The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-06-22
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TEN DAYS IN LOVE.

Here Hugh leaned over his chair TO
knock the ashes off his cigar, and
said to bis friend:
81 must have had 1t pretty baden.
Williams?-to have said that, for you
know that l can't endure either a
bad odor or noise But forgot every
thing under the influence of those
eyes, and when she exclaimed, oh.
no! / couldn't do that felt that my
fate was sealed, and that would take
the noise and smells.
1.-THE next thing / discovered was
that my lady had no sea-chair. There
was only one left, and that had been
spoken for; but 1 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. l am not mt
to travel alone she added in childish
tones.
IL longed to press her to my heart
and tell of my love: and that If she
would but let me, it would be the JOY
of my life to care for her. Z looked
all this: I am sure 1 did. But there
were too many people about for me
to speak. She sat with her hands
folded in her lap and looked divineiy
unconscious.
1.-THE third day out the weather be-
came bitterly cold.
81 am almost frozen said Mrs.
l.. What shall do? have moth
ing to wrap round me. and shall have
to stay below; and, oh, dear! 1t Is so
uncomfortable there The face turned
up to me was that of a spoiled child.
"Now had fine rug. which had
used Mt night. for you know that
everything at sea is so horribly damp.
It had been a great comfort to me. and
I knew that shouldsmiss it. But what
of that? I couldn't see the woman
loved suffer. So tucked her up with
1t. Her delicious smile repaid me for
, the sacrifice.
"'Oh, how nicer 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. 1 never heard Of such
, a man. I am so glad that came I'M
. der your care!
Every day / had it upon my lips
{ to tell her of my love. Each day cour-
age forsook me. We walked the deck
E day by day. She would put her little
r soft hand on my arm in the most
confiding way. look up from under her
D curls, laugh her low. sweet laugh, and
! ask the most childish, innocent ques.
I lions.
l. "Tsn't It delightful she said one
o day, to think that we shall soon ar
l. rive? / can hardly wait for the time
e to come; and yet.'-here her voice
dropped into that dearly-loved sof
O tone-'the voyage has been mos
l. charming one, owing to your kind
" ness she added brightly.
O 81 longed to launch forth my tall
J. of love, but thinking 1t more pruden
e to wait until had secured her who'll.
d to myself, asked her in the most OF
binary manner II she wouldn't EMO.
n looking at some little trinkets that
n had picked up in Paris. Her eye
sparkled.
4 "'Yes, indeed she said. Nothing
n could be more delightful than to &c
glimpse of Paris while at sea-
v: 81 went below and got all my prett
novelties and brought them up t
4! her. Placing chair in quiet corner
ID and well hid from the other people
N then drawing up mine beside her,
re began showing, one by one, my CO
lection of odd things.
IS. "sWhere did you get them Mr.. Rem
n ington? I hunted all over Paris an
I found nothing half SO pretty. WINS
g exouisite porte bonheursv and ST
mr. slipped one after another of my car
to fully chosen bracelets on her plum
fv wrist. and turned them first on or
" side and then ON the other.
no T knew Nelrs taste, and ma
,r- searched for something uncommo
n. and was well pleased with what
ID. had bought. But Nell and everythir
&C. were forgotten with this bewitchiI
er. creature by my side, and when 81
NC made a move to take them OF, l sal
wv laughing. of course:
en- "'Oh. don't disturb them; they io'
he so we'll where they are, and 1t Is
ne pleasant. you know. to get q gimp
IN of Paris while at sea-.
to "She kept them on, and l open
III the other boxes. There were ring
, | crosses. ornaments of curious design
oc- The widow was in high glee. A chi
m could not have enjoyed 1t more.
ht- watched her with loving eyes. told d
for xybara oach one came from, and help
to fasten them on.
to "I feel like an Indian princes
of she said. .and ought to have croN
and a crowd of kneeling courtie
out and then the picture would be CO
sed plete.'
re. ".Can YOU imagine throne" sa
ery and take me for kneeling courtie
Ter. wouldn't my love compensate for
admiring crowd?'
in "She looked up quickly, and y
about to answer. when one OF INT
all eternal old bores that. no matt
get where you cross, are always to
ply found on shipboard, came up and
om. | gan telling his early reminiscenc
han what the sea was twenty years ag
nin. MS though the sea has ever change
II and how, when he had first cross
he his friends never expected to see
mr. again. He had made his WILL
,gly they parted as though he were to
for ever lost to them. l assure
Mt that I silently wished in my he
. IA that he had never turned up ag'
me. without saying word. got up, Z
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