The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-09-21
Dev1l, said with ser,o comic earnest

BY Jove, iniaid with tortoise shell and
lapis la2uli It's wonderful, it's superb!
And now want to see the woman who
owns it ALL .
Steady" whispered. eff 1 mis-
take not, here she comes"
AS l spoke the curtains at the other
end of the cabin were parted by a tiny
hand, and Allie, dressed entirely in
black, stood before us. The color of her
costume showed off the superb beauty
of her complexion and hair, while its
making exhibited her matchless figure
to perfection. She stood for moment
in thu doorway and then advanced to-
ward us with that wonderful floating
grace which always characterized her,
! giving me her little hand first and then
turning toward her other guests.
To the lieutenant she bowed and said,
with smile:
Sir, you must forgive my not hav-
! ing personally welcomed you to my
! boat, but for reasons which would not
interest you am not always able to do
as much as could wish. However, ]
hope my officers have taken every care
of you.
She shook hands with the handsome
little midshipman as she spoke, and
while she was doing so l had time to
steal look at the first lieutenant's face.
The astonishment saw depicted there
almost caused me tolaugh. He had been
amazed at the beauty of the cabin, but
that was nothing compared with the
admiration he betrayed for the Beauti-
full White Devil herself He murma-ed
a confused but not altogether inappro-
pirate reply to her last speech, and then
we sat down to dinner. Her companion,
I learned on inquiry, was suffering from
a severe headache and had elected to
dine in her own cabin.
/ The DINER was in the chefs best
style. and it's cooking, serving and va
riety, combined with the beauty and
/; value Of the table decorations, evident
] ly completed the effect upon the officer
/; that the cabin had begun. Allie herself
I, was in excellent spirits and talked with
the wit and cleverness of woman who
has perfected an originally liberal edu-
cation by continual and varied study Of
! the world and it's inhabitants By the
time tho meal was ended and we had
hidden her good night the lieutenant
was III a maze of enchantment.
We went ON deck together, and once
there, out Of earshot Of the cabin, his
enthusiasm broke loose. I will spare
you, however, recital of all the eS-
! travagant things he said. Let it suffice
that ! gathered enough to feel sure that
when he got lack to Hongkong he would
add to rather than detract from tho
numb Der of stories already in circulation
about the too famous Beautiful White
Devil. One promise, however, took
/ care to extract from both officers, and
that was not to mention my name in
connection with the yacht on their re-
| turn to civilization. I made the excuse
that il such a thing got known it might
do me serious harm in the practice of
| my profession, and both men readily gave
1 me their words that they would not
breathe syllable on the subject.
! Their stay with us, however, was not
! to be of as long duration as we had ex-
! pected, for early next morning we sight
ed small brigantine, who, on being
! hailed, stated that she was bound fer
| Hongkong. Passages for the officers and
/ their men were soon arranged, and,
within an hour of picking her up she
had sent boat, we had hidden our naval
visitors goodby and were standing on
however, as they were out Of sight the
helm was put up and we were making a
bee line back to the settlement.
| That evening as 1 was pacing the
/ deck, smoking my cigar and wondering
when the time would come for me to
say farewell, heard light footstep be-
hind me and next moment Allie came to
my side. We paced the deck for little
while, talking commonplaces about the
beauty of the night, the speed of her
vessel, and the visit of the man of war S
men; then she drew me to the stern ana
said:
| ''Do you remember your first night
! on board this boat, when we discussed
the sea and tie poets who have written
of her?'
sit was the night of the first day /
! oNoA ncW you, ANSWERED.. Is IL Like
ly should have forgotten it?''
Some men forget very easily, y she
answered, looking down at the sparkling
water. "But I'll do you the justice to
say don't think you are one of that
kind
"And you are right; am sure 1 am
not. think if were lying dead in my
grave, my brain would still remember
you. -
She looked roguishly up into my face
and said:
"That is rather a big assertion for a
medical man to make, is it not?''
"Bother medicine, !" cried impa-
tiently. sit reminds me of the outer
world. And by the came token, Allie,
want to ask you something unpleasant
again. -
"And that is?'
"When am to say goodby to you%'
Tomorrow, she answered. "To.
morrow night, all being we'll, we shall
pick up trading schooner off certain
island. Her owner is under an obliga-
ton to me and will take you on board