The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-04-27
CHAPTER XIv.-CoSTHUED.

CHAPTER AIA-CONTINUED.
No time need he wasted in-telling tie
effect Of this assignment 10 quarters
Prolific a source Of squabble as is the
custom ashore il becomes intensified
afOat. and. when coupled with ii came
- shaking up and Encouragement OF
seats az eSbie, al hope Of harmony van
sshed on the instant. The two brave
Young army girls still retained their
seats al The captains table; but two
most estimable Young women, Red
Cross nurses, were dropped therefrom
and transferred 20 that Of the second
officer on the port side. much 10 the
comfort Of a rather large percentage
Of their sisterhCOd who had regarded
1heir previous elevation with feelings
or not unmiXed qualification. Then
officers who had been seated with the
generals staff had 10 vacate in favor Of
Mrs. Frank and DR.. Prober and Lieut..
Silly GRAY. whose father and the chief
we're longtime chums. and the Red
Cross nurses who had been at the first
officers table fell back 10 that Of the
third. IT was every bit as good as the
other but j. didn't sound so. and they
couldn't see IL: and there were faces
sour as the product Of the ships baker
when that evening al hands went down
10 dinner. and the silence maintained,
or the Ominously subdued tone Of the
talk. at the other tables was in marked
contrast with the hilaritv that pre-
vailed where sat the Cray-haired, rudy
checked old chief and the laughing
eOteric that listened 70 the fun that fell
from the lips OF Witchie Garrison.
Armstrong. silent and somber, at the
captains right. looking forward from
slime 10 time. saw only one face al the
generals table that was not lighted up
with merriment: II was the face of the
boy he envied. II envy OF this kind ever
entered into his heart. and he wondered
rs be looked al Billy's curly head what
could have come over that glad young
life 10 leave so deep a shadow on his
handsome face.
One night. Just one week later. Arm
strOng's eyes were opened. More than
once in the meanwhile he had invited
the Young officer confidence. and Billy.
y no three months earlier had been all
gratitude and frankness. protested
fhere was nothing on his mind. He had
been very 81, that was all. As 10
Canker's charges they were simply rot.
&c hadn't the faintest inkling what had
become Of the purloined letters any
I~ore than he had Of the Whereabouts
OF his Delta Sig friend. Young Morton,
now officially proclaimed a deserter.
But Armstrong heard more tales OF
Witches deyOtiOns 10 him IN his i'll
ness. and the slow convalcscence that
ensued. noted how the boys eyes fol
lowed her about the deck. and how
many a time he would seek her side
even when other men were reading
walking or chatting with her. Arm
strong looked with wonderment that
was close allied 10 Incredibly and pain.
Was IL possible that this blithe lad. who
had won such a warm interest IN the
leart Of such a girl as Amy Lawrence
could be forgetful OF her. faitbiess "a
her. and fascinated now by this selfish
and shallow butterfly II was incred-
ible.
But was l.? TAe DAYS had grow hot
Ter, the Eielis closer, and zae aiE be
tween dec,ss gas sitting aasn she sea
rolled high and closed the ports. OIL
Gers lad taken 20 snooZing up on decl
Il steamer chairs. By an unwTitter
law the port side Of the pTomenad,
deck was given up 10 them after u al
night; but The women folk had The TuT
o. sbe sfarboard side at any hour wheE
tEe crew were not washing down decks
Armstrong Rad been far forward about
sgro o'c.5ck cne breathless night so SCI
f9r b.nsef the condition OF things ~
fhs hospital rader the forecastle. Ths
Eezin Geek was crowded with steering
esrBr q sD'5iers who found 81 impos
~lbiP 20 ssznd The heat below. 30 OF bis
-ctura, instead Of continuing aiong the
ZtEGzay. he decided 20 climb the iror
'e,ce- from the main 30 the promenade
s~-k. II would land him al the forward
- % tae sfarbOard side. There Do
sszid smoke a cigar in peace and quiet
j. Tss high time everybody was asleep
BTt sx his head and eyes reached III.
sci "a the deck he became suddenly
s-z7e o. 4 couple huddled close 10
r>ther IN Lfe shelter Of d canva,
screS~- I'D za5er The steps leading
~.Dft ~ ~ =-s5Ke. He knew Gray's