The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-28

as he himself was, and they had been
almost inseparable. Their companionship
was for the most part a silent one;
neither was a great talker; but each seem
ed instinctively and almost unconscious
ly to seek the other if they were but
an hour apart Through long days of
rough weather, when everything was bat
tened down. and all the other passengers
were invisible, they sat in the saloon;
reading generally, but sending now and
then look or word across the space be-
tween them, till 1t was possible to creep
out to the deck once more. Then, as
a matter of course, they went together
for hour at first, and then for whole
long hours that sped as the ship did thro
the rushing water Gradually the air be-
came like velvet. and happiness seemed
to be softly stealing over the sea and
towards their ship-or so he felt. To her
1t was different. The sound of the
screw the calming of the leaping waves,
the sight of a distant SAIL and of moth
ing else save sea and sky, the long deck,
and the white awning that had just been
put up over it, the wonderful morning
when she first saw Gibraltar and the
dim African shore far away, everything
seemed to burn its memory into her heart
and soul. She neither looked forward nor
backward; she just dared to live and that
was ALL Love, and remembered hate,
despair, desperation and maddening dread
each had their hold of her in turn. Trav-
ers found her difficult and reticent, though
now she allowed him TO stay beside her
on deck or in the saloon, as naturally as
he took his place beside her at dinner,
and gradually she waited and watched
for him. Most of the other passengers
had been invisible till the night they
sighted the lights of Lisbon. The two
people who had seen each other casually
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seemed to have inherited a world to them
selves, and, if the woman stared fate in
the eyes dumbfounded, the man was I'M
afraid. He knew perfectly that he had
fallen in love with Miss Williamson, that
all the years that had been his hills of
defense were leveled under her passing
footstep. He hungered, thirsted. painted,
to know more of her. to wake her from
the half-sorry dream that it struck him
sometimes she had found life, to rouse
her into happiness from the world made
her now, to know everything about her,
above all, to see the grey eyes that he
could swear remembered sorrow, likht up
with love-and love of him.
by jove." he said to himself, II have
| come a capper this time and for a wo-
| man ! had>not set eyes on ten days ago
| What an ass l am! But she's like no one
ever saw on earth before. If l could
| only make her care for me, what a time
| X give her in India He was not going
to leave the ship at Genoa. He remem-
| bered that it was four years since he had
seen Naples, that it would be rather a
| good idea to go on; besides, he told her.
it was better for his foot, which was
| getting strong, a few days more would
make a difference to 1t.
ut seems as if we had known each
other for years" he said, as they sat on
their deck chairs that night. The watch
| had Just been changed, there had been
rumor of phosphorescence, the air was
soft and warm; the breath of Italy was
in it; the delicious sound of the water
was in their ears. the whole world seemed
half an enchantment Tomorrow we
| shall be at Genoa. We ought to land for
a little while; l should like to show you
the Red Palace If you will let me-"
II am sorry we are coming to the land
| again." she said. II should like to stay
on the sea forever, yet / want to see
everything
How is it you nave never been away
before?'
20 don't know" she answered He
knew as little about her as he had done
on the day they met first. She listened TO
everything he said concerning himself,
but she tod him nothing of her own his
! tory.
Perhaps you had relations to look
! after?"
Yes, I had them TO look after" she
hesitated, then she went on. There were
a great many of us at home. and | was
the eldest. We were poor. and had no
time to go about | used to teach my lit
tie sisters their French verbs and make
them play their scales till was eighteen.
That was ten years ago-I feel like a bag
gered old woman. but ! am only eight and
twenty"
But you have not Just left home"
II left II when was nineteen, I went
to take care OF some one. / don't want
20 talk about H." she added, but / have
never had any happiness-neyer IN my life
and have longed for n 30 much"
Then with quiet jerk OF her voice she
went on. You spoke Of the Wayiett case
the other night. your father tried IL, do
you remember? ! knew that womnn--and
! have longed for happiness Just as she
DID"
you knew herr" He was almost star
tied
YES. ! knew her very we'll"
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