The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10


tured to knock again at Miss Cnrstairs's
door Her GRAND was the very fcmi- "
nine one Of asking Helen to be so good
as a. undo two wretched hooks In
the region Of her shoulder-blades;
Bervice she knew Mrs. CASHIER would
never OF that late hour be awake to
perform for her When Miss Carstairs
opened the door, standing in the nper-
ture in some surprise to know what
was wanted, Posey felt sorry and puz-
2led to see that her new friends eyes
were filled with tears.
AS Miss Winstanley, finally relieved
from the apprehension of having to-
spend the night In cuirass of white
wolfe with many little pipings OF satin
and good deal Of scratchy net, crept
IN like thief at her own cabin door,
hor room mate reused up and groaned
dismally.
Seems to me I'm to have not a wink
Of sleep tonight. Just as I'd settled
down for my first nap, there came
4 told him to put 1t in your berth ana
90 out as quick as he could, and since
then haven't closed my eyes,
Thank you. I'm sorry you are not
resting we'll" said Posey, still under
the influence of her recent gentle mood.
Is It anything you've eaten. do you
think?'
Eaten? I never eat at sea- shifted
the sufferer. TITS my nerves, as usual,
and since you've reused mo up COM
rletely, I'll thank you to mix mo
anather triona' powder, and not to
turn up the light While you're about
1t, you mays well step outside and
get my rug off the rail, and put 1t over
r:ly poor feet. Blocks OF ice they are,
cold feet are constitutional IN our fam
lily. Humph! Single fold, not, double,
don't want to smother. I should
think you fathcr'd know better than
to let girl like you so traipsing around
ship alone at this hour Of the night
Perhaps. II you'd heard what did,,
since I've been lying here trying to
count sheep and say the ten table,
you'd haul in your horns q bill, and
not think yourself such museum Won
der. The people IN the next room
were talking about you. and heard
the man say as plain as anything: IF
l wanted my daughter to keep her
good name, I'd not let her go out on
Geek at night with that gay old bird,
Tom Vcreker.' And the woman an
swered: Some peoples heads arc SO
turned with vanity and fine company,
they don't take ordinary care. It's the
talk of all the decks how she's laying
herself out to catch that disreputable
lord. and he and his Trench friend
calling her dead easy sport" in the
z smoking ROOM
Did any one say that such words
lad been actually used about me by
either of those gentlemen?' asked
Posey, stopping short, her eyes blazing
in the dark.
How do I know all that's said. lying
here a wrctched victim Of nerves, and
nobody caring II I live or die?"
ask you, only, was it stated that
either of those gentlemen said any :
thing approaching to those words o.
yne 2"
FOR goodness sake. speak lower.
Z. Miss Winstanley, you'll be overheard.
Some people have no consideration for
others. especially girls at night, when peo-
pie are trying to fall asleep. II there's
race consider utterly heartless, 1t is
girls"
Il am not going to let you sleep or.
Test, went on the ayenger, calmly talk
lrs on her hat, It'll you answer my
question in plain words-yes or no.
Moo. don't know that it was
actually said. but the lady inferred
that Lord Clandonald and his friend
couldn't think anything else. If you
continued to give yourself away, as
you've been doiEg.''
Very well! understand. And,
since we are due at Queenstown day
after to-morow. I shall ask you to.
oblige me ~ not addressing to me a
SYLLABLE, good, bad or Indifferent, so
long as have the misfortune to re-
main your room-mat tie. f we collide
with something, and go down. don't
even inquire of me whore the life
rreservers are. And now, since want
t. read my note, mean to turn OH the
electricity and do so comfortably, ana
you may wake or sleep, or go on in
venting spiteful fables. whichever you
Prefer. From this moment, / am dono
With you" e
Certainly Poscy knew how to take
care OF herself. But there was always
a swift following OF regret and peni-.
tence when she had let her clever tom.
cue loose upon an opponent, and while
the subdued spinstc- sobbcd under her
bcdclothes, the girl rather miserably
opened one Of the ships envelopes, to,
fl.d, written upon slip of{papcr. in
an angular and llleEible, lut educated,
WOrnan'S hand these words