The Irish standard., 1906-04-14

Things from atar, Mr.. Robert sighed
dolorously. The residue air in his
lungs was renewed more frequently
than nature originally intended it
| should be. Love has it's beneficences
as well as its pangs, only they are
not wholly appreciahle by the recipi-
ent For what is better than good
pair OF lungs constantly filed and re-
filled with pure air? MIR. Robert even
felt twinye Of remorSe besides. He
was brother TO a girl almost as beau
tifri' as yonder one Ito my mind far
more beautifully and he recalled that
in two years he had not seen her nor
made strenuous efforts to keep up the
correspondence. Another good poiny
added to the score OF love. And. alas!
he might never see this charming girl
again. this daughter so fun of filial
love and care. HE had sought the cap
tain. hut that hale ami hearty old
sca-dog had politely rebnffed him.
my dear young man" he said
81 do all possibly can for the enter
| tainm"nt and comfort of my passen-
gers. but in this ease must refuse
your request"
And pray. why. sir?" demanded Mr..
Robert. with dignity.
"for the one and simple reason
| thai Col. Annrslry cNnr,sSr,l The desire
TO I've the recipient OF no ship introduce
tiouS."
What is he. hllonaire?"
Won have mo there. sir. 7 confess
~. all,
him. This is the first lime he has
ever sailed on my derk."
All of which perfectly accounts for
Mr.. Roberts signs in what musicians
call the doloroso. If only he knew
the colonel. How simple il would be!
Certainly, a Yves, Point graduate
would find some consideration. But
the colonel spoke to no one save his
daughter. and his daughter to no one
save her parent her maid and the
stcwartleSs. Would thcy remain in
New York. or would they seek their
far-om southern home: Oh, The thous-
ands OF questions which smrsel through
his brain! From time 10 time he
glanced sympathetically at the col
onel whose fingers 'lrummM and
dr,mmed and sirumucd.
Poor wretch! his stomach must be
in bad shane. Or maybe he has the
palsy" Warburton unused upon the
curious inrcr,itudr OF tl,c human anat-
omy
Dut Col Anncslry did not have the
palsy. What he had is at once The
greatest blessing and the greatest curse
Of God remembrance. nr conscience.
if You will.
What beautiful color her hair was.
dapplcd with sunshine and shadow!
e. Pshaw! Mr.. Robert threw aside his
shawl and book q, is of no real I'M
portnnrc. hut ! may as well add that
he never completed The reading Of that
summers most popular nOvcD and
sought the smokingroom where,
liberal stack OF blues he proceeded to
divert himself till the boat reached
quarantine. ] shall not say that he
left any of his patrmony al the ma.
hogany table with its Srcen-baize
covering and its little brass disks for
cigar ashes but ] am certain that he
did not make one of those StupcndOns
winnings we often read about and
never witness This much however:
he made the acquaintance Of very
important parsonage. who was pres
emily to add no insignificant weight on
tho scales of Mr.. Roberts destiny.
lie was Il Russian. Young handsome.
Suave. of what he ,lrwsDnpcrs insist
on calling distinguished hearing. He
spoke English pleasantly but imper-
fcrtly. Ne possessed a capital fund of
an"rtlotr, ana Warhlrton. being an
army man. loved "A good ,lrull story. It
was revelation TO SEQ the way he
dipped the end of his cigar into his
coffee. a Stim,llant which he drank
with BaIzarian frequency and relish
Besides these accomplishments, he
played very smooth hand at the great
American game. While Mr. Roberts
admiration was not aroused, il was
surely awakened
Mr. hero had no trouble with the
customs officials A brace Of old
French dneling pistols and "a Turkish
might possibly have been dntiablc.
The inspector looked hard, but lie was
finally convinced that Mr. Robert was
not a professional curio-cOllcctOr.
Col. Anneslcy and his daughter were
old hands: they had gone through all
this before. Scarce an article in their
trunks was disturbed.
Once outside, the colonel caught the
eye Of cabby, and he and his daugn-
ter stepped in.
asked the cabby
The colonel nodded The cabby
cracked his whip. and away they rolled
over the pavement
hound. She had actually leaned out
Of the cab. and for one brief moment
their glanccs had met Scarce know
ing what he did, he jumped into
another cab and went pounding after
II was easily ten blocks from the pier
when the cabby raised he lid and
peercd down al his fare.
"Do you want 4 folly them ahcah?"
he cried
mo, no." Warburton was startled
out of his wild dream Drive to the
Holland lIOuse-nO the Waldorf.
Yes, the Waldorf: and keep your nag
going?"
Waldorf il is, sir" The lid above