HoN3,
strange and chancefu1 encounter wiz ~.
"nie she lay In a swoon deem as dot
WIN her consent the sailor Lighted .
pipe. Inc girl sat in a chair annoSjta
lin 70 Hiin' ner head a little on one eIda
+inn '' on ger nlps, all in the old, fascina
eihs' coquettlsh, incommuuicahIa -vaU
outside the night lay in a thin ,,"or S
ana they saw the stars shining aha7,a ~
trees. The hush OF the sleeping Land
was IN the air. You heard notbino -
tne SILVER tlnkling Of a natural fan ~
water that ran down the hillside. and fel
purely IN stone bowl for men. horses
and dogs to drink
GU are a pluclzy girl" said Hardy
nut think you are attempting NOR
than you understand. You talk for IN,
since, or going to the work housA Va,
are the last girl in the world to 90 RI tbl
work house. Think of dying in worL
house. he continued, whilst She watches
him without smiling. Creatures hem
over your bed and say, isn't she gont
yetF That's the sympathy OF the WorI
house"
i want to get out OF England, abroad
and be Independent" said Julia
lie looked at an old clock upon ths
nantelpiece. The hour was about a
de asked her IL she would have som,
whisky and water and, on her declining
he mixed draught for himself. theT
went to the door and called to Ray
leavlng the girl to wonder what hs
meant to do. The farmer arrived
'Bax," said the sailor, you have g1veY
Gs capital supper"
I'm much obliged to you, SIR an.
swered Bax.
This is an excellent whisky" con.
tlnued Hardy. ''and 1 drink your health
here he sipped-"and the health of YOU
worthy daughter"-here he slipped agar
I'm your very hospltable gift
Bax grl"rci'. and said, eve make n,
charge. ~k ny guests and your,
welcome
"Bax." said Hardy. haven't you a
spring cart2''
II Yes answered .Bax.
Got a forse7'