Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-01
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". lie drew up q SlOOl ana SaC uOWu to pursue it further, growing from the jocose to the serious.
 He could recommend Matcho Merida. He wasn't like the rest of the "black and taas.'
 .sIIes made this trip with me six tines now and I've watched him close, He don't go in for the things that most, of lis breed do-eardS and women and Wine" Miss Strathmore thought of het Quotaton "H'c've got the chance tc see things ea these ships. you be- but I,9c never seen Merida do I foolish thing yet. It mag be because hes heeH to school n England and runs the New York end of affairs for their tincaS, but VII cEet it is it's so. And edieated@ ,lP az!ss=,i awe f@spiredly. "WhEs that feIl3W leaks sti' Ia,.-ua~eS as #eli as .sse tis.as Is..s ca ;t..a las got something ta - s} allse e=.zz;a n. YoH mind what ] ear. Mss E eeth. knew yeu father. 5Tfft',4=i #,.-=s | hayza:lzl t1e best ! carll ss.sf f.-e his daughter V s.ll ht ta Eflta.,s .tss::=5 Merida. ILe stood IT :ssss. ,t;9...-1 Get l1.;A to tell yol .sas. lie ;,,..-, t,t1 ozslsr Eeu4& lleods l.eld ts.e governors pal;Gc.a g;.5ilst q reva lgt.onisr meb for day ;Jad q t..gi4t Make ID l. hia.
 Nhich-the advice and tie strategy lad the natural effect os rendet.!.e AIts; Stratamefe @ege=tlt lt.te fre#5- e3-... t9 Merida when he stopped u speak : her. He had changed t!la zt9itiu =Wl-.et Ae had come on board and Nas in NJ Nh.ee -1anneIs HOW.
 Hes no5 1aadSeHe@ she decided reinel5ieei9a the fe@a.ar features q esLer spanish hIooled males sAe ha6 known but hes qaite tae=n.e# Hag ger individual ever s,;u.
 He pulled up q wicker e!.at@ tes.de ter. and they began to t2.:....= . MS | o'clock then They wee s..ii t;5i..1 .t1c wllen the lunchore ..a:1- sos.asird al one. They N.# #.#s down t6getheg a;d talked tilfoue... t..,= s.:e:l.
 If Mss Styae...z.z".. l.al aegn stupid she would have stayed o1 dectz the rest of tine afternoon. .hs it vas she went to the cabin for I nap and then deyot. eG herself-tlIe least in the world ob. yioHs,ly-to her mother until dinner tine. HlIt tAere was the evening after that. They spent it together in the bow aad taiked=of the phosphorus and things.
 It was not until after q good many nights that they got to anything much more personal, Then it came all at once. Merida stood wedged into the extreme point of the bow and Miss StrathIHore sat half overhauging the hIae.: oceaa when the prov cut into gold light. She was holding fast to a stay. $l5e eoHld just see Merida's face ill the starlight and his eyes were or aer s5tsa9.!..lY. .5lIere Lad been stop fl speech.
 Was uactvtl whoa you finished my uuc for he t'i:Jt Hi..1lt::' he asked.
 Rather" Miss ttrafhnore answered him.
 And you didn't i:aow why. I sup pose"
 Site admitted that sfc d:l not.
 We'll" he explained, its just this I get so sid, of having people go on the basis that all HeH down here are devils of fellows, Don Juaas and all that. Me srt so Geucolly much of it.
 S.Ie reminded him tAat he lad laid himself open to it
 T know did, but one doesn't expect an American or an Engiishman t. knoW his poets, if you don't mind my saying so. l never thought about you going oa." There was q pause. And i l don't go in for women and nirta. tioss, Merida said T have never cured for any girl except yot..
 It Was sudden certainly, so sudden that she let go her hold on the stay. lis hand went out to steady her in. stantly. Then he too; it away.
 ''i suppose you are surprised" he said. "I am myself. But it's true"
 Mst Strathmorc's self possession had weathered many experiences, but it foundered at this. She did not think Of anything to say.
 Il don't want to bother" he told her. and don't expect you to like me yet but hope you will before long, Then he went of, to other things, but conver satioa vas not d success.
 They were at anchor off MaZatlan the next day, some two miles beyond the bar Merida put in his appearance at breakfast i'll shore clothes.
 "I'm going to land he told Miss Strathmore, Eff the captain will have q boat whistled for me-"
 Its rough she tried to suggest
 Il know it is he answered, leveling his eyes straight on her for the benefit of all who might choose to see, so that she flushed very pink. If it were not I should ask you and your mother to go too" They had done it at Acapulco and ManZanillo before.
 s'I will not go,' observed the Chilean Tt is too dangerous"
 Merida caught Miss Strathmorc's glance of contempt and nearly smiled. Toward the middle of the morning q | r0Wboat Whose owners were coura- geouS responded 10 the signals and ye,i- l fl e.1,