Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1902-08-20

are rewarded FOR TINS, Mr.. HAWKINS.
upon which she swept haughtily past
him and descended the companions
way.
The stowaway smiled.
The episode had taken place SO rap.
idly and with so little noise that the
second mate knew nothing about it. A
few minutes later, however, noticing
that the weather leeches were lifting
wind, he ran aft to the compass. He
found Hawkins staring fixedly at the
card and the vessel three points off her
course.
"Where are you steering tor he be,
gan. Hard up. you soldier" And
stream of abuse followed.
Hawkins awoke as from q dream
and, muttcring an incoherent excuse.
damned the wheel over.
Hardly had the officer returned for
ward before the stowaway heard Il
rustic of drapery, and Miss Armstrong
again stood beside him. She had re-
pented. The proud girls better nature
had asserted itself She saw how she
had wronged him and with noble
spirit had fastened back to humble
herself to the man to whom she doubt
less owed her life.
Hawkins" she said in n grave,
sweet voice. ~ have come to apologize
to you for my rudeness. You must,
am sure, think me very ungrateful, but
am not. was angry at nothing,
and l want you to forgive me- and
want to thank you for saving me from
such n horrible DEATH"
The stowaway's dark eyes We're turn
ed full upon her. His upper hand, seen
by the pinnacle light, trembled vlsibly,
but he did not speak"
won't you forgive me?" said the
girl, holding out her hand to him. I'm
very sorry"
Hawkins inclosed her small, white
hand within his own great palm and,
quickly bending, kissed 1t.
"Forgive?" he murmured. at is l
who should ask forgiveness"
Nov, then, Hawkins, where in
blazes are you going to now?" came
from the second mate.
The weather leeches were shivering
again, and the officer came hurrying
aft. ooh, excuse me, Miss Armstrong"
he added. 81 didn't know you We're on
deck"
"You must not blame Hawkins for
anything tonight, Mr.. Outram," replied
the young lady; whereupon she told
the second mate what had happened,
| and that gentleman said afterward
that 1t was just his luck to miss the
one opportunity of his life of getting a
captains billet.
After eight bells Hawkins was called
into the saloon to receive the thanks
of Mr.. Armstrong. In vain Hawkins
protested that he didn't do nothink-
leastways no more than any man
would have DONE" Mr.. Armstrong
would not listen to it. mo, Hawkins
my man." he said, you have done me
a great service tonight, and in return
intend to do something for you. Be
fore we reach Adelaide you must come
and tell me your plans. mean tic
start you in the new country. Will
you take glass of wine, Hawkins?'
"Thank you, SIR" replied the stowa
way. "Well, 'ere's your VERY goo(
'ealth, sir, and yours, miss, and yours
cap'n." And with a merry twinkle il
his eye he emptied the glass.
For three days after this occurrenc,
Beatrice never once appeared on deck
but kept strictly to her own cabin ant
the large after stateroom reserved TO
the use Of the ladies. The truth of tn
matter was, she felt little delicac,
about again meeting Hawkins. TIL
man had acted so strangely, first goin
to one extreme and then to the other
that she needed little time to ref1ec
how she should treat him, and sh
found it rather hard thing to decide
for, while the fellow had in all proba
bility saved her life, it was evident tina
he was in love with her, and it wa
possible, she thought, that he nigh
construe her gratitude as encourage
ment. With woman's sensitiyenes:
moreover, she had not yet forgiven hir
for calling her little fool" She wa
neither little nor fool, and she kne,
it; and, again, there was that puzzlin
3 familiarity about his eyes. Underneat
1t all, though unacknowledged even t
herself, she could not help feeling CT
7 rtously interested in and attracted b
this strange stowaway. When at las
she set her course of action and II
! turned to the deck she found littl
cause for embarrassment, for the maj
= S1, hnI .,e1-,,I t..x IL. to
. the mates watch and was now worl
Ing in various parts of the vessel wit
the other hands. He had overcome hi
reluctance to go aloft and was pickin
up the duties of a sailor with astonisl
r ing rapidity.
The Dunbarton, after two weeks O
1 Gains, light airs, terrific thunderstorm
+ and fierce heat, finally drifted acros
the line and caught the southeas
trades. Then for spell the course wa
"full and by" Except for Sweat up
each morning and evening they starte
neither brace nor halyard, the "shel
backs" snoozed at night in their waite
{ on deck, the captain was in the best c
humor. and the ship forged steadily o
into the great south sea.
Meanwhile Beatrice Armstrong foun
her interest in the stowaway CROWN
strangely fast. Not only was her curl
osity aroused, which in itself with til
fair sex means much, but the maj
seemed to exert subtle influence owe
her which always made its presenc
felt. Unconsciously she looked for hin
Wien she came up for fresh air AM
, exercise, and often she caught hersel
thinking and wondering over his con
Trajectory words. Before, when he wa
continually on the poop, she was rarel,
conscious of his presence. but now h