The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-28

OF Lh1eVeS-fOr thleNeS L am comment
they are? And why-oh, why did you
lie about savannah?" she asked re-
proachfully, blushing for him.
Before / tell you wouldn't 1t be a
little .more-cousinly, say. to remove
these?" he asked, holding up his man
acled hands.
She lifted a key from the desk and
inserted it in the lock Of one Of the
bracelets. "But maybe you are not
my cousin, after ALL" said she, pausing
prudently, but half ashamed Of her
| doubts.
IT should be very sorry to think
not said he; and she, flushing a little,
set him free.
Briefly, he told her that he and his
fellow correspondents had been ordered
home by their superiors, on the almost
complete depopulation Of Brunswick
| by fight from the fever. He ex-
planned the necessity Of leaving clan
destinely, in order to escape detention
at the first line Of quarantine, and
pointed out the superiority Of the
water route over any other.
IT knew Daggett's unsavory reputa-
ton" he concluded, "and haven't a
doubt that he stole your tender. But
it was Daggett or nobody to take us
OUT
Then you may be inoculated with
yellow fever germs now" said she.
with wide open eyes.
| YES
Aren't you afraid?''
aren't you?" he asked.
IT nursed papa until he died with
the smallpox" said she, simply. And
modestly averted eyes and the sweet
firm lips, wondered If he had made
such a brilliant move, after all, when
| he stopped short Of Newport.
But I forget that you fled from
me- said she, with sudden reserve.
II shall land you at Savannah as soon
as possible. but we have to go to Port
north by rail from there. 1t won't
take much longer" she added, with
much dignity.
"You also forget that you fled from
me- said BARLEY, smiling.
'sYou are a man." said she, as tho
that ended it. There was no excuse
for you"
/ Because if you didn't-if you didn't
1 like me, you could have left me-
\ And if you didn't like me, couldn't
you have left?" he asked.
my own home-and you a guest?'
she asked, arching her smooth, GLOSSY
brows in surprise. No can never
forgive you for that" she added, ira 81
cally.
This is ridiculous, Cousin Virginia,
said he. IT had never, seen you then
not even your picture. I didn't know
whether you were tall or short, blonde
or bruno. / came south simply as thu
result of a foolish desire to get into
fever camp, more than to escape you
I I am vastly sorry now that I did it
, I can tell YOU
II accept your apology, Of course,
4 said Virginia demurely, quietly over
looking his little compliment. "Bu
you mustn't expect me to treat yol
just as I should have done, otherwis,
not yet"
All day she stood more or less OF
her dignity with him, while he quiet
ly studied her and abided his time. H
feared once-when she ordered
scrubbed a portion of the deck tina
seemed scarcely to need it-that sh
was mannish. But when a young sail
or smashed his finger under the holy
stone, and she, instantly forgetting he
rank, gave a little cry of sympathy ant
wrapped the wounded member In he
own handkerchief, with her owl
hands, he took it all back.
He discovered, further that sh,
; was captain in fact as we'll as in name
The mate clearly respected her sea
manship, and cheerfully looked to he
, for orders. BARLEY secretly held hin
in contempt for this, but that wa
: nothing against Virginia.
The wind, which had veered arourl
, sharply to the northeast about
o'clock, strengthened all day long. b
: O'Clock it was blowing furiously, an
the Aphrodite, whose course held he
tsquarely in the trough of the sea, ros