The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-25
Just a Test of Love.

Everybody but Captain Marvin liked
handsome Ned Grayling. the most popular
hand on board the Vanguard.
Ned never shirked his duty. but Il wss
known to a few that he was IN love with
Cora, the shippers jauShSer. who was
engaged TO a man named AIdses. jun
ior partner in the firm Of owners. whom
she had never seen. Cora was on board.
going home from Shanghai > Aer future
husband, rs We supposed.
Ned" said i 10 him one morning I've
good mind 10 get of this rail- and give
You a toweling on the spot. You Orter
have ii good and solid You ought 10
know what chance a common sailor has
with the captain and act like somebody.
Come, give up the idea"
Never.
.You'n be sorry for it some time
Ned looked over mis- shoulder and saw
Cora standing in the waist. and had work
there instantly. was vexed, for knew
that the old man was watching him and
I was afraid he'd get into trouble. He
only said word or two and passed on.
but the old man saw him speaking to her
and bore I'D for him.
Look here, my lad ne said. Didn't
YOU speak to my daughter just now?''
Yes, sir replied Ned Any orders 70
the contrary"
speak to her again and III have all the
skin off your back"
Give your orders, Captain Marvin, and
! will Try to obey them.
You must never speak to the girl
again. She's a fool and forgets that I've
promised her TO the best young man in
Philadelphia: leastways everyone says so.
but 1 never saw him Now, you must
come and make trouble. blame your
- 4 .
you were 10 kin me you couldn't change
that. But 1 am a gentleman. and If she
is promised TO some one else and cares
for him I'm not the man to stand in her
way. l give you my word not TO speak
TO her unless you give me leave
GO forward, then; believe you will do
as you say, said the captain.
He didn't speak 10 Cora again, but the
old man forgot TO tell him not TO write,
and 1 believe they wrote enough letters 10
fil mailbag.
I'VE made Calcutta by daylight and
ran in with pilot. and just as he took
the ship in charge the captain ran below
to get glass of grog. and found MS
daughter reading Ned's last note. Wen.
he tore around the cabin and swore until
you'd have thought he'd start of all the
deck planks. Then he came on deck
on the Jump and ordered me ashore ito
put Ned in irons.
I'm have you towed ashore on a graf
ing, you confounded lubbert' he roared.
mo. you won't. captaini' Ned cried.
What have I done now"
you promised not 10 speak 70 my
daughter"
Il kept my word. sir
Yes. and she's got a stack of letters
from you as high as the mainmast. /
ought to seize you up To the rigging and
give you forty lashes.'
Il wouldn't do that" said med. with a
peculiar look in his eyes. You've got
the right 10 send me ashore. now we are
Import, bat no fiogging II you please. Now
I'll make you an offer: You let me stay
on board until we get 10 Calcutta, and
after twelve hours. II you do not take
back ali you have said, l will agree never
to speak to your daughter, write 10 her
or see her again"
The pilot took us in safely and two
hours later we were boarded by a short
boat carrying a passenger. just such an
old blower as our old man and with az
little bite in him They shook hands and
dragged each other up and down the
Eeck, and then the old man asked him
into the cabin and showed his daughter.
WhOm uhe ola chap mad never seen.
She'll do. said old Audley. IF my
boy Ned objects 10 acting as convoy for
such a craft as that I'll have him up al
the grating"
Il don't know anything about him."
said the captain; but I've got man on
board who swears he'll marry Cora. and
blame my eyes IL l don't think he will II
your son amt smartI'
IF ne can weather on Ned Audley give
him the girl" roared the passenger. My
boy IS smart. [ tell you. He went UP to
Shanghai to-why, there he is"
The door swung open and Ned Grayling
walked in.
That's the man" cried Captain Mar
vim He says he viii have her and hiatt
III give my consent But III see him
hangedn
Don't swear. captain" said Ned. slap
ping him Familiarity on the shoulder Il
am Ned Grayling AudIey. the son Of that
old fellow there and ! slipped IN the Van
guard to see how l liked Cora before 7
married her. And ] loved her from the
start. and unless you order me ashore
shut up" r0ared Captain Marvin
Steward. bring on the wine while 7 drink
the health OF my future sOn-in-Iaw. But
l was very near fogging you, my boy,