The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-04-03
that It was just his luck to miss the
one opportunity of his life Of getting q

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one opportunity Of his life Of getting
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
great service tonight, and in return
l intend to do something for you. Be-
fore we reach Adelaide you must come
and tell me your plans 1 mean to
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 good
'ealth, sir, and yours, miss, and yours,
cap'n." And with merry twinkle in
his eye he emptied the glass;
For three days after this occurrence
Beatrice never once appeared on deck,
but kept strictly to her own cabin and
the large after stateroom reserved for
the use of the ladies. The truth of the
matter was, she felt a little delicacy
about again meeting Hawkins. The
man had acted so strangely, first going
to one extreme and then to the other,
that she needed little time to reflect
how she should treat him, and she
found it rather hard thing to decide,
Tor, While the fellow had in all proba-
bll1ty saved her life, it was evident that
he was in love with her, and it was
possible, she thought, that he might
c0nstrue her gratitude as encourage
ment. With woman's sensitiveness,
moreover, she had not yet forgiven him
for calling her little fool" She was
neither little nor a fool, and she knew
it; and, again, there was that puzzling
familiarity about his eyes. Underneath
1t all, though unacknowledged even to
herself, she could not help feeling GU.
riously interested in and attracted by
this strange stowaway. When at last
she set her course of action and re-
turned to the deck, she found little
cause for embarrassment, for the man.
she learned, had asked to go back into
the mates watch and was now work.
Ing in various parts of the vessel with
the other hands. He had overcome his
reluctance to go aloft and was picking
up the duties of a sailor with astonish-
ing rapidity.
The DunbartOn, after two weeks of
Gains, light airs, terrific thunderstorms
and fierce heat, finally drifted across
the line and caught the southeast
trades. Then for spell the course was
full and BY" Except for a "sweat up"
each morning and evening they started
neither brace nor halyard, the "shell-
backs snoozed at night in their watch
on deck, the captain was in the best of
humor, and the ship forged steadily on
Into the great south sea.
Meanwhile Beatrice Armstrong found
her interest in the stowaway growing
strangely fast. Not only was her curl
osity aroused, which in itself with the
fair sex means much, but the man
seemed to exert a subtle influence over
her which always made it's presence
felt. Unconsciously she looked for him
when she came up for fresh air and
exercise, and often she caught herself
thinking and wondering over his con-
Trajectory words. Before, when he was
continually on the poop, she was rarely
conscious of his presence, but now lie