The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-30

custom to study when he lay in his punk
smoking, to get absolutely by heart the
lights which gem the coast of our ISL
and, and the verdure-crowned terraces
over the way.
When the bunk was prepared he re-
moved her hat and gave her a hair brush,
and took down a little square Of mirror
and held it up before her. He greatly ad
mired the beauty and the abundance Of
her hair, which was parted on one side.
Nothing so refreshes one as to brush
ones hair" said he.
How Ill I look" she exclaimed How
could you have recognized me SO Instant
ly?' and she lifted her eyes, full Of
| caress, to his face.
''Will you be strong enough to get into
that bunk unhelped?" he asked.
1t was low-seated bunk, and she look
ed at 1t and answered Yes
Then I will leave YOU" said he, and
he walked out hurrtedly and shut the
door behind him.
He went on deck to see how the cap
| tain was dealing with his ship and found
| the vessel sailing along, with her yards
| properly swung and everything right
/ The boat from which the people had been
received was visible at the tail Of the
ships wake. The captain had sent her
adrtft, which was sane or not in him, just
as you think proper. The sailors were
men had been taken into the forecastle,
where they were eating and drinking and
yarning to a few of the watch below
about the burning of the Indiaman,
| Glamis Castle. The moment Capt. Lay
ard saw Hardy he called him.
''Who is the lady?'' he asked.
Miss Julia Armstrong, the daughter
| of a retired commander in the royal
navy" was the reply.
! ''Whero have Won lodged hpr?''
I'm my cabin for the present, sir, till
l receive your orders to get another one
ready for her"
| "Oh, yes, have that done-have that
done" the captain said In a smooth, per,
fectly sane voice "Do you know what
| she was aboard the ship?"
! Now Hardy was like the Squire In
| Dickens exquisite sketch-"he would not
| tell a lie for no mani At the same time
| he did not wish Capt. Layard should
| know that Miss Armstrong had shipped
as a second stewardess, so he replied
| she was going to Calcutta with a letter
| of introduction to the bishop Of that
place. Her father was poor, and the girl
| wanted to find something to do in India.
But the captain was dreaming. One
! with eyes for such faces as his could
easily see that he was thinking of some
| thing else, or did not understand. He
continued to look in silence for a little
! while at Hardy, and then the baleful
| sparkle suddenly frightened his stare, he
| folded his arms and said, with an ex-
preston Of triumphant hope and con-
| viction:
'She Is fresh from the sea and knows
where Johnny is, and she shall help me to
! find him!''
1t was O'Clock on the same day in
which Julia Armstrong had been delivered
from that horrible sea tragedy, the open
! r Of
York, of all the ships which the horizons
of the deep were girdtng! The chief mate
knocked upon the door of his cabin, where
| the girl lay, and believing he heard her
say Come in,' entered and found her
asleep.
The reddening sunshine was away to
starboard, but the heavens southeast were
| glowing, and the girl slept, visible to
the eye as the circle Of blue portfolio up
which and down which you saw the clear
cut line of the horizon sliding like a piece
of clockwork. He stool looking at her,
| for there was love for this girl in the
mans heart, and this encounter was so
wonderful that he witnessed the hand of
/ God in 1T, and a sentiment of religion
sanctlfied by emotion; otherwise, with the
sailors respect for the repose of those
| who sleep-for the seaman's best blessing
| upon you is, Lord grant you a good
nights rest, sir-he would have softly
stepped out and left her.
And this he would have soon done but
as he looked she all at once opened her
gray eyes full upon him, stared a few
| moments till intelligence came to her.
then started, smiled and sat up in the
/ bunk.
I've walked you, I'm afraid" said
Hardy.
I'm glad you have. have slept sweet
| ly and feel WELL" she answered. '.Stra npe
that 1 have not dreamt at all. for 7
have passed through a nightmare since
the burning of the ship. How marvellous
| to see you standing there!"
Gould you eat piece of cold fowl and
| drink some wine?"
/ YES"
''You shall sup here, for want to baor
your story. If you are in the cabin and
| the captain comes"
He put his head out of the door on6
hailed the cabin servant. who was nolish
| ing glasses in the pantry. He fold bir,
| what to get and bring, and he then
| caused the girl to get out of her hunk
and cushioned his sea chest with his bunl,
pillow as seat for her. He smilad &c
| he saw her fall into the inconnarab1a
| posture (as he thought IT'D; the head a
| little on one side, the hands on the hins
the feet crossed, the whole figure beanti,
| tul, now that her jacket was removed
! though her dark-blue blouse imperfectIy
suggested the faultless grace OF her
| breast. Sleep had family tinged her