Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06

[ should care TO ask have auaiied under
tse eagle eye OF my captain once or twice
tnis evening, and l have been rather en-
aesiForlng 70 Keep cut OF his sight 1 fear
ne has found something rev about me OF
which TO disapproye. so L have quite de-
terfnine1 not 10 dance. unless YOU would
consent to dance with me. In which case L
am quite ready TO brave his reproachfui
giances.e
Have you dons anything wrong lateIy?-
Heaven Only knowsl / try not to DO
puTposeiy wicked. and indeed have put
forth extra efforts to be extra good buf IL
seems all of no avail. L endeavor to 20
about the ship with a sabdued, humble. un-
obtrusive air. bur this is rather difficult Tor
person OF my size don't think a man
can droop successfully unless he's under six
feet in height
Dorothy laughed with quiet content She
was surprised To ind herself so much at her
ease with him, and mildly happy They
shared secret together. and that of itseIf
was an Intangible bond linking him with
ner who had no ties with any one else Sha
liked him; had liked him from the first;
ana MS Unconcealed delight in her cofnpany
was gratifying to d girl VINO heretofore lad
of life.
Is 1t the Russian business aKaiu7 yo,
DO not look very much troubled about IT.
An, that is-that is" he stsmmere,t
IN apparent confusion, then blurted out.
because you-because l am sitting here
Although L have met you but ouc. bsfora
I u
always, and my slight anxiety that / fald
you or fades away In your presence
nope you don't think am forward In say
ing this, but really tonight when / sayr
you at the head of the gangvyay I .,,,,ia
scarcely refrain from going directly 10 Won
aHu greeting YOU 4 am afraid / made
rather a nash OF II with Capt. Kempt Ha
- 100 mnch or d gentleman to have shown
any surprise at my somewhat bolsterons
accosung OF him. and you know l didn't re-
member MIN at all, but | saw that you were
under his care, and CHANGED H. luckily II
seems 10 nave been Capt hempt after all
put tear l surprised Edm, taxing him bg
storm, it were -
i thought you did it very nicely" said
Dofothy, and, indeed. until tins momenC
L hadn the least suspicion thai Won 5IJr't
recognize him lie Is a dear Old gent!e-
man, and / IA very fond of him"
say, SAID the lieutenant. lowering his
voice | nearly came cropper wn.u I
spoke or that Russian affair before your
TREND. was thinking of-ot-wel.
wasn't thinking of Miss kempt-'
Oli, she never noticed anything" said
dorothy hurriedly. You got out of that
TOO very well 1 thought of telling her
mad met YOU before While she and / were in
NeW York together, but the opportunity
never seemed-weN / couldn't autta ~
plain, and, indeed. didn't wish TO explaIn
my own lueSpiicable conduct at The t4uk
ana SO trusted to chance. II you had
greeted me hrst tonight, l suppose -sno
smiled and looked up at him suDua.,
should have braZened IL out someho.,.'f
Have you been in New Yorkg'
es' We were there nearly . week.
An, that accounts for it
Accounts for what2'
4 have walked up and down erer,,
street, lane ana alley in Bar Harbor hon
ing to catch a glimpse OF you. I have
haunted the town. and ali the time YOU
were away"
NO wonder the captain frowns at youi
Have you been Heglect.ng your duty2'
Well, | have been stretching my shoro
leave just a little bit / wanted 10 apollo
gize for talking SO much about myself "a
we walked from the bank"
1t was very interesting, and. II YOU re-
member we walked farther than J had in
tended"
Were your friends waiting for you. or
had they gone
They were waiting for me
Il hope they weren't CROSSE
oh. no. l told them 1 had been de-
tanned. 1t happened not TO be necessary
to enter into details. so | was saved the
task OF explanation. and hesides We had
other interesting things To discuss. This
function on the cruiser has Ioomtd so largo
as a topic of conversation that there has
been little need Of any other subject TO
talk about for several days past"
II suppose you must have attended many
grander occasions than this. Although We
have endeavored 20 make display. and al
though We possess reasonably efficient band.
still. a cruiser is not exactly designed for
the use TO which II is being put tonight
We have many disadvantages to overcome
which are not met with in the sumptUous
dwellings of New York and Bar Harbor."
The girls eyes were on the deck for some