Cañon City record., 1904-01-14

the cabin ftr consultation.
With great oath Bradhurst ey-
claimed: 1T is plain enough that you
have brought a girl on board undcr
false coIors. and you may as well make
ready TO put her ashore. You see wb1t
she has already done-a hand lost %
one man ani wounds for twenty others
and she -.as on deck less than five
minutes. Heart of Godi At that rate
she would have the ship at the bottom
of Davy Jones locker before we could
sail half down the channel"
"It was not my fault" sobbed Mary,
her eyes flashing fire. 81 did nothing:
all wanted was to be left alone. but
those brutes Of men-you shall pay for
this; remember what l say. Did you
expect Captain Brandon to stand back
and not defend me when that wretch
was tearing my garments offT'
Captain Brandon. did you sayT'
asked Bradhurst. with his hat of in
stantly.
YES" answered that Individual Il
shipped unuer an assumed name for
| various reasons, and desire not TO be
known. You will do well to keep my
secret"
do l understand that you are Mas
ter Charles Brandon, the kings
friendT' asked Bradhurst.
Il am was the answer.
Then, sir. | must ask your pardon
for the way you have been treated
We of course could not know 1t, but a
man must expect trouble when he at
taches himself to a woman" Ii Is a
wonder the flashes from Mary's eyes
did not strike the old seadog dead. He.
however. did not see them and went
on: I'VE are more than anxious thar SO
valiant a knight as Sir Charles Bran
don should 20 with us. and hope your
reception will not drive you back But
as to the lady. you see already the re
| suit of her presence, and. much as we
want you. we cannot take her. Aside
from the general trouble which a wo-
man takes with her everywhere"-Ma-
~ would not even look at the creature
-'-on shipboard there is another and
greater objection. Ii is said. you know.
among sailors that q woman on board
draws bad luck to certain sorts of
ships, and every sailor would desert
before we could weigh anchor II II
were known this lady was to go with
US. Should they find it out In midocean
mutiny would be sure to follow. and
God only kilews what would happen.
For her sake If for no other reason
take her ashore at once"
Brandon saw only too plainly the
truth that he had really seen all the
time. but to which he had shut his
eyes. and. throwing Mary's cloak over
her shoulders. prepared to go ashore.
A HN..x- $h..a IA t1s-l
on great shout went up from the ship
far more derisive than cheering. and
the men at the oars looked at each 9th
cr askancc and smiled. What a predic
ament for prineessi Brandon cursed
himself for having been such a knavc
and fool as to allow this to happen.
He had known the danger all the time.
and his act could not be chargeable to
ignorance OF n failure to see the proba-
BILE consequences. Temptation and self
ish desire had given him temerity in
place Of Judgment
When the princess stepped ashore, it
seemed 10 her as II the heart in her
breast was n different and separate
organ from the one she had carried
aboard.
As the boat put OF again for the ship
its crew gave a cheer coupled with
some vile advice, for which Brandon
would gladly have run them through
each and every one. He had to swallow
his charrin and anger and really
blamed no one but himself, though II
was torture TO him that this girl should
be subjected to such insults and he
powerless TO avenge them. The news
had spread from the wharf like wild
fire, and on their way back to the
Row and String there came from small
boys and hicden voices such exclama-
tions as: Look at the woman In mans
clothingr' Isn't he beautiful manT'
Look at him blushr' and others too
coarse to be repeated. Imagine the hu-
initiating situation. from which ther,
vas no escape,
At last they reached the inn. whittier
their chests soon followed them. scl;
by Bradhurst. together with their pas
sage money. which he very honestly ~
funded.
Mary soon donneti her womun's at
tire. OF which she I'd sGpply in her
chest aud at leaS, fclt morc comforta.
lie w.;hou; the jack bootS. She had
made trr toilet alone for the FIRST time
in her life. having no maid 10 help her.
and wspt rs she dressed, for this disGp
pointment was like pluckinr the very
heart out OF her. Her hope had been
so high that the fail was all the hard
er. Nay. even more; hope had become
fruition to her when they We're once
p-shipboard. and failure right at the
door OF success msdc it douhly hard to
bear. II crushed her. and where before
had been hope and confidence WAS
nothing now but despair. Like all pco