The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-13
TIE EVENING STORY
Howie's BFntiny.


HOWE glanced after Marcia with
regret. Here was a splendid cruise
spoiled almost at the outset Just
/ because he had ridiculed her matinee
hero she had stamped her foot angrily
! and had declared that she wanted to
be set ashore at the first opportunity
word.
While he was still gazing at the
Inpan1onway down which her slen-
/ der figure had vanished, Mrs. Lorraine
came painting up the stairway.
Mr.. HOWE, she said majestically,
my daughter informs me that she
| mas been grossly insulted. must ask
that you put the yacht about at once
/ and land US at the nearest port.
HOWE made the mistake of trying
/ 70 argue I merely said that Row
i land Montague was a stick" he said,
and then Marcia grew angry and gave
to go home"
7 consider Mr.. Montague a most
! admirable actor announced the lady
/ who cared nothing for Montague. but
VINO dearly loved a battle. 1T was
not polite of you to attack the judg-
/ nent OF your guests. Perhaps had it
been horse we should have had to
abide your judgment. but of the finer
afts you know nothing, and I am glad
1 that my daughter has discovered her
error IN time to avoid an alliance with
/ a man of such poor taste. Please
/ put about at once"
HOWE groaned. OF old, he knew
MIS- Lorraine as an antagonist worthy
ones steel. She would persist in up
nolding Marcia in her bad temper. If
they ever reached port with Marcia
IN this humor he could never hope to
/ restore the engagement. In spite of
! her temper-or possibly because of
1 lt-Howte loved Marcia, and he was
| determined that at all hazards the
yacht would not touch the landing at
Pain Beach until a truce had been
/ effected.
He was still bordering the matter
Wnen haf an hour later Mrs. Lor-
ralnes portly form reappeared upon
the deck. Instead of coming toward
/ MIN she went to the wheelhouse and
I presently she bore down upon him.
the light of virtuous indignation firing
I perceive that we are still headed
| northeast, she said as she approached.
must insist that you turn about i'm
mediately."
She was almost sorry that she would
! NOT nave this tractab young man for
4 a son-in-law. but her joy was short
! lived for when the sun set in the east,
It was plain to be seen that the COM
pass card had been tempered with, and
! there was an explosion that proved more
/ diVerting to the rest of the party than to
! HOWE or the Lorraines.
/ It ended in the yachts nose being
! swung around, and with pocket com
pass Mrs. Lorraine verified the course.
The rest were sorry that the trip was
to be abandoned, but full Of JOY of
victory, Mrs. Lorraine considered no one
| but herself.
It was barely light the next morning
| when the sound of pistol shots were
heard on the deck and the party rushed
up the companiOnWay. Up forward the
| crew had gathered and stood, sullen
! faced, regarding the owner and his
captain. At the appearance of the party
HOWE left the sailing master and came
toward them.
ITS all right" he explained. "There
was mutiny, and I am afraid that the
men have possession of the boat. They
have promised not to interfere with out
comfort, and they will land US at one
of the Bahama group, with enough pro-
visions to enable US to reach Nassau.
They will give US the launch
For moment Mrs. Lorraine eyed the
crew and seemed on the point of going
forward to them, but to their great re-
lief she elected to have Mysteries in
4 stead and caused a diversion that Oc-
cupied the entire party until the still
civil steward announced breakfast.
The situation seemed more pleasant
after breakfast. Apart from the fact
that every man in the crew carried a
revolver, ostentatiously displayed, they
went about their work the same as US
ual. No detail of service was lacking,
and Jimmy TroVers declared a mutiDy
de luxe to be a positively novel and
pleasant experience.
Mrs. Lorraine offered the men rapidly
increasing sums to put the party ashore
at Palm Beach, but the crew declined
to approach within reach of he authori-
ties, and even the good lady's threat to
have the Southern Atlantic squadron
ordered in their pursuit he moment
they reached a cable station did not
move them.
They were stubborn, but polite, and
finally even she gave up the endeaVor
and contenJed herself with signing
loudly from the DEPTHS Of I deck chair
as she watched HOWE pace the deck.
HOWE had his hand in bandage, ex-
planning lightly that he has barely been
scratched by a bullet in the hgnt, ana
Marcia followed him about the oeck
with her sympathetic glance, though 1t
was not until evening that she broke
the conversational Ice.
The full moon was just rising out OF
| the sea as she came toward the spot
where he was leaning against the rail-
ssDoes your hand hurt very much?'' she
asked. tryine to make her voice sound
mot very nuch.' was the Indifferent
answer. THAT is the least OF my trou-
LII eit Is very awkward" she conceded,
ito have your boat seized
at don't care about the boat" he dis
claimed. ''They are welcome to the
Irene for all I care. she Woula on.y
serve to remind me Of You. ano must
mt Won out of my heart Il can.
no vou care so much7" she asked,
vonderingly. you did not seem to
MP II had some hope yesterday he de-
clared. 81 realize now that there Is
'it q RANT heart ne'er won fair lady "
! she quoted. He grasped her hand
! do YOU mean that, Marcia. ne de-
manded ,+444o sti7t-
1 81 - she conceded cit is a very silly
thing to quarrel over. anyway" y,
a6nd are you willing to make up 2.
: For answer she slipped her hano
: within his bandaged member the
I - f5nerer shone white and bare in the
: m noe He slipped the ring upon