New-York tribune., 1909-06-20

| glass she had sung round her neck and took an
| observation. Her daughter 'Maizie' fetched a
long breath and shut her eyes. like she'd seen her
| finish and was resigned to IT.
We'll. Mr. Jones'" says l. soons I could get
| my breath this is kind Of unexpected. amt II?
| Thought you booked for the main deck
! Yes. sir he says. polite a sewing machine
| agent, I was but Percy and I have exchanged
| Cereal this morning. madam
| Mrs. BoUnderhy took her measure ot shavinss
and Jones's measure at the same time She had
I him labelled Danger right OF; you could tell
| that hy the way she spread her wings over
! Maize" But I want watching her just then
I looking at Mabel Seabury looking and won
derinE
The housekeeper was white as the tabiccIoth
She stared at the Jones Il she coufdu :
believe her eyes, and her breath come short and
quick. I thought she was going to cry. And
what she OF that meal wouldn't have made a
lunch for hearty humming bird.
When twas finished went out on the porch 10
think things Tho dining room winder wa
open and Jonesy clearing the table All OF "a
sudden l heard him say. low and earnest
We'll, aren't you going to speak to me?'
The answer was in girls voice. and knew the
voice 1t said
You! you. How could you? why did you
Gomez"
You didn't think I could stay away. did YOU"
But how did you know l was here? I tried So
hard 10 keep it n secret"
1t took n month. but I worked Il out finally
Aren't you glad TO me-
She burst out crying then quiet. but ns II her
heart broke.
OH she sobs How could you be So cruel
And they've been kind to me here"
l away then thinking harder than
At dinner Jonesy done the waiting. but Mabel
want deck. She had headache. the cook said
and lying down Twas the way sup
per- and after supper Peter Brown comes 10 me
all broke up. and says he:
There's merry clink 20 pay he says. "Mahei's
going TO leave"
''No?" says / "She amt. neither
Yes. she Is She says she's going to-morrer.
She won't tell why. and I've argued with her
for two hours. She's going TO quit, and I'd rather
enough sight quit myself What'll do?' says
he.
I couldn't help him none, and he went away
moping and miserable All round the place every
body talking about the lovely waiter.
and 10 hear the girls you'd think the Prince
OF Wales had landed Jonadab was the only kicker.
and he said twas bad enough afore. but now that
new dude had shipped. twa'nt the place for a de-
cent self-respectng man.
How you gon' to order that Grand Panjan-
drum around?" h. Great land Of Goshen
I'd think Of telling the Pope of Rome 10
empty pail of swill I would him Why don't
he stay home and be a tailors sign or some
thing, not prance around here with his high-toned
airs? I'm glad you've got him, Barza, and not
me-
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didn't contradict Besides. too busy think
ing. BY o'clock I'd made up my mind and I went
hunting for Jones.
l found him, after n while standing by the back
door and staring up at the chamber winders If
he missed something I asked him 10 along
with Told him I had a big cargo of talk
aboard and wouldn't be able 10 cruise even
keel TIL I'd unloaded OF it. So he fell into
my wake looking puzzled, and in a jiry
planted in the rocking chairs up in my bedroom.
Loo I Mr. Mr.
Jones' says b."
"Oh. yes-Jones. It's nice name"
I remember # beautifully" says he. smiling.
An right. Mr.. Jones Now. begin with. wen
agree that II amt Of my darn business and
I'm an old gray headed noscy. and the like of that
But, being that old-old enough to be your
dad, though that's my only recommend for the job
I'm going to preach a little sermon My text is
found in the Old Home Hotel, Welmouth, first
house on the left. It's Miss Seabury.' says l
He surprised. guess. but he never turned
a hair. "Indeed?" he says. "Shc is the-the
housekeeper. isn't she?"
she was" says l. but she leaves to-norrer
morning"
That hit him between wind and water.
mo-" he sings out, setting up straight and star
ing Not really"
you bet" l says. Now down in this part Of
the chart we've come to think more of that young
lady than a cat does of the only kitten left out of
the bag in the water bucket. Let tell you
about her
So went ahead telling him how Mabel had
come TO us why she come. how we'll she was liked
how much she liked US, and whole lot more.
guess he knew tbs most of it, but he was polite
interested.
And now, all at once" says l. she gives up
being happy and well and contented and won't
cat and cries and says she's going to leave There's
Il reason, as the advertisement folks say. and I'm
going TO make guess at it. believe IL calls itself
Jones
His under jaw pushed a little and his eve
hrows drew together Bat all he said was
"Wel?"
Yes" l says And now Mr.. Jones I'm Old
as l said afo-e and nosey maybe, but I like that
girl Perhaps might 10 like you too; you
can't tell Under them circumstances and with
the understanding that it didn't so farther,