The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-03

daughters embraces. Every thing In
sensibly yielded to the subtle power Of
this ruler of the destinies OF men.
Helen, as she drew out of the lax clasp
of the paternal arm, felt thrill of her
old pride In him; sense OF despair
that she was neyermore to be his chosen
companion for a voyage; sharp pang
OF resentment at the image of the abb
sent interloper OF their peace.
ut was too good Of you to find time
to come, papa" she exclaimed, turn
ing to nod to the secretary who ac-
companied him. who knows when we
shall be together again!'' Is
Eyes. there Is board OF directors
waiting for me now said Mr.. Carstairs
abstractedly. "Of course, you will be
all right, my dear. Foster has seen to
everything, and Miss Bleecker will-ah,
Miss Blocker, here you are: glad to
see you looking SO ut for the voyage.
Nothing to speak OF, though, cross-
ing in this monster. Wish were get
ting away myself. Pm off now, Helen,
my dear Wish you good luck and q
good time generally"
1T won't be with you and the Sans
Peur, father exclaimed the girl, with
filling eyes.
well, we'll, we did get along pretty
well last diutse. didn't We? ! was to
tell YOU" he added, lowering his tone,
that IL you are in the humor for It,
in the sprins-in the hunor, mind you
wen be out. probably in March. and
take you and Miss Blocker on at Vile
franche, or anywhere you like"
Thank you. SIR" said Helen. rigid
IN moment, her eyes dried OF mois-
ture.
Think 1t over, my dear! You'll find
it better worth while"
He kissed her again on the side of tho
cheek, missing her lips somehow, and
was gone. Helen hardly saw his spare
figure in the topcoat that seemed too
large for 1t, so quickly the crowd closed
behind him. She was conscious OF inn
patience with Foster, who stood there
bowling in his sleek Importance as the
millionaire's confidential man. extend
ing his dampish fingers for good-by.
The party who had come to see her OF
sprinkled their final farewells with
few banal last remarks and disap-
peared Miss Blocker, serenely proud,
took her station by the tafirail In .
place where no acquaintance or report.
er could fail to note her among tho
"well-known people sailing this MORN
ing" Helen was at last alone
Alone as she had never felt before.
In her five-and-twenty years of active.
independent life. gap In the double
row of passengers crowding to the rail
forward gave her an opportunity. Slip,
ping in, she looked down upon ups
turned, iyory-tinted faces massed to.
gether like those on Chinese screen3
at the windows of the company's rooms,
also crowded with gazers, but saw no.
body she knew.
Already the mighty ship began to stir
in her water-bed When she ceased mo-
ton. again, Helen would be over three
thousand miles from home, and the
memories OF this last trying year. u
seemed to her there was not one soul
ashore to care whether she went or
stayed Was this worth living for, even
as she had lived?
A voice smote upon her ear. It issued
from girl damned in next to her-a
girl younger than herself, extremely
pretty, nashily attired, recklessly I'M
conventional. Hers was what Helen
recognized to be Southern voice, low
OF pitch and soft OF cadence, but just
now strained to the utmost to make
itself audible to young man In the
act OF forcing his way through the
resistant crowd, to reach the edge of
the outer pier with which the ship was
now swinging off. TO further accen-
tuate her presence among the depart
ing, the young lady was waving a small
American flag.
Here am! Up here!n
Helen started clectrically,fo for it was
her John Glynn. and none other, whom
this unknown person was thus shame
fully appropriating! He, whom she
mad been yearning to catch glimpse
OF, who she was convinced must know
from the papers that she was sailing by
this steamer. He, who she had felt sure
was in some hidden corner looking at
ter her, although, by her behest they
might not again hold speech one with
the other!
Got here only this minute. Best I
could do" shouted John Glynn back
to the stranger, smile lighting his
handsome, manly face.
Never mind! i understand! Good
by!"
flower shot down amid the crowd
Several men affected to jump for 1t, but
John Glynn caught 1t and put 1t in his
coat. His gaze never left EIe' EMS neigh-
Dor; to her his eyes were upturned, his
hat was waved. In a flash, Miss Car
stairs had drawn out of sight and fed
within
She found Miss Rlaacker nlreniv ex.