Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1905-08-11
CHAPTER v.-(Continued.)

II hope you will give me a dance,
Miss Winterbourne," said he.
"Oh, yes, with pleasure" said she, in
the most friendly way.
There are no programs, of course"
said he. And one can't make engage
ments; but think a very good rule in
n thing like this is that one should dance
with ones friends For myself, l don't
care to dance with strangers. 1t doesn't
interest me. L think when people form
a party among themselves on board ship
well, think they should keep to them
selves"
"oh, but that is very selfish, is it not %
Yolande said. 1--WE are not supposed to
be strangers with any one after being
on board ship so long together"
Miss Winterbourne, may l have the
pleasure of dancing this waltz with
your. said a tall, solemn man, with an
eyeglass; and the next minute the Mas
ter of Lynn beheld Yolande walking to-
ward that cleared space with Major Mac
kinnOn of the Seaforth Highlanders; and
as to what he thought of the Seaforth
Highlanders, and what he hoped would
happen to them, from their colonel down
to their pipe major, II is Unnecessary 70
say anything here.
But YOlande did give him the next
dance, which Modified him a little-not
altogether, however, for it was only a
square. The next was a Highland schot-
tische; and by i'll luck he tool it for
granted that Yolande, having been
bought up in France, would know moth
ing about it, so he went away and sought
out his sister. Their performance was
the feature of the evening. No one else
thought of interfering. And it was very
cleverly, and ~prettily, and artistically
done; insomuch that a round of applause
greeted them at the end-even from the
Highland officers. who considered that
young Leslie might just as we'll have
sought a partner elsewhere, instead Of
claiming his own sister. Immediately at
ter the Master of Lynn returned to Yo-
lande.
"Ah, that is very pretty" she said.
n wonder they approved you and clap
ped their hands. 1t is the most pictur-
esque Of all the dances-especially when
they are only two and you have the
whole deck for display. In a ball room,
perhaps no."
You must learn it, Miss Winter
bourne, before you come north" said he.
"We always dance it in the north"
"Oh, but l know it very WE'LL" said
Yolande, quietly.
Your" said he, in an injured way,
"Why didn't you tell me? Do you think
/ wanted to dance with my sister and
leave you here?'
But Mrs. Graham and you danced il
so prettily-oh, very well, indeed"
There was somebody else approaching
them now-for the lady at the piano had
that instant began another waltz. This
was Captain Douglas, also of the Sea.
forth H%ighlanders.
Miss W~interboarne, if you are moi
engaged, will you give me this waltz?'
YOlande did not hesitate. Why should
she? Sire was not engaged.
"Oh, yes, thanks" said she, with much
friendliness, and she rose and took Cap
tain Douglas arm.
But young Leslie could not bear this
perfidy, as he judged it. He would have
no more to do with the dance or with
her. Without a word to any one, he
went away to the smoking room, and
sat down there savage and alone.
"Polly talks of men being bamboozled
by women,' he was thinking bitterly
one hhOWb olllD \. ~ 10 "oii
en- who know nothing about women; they
hide themselves from each other. But
she was right IN one point. That girl IL
the greatest flirt that ever stepped the
earth"
And still, far away, he could hear the
sound of the music, and also the stranger
sound-like a whispering of silken wings
of feet on the deck. He was angry
V1 oN r@% L.
blind to his constant devotion to her
and yet she treated him exactly as Il
he were a stranger-going off with thu
first conner! Simplicity! His sister wa'
right-it was the simplicity of a first
class flirt.
And still the waltz went on; and h,
heard the winnowing sound of the dane
ers' feet; and his thoughts were bite
enough. He was only five-and-twenty
at that age, hopes and fears and disap
pointments are emphatic and near; prob
ably it never occurred to him to turf
from the ~vanities of the hour, and from
the petty throbbing anxieties and com
monplaces of every day life, to think o
the awful solitudes all around him ther,
the voiceless, world-old desert, lyin.
so dim and strange under the moonligh
and the stars, its vast and mysteriou
heart quite pulseless and calm.
CHAPTER VI.
One morning there was much hurryin,
20 and fro on board the dahabeeah, il
anticipation of the visit of the Governor
SO that Mrs. Graham had no chance O
having an extended talk with her broth
or. Nevertheless she managed to conve,
TO him a few covert words of informa
ton and counsel.
"Archie,' said she, 81 have spoken t
Yolande-I nave limited something +