The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-05-23

at it instead and TO make him
self the servant he had been hitherto
in name only. Daintree would have
let the old arrangement continue, but
the new one was a boon TO Tom. 1t
gave him freedom and independence
and occupation, and SO helped him
wonderfully upon the upward road.
One evening when a ship had come
in and Daintree had driven into sgd
ney for his letters he returned in such
extraordinary spirits that he could
hardly touch his dinner; he must gloat
over a crinkling sheet of paper, while
the soup grew cold in the very spoon
md Tom could only suppose that his
masters family had come round at
last. As a rule, he talked necessarily
to Tom while the latter waited. but
this evening his letter absorbed his
whole attention. At last. however. he
Iooheu up, ana MS saLurnlne counre-
nance was redeemed and TRANSPORTED
by a perfectly startling radiance and
joy.
Thomas he said, you must marry
wife,
The CHEEKY tone was as new in him
as the delighted look. Tom was so
astonished he had to think what the
words meant before shaking his head.
why not, my good fellow?" cried
Dalntree.
why should you want me to-" re-
forted Tom.
Because 1 am about to marry one
myself
Had he said he was about to bury
one Tom c0lll not have been more
startled and amazed. Somehow he had
never conceived of Daintree as mar
ried man. That solitary spirit, cen
tered and Immersed in self and con-
sciously wallowins in its own solitude
and gloom. had forbidden such
thought the more easily since Tom had
himself abandoned every aspiration of
the kind. \ twinge of Jealousy sue
ceefe1 bis first surprise. but in another !
moment his heart dilated with unself
ish pleasure. and his congratulations 4
were no less sincere than yociferous.
IF you knew her. said Daintree.
won would congratulate me even 4
more" And he proceeded to praise his /
choice as he could have praised moth 4
ing that was not in some sense his. +
and ret his passion was convincing.
Ills voice shook with ii as his face
st9ne.
~ sydney lady?' Tom yentured to
+. re
scod heavens. no. If she only were
- near as that. She is on her way
out TO marry me. This letter was writ
ten month before she sailed"
From England:"
yes
'-1ou viii see her in another month"
De-. lNafN II
how long or how short the voyage will
be. Mine was 1856 days. and that was
long I kept a chart of it-stop; I'm
going to fetch it. Clear away. I've
had dinner enough
lie rrshed from the table. to return
y. ~ with mariners chart of the
world. upon which he had neatly mark
ed out the daily courses of his recent
voyage. 1t was chain of many links
from England to the Cape and chain
of longer links from the Cape to Aus
tralia
Now. Them cried Daintree. arrang
ing the chart under the lamp and seat
ing himself delightedly at the table.
Now Wen see where they've got to.
Hello, Where's my letter.
Il was on the floor. and Tom picked
it up. averting his eyes so that he
should see nothing while Daintree re-
ferred to the contents.
..TIa, Here we have it, and the lei
ter was thrust into his pocket. ',They
were to sail on the ed of June. How
many days ago is that? This is Sep
TENDER the I2th. Seyen-thirty-one
thirty-one and twelve. How much is
that?'
"Eighty-one." said Tom.
"Oniy eighty-one. Then you're right"
sighed Daintree, "and they won't be
here for another month. I was fifty
five days more"
They may make a quicker voyage"
They may. but never have. The
one before was a hundred and forty
days. They were both above the av-
erage. but not so very much"
Then all tie more time to prepare
in" said Tom entering thoroughly into
the situation. I'VE must get the place
to rights. you know. sir
That's true. 1t will help TO pass the
time"
Then we might pin up this chart"
what aud follow the coursef'
Suppose they came no quicker than
you did and put drawing pin in the
place every day
Daintree was delighted. He shook
Toms hand. and up went the chart
and in went The drawing pin.
You see,'' he said. they've not got :
10 the Cape Yet. They're only Just be- :
ginning to turn the corner and run :
heir casting down.
That's assuming they came no
quicker than you," said his CONSIDER.
well. we will assume 1t. Still. when
hey're q hundred days out We'll have
flag ready. and you shall begin go
ng every morning to the point TO see
whether there's a ball at the south
ra-d arm. and after that will be the
ongest tine Of ALL"
Meanwhile there was much TO do, =
Ind Tom did most OF IL with enormous u
lest. He had never thought TO be so I
Happy again. His enthusiasm was the
me return that he could make to Dam
rec, and he permitted it no bounds. 1t
vas Tom who stuck the drawing pin p
through a cork ship of cunning build,