The Washington times., 1908-08-02
Photo by thanksgiving.

again. cried the woman, with a sniff.
That's SO, that's so" returned the
man thoughtfuliy. AT all events 1 have
good life insurance. so they won't be
IN want"-at which dismal remark the
lady OF the lemon gave a loud sob. and
hard-hearted Dolly escaped instanter 10
keep from laughing outright.
TO the dining salooni She'll be look
ing for her mail / suspect" / advised.
Decorated Dining Table.
We went to the dining saloon. but
there was no Tomasina- Instead, all
one long table was spread thickly with
letters and on thu other were votive
offerings. such as flowers and candy
and playful objects, like toy dogs and
Teddy bears. and even a live little mall
tese kitten done up in a box and yowl-
ing heart-brokenly.
I should like to kill the person who
sent that Kitten l cried; but Dolly
was paying no attention. She was go
ing over the mail TO see II Tomasina
had been there and secured hers.
There IS nothing more interesting than
going over the letters on a liner; Il
shows so well who is popular and v no
is not. Tomasina had exactly thirty
two letters, and seven OF these were
from one person, a very certain per
son, as we knew, and she was to open
one each day out. Next TO her pile
there were a number Of epistles wnlch
left Us staring and breaUhless. They
were addressed 10 a very popular ac-
tress. and the pile they made was many
CUbits high and many cubits wide. Also
on an adjoining table there was a small
conservatory OF flowers for her and
enough candy 10 stock a fair-sized shop.
II should like to be the bosom friend
of this person. said Dolly, for she
likes bon-bons.
Al one end OF the dining saloon we
discovered, after we had completed olI-
bArefaced inspection OF the cost. that
the chief steward was holding court.
Next 20 the deck steward there is no
one so unhappy as the chief steward.
whose sad duty il is 10 apportiOn places
at table, and this one, a military look
ing German. with a musiache turned
up az the ends, wore the aspect OF a
man who knows mis- duty and is going
to do it at any cost,
When we halted near him he was be-
ing addressed by a middle-aged man.
4 say, my good man. remarked this
parsonage in a low voice, my wife
never can eat q thing on shipboard un-
less she is at the captains table. See
thst we are at his end like a nice chan.
and I will make it all right with you"
But de places next dot captain, dev
are all CONT" expostulated the chief
steward.
Let me see your chart; how about
these? OH yes you can; tell the other
fellow that Mr.. Smith, Of Chicago. want
ed them and he will give them up.
Don't forget the name. Smith. He can
take seats somewhere else where It will
be quite as pleasant" and away went
Mr. Smith, Of Chicago, apparently salts
fed that all would be well with his soul
and incidentally with his wife's appe-
tite
Where is TOmasina," asked Dolly for
tile eleventh time.
We can't have made a mistake in the
boat. can we2" I asked.
oh! no. am quite sure it is all right
and, besides, here is her mail to SHOW
that she Is expected. Let's go to her
cabin and see whether she is there
IN the passageway leading IN the
cabin we came upon the bath steward
listening respectfully TO the remarks OF
little old lady.
She Wanted Her Bath.
Now, steward" she began impress
sively, Il want my bath hour arranged
so that it will be an hour later each
morning The first day. say at s. the