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

I'm sure | don t see now SIOulu
know, for never taste any of them
"Ah, true: had forgotten that. Well,
took this barkeeper here i'll hand, and
he knows now how to make reasonably
good cocktail; and, as say, that secret
will be worth money to him from Amer
lean passengers"
John Kenyon was revolving in his
mind the problem of how to get rid of
this loquacious and generous individual,
when he saw, sailing down upon them,
the irate figure of Miss Jennie Brewster,
and he wondered what was the cause of
the look of bitter indignation flashing
from her eyes. He thought that she in
tended to address the American poll
tician, but he was mistaken. She came
directly at him, and, with her list
clenchcd, said in a loud voice:
well, John Kenyon, what do you
think of your work?"
What work?" asked the bewldered
man.
You know very well what work
mean. \ fine specimen of u man you
are! Without the courage yourself to
induced your dupe to come down to my
stateroom and brazenly keep me from
sending it,
The look of utter establishment that
came upon the face of honest John Ken
yon would have convinced any woman
in her senses that he knew nothing at
all of what she was speaking: A dim
q
young woman's heated brain. But be-
fore she could speak Fleming said:
Tut, tut, my dear girl, you are talk
ing too loud altogether. Do you want
to attract the attention of everybody
on the deck? You mustn't make
scandal in this way on board ship"
Scandal" she cried. 1--WE will soon
see whether there will be a scandal or
not. Attract the attention of those on
deck! That is exactly what L am going
to do, until l show up the yillainy of this
man you are talking to. He was the
concoctor of it, and he knows it. She
never had brains enough to think of it..
He was too much of a coward to carry it
out himself, and so he set her to do his
dastardly piece of work.
well, WE'LL" said Fleming, ''even if
he has done all that, whatever it is, it
will do no good to attract the attention
to it here on deck. See how everybody
is listening to what you are saying. My
dear girl, you are too angry to talk just
now; the best thing you can do is togo
to your stateroom."
ch Gil will
you?" she cried, turning furiously upon
him. ''I'll thank you to mind your own
business, and let me attend to mine.
should have thought that you would
have found out before this that am ca
pable of attending to my own affairs
"CertainIy, certainly, my dear girl, y
answered the politician, soothingly
Tin sorry can't tell you all to come
and have drink with me and talk the
matter over quietly. That's the correct
way to do things. Not to stand here
scrceching on the deck with everybody
listening. Now, if you will quietly dis
cuss the ma tier with John here, I'm sure
everything will be all right"
You don't know what you are talk
ing about" replied the young lady. ID
you know that had an important dis
patch to send to the Argus, and tina
this mans friend, doubtless at his in
stigation, came into my room and prac
tically held me prisoner there until tn
boat had left, so that !; could not SEN
the dispatch? Think of the cheek an
villainy of that, and speak to me of talk
ing wildly!"
n look Of relief and astonishmen
came into Kenyon's face that quite cor
Vinced the newspaper woman, NOR
than all his protestations would hav
done, that he knew nothing of the e,
capade whatever.
And who kept you from comm
out?" asked Fleming.
lit is none o! your business" she r
piled, tartly.
IF you will believe me-" said kenyon
at last, II knew nothing whatever of a
this, so you see there is no use speakin
to me about it. I won't pretend l a
sorry, because en- not
This added fuel to tks fame, and 81
was about to blaze out again when Ke
yon turned on his heel and left her al
Fleming standing facing each othe
Then the young woman herself turn,
and quickly departed, leaving the asto
:shed politician entirely alone, so tn
there was nothing for him to do but
60 into the smoking-room and o.
somebody to have drink with hi,
which he promptly did.
Miss Brewster made her way to Il
captains room and raped at the doc
On being told to enter she found tn
officer seated at his table with sor
charts before him, and a haggard To-
upon his face, which might ha
warned her that this was not the prop
time to air any personal grievances.
"Well?" he said briefly as s
entered
Il came to see you, captain" she
gan, because an outrageous thing h
been done on board this ship, and I
sire reparation-what is more, T "
have it'll" wye Ea# Il +.