Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-17

bought ticket and left it for you at the
Office. When shall you go on board!
| Tonight, sir. / got my luggage down
out of my room this morning.
''That is the very best thing you can
do, so / shall pay you your wages, and
then wait to see you on board" said
| Weems, pulling out his pocketbook.
There's wages for six months and
three-quarters, sir"
"Call it seven months full wages, and
there you are" said Weems, counting
out some money and placing it beside
the others plate.
Sims at first gazed at him in unmitigat-
ed establishment, and then, with muir
INJURED, You've very kind, SIR pocketed
the money and went on eating.
1.-The internal villain can afford to be
generous this once" he thought to him
self, ''seeing that he supposes me to be
already doomed; but how he would howl
could he suspect how l have outwitted
him."
At about 9 o'clock in the evening
| Weenls directed his steps toward the
Admiral's Head He was feeling rather
| jubilant over having accomplished what
he considered a very praiseworthy days
|
we'll to look after his nephew a little be-
fore retiring, and, perhaps, even enjoy a
| chat with Miss Muir, should she chance
to be accessible. His nephew suddenly
entered from the street, and with an I'M
mistakable disturbance in his manner.
| II have been looking for you every
where, Uncle Zach!" he exclaimed, in
an agitated voice. ''It isn't through any
fault of mine, but there's bad news"
Keep it till we get outside, them" said
Weems, leading the way to the open air.
Now what is it?''
I'm almost afraid to tell you, uncle
But-Miss Muir has determined to sail
in the Scarborough
| Weems growled out an oath, and then
controlled himself with an effort.
''I'll see about that"' he muttered be-
tween his teeth.
"Oh, the mischief's done! You won't
be able to make her bulge an inch. She's
stubborn as a mule, in spite of her soft
ness and beauty. The old woman-Mrs.
Gimp-she's with her, toon'
What did you say to oppose her no.
tionY'
Everything I could think of! l told
her of her duty to you-suggested how
much she owed you, as Sir Luke's agent,
and for having found her out. She said
she was thankful for that but that she
had paid her own expenses all along out
of her savings, and should continue her
own mistress | even ventured to sug
gest that the Scarborough might be I'M
safe, but she had already informed her
self of it's being the newest and stanch-
est vessel belonging to the company, and
only laughed at me-"
SIS it all on account of the child, think
you?''
mo; there's something else influencing
her. She's growing secretly fonder of
that taciturn, but good-looking chap, Dun
more, every minute in the day.
You're talking like fool"' exclaimed
| Weems, angrily.
"No, I'm not, Uncle Zach. I've watch
ed the two together at supper this even
| ing, and later on, up in Miss Muir's sit
ting room. She likes him and he likes
her, and they've met before, as you're
aware The pair of 'em would trot to
one pole like music"
"That would never do. She must be
| hindered from accompanying him."
How"
81 don't know yet. I must think it
| over"
'Well, but you'll not help yourself by
persuasion, depend on it," said the young
| er man, moodily. ''Look here, Uncle
Zach! There'll be only one way to
straighten out things. You and / will
have to go with the rest in the Scar
borough"
NONSENSE
But why not? You could close your
business in six hours, and I know it,
, ''No matter. It's not to be thought of.
! have made up my mind to return by
another ship
"Well, if Miss Muir sails in the Scar
borough, as she undoubtedly will, you can
gamble your last guinea that l, for one,
| am not going to be left behind. If that
girl is destined to marry any man other
than Sir Luke Dalziel, / swear by all
that's money it shall be me-"
His uncle eyed him sneeringly for an
instant, and then moodily paced the lit
tie space fronting the inn where they
had been conversing. In a few minutes,
however, he returned to his nephew's
side, with set expression on his lips,
but with brow that had cleared in the
soft starlight that was falling around
them.
Come what may, you shall have your
wish, Milt,'' said he, in changed and
pleasant tone. IF it turns out that Miss
Muir must sail by the Scarborough, she
shall do so under your escort, while
remain behind Go to bed now. | will
see you all at breakfast
Eastwood thanked him heartily, and
retired with his good humor thoroughly
restored
''The conceited jackanapesw muttered
Weems, as he passed alone down the
now silent street. "He has been curse
and burden to me long enough! But as
for Agnes Muir So, it seemed to me
that / had dream of my own concern
ing her! However, if she, too, must be
sacrificed, why, then, it must be, and
that's an end on it,
CHAPTER XI.
At o'clock on the following afternoon
Weems, smiling, and to all appearances
undisturbed, was on board the Scarbor-
ough, for the purpose of saying good-by