The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-05

| face and Hgure-Wlth her freSh, clesf
complexion, limpid blue eyes, and shin
ing brown hair, was parsonage OF
some Importance.
Lady Tozer knew these things and
sighed complacently.
'Ah, WELL" she resumed. Parents
| had different views when / was a S1ri.
But I assume Sir Arthur thinks you
| should become used to being your own
mistress in view of your approaching
| marriage"
oaching-marriage cried
/ Iris, now genuinely amazed
Eyes. Is it not true that you are go
/ ing to marry Lord Ventnor?'
! A passing steward heard the point
blank question.
! It had a curious effect upon him. He
gazed with f1ercely eager eyes Mt Miss
| Deane, and so far forgot himself as to
permit a dish of water ice to rest
! against Sir John Tozer's bald head.
! Iris could not help noting his strange
behavior. A fash of humor chased
away her first angry resentment at
i Lady ToZer's interrogatory.
| THAT may be my happy fate" she
answered gaily, but Lord Ventnor mas
not asked me-"
Every one says in Hongkong-". be-
gan her ladyship.
| "Confound you, you stupid rascal,
what are you doing?" shouted Sir John.
| His feeble nerves at last conveyed the
information that something more pro
nounced than a sudden draught af-
| fected his scalp; the ice was melting.
The incident amused those passen-
| gers who sat near enough TO observe
| it. But the chief steward, lowering
watchful near the captains table, dart
ed forward. Pale with anger he
| Kissed
Report yourself for duty in the Sec
ond saloon tonight" and he hustled his
| subordinate away from the judges
chair.
| Miss Deane mirthfully radiant, rose
please don't punish the man, Mr.
Jones'" she said sweetly. ut was a
sheer accident. He was taken by sur
prise. In his place I would have emp
tied the whole dish"
The chief steward smirked. He did
not know exactly what had happened
nevertheless. great though Sir John
Tozer might be, the owners daughter
was greater.
Certainly, miss, certainly" he
agreed, adding confidentially: 1T is
rather hard on a steward to be sent aft,
miss. 1t makes such d difference in
the-eT-the little gratuities given by
the passengers.
| Inc girl fWdS tdClIui- one Snl1loO
comprehension the official and bent
over Sir John. now carefully polishing
the back Of his skull with table nap
kin
4 am sure you will forgive him, -
she whispered. Il can't say why but
the poor fellow was looking SO intently
at me that he did not see what he was
doing"
The ex-chief justice was instantly
Modified He did not mind the apbli-
cation of ice in that way-rather liked
it. in fact-probably ice was suscepti-
bic TO the fire in Miss Deane's eyes.
Lady TOzer was not so easily APP
peased. When Iris left the saloon she
inquired tartIy: How is it, john. that
the government makes a ship owner a
baronet and a chief justice only a
knight?"
THAT question would provide an in
teresting subject for debate at the
Carlton, my dear" he replied with
equal asperity.
Suddenly the passengers still seated
/ experienced d prolonged sinking sensa-
: ton, as if the vessel had been convert
! ed into gigantic lift. They were
pressed hard into their chairs, which
creaked and tried to swing round or
their pivots. AS the ship yielded stiffIy
TO the sea a Whit of spray dashed
/ through an open port"
There" snapped her ladyship, 81
: knew we would run into storm. vel
Captain Ross led us to believe-John
= take me TO my cabin at once
> From the promenade deck the list
less groups watched the rapid advance
Of the gale. There was mOurnfUl spec
ulation upon the Sirdar's chances Ct
reaching Singapore before the next
evening
We had 29s miles to do at noon.
said Experience. IF the wind and 5,,s
! catch US on the port bow the ship vii
/, pitch awfully. Half the time the screw
will be racing. l once made this triI
in the Sumatra. and we were struci
! by a southeast typhOon in this locality
/, How long do you think it was before
we dropped anchor in Singapore har-
bor?"
No one hazaTded a guess.
Three days." Experience was sol
EMMY pompous. Three whole days
, They were like three years. By Jove
1 never want to see another gale like
that"
A timid lady ventured to say
Perhaps this may be typhoon. j
may only be Z little bit of storm
Her sex saved her from a jeer. Elk
; perience gloonily shook his head.
The barometer resists your plea
he said. 81 fear there viii be a good
many empty saddles in the saloon a
, dinner"
The lady smiled weakly. 1t was {
. feeble joke at the best. you think We
, are in for a sort OF marine steeple
r chaser" she asked.
We'll, thank heaven, ] had a goot
2 lunch" staggered n rosy-faced subal-
tern. and a ripple of laughter greetel
. his enthusiasm.
lI Iris stood somewhat apart from the
I speakers. The wind had freshened and
her hat was tied closely over her ears
She leaned against the taft rail, en-
jOying the cool breeze after hours o.
D sultry heat. The sky was eloudless yet
] but there was a queer tinge of bur-
nished copper in the all-pervading sun
e slime. The sea was coldly blue. The
= life had gone out of it. It was NJ
4 longer inviting and translucent. THAI
J morning. were such 4 thing practicable
+ she would have gladly dived into ITS
| crystal depths and disported hersel
E Ike frolicsome mermaid. Now some
thing akin TO repulsiOn came with tbs
= fanciful remembrance.
Long sullen undulations swept noise
2 lessly past the ship. once. after &
/ steady climb up rolling hill of water
the Sirdar quickly peelled at the sue
Ceeding valley. and the propeller gave
E a couple of angry flaps on the surface
r whilst tremor ran Though the stout