Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-19

| = 'ohheS 10 leaving her behind
YOU sara Dunstone, so her going is
as well. She'll brighten up the cabin
o. me Venture like a posy." he went
WI NEe. IN in love with her my
SrH-ireSh ANA sweet, lively and
tAceftui rs graceful as a racing yacht
ana as healthy as the breeze that car
res II along. Twentythree. just the
right age: Well educated. gentle. nd
without a mother-in-law to NEEDLE in
domestic affairs. Some fellows have
luck he ended, with a pretended
Sr"an of envy
! AN. said Cairns. my wife is not
oNcrburdcncd with friends. and hat
makes me more anxious to take her TO
sea with me. With the exception % "A
sister whom | have never seen. Nh,
is year younger. and. like my Isabel
whom we first met. Il bookkcepcr and
a shorthand e.erk. she has not a rrla-
tion in the world"
The kindly Quakers drew him on to
talk of Isab bel how he had FIRST
met her at an evening party given by
the wife of one of the Grimport mer
chants. and how, in contrast with the
loud dresses and cackling voices Of
| some other young women who were
nrescnt-if they had only heard him.
| would they have ever called him dc
iShtful again?-the refined beauty ana
simple grace Ct the lady clerk had
| gained in charm. He told the story
of their brief Wooing. of the wedding.
a Very simple affair and quite private.
at the Grimport church. and described
the cottage. a mile outside the town.
| which he had taken for the honey
| moon. 1t stood in an old-f Shioacd
| garden. and there We're clipped yews
on each side # the gate. and behind
was wood where niShtinSalcs sang
| day and nisht-at least. Isabel said
they were nigh;ingales.
Thy wife viii have to put up With
gGlls ana friGatc birds at sea said
MIR. Jeremy. she can't take the
ni=htingalcs along With her"
''nr the sister" said Captain Dun
stone. pityingly. The poor thing Will
miss her, I'll be bound.
! she has friends in London. with
whom she lives" returned Cairns.
Friends are poor substitute for
kindred" remarked the elder HaXbN.
she is engaged to the eldest son Of
! these good folks" said Cairns. and
| understand the splicing Of the lovers
| is only matter Of weeks. He has a
| berth as second mate aboard an Aus
| tralian liner. ana has good pay, Isabel
tells me. and so one may consider Miss
| Winilred we'll provided for
| "Winfred' Is that her name" cried
! DunStone. 1t sounds as though il
ought To belong 10 a pretty girl. Now,
| If | We're twenty years younger and
little loss tough and tanned, here
| would he a chance for me-"
| Oddly enough" said Cairns. show
| ing his white teeth in a smilr. Il
| don't know whether Winifred is pretty
| or not. | have never seen a portrait
Of her. But in your interests. captain
! Dunstorc | must ask my wife 70 @iEe
me sight Of one if she has it,
| And he babe the owners and the re
firing skipper a jovial goodhy and
swung Of at smart pace homeWIrd.
The mile that lay between Grimport
| and the country cottage he had rented
! for the honeymoon was soon covered
| Isabel was waiting at the gate. and
there We're no passersby to witness the
ranturouS embrace with which the
married lovers met after three hours
! OF separation.
"Oh. Jem." his young Wife cried. As
she met his triumphant kiss. You
I i'll the Venture with YOU: Isn't II
| true"
True as that the seas are salt and
lyon are my Wife" Cairns passed MS
arms around her slight waist, kissed
| her golden hail-for Isabel was fair
beautv-and looked AT her with pride
The cabin is to be scraped. painted
| and new rugged fit for bride;
! a
! Haxbvs' expense. and this watch and
chain are present TO me because |
| have been 50 lucky as to marry he
sweetest and prettiest girl on Try
! land"
| Isabel gIowed at the simple flattery-
/ H.. ho,rt vas in her ewes as she
| looked at him.
They should have given it to ne,
! she said because | have married ne
bandsomest man and the bravest in
| tha whole world" She had heard the
story Of the sharks ana Cairns's dive
.Oh. Jen. if I had lost you then.
She could say no more.
! "As YOU didn't know me then, an
swered Cairns. with twinkle IN ms
bright gray eyes, lit Wouldn nave AZ
fected you.
! hrl Jared out. mo other man but
Won would ever have won my heaHt.
| cbo covered one of his large. strong
hands with both Of hers. say, me
coaxed. that if YOU had not met me
Won never would have married
II should have been husband.
iil,a Dunstone welded to my ship for
better. for worse" laughed earns.
Though. now that the old fetloW :
coina ashore for good, he II be wanting
somebody t. brew his Grog and M ms
,,;r,o for him. He wanted to know
,bout YOUR sister Misunderstanding
.bc was as pretty as you are ann
,,.nather she was engaged. and said
tb.t she couldn't possibly he the one
,,,,+ understood she was the other
isabel began to lauG.'. How hh'
,a,,,,i,c to see your face when YOU
.,'rt set ewes on Winnie" she cried.
what will YOU say? What will YOU
,binko Oh. | wouldn't show YOU her
nbotocrarh for the world, though l
b,yo GOT half . dozen; i would ap"h
ill.,. offcrt I mean to create
ASK her to come down and spend a
awe vi.h us before we sail. SAID