The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-06-09

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1t WIS manifest to Brooke almos
from the very first that the gods ha,
intended her for him. If he had tol,
any one of his conviction he wOult
have said that the gods had intended
them for each other. but when II,
thought about in in his inmost soul. h,
put 1t the first way. And he though
about it a good deal. You have t(
think altogether more than is good fol
you when you are three weeks at sea
and the passengers are very largely i'm
possible and Improbable. and it is toe
hot to move, much less to play bean.
BALL. That is why men who are ordi.
narhyEactive and sane do such jdiOtic
things on shlp-board. if they are given
half chance. Not that Brooke did
anything foolish, though: he always
congratulated himself on that. But he
had his chance. and few men could
nave asked a better one She was
y.~and agreeable, and well-bred,
and all the rest Of it: satisfactory in
everysway. They had not yet gotten
OH Sn Jose when he had decided that
she would suit. But he did not tell her
: 20 then. 1t does not do to spoil a wO-
. man. If there was any objection to
her &tall it was that she was a trife,
Just a mere trifte, spoiled already.
But sne was very much interested in
him. She made him talk about him
sell. Yes, plainly the gods had plan
ned ths whole thing aforetime. 1t was
uncle0ny romantic. too. He had seen
ner era IN the steamship office at Pan
! amaMShe had observed him with
sfde'iong glance and had commented to
line elderly, gentleman who was with
uer, he elderly gentleman had turn
q ana looked, and she had bent over
tne deck-plan of the steamer and had
SAID she wanted her state room on the
snore side, and on deck. SO Brooke,
haNlg inquired as to what hour the
lender would 90 over to the steamer.
went out into the hot morning and took
.stI!l III sf. N = " se''
one ana the elderly gentleman were
ateady on the tender when he stepped
award that afternoon. She saw him
.vn'ing down the wharf. He knew that
~ a'e dld, and Furthermore he believed
..s. mal sne; had been watching for him:
w.. ".'.n sshe had, but young men ought
~. ~ understand those things. How.
.,e,' a, she did not look at him again nm
~ Mey. went aboard the steamer. Then
~. sue nad 70, because they both had let
,.. ~ Inc captain, and the CAPTAIN
..s. 1Osfuced them. Her name was Far
~. ana the elderly gentleman. who
aer father, called her Winifred
liked the elderly gentleman
,s accessory. The fathers Of ;
naM girls are not always orna- /
~. ~ even i'll the middle distance. I
~ ~ Farrar was creditable NJ I
~, .vsssaeed be ashamed of him at the
moment Of "Who giveth this t
-. x nor thereafter. Then thay all 4
10 - search Of their respective q
ntiE ESInner. Nv ~ 'sa'n : :
nrA~ s only the first dinner. The I
H. 10 sEho is undoubtedly heavens a
Nc xSpon ron earth in the matchmaking il
nj. ss,s mad not had time to observe I
49,. I rfbute fittingly, SO they sat +
Al S9sr they listed, or wherever they y
I. which for Brooke was across h
! aole and not even opposite to her.
~ - as he took his seat, and he a
! kFnen he whirled around and got u
!, e, soo !?r the rest they both con- a
- MA each other. via the cap- h
Il, - kne ne captain had seen that same o.
1s p.ofe. He consented sweetly II
!, &c 'siSed at but he was not fooled. II
: Eyes s.twinkled. He observed how l,
.pae ate enough nuts to make him Y;
= and how he looked unamia- :,
.sSneven with that, Mr.. Farrar So
tsat Jim. .. %
Ass evening Brooke went into the II
.ses !, ai cabin to look at some pearls sr
Z W n the corner of a grimy hand r
- - lie did not understand that in
= see everything. and do not al
e' be taught their business. as
Ae "as one Of those pleasant peo- &c
nave about who 90 on the sup q