Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-17

encountered occasionally when, with per-
functory sense of duty. he dropped down
the ladder into the engine room and opened
the bulkhead door of the fire room for a
look at the crusted fires. He did not like
TO stay in there more than rev minutes
at time. o..
About noon she called him to his meal.
which she had set -daintilY in the upper
saloon, where the breeze played gently
through 1t was Il silent function. She
volunteered no remark. and he had re-
solved that she should open their next con-
versation. He helped to clear away the
remains of the meal and then went back
to his awning. About the middle of the
afternoon he saw, a long gray streak on
the horizon and watched it intently as 1t
gradually got blacker and longer, until he
saw that it was smoke from a two-funnel
steamer. He went to skylight and called
the fact down to where she sat writing at
a table. She put up her writing without a
word and came out on deck. The steamer
bore down on their distress signal and lay
to within haiiins distance.
Steamer ahoy!" beloved a voice from
the bridge to the newcomer; what steam
er's that"
"Deerhound! Rio to NJ York. What
steamers that?'
'Zenobia, Galveston. with mules for the
Cape. What's the matter?"
Beriberi All dead but two. Will you
take a passenger-a woman
Not unless you're in danger of sinking.
Don't want to hurt our health bill. Brit
ish government contract, you know. Can
we help you otherwise? Want medicine?'
No; have plenty: Where are WEI
Seventeen ana five north; forty-Seven
west"
Thanks! Good-bye!"
"Good-bye!'
In another minute the Zenobia was off
and the Deerhound was rocking in her
wake. The quartermaster walked for
word.
Dirty hound" he muttered to himself.
He'd taken her quick enough If I'd
offer him the boat in return. But not IL
know 1t. Mister Muledriver Not when
this current will take us inside the salvage
limit and ask no pay for the job" And
unwinding the peak halliards from the
cleat. he deliberately hauled down the flag
of distress.
Well he said. when he came back to
where the girl was standing, good; see.
they wouldn't take you-not even to South
Africa
Thank you very much. she said, softly.
''You did what you could"
Already far In the distance the hurrying
vessel was kicking back the foam as
though she knew and was anxious to put
as much distance as possible between her
and her pestilence infected sister ship, and
to the girl it typified that attitude Of the
whole, world toward herself. 1t made her
feel her isolation the more keenly. Yet the
incident begot for her a confidence In the
man which Heretofore had not existed.
Turning to him suddenly she said impuls-
lively:
Mr. Wade, you asked me this morning
if / had a message to leave In case-well.
of course, 1t is right that you should
know. at least, who 1 am. You have
doubtless heard the captain call me Miss
Annesley. l am Mary Annesley. My father
| is Henry Annesley of Rio. formerly of CO.
| lumbus. Ohio-I-why-did you know him? p
| Apprehension spread upon her features.
but the expression on the mans face would
| have been hard to characterize. He tried
to appear unconcerned. but it ended In his
| sitting down suddenly and smiling in a
queer manner.
"No-no"-he said. THAT is, yes, of
| course l have heard of your father be-
fore, beforeI used to live in Columbus
1 that Is. years ago..
/ The girl turned her head away.
| Then, you know-you know'-she stop
ped.
well, you see." he said hastily, 1.-THE
| details of the affair were not-I went to
| sea before the affair was definitely-your
| father" he ended desperately. The Is doing
| well?"
Doing we'll" She smiled bitterly. "He
is running a shooting gallery in Rio"
but what became Of
! 1.-The money? There was no money. Oh
yes, know. 1t sounds like the old story
but / know 1t would have been far better
| IL father had remained at home and faced
| the exposure. I believe he could have
| proved that he was the dupe Of that gang
| of bond forgers. He honestly believed II
! was good paper when he accepted 1t. But
| when the bank closed its doors that day
| and So many of his friends went down
| with 1t he could not bear to look them In
| the face. His going away SO suddenly
/ made 1t look like completely, and they In
| dicted him. But, oh, II you could see him
| now. leaning over his counter. reading old
New York papers and fairly dying Of home
| sickness 1t was well enough before moth
er died. he kept up Poor mother, car