The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-08-29

Wv w ~ R'h,
sion when ne gets too old tn travel any
more. Curious that you never met.
for You have both crossed with me
many times" The captain ratified on
determined to put us at our ease once
and for all.
Shipboard friendships, especially be-
tween hardened travellers. progress
rapidly, and ice forgiven for the as
sault the Gladstone made on the Sara
toga. Miss Gray and myself became
friendly, even to the extent Of chum-
miness. That Is her word. disclaim
responsibility.
In six days at sea two people will
have exhausted all ordinary topics Of
conversation. Then they begin on af-
fairs that on land would be sacred aft.
er a decades acquaintance.
We had the deck TO ourselves. and
were sitting behind the protection OF
a deck cabin. I had been, as u I were
still boy, retailing much matter con.
cerning myself and my dcings.
"And now" I said, as I came TO the
end Of the chapter, ~ am actually
running away back to America for
fear of a marriage happening TO me-"
"You are becoming interesting.
Please go on
I ignored the badinage. which, in
deed. was unworthy of her. "Yes, IL
is fact. My dear Aunt Eliza was
planning n descent upon my bachelor
hood. with dear girl in her train;
and, knowing auntie's propensities, I
just skipped. ] shalt probably go to
the Philippines via San Francisco"
How funny. Just my ease, too.
Not about going to the Philippines;
hut | am also running away from q
prospective matrimonial alliance
Such things have happened. but
wouldn't IL he curious II IL were we
who were running away from one
another?"
THAT would be curious" as.
sented.
speak for yourself. please. But
seriously. we must investigate and
settle the matter"
THAT is easily DONE" 7 replied
"Do you know my Aunt Lizzie"
~ haven't the pleasure"
"Then you don't know my Aunt Liz
zie. for II you did you would not
think OF knowing her was n pleasure
That sounds very like bull, but
think II will stand the test. However.
~ you do not know my Aunt Lizzie.
you certainly can't be the dear girl
she was bringing to bear upon me,
and, therefore, u Is evident that I am
not running away from you. q. d.,
ms they say In Euclid"
"Well, I suppose il is equally sure
that you were not the particular
man I was running away from"
IL was Sunday morning when we
sailed up the grand old Delaware
Miss Gray and ] were leaning over
the rail watching the green and gold
OF the shore as II slowly unfolded be-
fore us.
A putting little tug was coming "a
meet us. and we knew that ii con
tanned the health officer and the al
vance guard of customs men.
My companion was unusually silent
and indeed I was in no mood for light
L tNo
closely together for II days fine
much In common, and then to wrcncl
of that friendship suddenly on enter
ing port when they each go their sep
aratc ways. gives pause to the mos
careless heart. There is something
in the companionship formed on thu
ocean that binds closely. I felt th'
coming separation. and vaguely. bu
none the less bitterly. resented II.
"Does the sight of home agaii
make you sad? ] thought you were
much travelled young lady?"
had no warning of the words tha
were TO come.
II deceived you In n trifiny matter
and though the thing Is of no conss
quence. 1 felt like telling you III
truth. I told you in jest that wa
In the same boat as yourself, that
too. was running away from mats
On the contrary, am running I
meet one. No, not one of my choo'
ing, but one ready found for me.
know you will think II strange that
should speak Of this ut all to yo'
but I felt that I must tell someon,
And then we did discuss one anotl
er's Affairs so freely that il isn't Il
II were telling IL to stranger"
The snorting little tug was lying 4
our feet. We were both watching th
whit.-duck sailors making fast.
Her hand was in mine.
.soon neither of us will have TO RI,