The Globe-republican., 1901-01-17

these two worthless of the ship calculat-
ing for her benefit, and when she final
y drew from them the points that
they might overtabe the David some
hours before they reached Honolulu,
she expressed her satisfaction. and
then the captain let her into official
confidence.
You must not mention it, he said.
but we have important dispatches
from the government which we must
deliver to the David if possible
Then Miss Percy Hartwell did a very
surprising thing. She jumped up,
clapped her hands, and exclaimed:
<-Hurrahi''
The voyage went on pleasantly and
swiftly and Miss Eartwen laughed and
io1zed with the captain and the chief
engineer. urging them to push the ship
a little faster.
Finally there came fine gray morn
ing. when there was blur the hori-
in front, and Miss Hartwen cared
for neither breakfast nor luncheon
While the chase going the blur
/ was growing into the distinctness of a
| great steel huh freighted with human
/ beings.
Tt was afternoon when the ships
] came within hailing distance Just be-
/ fore signaling the captain approached
! Miss Hartwen and asked:
What is his name and what do you
! want me to do?"
/ Lieut. Edward Lehman" she re-
piled, land 1 want you to either bring
t him over to me or to send me over to
/ him. and the signaling began
Government dispatches for the
| David, and, if you please, send Lieut..
Edward Ledman.''
Soon a boat put out from the other
| ship and the passengers crowded over
| to watch its coming. The sailors pulled
| with steady stroke and the little craft
| rose and fell with the pillows, while
the hands of Miss Percy Hartwel1
c1utched the railing as if human life
| were at stake.
I the Pacific the great mass of machin-
cry paused. The boat circled like a
| frightened bird. but finally the rope
was caught and one of the sailors ran
up the ladder as easily as if every
thing were smooth and quiet. The
| tall young man in the lieutenant's
uniform did not DO well. but his
nerves We're steady, even if his legs
wabbled- The passengers We're in
clined to laugh at his lack of skin,
but that did not deter him. He
reached the deck and asked the cap
tain quickly why he was summoned.
In the meanwhile Miss Percy Hart
well had retired to the further side
of the ship The captain directed
one of the stewards to conduct the
| officer to Miss HartwelI.
9.You have only five minutes, SIR
was his warning. 'and I advise you
to be as expeditions as possible
There were three minutes of grace,
| but at the end of that time the lieu
tenant returned radiant.
81 happen to know said the cap
tain, that the dispatches are for
your ship to proceed with all haste
, | to Manila and if the weather had been
, stormy I should have signaled to that
effect, it is not right for me
; to detain you even for a minute, and
: I wish you good-by and God speed
, Lieut. Ledman thanked him and
, | there was sudden rush in which the
arms of the officer were around Miss
, Hartwe1l, followed by rapid kisses
which the crowd would have applaud
ed if they dared. Down the ladder
again he went, and once more the lit
tie boat see-sawed through the waves
! There were many Kisses thrown and
the soldiers cap was raised until his
{ arm must have approached paralysis
Then after the farewel1s had beer
2 blown by the sirens of the ships, Miss
E Percy Hartwen for the first time
: showed indications of weakness. The
| dear old spinster who sat near her al
t the table approached to offer her as
: sistance and she could not help call
e | ing attention to ring the third
: finger of the young Iady's left hand
This brought Miss Percy HartweI
e | very much to her senses and she dart
k | ed for her stateroom- The next day
e in honest gratitude she told the cap
e | tain all about it. The lieutenant wa,
: | with his regiment in San Francisco
ii | and was ordered to sail before he ex
d / ected- He did not have time to carr,
/ out his programme of returning am
|, placing the ring upon her finger, bu
u did the best he could to send it b.
Y mail.
e .sThat did not sr-t me at ALL" sal
n Miss Percy HartweIl, .-and was deter
n mined that he should put it him
q self, and that is why 1 came
She does not remember much abou
= Hawaii or Honolulu, any of tn
l. scenes in the mid-Pacific islands, bu
when she is asked if she enjoyed he
Y pleasure trip her reply is:
# pleasure? You mean bIissl''
o And that is all there is about
e until Lieut.. Edward Ledman get
% back from the Philippines
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