The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-04-19

/ enough!
Here Hugh leaned over his chair 10
knock the ashes of his cigar, and
said TO his friend:
IL must have had II pretty bad-eh,
williams ?-to have said that, for you
know that can't endure either
bad odor or noise But ] forgot every
thing under the influence OF those
eyes. and when she exclaimed, 'Ob,
no! / couldn't do that felt that my
fate was sealed, and that / would take
the noise and smells.
"The next thing / discovered was
that my lady had no ea-chair There
was only one left, and that had been
spoken for; but I paid double the
amount and the chair was mine.
"'You are so kind, Mr.. Remington
she said. Il don't know what should
have done without you. ] am not TT
10 travel alone she added In childish
tones.
IL longed 10 press her 10 my heart
and tell OF my love; and that If she
would but let me, 1t would be the joy
OF my life to care for her. | looked
all this; / am sure / did But there
were too many people about for me
TO speak. She sat with her hands
folded in her lap and looked divinely
unconscious.
"The third day out the weather be
came bitterly cold.
81 am almost frozen said Mrs.
--. what shall | do? ] have moth
ing TO wrap round me, and shall have
10 stay below; and, oh, dedr! IL Is so
uncomfortable there The face turned
up to me was that of a spoiled child.
Now I had fine rug, which | had
used at night, for you know that
everything at sea Is 40 horribly damp.
II had been great comfort to me, and
knew that | should miss II. But what
of that? couldn't see the woman ]
loved suffer. SO tucked her up with
IT, Her delicious smile repaid me for
the sacrifice
"'Oh, how nice" she said, as she
| put her hands under the warm rug.
1t seems TO me, Mr.. Remington, that
you have everything TO make one
| comfortable. | never heard of such
n man. ! am so glad that ! came un-
der your carer
Every day / had II upon my lips
to tell her of my love. Each day cour-
age forsook me. We walked the deck
day by day. She would put her littl"
soft hand on my arm In the most
conflding way, look up from under her
| H., 4 Il
ask the most childish innocent qucs-
tions.
"lsn't II delightful she said one
day, to think that we shall soon ar.
rive? | can hardly wait for the time
to come; and yet, here her voice
dropped into that dearlyloved soft
tonc-'thc voyage has been Il most
charming one owing TO your kind
ness she added brightly.
IL longed to launch forth my tale
Of love, but thinking IL more prudent
TO wait until | had secured her wholly
! to myself, / asked her in the most or
dinary manner II she wouldn't enjoy
| looking at some little trinkets that !
had picked up in Paris. Her eyes
sparkled.
"'Yes, indeed she said Nothing
could be pore delightful than TO get
glimpse of Paris while at sea
81 went below and got all my pretty
novelties and brought them up to
her. Placing a chair in a quiet corner,
and well hid from the other people.
! then drawing up mine beside her, i
! began shown one by one. my col.
lection Of odd things
"'Whcrc did you get them Mr.. Rem
ington? | hunted all over Paris and
found nothing half SO pretty. What
exquisite porte-bonheurs" and she
! slipped one after another of my care
! fully chosen bracelets on her plump
wrist. and turned them first on one
side and then on the other.
81 knew Nell's taste, and had
searched for something uncommon,
and was well pleased with what |
had bought But Nell and everything
were forgotten with this hewitching
creature by my side, ana when she
made move To take them Off, | said,
laughing, of course:
"'Oh don't disturb them; they lool,
so well where they are, and it is so
Pplcasant, you know, To set glimpse
Of Paris while at sea-
"Shc kept them on, and | opened
the other boxes. There were rings.
crosses. ornaments OF curious designs.
The widow was in high glcc. \ child
could not have enjoyed IL more. |
watched her with loving eyes. told her
whore each one came from, and helped
fastcn them on.
~ feel like an Indian princess.
she said. and ought to have a crown
and crowd o; kncelinS cour;icrs
and then the picture would bc com.
plete.'
"'Can you imagine a throneT said
and take me for sncclinC courtierS
Wouldn't my love compensate FOR the
admiring crowdT
"She looked UP quickly. and wa,
about 90 answer. when one of thos,
eternal old borcs that. no matter
where you cross. are always 60 b,
: found on shipboayd. came up and he
. gan telling his early "reminiscences
what the sea was twenty years ago
rs though the sea has ever changed
and how. when he had first crossed
p his friends never expected 10 see hin
again. lie had made his will. an,
I they parted as though he were 20 b
FOR ever lost TO them. assure 30,
that silently wished I'm my hear
; that he had never turned up again
. without saying n word. got up>tooI