The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-12-18

T. ri how dlSoEreeaple, IN a
EsM lss!J quiet way. it could be. and
me aecN was empying rapidly
Powell smoking with his hack 10 the
rail. was realizing what a bore IL was
To be crossing with a number OF Ger
mans and not an acquaintance on
board That girl with the wind
blown hair over there was an Amcr!
can. but how the dickens
The occupant of a steamer chair
near him got up. and the movement
made him turn. As his glance fell
upon the old lady who had risen, he
smiled quickly.
Miss Lockhartr he exclaimed. II
didu't know YOU were on board I'm
afraid you're finding this motion un-
pleasant Can get anything"
Thank YOU. Captain Powell" she
lasped, stihiy, but my niece will as
sist me"
The girl had put down her writing
and come hastily forward
Help me to my stateroom Madgc." ."
SAID the old lady with dignity Il
am ill.,"
When the niece came back to her
scattered writing materials an hour
later Powell turned from Eis coatem-
piaton Of the sea.
Il hope your aunt is better. Miss
LockLart." he said with polite solici-
| tude. The girl raised her eyes and
looked at HIM curously for moment.
Thank YOU" she said. formally,
/ and dropping them again. Just now
shc is asleep. but I'm afraid She is
, suffering a great deal"
"Oh. she'll probably be all right 10y
morning" Powell observed, reasSur.
| ingly IT'S this nasty pitching that
| has laid her up"
When Aunt Emily goes below it is
| long before she rrappears.' she said
! Then she looked at him again. III
was at Saratoga. on the line of the
! New York Central. that you met her
wasn't IT, she asked
"NeS. last summer. We were both
! On the lookout for health | don't think
| she remembered me at first"
She had taken mp her writing case
and opened it on her knee
oh she knew YOU perfectly" Sh,
| said. and resumed her writing so os
| tpnsibly that Powell. after a moment
shrugged his shoulders ard walked
OF.
But there really wasn't another soul
II board to speak TO- he could moi
talk 10 the Germans For time he
wandered about. bored and amless
| But finally he found himself again by
the side Of his reserved young coun
/ trywOman, doing his usually success
! ful best TO make himself entertaining
} And afterward. when ever she wfs or
deck. I've was generally 20 be found he
side her
She was rather unapprecative a'
first She didn't laugh wherever she
: might have been expected 10. and shC
let him do most Of the talking. But
now and then a subject would come M
80 particularly interesting that she was
drawn into it in spite Of herself. and
after several relapses the stiffness
could rot he regained
When they were more than half way
across the Atlantic Miss Lockhart
put in n brief appearance on deck
! Powell had counted on 4 good deal OF
| friendlinoSs from her. for she had
shown him quite marked attention at
Cannes, where as an Invalid from Gu
I la, his wound had made him some
thing Of lion. But the sea seemed
~ have worked havoc with her diSpO
SitiOn, and She responded 10 all az
tcmpts at conversation with a resent
ful srappiShness that was disconcert
Ing The regret caused by her sccont
forced retirement was not unalloycd
was the chance remark OF n pas
senger passing him in the moonlight
! Only two more days abOard"-that
brought Powell TO q sudden realization
Of what the fates had been weaving.
lie sat up straight and looked acros,
the sea
"T'yc been forgetting everything.
he muttorcd 81 ought 70 have told
them, Of course; but, upon my word
) ! didn't think of H. Well. IL there's
any harm Gone"-he drew his breatl
sharply ly-"it's only 20 myself"
There WAS brushing VI skirts pas
him.
II can't persuade her ~ move" said
a girls voice. plaintycly, as ITS owner
sank into chair. Il really bplicvt
! she is worse now ;han she was a first
To think OF her having come abroad
.or the sea air and being obliged tC
stay in that stuTy little cabin all tbs
way across. And rs been such loyely
weather, too
Perfect" Powell acGuiesced. glanc
ing no az the brilliant sky ~ con
trast 10 when / crossed I'm tho other al
rection month ago-on my weddinl
trip"
His companion looSed up
Your wedding trip" she repeated
with a slightly puzzled smile "lyha
has happened TO tho bridc?"
Il don't know" aid Powell. savage
ly. "or care
The girl laughed.
How dreadful" she murmured.
ooh. I'm In earnest said Powell
ierkily. Didn't you read in the pa
! bt4o aOp"h 'ha1 pih ihii4phdhf VIZ
left half % his money 20 the son d
one friend and half 90 The daughter %
another on condition that they woul'
marry each other and not LET any %
his accumulation get into the hand
OF people be didn't Enowl Well In
the man ia ;he story. We had ncve
set eyes on each other. but we botl
wanted the money. 50 We compile,
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