Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-03-21
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copyright. 1899. by F. Tennyson Nelly

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"Oh, ought to have known how it
would be if L left you moment!" she
cried, despairingly, on her rcappear-
ance, little folded paper in her hand.
"But at least you must stay half an
hour. We can telephone direct to the
dock and secure the staterooms, if you
must go on the Doric. Yes" she con-
tinued, lowering her voice, "they are
not going farther until Col. Frost
comes. Mrs. Garrison explains that her
sister was really too i'll and too weak
to come out here, but she thought the
drive might do her good. She thought
best to slip quietly away with her, and
bids me say good night to you ALL"
So, when next day the Doric sailed,
four new names appeared upon the pas
senger list, and the last men down the
stage, already trembling on the RISE"
were two young fellows in white uni
form, who turned as they sprang to the
dock and waved their jaunty caps.
"Join you in ten days at 'Frisco!"
shouted the shorter of the two, gazing
upward and backward at the quartette
on the promenade deck. ooh! beg a
thousand pardons," he added, hastily,
as he bumped against some slender OBJ
ject, and, wheeling about to pick up
fimsy white fan. he found himself
face to face with Witchie Garrison, ker-
chief waving, beaming, smiling, throw
ing kisses innumerable to the party he
had SO lately left. The hot blood rushed
to his forehead, an angry light to his
eyes, as she nodded, blithely, forbear-
ingly, forgivingly at him. Dear boy"
she cried, in her clear, penetrating
treble, show could you be expected to
see anyone after leaving-her?" But
Cows arm was linked in his at the very
instant and led him glowering away,
leaving her close to the edge of the
crowded dock, smiling sweetness, bless
ing and bliss upon silent and unre-
sponsive group, and waving kerchief
and kisses to them until, far from shore,
the Doric headed out to sea.
They were nearing home again. Day
and night for nearly week the good
ship had borne them steadily onward
over sea of deepest blue, calm and un-
ruftied as the light that shone in Amy's
eyes. Hours of each twenty-four Arm
strong had been the constant compan-
ion, at first of the trio, then of the two
forMr. Prime had found kindred spirit
In veteran merchant homeward bound
from China-then of one alone; for Miss
Prime had found another interest and
favor in the eyes of young tourist
paying his first visit to our shores, and
so it happened that before the voyage,
all too brief, was half over Amy Law
renee and Armstrong walked he spa
cious deck for hours alone or sat in shell
tered hooks, gazing out upon the sea.
The soft summer breezes of the first
few days had given place to keener,
chillier air. The fog ahead told of the
close proximity of the Faralloncs.
Heavier wraps had replaced the soft
fabrics of the Hawaiian saunterings.
But warmth and gladness, coupled with
a strange, new shyness in his presence,
were glowing in her fresh young heart.
One day she had said to him: "You have
not told me how you came to leave there
just now," and 1t was moment be-
fore he answered.
"That was the surgeons doing. They
sent me back from the front because
the wound did not properly heal, and
then ordered sea voyage until it did;
but turn back at once from San Fran
CISCO"
She was silent few seconds. This
was unlooked-for and unwelcome news.
II thought" she said, "at least Gov.
heard DR.. Frank say it would be four
months before you could use that arm"
She plucked at the fringe of the heavy
shawl he had wrapped about her as she
reclined in the low steamer chair; but
the white lids yelled her eyes.
Possibly" answered Armstrong;
"but. You see. I do not have to use il
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