The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-09-18

had been pulling out somebody's hair.
Do they get that way often?"
ooh, those girls are waxy," he blurt-
ed, relieved at being able to give vent
to his feelings; they're always waxy.'
What a lovely lot they must be-
remarked the girl, staring at them de-
liberately, and letting them see they
were being discussed by their brother
and herself.
'They don't seem to be having any
fun at ALL" she added, wondering why
they didn't scrape up an acquaintance
with the half dozen university students
on board.
saw Algie's mother bearing down upon
them with a look of fell determination
in her narrow, gray eyes.
"Algie, my dear, go and talk with
your sisters bit while l have few
words with this ah-this-
Miss McGinnis." Algie supplied,
lodging his mothers look and retreat
ing ungallantly, leaving the girl alone
on the field.
"Ah, yes, to be sure, Miss McGinnis, /"
she repeated after him, looking straight
over the girls head and taking Algie's
chair, which, considering it's change
of occupants, was drawn unpleasantly
close.
"You are most ill-advised young
person. the woman began, wasting
no time on preliminaries, land seem
to have no one to tell you so. Do you
know it is highly improper for girl
of your age to be travelling about alone,
without a chaperon 2"
Nope" the girls rosy lips lisped,
indifferently. you never hear of such
things In Gold Gulch."
"Can it be that there is no attempt
to preserve decorum of any kind in
these Western wilds?" asked Mrs.
Warde, incredulously.
yep, course" answered Miss Nc
Ginnis, Indignantly, IF things go
wrong. much, somebody gets shot.
See?"
Then, for your own good" the wo-
man continued, finding. the Gold Gulch
code inadequate to the occasion, and
stin looking over the girls head, 81
shall tell you that every one on board
is Mortified by the way you are carry
ing on, and the rest of the voyage you
must either mend your ways or stay
"Or what?" the girl interrupted, rest
Ing her eyes calmly on the heated face
of the older woman, with look of
deep interest.
COR let Algie alone" commanded his
mother, surprised off her dignity by
the girls cool question.
Oll, J. III -iIOI-uOluS d LHlHS W A1SlG,
the girl answered, innocently. And it
was owing to the rnatron's ignorance
of American colloquialism that she was
made no wiser by this frank confession.
1T would do you no good to try to
win his esteem, you know, for 1T is ar
ranged that he is to marry his cousin
in England"
II did not try to win esteem"
the girl interrupted, holly. He just
1Iy, -a,a1-----,,
"He what?" the British matron al
most screamed.
.'He just up and said 'how-d'y do p
when we met on deck" the girl ex-
planned. "And now you'll have to ex-
cuse me while go and dress for din
ner." And with sweeping bow, the
girl sprang up and was gone:
At dinner, the terrible GIRL" as she
was designated by the elect. changed
her plan of campaign. Instead of con-
vulsing her listeners with her anus
ing prattle, she sat silently listening
to Algie, hanging with breathless at
tention upon his every word, until he
began to feel like q great hero. The
stern British matron sat glazing at
them, not knowing whether she had
been routed or not, but gathering her
forces for a furious and final attack.
AS the girl noticed these signs, her
spirits seemed to rise beyond all pre-
cedent, and she telegraphed messages
across the table that said unutterable
things, apparently quite unconscious
that others had been there before and
understood her cipher.
The elect gathered at the rail as
they reached the deck and waited ap-
prehensively to see what the outcome
would be. The girls skirmishing, they
prophesied, would have to go down
before the heavy raking fire Of the
Engllshwoman's wrath, and they
watched her approach with feeling
akin to pity. They certainly were not
prepared to see her walk UP to Mrs.
Whitewall- Warde and say coolly:
"Will you walk a little with me? I
have something to say to you"
And neither was Mrs. Warde herself
prepared to hear the girl say with
womanly dignity quite new to her: II
think it only fair to explain to you,
Mrs. Warde, before this feeling goes
any farther, that am going to be
married as soon as the steamer lands,
so your mind will be relieved of any
unjust suspicion that | have been
flirting with your son."
"Ohl" The woman's gasp Of relief
came like an explosion. $50 you are
going to be married as soon as we
land" she asked, as soon as she could
command herself to say anything
well. as you have no one to look aft
er you, 1t is quite the best thing you
could do. hope he is good young
man. You must let me be present"
She was determined to see this was
no ruse on the part of the girl to make
her relax her vigilance.
ooh, will you really2" asked the GIRL
eagerly, will you promise to come !?
have no parents, you know, and I
SHOULD be so grateful" This, with a