Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1909-11-12
By AID OF TIE
ELEMENTS

/ at & weeks notice, except that aht
had told Robert Bruce. when she hat
given him back his ring, chat sh,
should 20.
Neither was there any reason thai
the discarded Mr.. Bruce should have
asslduously searched the bookings oI
outgoing steamers and suddenly have
engaged passage on the Malopic. CON
Ing aboard early on the day OF sailing
and guiltily hiding in his. stateroom
for a full "a hours.
On the morning of the second day
he awoke to find the sun plowing a
golden pathway through the gloom ii
the narrow room and passenger life
already stirring on the big ship. lie
stretched luxuriously and. Jumping
from his berth. he hastily dressed and
went on deck.
The morning was a wonderful thing
Of color and charm. Blue was the
ocean below, as blue as the sky above,
radiant. cloudless. transparent blue,
rejecting IN ether and sea the shin.
mering. dazzling rays OF the sun.
AS he paced the deck he uttered a
cry of surprise, and was soon at the
side Of an elderly lady wh6 waa con
scientlously doing her mile,~
Miss Kenyon" he cried. sstAaslas-
tically. with outstretchea hand
MY dear boy" she echoed. grasp
Ing HIS hand warmly IN return. What
q pleasant surprise. had no Idea you
were on board. Marion told me no
news OF your coming.
mo. Miss Kenyon, Marion didn't
tell you. for she didn't know It. You
SEQ before you Tilted man Marion
has returned my ring"
Miss Kenyon smiled toIerantly.
Poor boy" she said. What hap
pened?"
Don't know. Honest I don't. sac
said she saw me walki$g with . sIrl.
and requested news Of her. told
her ! didn't know what shR, was talk
Ing about, and she sussasts I'd that |
might be. a-fabricatsg. lat's a.,.
She said she was s2mirg over here to
get away from me, SO I thought /
would come ego1 SO as to be near
I'm stsaif yolt wont be able to see
her fer a day Or two She IS quite III.
straRgs, isn't h. for she usually sails
70, well,'T'
"%ill y0n AelA re. Miss Kenyon -
Bruce asked eAEsestly. and she re-
.lied SO enthusiastically that he had
no doRba OF her champtonshipA Ua
-oraaed = plan, and with Der assiss..aeo
u was carried out. For two dasss
every hour. Robert senI a measa-e
% Miss Norris in some form az an
other. At II ip The evening. ne dA
ivered last note by Mse,y Kenyon,
at II he was ins.ruetinx ssge steward
or the remaiDde: OF ts9' y, .st. At /
o'clock It was 70 be IA onaRse; at 2
cup OF tea; at 3 a aos'e SiIpprd be
meath the dDor1 att4s ausfhar nn,e; at
oNioek, cofiees md B,a ony bat no
encouraging word had; ene In return.
indeed. there ha been no Riessage oi
any h''d nor was Miss Kenyon able
% report anything. even OF an unfav.
orahie natrre. AtSa Nor liz had mere
y ignorsr e0sh ssd every favor. AM
lad displayed aetther pleasure moi
pigue at tfA &4usual attentions.
On the foErth IppEaLng Robert was
up at !. o,eloci, paciug the deck nn
eest'yA For tho first time he had be
4v~ to think Of failure. The view
.oout him was a gloomy one and di.
not tend 20 relieve his depression
Gray sky, ionden water, and dreary
waste of lnrrenneesl between; fhs
decks were almost deserted. and he
went sullsnly down again. his mood
chiming with the elemsnts-
The dag dragged and the roll Of thG
ship ca ed = little; now and then |
ste,mer chair. its owner yeDturesom,
for the sake Of air, dotted the ex
panse OF lonesome deck. and present
ly Robert perceived one vhUse owns
he recognized as the stewaFd careell
" folded tho rug about her aud Sisti
her comfortable. Hastily he nude al
way TO that part Of the shi8 wher'
she lay with her eyes CLOSED. her lip
and face colorless.
''Marionl" he breathed.
No answer. Not even o ticker o
the fds on the white face.
dearest. may l cit and tall
AwhlIee"
A faint movement OF the hand mo
TONED him away.
Il don't wish to be troublesome.
he persisted. but. because you ar
going to marry me. l feel that IN
] lace is here to watch over and car
Tor you" ,.
| Again a motion of the hand. asIl
less weak.
'Ts0w long must wait. dear, b
ore ron will come TO met suppas
We have the ceremony when we ssn
and invite all these nioa people, tha
are on the boat"
| A weary sigh escaped her lips an
bis own wen. white. He was fghtin
his last chance. and he knew he wa
making her suften He felt that sh
loved him. and because she could nC
leave him as she had done hafore h
persisted.
Dear. you know how much log
yoH Perhaps / coula fnd a ministg
Justice of the peaee-someone wit
authority. on board nj could. Woul
you-f"
-Robege Brueer-E-Will never-ma
youLif y9is-dont so away-an
'let-me die-hR peace"
a & listening - the barely WhispsFs
sofds. Rraees heart leaDed. He ha
i Won. isWtftiY he drew the discarde
ring frpn bic pocket and slipped Il q
9hs lutAe finger. Slowly the houl
y passed the wind died away. and th
u findly moon. pesping from bohia
, oft hnrrying clouds. smiled down 1
ihe lovers. her hand stin lyina NJ
aesistingly in his.-HELEN GUNN
l SON.
Ts Be shunnsA.