The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-02-21


owners"
"Fhey're the worst sort"
ut doesn't matter who they are. A
shippers got to do rs he's told
Yes" said Kettle. with II Sigh. II
know that"
"Wcll," said the mate. you may
thank your best little star that you're
only here as passenger. Inc gruDs
| bcastly, the ship smells to heaven. the
! cooks II fool, and rvcrything's as un-
| comfortable as can be. But there's
| one fine amusement ahead Of you, and
| that's to try to cheer up the other pas
sengcr'
"StOwnway:"
mo. bona tidc passenger, If you can
imagine any one being mug enough to
book II room on Il foul. cattle loaded
tramp like this. Bu! guess 1t was be-
cause she was hard up. She was Il
goycrncSS. or something of that sort
in Bu"nos AyrcS. lost her berth aud
wanted to get back again cheap. |
guess we could afford to cut rates and
make Il profit there"
Poor lady,"
'lN" not seen much of her myself.
The second mate and | arc most Of the
crew Of this ship. rs the old man Oh.
icc,s to our driving the regular deck
hands. and when were not nt work
we're asleep. can't stop and intro.
ducc You. You must chum on. Her
names Carnegie"
Miss 'arncgic,' Kettle repeated.
"That sounds familiar. Does she write
pOctry:'
The mate yawncd. "Don't know
Never asked ll"r. But perhaps she
does. She looks i'll enough"
Th" mate went off to his room then,
turned in all standing aud was
promptly a>lr"p. Kettle. with memo.
rlcS of The past. refreshed. took paper
ami Scratchy pen and fell ln con.
cocting verse.
He wondered and Ht the S:lnr time
hc half dreaded whether this was the
same Miss Carnegie whom hr had
known before. In days past She had
given him Il ,unmi>Siun to lihrrn,c her
lover from The French p"nHl settlement
of Cayenne" Win infinite danger and
dltficuliy h" hah wrrnrhrd I'll" man
free from his WaI,lrrS amt then finding
him II worthless fellow. had by force
grrSS aud sent the "irl their marriage
lirrns" aS token of 1t" release. lie
had no word or sign from her since
and was IN some dread now lest she
miEh, bitterly resent the lihryry he had
taken in nr,l,llinG 50 far in her affairs.
liowrv"r. like it or not, there was no
avoiding the meeting now, and so he
went ON. somewhat frvrriShlv. with
his writing.
Th" Sunnlid meal entitled tea came
ON, unu hr had to move his papers. \
grilny steward spread Il dirty CLOTH
wcttch it ihrrally with water and
shipped iihdlcS to try 10 induce tho
tableware to keep in place despite the
rolling. The steward mcm toned that
none Of the officers would he down,
that the two passengers would meal
together, and, In fact. did his best to
be atrahlr; but Kettle listened Will,
c"ll iuallrnti"n, and the steward be
! gan to wish him over the side whence
| he had come.
| The laying OF the table was ended at
last. The steward put on his Jacket
| changed Il bell in the aIlcywuy and ,hcI
| cam" back and stood SwHying i'm the
| middle ct the cabin. armed with Il
| large tin teapot, all ready to commrnc.
| business. So heavy was the roll that
| at times he had To put his hand on the
floor for support.
Captain Kettle watched the door
with Il ha%gard face. He was begin
ming I" realize that an emotion was
stirred Within him that should have
had no place in his system. He told