Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-22
TAKEN BY STORM.

I . Rs not believe It Is love- SAD
.'lf 1t is not love, what is it?'
"Oh, sympathy-attractio perhaps
you mesmerize me-or mesmerize
you-who knows?"
81 do. love you"
''Three days ago you did not know
me-"
1.-THE plant can spring in night
But 1t does not always come to
flower"
..In this case 1t is towering already
AS his eyes met hers they smiled,
and his broad shoulders took positive
set
She looked at him disdainfully-
this big, handsome, brainy man.
But few short hours and we Shall
have forgotten one another" she re-
marked.
Don't think that tell You that l
love you. And you-why will you not
acknowledge the truth!'
His eyes were tender, and, as If
compelled, she answered:
"What can acknowledge? How do
know that this"
She hesitated.
..This is lover" he concluded.
A mighty green wave capped with
foam Numbered by. almost splitting
over the dc k.
LET me assist you out of the sea-
dust.o said the sailor.
The girl laughed.
go to your watch said she; Il can
assist myself"
Miss Nolan had enjoyed the trip up
the coast, starting at Portsmouth,
stopping at Plymouth, and now on to
Glasgow. Life at sea, even at sea-
son when most women are glad to be
safe on land, had fascination for
this girl, bred among thinkers and
scholars, cultivated women and pro-
fessional men. a man who was all
action was an interesting study to her.
That was how she put it to herself
when her ears inclined to the first Of
f,cer's impulsive wooing. She did not
take him seriously then. She had read
about sailors and had theories concern
ing them. The second day out she
wrote in her diary:
"a sailors life is so filled with perils
md hardships that can hardly blame
him If he fills up his breathing spaces
With whatever sport comes his way
even If that sport sometimes means
nlay,ng at love. Any other man !
should despise for making Jest of
such a serious matter, but, considering
all things, think Jack can be forgiven
for having a sweetheart in every port. y
Miss Nolan, like many an inexperi-
enced girl, prided herself upon being
liberal and broad-minded.
The fourth day her uiary recorded:
81 believe he thinks he is in love
with me, but that's absurd. How can
he possibly care for me when he does
not know? He has the audacity, also
to tell me that he is sure that love
him. Why, DR.. Gibson, who, father
saws. is both morally and Intellectually
one of the finest men on earth, and
who has been paying me attentions
for two years, would not presume tc
hint at such thing. ! think ! vii
marry DIR. Gibson. after all,se he has
such good, kind eyes. They znevel
make me eel-uncomfortable.
81 wonder why am SO attracted tt
him-this sailor man? Even before w,
had spoken to one another, before thu
vessel left port, when he was superin
tending the slowing of the hold, wa!
drawn to watch him and listen to hi.
masterful voice. i never saw maj
work like king before. How the me1
under him obeyed his orders. Hi
strength was greater than any O.
theirs. don't believe they could have
hoisted those bales without his aid.
Then he moved with such freedom
and fear,essness. scorning the ganl
plank and passing from steamer t.
dock and back again so quickly ant
carelessly. How alert he was to catcf
the captains commands, and what 6
responsibility he bears. Last night
as l lay awake, thought of him keep
ing his watch above with all our lives
as 1t were, in his hands.
Then, when the second mate came
to take his place, l heard him pass my
cabin whistling cheerily, even amid
the storm and darkness. What life
his is-ever contendlng with perIls and
hardships! While DR.. Gibson is warm
and safely housed, my sailor keeps his
watch. with gales bowling and waves