The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-09

| Julia.
They are not so numerous as all that
answered Hardy, but some, daresay,
are never more heard Of and what mat
ters. II Ike a boy that plays at hang
ing. IL ne hangs himself in his play he
may only have spared Jack Ketcn an
| other job If that lonely man yonder
out there was Influenced by some Column
ous-llKe dream of a continent I might
eau MIN mad, but l should respect him.
but to cross the Atlantic merely ito ex-
hlb1t himself and his boat and his dog
Tor a few coppers! There is no hero
ism, no romance, no sentiment, NO good
| in it,
i wonder he can support his loneli-
ness" said Julia. How tremendous
must be the night to his solitary state.
All the stars looking at him. the sea
whispering to him, voices in the air NUT
terlng to himi That's the sort of COM
partnership that would drive me mad.
Inc night would signify insanity and 1
SHOULD leap overheard like Capt. Layard,
courted' to death by some fantasy of sea
| fire"
DO you suppose that Dutchman thinks
| as you do?s exclaimed Hardy, with
hollow laugh. The heave of the swell
threw yis yawning- mouth sufficiently
close TO my naked eye, and its contents
| were revelation of his soul. He is
maze up of Weevils, pork and greed. If
! ne looks at-the stars he pleases himself
| with the-tancy that they are money, and
| ne counts them as he would cash. The
voices IN the air are quotations and
thelr interpretations are so commonplace
| that ne does not attend to them. The
| sea glow Is the primrose; 1t is phosphor-
| US, and 1t rs just the same now as it
| was then to3him 1 have a great mind"
( he went on looking aloft ito run up
/ that rigging nd
! sail. l could easily sheet it home, and
could masthead the yard with the watch
| tackle and the dog
| Then he shook his head
No" said he, ITS big sail, and If
should require to take 1t in 1 am not
strong enough to furl it. Let it lie; we
| must crawl home as best we may, and
we shall neither of us be sorry to get
| home, Julia"
What. do you think has come into my
| mead whilst Eve been listening to your
said the girl.
Nothing but what is sweet and good"
| he answered
1t is my birthday" she exclaimed.
Could anything be sweeter or better?"
said Hardy. How old are you?"
| Perhaps a little younger than you"
| said she with, an expression of arch de-
fiance.
She stood beside the pinnacle stand
| confronting him as he grasped the wheel;
her hands We're on her hips, her head
her NAT on 1t, was little cooked; she
was In that incompatible posture of
sauciness which have 4endeavored to
convey but in vain.
Let us make good meal at l o'clock
| SAID Hardy "and that will be one good
way OF celebrating your birthday. l wish
had the courage to steal jewel out of
ene SAFE; but you are too honorable to
atloW Your sweetheart to be thief
| She looked as If she desired somethins,
/ SWeeter than a, jewel He recognized the
| gentle appeal and leaning forward from
! the wheel kissed her on the lips Then
/ followed brief passage of tomfooIerv
whist Jacob and his boat were dwindline
into toy astern, and whilst the dog was
not even speck. Then said Hardy:
! VIII you see tosour dinner?"
yes Shall roast or ~; the fowl2"
lie: mad broken a hens neck on the
| previous night, as he did not love fresh
/ poultry meat such as they give YOU AT
! sea In turkeys as hard as the stone which
/ thelrs gigantic likeness, the. ostrich. is
/ said to digest. ssst; p. 5
u Boil It," said he; ITS easier cooking
ana the flesh WON'T be soft even at that >
/ what pudding will you have George %
suppose You make a green gage pie.
the pantry" s-s.Els5 sss -
And in whats will you drink NV
health?4 said'she smiling. n aea
I'm anything that is not drugged." he
answered.
So she tTipped away forward ana was
busy in the galley during the greater ma RI
OF that forenoon, whilst Hardy steered
the snip, often sitting onga chair to rest
ms legs and often sucking "a pipe
sIhelf experiences had not vet been Sc
! We're; the weather on the whole had bless
ed them. They had managed to get as
/ much rest as they stood in need of. their
/ physical efforts had been small. even
When 1t Dew hard; therefore they were
| still looking very we'll indeed-much bet
ter than Jacob Christian wonderland the
Newfoundland was an adorable beauty
! compared to Christians dog.
mat all this pleasantness of ocean
"Llch Was like yachting, was not going
| TO last, Hardy perfectly understood. He
was an old sailor; he had gone through
the mill and had come out ground and
! bolted. He did not intend that any wind
should prove foul wind to him. If thew
! blew aN ay to america he was resolved
that they should blow home somehow at
last. The weather is not always a-furi-
Gus gale at sea- 1 have been becalmed in
the Bay of Biscay; I have steamed
/ through the two Atlantics and Witnessed
IN twenty-five days no weather worth re-
| cording. If it blows 1t blows: but it isn't
always blowing.
When it came to dinner time it was /
o'clock, and Hardy had found out the
ships situation. the dinner in the galley
looking after itself while the girl held the
| wheel
Among Julia S sterling qualities was her
! excellence as aocook. When she was out
nursing she was often obliged to turn her
hand to the kitchen range, and learnt
without great difficulty to make and cook
savory dishes for petulant sufferers and
! r1ckety children with pigeon breasts and
weakened faces Home trouble. worry.
! poverty had ended in forming her charac-
| ter into what would be called an ALL
round girl am not claiming impossible
virtues for her. For instance, she could
not sing with that marvellous sweetness
| of voice which we endeavor In vain to
hear in the pages of the novel. She was
by no means faultless at the piano. and
she thumped rather than played. She
! was not strong minded, and therefore be-
! lieved in God and said her PRAYERS: she
| did not want to be hospital nurse nor
a physician; she had no theories on the
subject of population; would not have
faced an audience as a public speaker. on
| subjects unfit for females to pretend to
know anything about for the pension of
/ lord chancellor. But she could cook
| she could nurse, she could love with fear
! less and loyal devotion, and her desire
was the mans love and not the man him
self
! Therefore when dinner was laid on the
/ top of the dogs cask it was a good din
ner, and the three of a crew Thoroughly
enjoyed it, the dog dining off the con-