Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-03-30
CHAPTER I.-(Continued.)

one of the stewards, and, as a conse-
auence, Bebc found herself being aroused
from a chilly and miserable dream by a
man with two thick steamer rugs, with
one of which he proceeded to cushion her
chair. while the other he tucked snugly
round her limbs and body, adding-in
obedience to Carriers directions-that
"the old lady" had sent them.
Bebe had of course no idea who the
cold lady" could be, but she was quite
ready to put down this act of kindness
to the account of some good natured
Englishwoman who had observed her I'M
protected condition; and stammering
out grateful thanks asked no more ques-
tions, but nestled joyously down into the
warm coverings and went to sleep again.
In the utter exhaustion of mind and
body, consequent on that terrible walk
through scorching sun and binding dust
with the terrifying experience of thun-
derstOrm at the end of it. she was too
thankful to be safely on board to have
room for any other cares. Sleep was a
necessity, even if she had been forced to
lie on the wet deck, with the knowl-
edge that she would inevitably waken
to rheumatic fever or pneumonia; and
to GARNER, passing the night in the COM
pany of sundry very uncongenial third
class passengers and great deal of ex-
tremely inferior tobacco smoke, it was
a comfort to think that he had been the
means of warding off these evils from
her.
He carried his caution so far, that
when in the early morning they dropped
anchor beside the quay at Newhaven he
made no attempt to mingle with the first
rush of his fellow travellers for the shore
but kept well in the background until
almost me last of them had crossed the
gangway, by which means he had the
surprise of seeing Bebe, not accompanied
by Mere Margot or by any one else, but
quite alone She held her little dog by
a string from one hand, and grasped a
small brown bag in the other, and turned
her pale face now to one side, now to the
other, in evident timidity and bewilder-
ment, as she strOve to make her way
among the noisy, pushing, jostling crowd
which surged and struggled around her.
Carriers first impulse was to hasten
thought checked it.
She would surely never have been al
lowed to cross the channel by herself un-
less it had been previously ascertained
that some one would meet her on the
other side. In all probability she had
telegraphed to her guardian, and he was
now awaiting her on the quay there; in
which case for GARNER to show himself
would be to undo all that he had gone
through so much discomfort to attain.
He waited quietly therefore until the
very last straggler among his fellow
passengers had gone on shore, and hav-
ing, by aid of the all-powerful tip, sue
ceeded in getting some breakfast on
board, was able to avoid the buffet
where the rest of the throng, hungry and
exhausted by sea sickness and night
journey, were scrimmaging for ham,
stale bread, buns, and thick coffee served
out by half -awake mattresses and less
than civil walters, and to take his seat
in a smoking compartment of the train
without encountering, or being encoun
tered by his young fellow traveller.
He laughed quietly to himself when,
having secured corner seat and lit a
cigar, he leaned comfortably back and
watched stampede from the buffet
1t was impossible, he again assured
himself quite impossible to believe
that so young a girl, one who had never
been in England in her life, or taken a
journey anywhere by herself, and whose
ignorance of the world had already
shown itself in so unmistakable a fash
ion, would have been allowed to cross
the channel unprotected, unless it had
been previously arranged that some one
should meet her on the further side. In
that case the great est kindness he could
do Bebe was to keep well out of sight
and recognition. According to Jackson
it was the only kindness left him to do
for any girl now; and he laughed lit
tie bitterly as he thought of a few years
back, and of the flattering way in which
the smart ladies of fashion would entrust
their dear Ethels and Muriels to his
care, on skating rink or golf links. Il
wouldn't let them try it with anyone
else, but l know you viii take such care
of them, dear Mr.. Garnier!" Bah! That
was when he was his uncle's heir, with
all the world before him. Now
He looked out, and from his point of
vantage saw Bebe in the act of speak
ing to a stout pan in great coat. The
pair were little in the rear of the
crowd as it went hurrying on to the Gus
tom rooms, and, satisfied that she had
found her protector, he turned away
from the window.
He did not see Bebe again, although
once or twice, in the course of the jour
ney to London. he smiled to think that
in all probability she was travelling up
by the same train, and that on their ar
rival at Victoria he would have to exer-
else fresh care not to run into her arms.
Meanwhile poor Bebe was in as great
need of a friend as she had ever been.
Hustled on this side, pushed on that,
well night knocked down by porters
wheeling huge trucks of luggage, abused
by sailors manipulating giant eranks,
answered rudely, roughly, impatiently,
or not at all, by those of whom she ven
tured to ask the way to the train and
custom house. All her most cherished
lifelong illusions as to the kindness"
of English people in the dear mother
country" vanished within the first three
minutes of her setting foot on English
soil She not only felt for the first time