The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-05
SAILING IN CIRCLES

jory. We're safer on sea than land.
\ fog isn't so fearful TO me. / think
we shall come through all right
But IL seems remarkable to me that
you aren't around weeping Ike the rest
Of the women and trying to imagine all
sorts Of trouble
I'm not built that way" she an
swered. See! They're getting the life
She pointed through the dense mist
70 where q dozen sailors were swinging
the lifebOats into the open. at the cap
tain's order 10 be ready for any emer-
And yet that doesn't scare you
said Eben. in establishment.
Not in the least. Father Is all the
family ! have, and whatever happens
20 him will happen to me. I'm not
worrying"
The girls spirit made an appeal to
Eben. He liked il. There was some
thing so different about her so differ
ent from the other girls that he had
known. And il is ever that difference
that makes for love.
Eben had thrown off his seasickness
and was only weak. Il was a great re-
lief TO him TO feel his old self coming
back The girls optimistic spirit help
ed him great deal. He began slowly
to get the upper hand OF himself and
cease TO worry about all the mishaps
that had befallen him
Somehow he attributed It all to the
I.
Before, everything had been enveloped
in fog in his mind. Now il was be-
ginning to clear.
At about the same time the fog in
Ebens mind began TO clear the actual
fog on the sea lessened to a great ex-
tent and people went about with bright
er looks.
But. though the fog lifted, there was
not so much as a CLINT of sun all that
day
The passengers took to the decks
again and all went on in its routine or
der after the captain had posted a sign
that the danger was past but for the
passengers to be ready for any an
nouncement from him.
Eben sat alone with MariOry on the
almost deserted promenade deck There
were few venturesome people who cared
for the open deck on such a day, and
that made il all the more pleasant for
Eben. as whenever the passengers saw
him they gave him that queer look Of
distrust and then dropped their eyes
ShipbOard is the place for sudden
friendship or the other thing. A man
can learn to like a girl mighty well
bore quite as heartily. There is some
thing in the Idea of being penned up
together that makes OF strangers good
friends or great enemies.
After the day with MarjoTy, alone on
the deck. Eben went TO his stateroom
his mind.
They had STAYED late on deck and
when Eben went to his room he found
that Bonner, Hicke and PicketzO were
already asleep
Once he thought OF examining his
trunk 90 see what PicketzO had removed
the night before. But lie did not want
10 awaken mis- rOommates and knew
that they would become suspicious II
they saw him looking through his
trunk. So he decided to but it off until
10 he rob
when alone in his room.
Feeling better than he had since the
day of his departure, Eben dropped on
his bunk and fell to thinking again of
the girl that had made such a strong
impress on his mind
Not knowing the symptoms of love,
he hardly had a point to argue from.
but he felt a new experience and seemed
to Tevel in il.
After probably an hour OF this musing
he fell asleep without being aware OF
When he awoke with a start some
thoughts had drifed into visions and
that he had dreamed OF her
Not knowing what had awakened him
he lay perfectly still trying TO collect
his thoughts
Then came a quivering blast that rum
Died through the ROOM He realized IN
an instant that he had been aroused
by the now familiar foghorn.
Surprised that the fog should have
descended again. Eben composed him
self for sleep after the sudden awaken
ing, and was just doing off again when
he caught a sound within the state
room.
After listening for a full minute he
heard the door open almost noiselessly
and felt, rather than saw, a black form
enter the room. pause for moment at
one OF the berths opposite, and then slip
into the lower one.
When the form had paused there was
a low gutJeral whisper that Eben read
lily recognized as that OF the Italian In.
answer came whisper from Hicke
then both began 70 snOTe and the room
was again quiet but for that.
Eben was now fully awake Evf-
IDENTIFY PiCketZO had made another ex-
cursion similar TO The one OF the night
before.
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