The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-01-04
Copyright 1902 by D. Appleton Co.. New York.
CHAPTER I.
TWO YOUNG PEOPLE. A SHIP, AND A
FISH

VM Xxi Der and the place was
-- in the neighborhood of
Bridgetown, in the island of Barba-
does. The seventeenth century was
not II years old. but the girl who
walked slowly down to the river bank
was three years its senior. She car
name was Kate Bonnet. She was a
bright-faced. quick-moving young per-
son. and apparently did not expect to
catch many fish, for she had no bas-
ket in which to carry her finny prizes.
Nor, apparently, did she have any
bait. except that which was upon her
hook and which had been affixed there
by one Of the servants at her home,
not far away. In fact. Mistress Kate
was too nicely dressed and her gloves
were too clean to have much to do
Eith fish or bait. but she seated her
self on little rock in shady spot
not far from the water and threw forth
her line. Then she gaZed about her;
little up the river and good deal
town the river.
There was bunch of white flowers
in the hat of the young girl; not
very large one, and not a very small
one. but Of such a size as might be
easily seen from the bridge, had any
one happened to be crossing about that
time. And, in fact, as the wearer of
the hat and the white flowers still con-
tinued to gaze at the bridge, she saw
Iome one come out upon it with a
quick, buoyant step, and then she saw
him stop and gaze steadily up the
river. At this she turned her head,
md her eyes went out over the beauti-
full landscape and wide terraces rising
above each other towards the sky.
1t is astonishing how soon after this
young man, dressed in brown suit,
and very pleasant to look upon, came
rapidly walking along the river bank.
This was Master Martin Newcombe,
young Englishman, not two years from
his native land, and now prosperous
farmer on the other side of the river.
AS Master Newcombe stepped near
his spirits rose. as they had not al
ways risen, as he approached Mistress
Kate. for he perceived that, although
she held the handle of her rod in her
hand. the other end of it was lying on
the ground, not very far from the bait
: and the hook which, it was very plain,
had not been in the water at all. She
must have been thinking of something
else besides fishing, he thought. But
he did not dare to go on with that
sort of thinking in the way he would
have liked to do it. lie had not too
halt To- tn. l. l,o
was very much in love with Kate Bon
net.
is this the best time Of day for
fishing, Master Newcombe?" she said,
without rising or Offering him her
hand. "For my part. / don't believe
1T H."
He smiled as he threw his hat upon
the ground. LET me put your line q
little farther out" And so saying, he
took the rod from her hand and
stepped between her and the bait,
which must have been now quite hot
from lying SO long in bit OF sunshine.
He rearranged the bait End threw the
Hne fer out into the riy IF. Then he
save her the rod again. He seated
himself on the ground near by.
This Is the second time I have
been over the bridge to-day" he said,
''and this morning, very early, saw
for the tirst time. your fathers ship,
which was lying below the town. 1t
Is q fine vessel, SO .ar as | can judge,
being landsman."
YES" said she st1nd have been
- her and have gone all
zen many things
~"a tn me.
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