The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-01-11

j0yously; we all OF us have our little 4
down turns now and then. Why,I
have myself. when liquor is bad or
scarce. You mightn't believe it, but
some days I feel away down in the
mouth. 1t is true, l have q receipt
for getting up again, which Ialways
use and that reminds me. Do you re-
member what the governor of North
Carolina said to the governor of South
Carolina?"
BY .''I'm sure DON'T" said Wentworth;
"you see I'm not very well versed in
United States politics.
"Well, there wasn't much politics
about his remark. He merely said:
It's long time between drinks; come
in and have something with me- 1t
seems to me you haven't tasted any
thing in my company since the voyage
began"
II believe" said Wentworth, shat is
q true statement. Let us amend it as
soon as possible, only in this case let me
pay for the drinks. invited you to
drink with me- .,-er~
mot at all, not at all" cried Fleming;
mot while I'm here. This is my treat,
and it is funny to think that man
should spend a week with another man
without knowing him. Really, you
see, I haven t known you till now.'
And SO the two worthy gentlemen
disappeared into the smoking and
rang the electric bell.
But it was in his own stateroom that
George Wentworth's POPULARITY came
out at it's best. He would grasp John
Kenyon by the shoulder and shake that
solemn man, over whose face grim
smile would appear when he noticed the
exuberant jollity of his comrade.
"John," Wentworth cried, "why
don't you laugh?"
! 4 "Well, it seems to me-" replied his
comrade, 'that you are doing laughing
enough for us both. It is necessary to
have one member of the firm solid and
substantial. I'm trying to keep the aver
age about right. When you were in the
dumps [ had to be cheerful for two.
Now that you feel so funny, take a
kind of melancholy vacation, to rest me
after my hard efforts at cheerfulness."
'Well, John, it seems to me too good
to be true. What a plucl<y girl she was
TIC do such a thing! How did she
know but that the little vixen had a re-
volver with her, and might have shot
her?"
II suppose she didn't think about the
matter at all.''
'fHave you seen her since that dra-
matte incident?''
"Seen whom? Miss Brewster?"
mo, no; mean Miss Longworth."
mo; she hasn't appeared yet. Isup
pose she fears there will be scene, and
she is anxious to avoid it,
VERY likely that is the case" said
Wentworth. ''Well, if you get to see
her, you can tell her there is no dan
ger. Our genial friend Fleming has
had a talk with that newspaper woman
so he tells me, and the way he describes
it is exceedingly picturesque. He ha!
threatened her with giving away the
snap as he calls it, to the other New
York papers, and it seems that thu
only thing on earth that Miss Brews
ter is afraid of is the opposition press
So she has promised to say nothing
more whatever about the incident"
''Then you have been talking will
Fleming?"
Certainly / have; a jovial good fel
low he is, too. I have been doing some
thing more than talking with him;
have been drinking with him."
"And yet a day or two ago, under
stand,- you threatened to strike him.
"A day or two ago, John! It wa
ages and ages ago. A day or two ism
in it. That was years and centurie
since, but not by time. I was an oil
man then; now I have become youn
, again, and all on account of the pluck
action of that angel of a girl of yours.
: mot of mine," said Kenyon, serious
. ly; 81 wish she We're"
"Well, cheer up. Everything vii
t come out right; you see, it always doe:
] Nothing looked blacker than this mat
, ter about the telegram few days agt
! and see how beautifully it has turne
- OUT
: Kenyon said nothing. He did nc
desire to discuss the matter, even wit
u his best friend. The two went up O
deck together and took a few turn
+ along the promenade, during whic
I promenade the eyes of Kenyon wei
l, directed to the occupants of the dec
It chairs, but he did not see the perso
whom he sought. Telling Wentwort
r. that he was going below for mome1
n he left him to con tinue his walk alon
n and on reaching the saloon Kenyc
spoke to the stewardess.
'Do you know if Miss Longworth
in her stateroom %
IT, Eyes; think she is" was the a
- swer. '.,a...*a ..-. .~...s,
~ "Will you take this note to herr"
~ Certainly" ......
: John sat down to wait for an answe
,e The answer did not come by the lla1
~ of the stewardess. Edith herself ti1
as orously glanced into the saloon, an
Ii seeing Kenyon alone, ventured in. I
nj sprang to meet her.
s. II was afraid" he said, "that you hi
st been ill., p /.