The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-01-11
CHAPTER v.

Master Simmonds of the Cheap, and a
good servant she had been to him,
having fought her way backward and
forward between London and, Venice
against the united forces of wind,
waves and picaroons for nearly five
and forty years, as the evidence OF
many 4 scar on the timbers of her huh
and on the faces of her crew could
prove
Our first voyage out was a thorough
" prosperous one. Even the dreaded
bay of Biscay was for once as quiet DIS
the most titnorous landsman could
have wished. arrived at Venice, we
bartered our homely English goods for
a cargo of fine glass and iron work
4 from the workshops of the Water City
and for curious stuffs and perfumes
which it's traders had brought from
the far lands of Ind, Araby and
Cathay.
During the voyage home too our
luck stuck to us. We had fair wind
not to be so ceremonious, Captain Ire
land"
!, Alec stared with establishment, but 1
udQ recognized the voice.
Tnezw cried in delight.
..Ah, you haven't forgotten me,
though Alec Ireland has, she said, and
/ saw that she was glad.
Forgotten your cried "N0. How
! could 1? But thought you were in
Whitby.''
Apparently it has not been worth
your while to inquire. l left Whitby
more than a year ago"
II never heard it,
Did you ask?'
e / was thrown into confusion by her
question and was at loss for a reply,
when Alec spoke for me. 1--WE have
{ been at sea ever since we last saw
you" he said.
All, then forgive your she re-
piled graciously. But you must come
with me now to my fathers house. /
don't promise that he will be pleased
to see you. but as you are my gallant
rescuers he is bound to be polite.'
Don Miguel here, too?" asked.
Eyes, replied Inez. You don't sup
pose lived alone
s'No, but thought perhaps there
was some one else,'' / said sadly.
IIez FLUSHED. "Who else?" she
asked.
''Your husband" ventured.
Il haven't found one yet
Then a Whitby lad has a chance?"
.'Who knows?' %
And again she blushed, and I was
Just going to say something more when
Alec broke in.
Where were those two men taking
youY' he asked.
II don't know" she answered, with
q shudder. Perhaps to murder me-
Do you know them?''
Il refused to marry one of them
the other day"
1.-THE scoundrelv' cried sayagely.
81 wish I'd thrashed him.
why, Jack?' she laughed. He's
not the only one who has asked me to
be his wife"
"Confound their impudence!" NUT
tered.
"What?" she cried mischievously. IT
seem to have recollections of some one
else's impudence, too-at Whitby, for
I instance. But / suppose you have for
gotten
.Inez" replied solemnly, you
didn't refuse meat Whitby?"
Didn't I? Perhaps it is who have
forgotten then. But come, a truce to
this banter. Aren't you going to see
me home"
.tOf course we are" said Alec, 'and
we shall be delighted to renew our ac-
quaintance with Don Miguel, though
our last meeting was rather a stormy
one, if remember rightly. How is the
alchemy progressing?"
"Oh, he has given that up!'
In favor of what?'
"Fighting. He's a soldier now"
"H'm,n said, without thinking.
THAT'S an honest trade enough
Inez laughed gayly
"And the other is notYa she asked.
81 should not have said that
She looked at me for a minute, with a
teasing smile playing round her mouth.
Then she held out her hand to me.
Eyes, jack she said sweetly; 81 do
forgive you. You see, | am not quite
sure that you We're wrong"
And then she began to speak hurried
~ of other things.
Our reception by Don Miguel was not
cordial one, but in view of our .rela
tions with him in the past it was per-
haps hardly to be expected that he
would gbe overjoyed to see US again..
Our rescue of Inez from the hands off
the ruffians VINO were carrying her off
gave us, however, claim on his graft
tude and an excuse for calling very
frequently to see how she was, and as
Inez encouraged our visits we took
every advantage of the opportunity
which chance had given us.
Inez and had many long walks to.
gether through the beautiful country
round Vigo Bay, and on those occasions
Alec always insisted on marching some
10 or IL fathoms behind us, for my
sweetheart's beauty had won her many
admire a~Were naturally not in
clined tt quietly to the success
of a hereto lishman. l had found
favor where i failed, and but