Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-17
Seeing Y 1
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k0H1fu0U ETHEL
OSAASAOI SEVERE
Off. 4
Z. Copyrighted. 1903 by Associated
Literary Press.
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Amy Sheldon, leaning idly over TIL,
steamers rail. watched the crowd OF
The pier and wished, just for mo
nent, that there had been an oppor
unity to get word to some of the peo
pie she could trust.
This was all so different from hei
last sailing, and it brought more sharp
ly to her memory the scene of two
days before when she had given DicI
Nesbit his ring and had declared thai
she hated the very sight of his face.
She had last sailed in June, and the
pier had been crowded, but until the
very last she had seen Dicks smiling
face framed in an indistinet blur of
other faces Now she would look in
vain, II, indeed, she looked at all.
She had about decided to go to her
sateroom until the boat should swing
Into the stream.
She half turned to suggest to her
hunt that course of action when she
caught sight of Dick making his way
through the crowd about the gangway,
and presently he came on board with
heavy suit case that seemed to argue
his determination to take passage. on
The Aurania.
Amy half turned back to the rail- !:
then she turned again and made her
way to the lower deck, where she
knew that the purser's Office was To-
Gated. i
Passing rapidly through the gang
way, she saw that it really was Dick,
though he was in earnest conversa-
ton with man In blue and brass, and
he did not see her rF H1t
He had his pocketbook in his hand
and with flashing eyes Amy made her
way back to the upper deck. where her
aunt still sat In the winter sunshine
enjoying the hustle that preceded the
departure.
about Aunt Molly was her willingness
to do what her tempestucus little niece
wished to do, but even the usually
placid Aunt Molly demurred when Amy
stormed up and demanded that they
leave the ship at once.
But I've said goodby to the Brookes.
and Mrs. Brooke is going to send all
our mail in care of the London agent"
protested the little old lady. 1--WE
can't go back home after telling the
Brookes that we were to be gone until
fall She win tell all her friends and
And that's just the trouble" inter
rupted Amy, with stamp of her little
foot Mrs. Brooke has been talking
already. She must have gone to the
telephone the moment we left last
night and told everybody she ever
knew"
"But what will Dick think If you
start and then turn back| reminded
Aunt Molly. determined not to give up
a spring in the south Of France with
out. exhausting every argument.
That's just the trouble" explained
Amy. 'That horrid Mrs. Brooke must
have called him up last night after
promising that she would not tell a
soul. He's on board. ! just saw him
In the purser's office buying his ticket"
Il thought that they bought them at
the dock" objected Aunt Molly, but
Amy shook her head. 6#
you can buy tickets on board at the
last moment. l suppose that Dick-I
mean Mr.. ,Nesbit-had to wait until he
could settle about his practice being
looked after-not that there Is so much
to the practice" she added spitefully.
Il don't believe that he's been in court
this month"
rs he altogether to blame for thatT'
asked Aunt Molly. fencing for time in
which to marshal other arguments.
"And suppose that l did let him
waste lot Of time with me-" retorted
Amy. 1--WE been telling him for the
last month that l was tired of seeing
him about and that our engagement
was all mistake"
''Then ] don't think that he Is fol-
lowing you" advanced Aunt Molly.
"Dick is not the sort Of man to follow
when he is not wanted. If he is on
board 1t is because he has to reach
Europe by the first steamer. and he
won't bother us in the least"
Because shan't give him chance"
explained Amy promptly. Il am going
down to the stateroom to have the
steward take our steamer trunks back
to the dock. 1t Is lucky that we ar
ranged to have our other baggage fol-
low
but what will people say9' de-
manded Aunt Molly as she rose and
prepared to follow her energetic niece.
1t was plainly to be seen that the trip
was off, or at least postponed. and Aunt
Molly knew the signs well enough to
realize when resistance was useless.
Amy, by dint of liberal tipping. man.
aged to collect her things on the dock
Just as the final warning sounded. For
the moment it was useless to try to
leave the dock.