The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-06-25
CHAPTER v,~-tConsfuu~d.l

| fni light ln which to hook at 1T Don's
ysn think that you ruuld manage 10 b.
| lesx aownc#sf ever The mafterf | have
felt sueh a brute this afternoon.
sise eushel hotly. s8d her VOICE was
sharper. ~ sas asa ed "NhyT
'iIow could ! heip IL when ] knew that
l was The rassse nf your leing shat up ~
yoar cabin all the Afteruoonf ] pictured
you wallinr and gaashsng your teeth. and
could see the ~ aae iica reflected Ia hnd-
sua's wFathfui eye
"iou need not be afraid. | shall not
trouble yea with ans low spirits, now or
In tk~ fusur~-"
IL Was a strange weoing this. with the
barely seiied ~animoslsy Of the woman.
and the cynical csplnsss vi the mAn.
Il am not afraid OF your low spirits
he answered. composedls. Il know that
II ycu onc~ take up = thing you viii car
~ IL through With pluck"
This was the second time tonight that
she had been called plucky. and the con-
trast between inward feelings and out
ward aspect was strong enough 10 bring &
mirthIess smile to her lips.
SITS q good thing be went on casual
IN. that we have two or three days mor~
OF the voyage In which TO settle things.
There In q deal 70 think over y talk
over ahead OF us,
a sort Of alphabet OF deceit to BIZ
mastered" she suggested: but IL she had
hoped 10 annoy him she did not succeed.
Something like that" be agreed.
Was IL a nightmare. she wondered TO
herself-shis scene where two people were
F~xa. xAnr~m~~m -tgw fn~ sEFa rrfsh
no more signs Of feeling than IL they
bad been playing q game.
IL was a marvellous relief TO her when
their talk was shortly interrupted. and
when she could regain the shelter Of her
cabin.
Like q WORKOUT child. she crept into
her berth. aud slept through the long
hours Of the winter night lulled by the
rocking Of the wavee.
IL was q strange bswiidered awaken
Ing the next morning to the realization
OF q new scheme of existence: bu; as
that scheme ~crystaIlixed itself before her
she found herself facing 1t with fresh
courage. Ii was. perhaps. her perfect
physical health that enabled her TO shake
oil the shadows of the day before.
However IL was. the change was OBJ
vlous. and brought a pleased expression
from Mr.. Stewart when he found her
alone At the hreakfas: table. the captain
having departed. and her nelshbors being
late.
That's right" be said. cheerfally. II
can see by your face that you have had
q good nights rest. and | feel less Of h
culpris than | did last evening. Shall
Ne organize our committee OF deceit this
morning."
"If ron like" she assented, as careless
~ rs If IL had been q reQaes, to pass the
mustard.
Good morning. These are nice hours
TO keep addressing Charlie Hudson.
who had just made his appearanceD /: and
rs she turned to him the veil of cold re-
serve dropped from face aud voice.
Charlie Hudson considered himself
very unhappy this morning. He had. for
the last three or our days. been indulg-
ing in q sentimental devotion 10 the wom-
m. . good FIVE years older than himself.
Yesterday had revealed TO him the fact
that be was only chorus in the play
lcoker-on ~ some crisis-and he had nor
liked IL any better than most people
G0Ath&< ~ W88 kAE "a " uikft$Efx
Ia consequences Ii was adding insult 10
injury. when Mr.. Stewart remarked
You look a. though the ships cham
payne hadn't agreed with you"
He made = rather suiky retort. and the
breakfast proceeded silently.
NO hopes Of q morning on deck"
0tewast reported later on. Our native
land h sending forth the welcome of 4
hopeless drfzxle TO meet u.s."
Your native land" she corrected
Mine can boast Of twelve month"; sun
shine 10 the year.
WIS did she. all at once. feel 80 In
ten~eiy ~nasaoaAl-So opposed 10 every
thing Eugsisht-she wondered TO herself.
Size started back from that moIaentary
s1sion 10 find Stewart watching her In
teasiy. All be said. however. was.
As you cannos ro on deck. I have put
yoar rug Ia your own corner. We can
bod our parliament There.
And il wSs held there. for the others.
who had s~srcllef In with social intent.
drew hack before the signs of an absorbed
tet~a-sese. With true feminine instinct.
Miss Thorne bad armed herself with a
bit of esssn robbery that kept eyes aud fin
GERS busy.
The man glanced 1T 1t inpa'ienfiy
once or twice. bu, said nothing. as lea n
iu- his eiisows on fhe table, b. opened
and glanced down fhe pages Of = note
h.sox. 1--we been thinking. he began.
"tsas had better write ont = careful
table III narses. dates and places. for yoa
TO have By yoa. II win help 10 kee,
yca from maxim; mistakes"
'Iiow are yos counting to supply mr.
want Of local knowledge Of the North.
WEST" she asked ironically.
He locked dubious. 1T Il certainly
rather q weak point" be acknowledged.
-One among many"
"Eut." he w~at on. IA anr rate, VOC,
know thoroughly the general life Of the
country. enough 10 supply the differences
which exss. in the Northwest
Her ia;eses. IN the game VAS beginning
to awaken. THAT general knowledge
would hardly re-, me safely through five
minuscs- conversation w..h anyone who
had been there
I'VE must asoiJ such people"
'TEaf might rot be always possible"
Possible enough nj Orksillc. where 80
NV ssr.nxars ever come. You uuxt ~