The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-06-24

vclT IRON as rugs WIN a sprlgLtHnesa
to be envied by the rheumatic and
paralyzed and was up and waiting
when the emissary of fate returned.
Here, take my chair, too" he said
to the man, smiling on him in the stu
pid way that men reserve for other
men. The sailor grinned the Omnis-
cient grin that deck hands acquire.
pOcketed his fee. and the last two
chairs went away together in as friend
IL manner as the first two had done.
After lunch Miss Gabelle occupied
her chair and for the first time did Du-
rant the honor of noticing his existence
by becoming slightly pink when she
observed him there in his chair the
same as ever. Later Miss Susan Ga
belle, who appeared to be the others
maiden great-aunt, hove on deck and
recliped beside her niece for nearly
seven whole minutes. At the end of
that time a sudden roll of the steamer
did her up with great abruptnesS. She
became wildly green, hOwled pitifully,
and the deck steward rushed to the
rescue and bore her hastily away. Du-
rant, who was burning to be of some
use to the family, to the end that he
might merit gratitude and an intrOduc
ton, sprang to the deck stewards as
sistance and started to bear up the
trailing extremities Of his load. but
Miss Susan Gabelle yelled, Don't turn
me upside down. for PHYS sake!' and
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scorched his hands.
But he was richly rewarded for his
effort, for the niece became freshly
pink, smiled and remarked something
about the weather, species of CONVEX
sational opening through which, on
shipbOard, men fall frequently and lose
themselves forever 1t came on to blow
worse soon, and one terrific gust turn
Ell their plaidS into distress signals
and caused the deck steward. who was
whirling about just then distributing
cakes and tea as if he was a new spe-
cies of revolving dumb waiter, to sug-
gest that they would be much more
comfortable upon the other side.
IL think so, too" said Miss Gabelle.
won't you take our three chairs
around there?'
"Gewissv' said the man and spun
away.
Miss Cdbelle drank her tea with
great breeziness, so to speak, and then
went below to see how her aunt was
surviving. She smiled on Durant as she
homo ich hn
surf of his heart wave When the
steward came for the chairs. it was in
a voice of the utmost assurance that he
was hidden:
Take mine too"
When Miss Gabelle came back she
seemed not at all surprised at seeing
him still one of their party. She even
smiled again when he sprang up to in
stall her among her wraps. And then
when she was intrenched in her castle
of pillow and plaid he boldly occupied
the neighEOring territory. and. as the
powers in her case were otherwise en-
gagged, no one entered protest
And then they talked. How they
did talk, Only seafarer knows how
far into a heart to heart conversation |
two may progress by the third day |
out. 10 make matters more agreeable |
the wind freShened so that even upon |
the sheltered side a pretty girl requir- |
ed continuous and sOIicitOus retucking.
Toward night il began TO rain.
Il think that we must move again"
Durant suggested with a heavy accent |
on the we"
Dear me. so we must" she answer !
ed, beginning to prepare to rise. He
sprang to her aid, he extricated her |
from her rugs, he hailed a deck hand, |
and he pointed out his work TO him.
Take those four chairs out Of the /
wet" he told him in such a tone as |
Nelson used at Trafalgar. He'll have
them all ready when we come up after /
dinner" he added to Miss Gabelle.
She smiled sweetly.
I'm so glad l have met yOu," she
said as they went inside together this
timeJ. I've been dreading such a
long, lonely voyage"
Durant looked down at her, and she |
looked up at him. They both smiled,
and she blushed.
Is it necessary to say more?
Try and guess the outcome.
Montgomery, Ala. June 16.-Mrs.
Holiday. a white woman, was killed
by Addie Smith, a negro girl, "a
Loachapoka. The slayer was caught
by Justice of the Peace Slocum, at
Notasulga, a small town north of
Montgomery. A large crowd soon
gathered, and fearing mob violence,
the sheriff of Lee county carried the
woman to Tuskegee for safe-keeping
She acknowledges killing Mrs. Holli-
day. Particulars are lacking.