The Washington times., 1910-09-02

istateroom-it wes set in the after bulk
head. 20 one side OF the companion nwsy
and vanished with a hastily muttered
Pardon me-
The sirl heard his feet ringing on the
deck as he went about making prepara-
ton against the storm. ard an instant
later CreaSh appeared with q tray.
''One minute. ma'am." he greeted he-
checrfully. and III have bite Of food
/ ready Tor you
Please don't tuouble-EIve me any
/ thing. or show me the vaT 70 the gal
lev she fnterDosed- Pm al right. and
there's only Yourself and Mr. -''
"CadoCan. Yes ma am. But the skip
Der's a host in himself. and there's little
70 do. AZ that It's no trouble- VIII You
De having tea VT Coftee-'
''Tea-lf you insist
AnG he was gone a smile teT0ered
her ainazement- for his deCterity and
sviftneSs OF movement had accomplished
a magical rranSfOrna tiOu IN tie chart
book and pipe-littered table In their
place now AZ reared a shining HhiJe
cloth with n u-ate. CuO and sauce Of
q ina and dazzling SilverWare. neatly ar
ranged.
4 breath later he had returned with
the tray and st before her e cup Of hot
bOuillon- a cold roast fowl only partial
II diSuenlbered white bread butter a
tin Of DCttcd meat. rrarnaIade in a
crystal jar and a silver teapot. steam
-The teas not hal time 70 draw,
ma a1l- let il stand 2 biz II there
anvthiu- else YOU want Just gle a hail -
He whipped away before she could
THANK him
Drawing chair to the table. the girl
sat herself down TO eat-Indeed. she
was weII-nigh famished. no food having
passed her lips for upward Of fifteen
hours And as she ate the wonder grew
storm. she sat slipping her tea or de-
uoiishinE the food, and stared about
her. with Quick shining eyes, appraiS-
ing the interior Of the cabin and mar
yelling
II was hardly the sort OF a cabin one
expected to encounter upon an under
sized COaStinE schooner. which was
what, at the first blush, she had tal<en
the Colleen 10 be
Peter CadOEau had not considered eX-
pensc in fitting It up
The room was Ianeled in dark, gliS-
teniRE mahogany. BetWee1 stanChlOnS
the forward buIkhead was fitted with
shelves, and the shelves Crammed tight
with b0OkS-bOund books, at that. Cush-
ions Of COrdovan leather worn TO soft
sheen and richness Of tone made the
rug Of price woven by Asiatic work
men who had never seen the sea. was
soft beneath the girls feet.
The few chairs we've heavy and solid
upholstered in leather. The lamp
a-swing above her head was OF odd de-
sign brass hammered and wrought by
cunning hands, and the light II cast
was clear. Yet mellow
And the staterOom which she entered
after satisfying her hunger. proved
small but dainty and well arranged. TIE
bedstead was Of brass, the linen was
SpOtleSS. there was dresser with >
mirror OF Mate glass and "A top Uttered
with q mans toilet things-militaTy
brushes. combs. razors. and what-not-
OF ebony. trimmed with silver
The girl surveyed all this with in
cTeaSing wonder
Space had been husbsnded nOa more
than money in fitting OUT the schooner.
Il was. therefore. not a cargo boat OF
any sort but a private yacht, evidently
property of some one OF means. and
taste In this there was OF course.
nothing extraordinary, only she had not
knd it made her thoughtful She stood
in the tiny StaterOOm. lost IN slightly
wistful reverie. until the sound OF hUr-
ried steps upon the cOmpaniOnway
reused her. and she turned back to the
cabin
Cadogan. armored in oiIskins, was
there, come below in hot haste. to con-
suit a chart He glanced Up from the
sheet he had laid on the table, over the
litter OF plates
I hope he said. quickly. that you're
feeling better, Miss
Told" supplied the girl altogether,
Jane Todd. Mr. CadOgan- Thank you
Your man. Terry. is very thoughtful.
have eaten ravenously."
a Qstl : SOoos ne returned eyes low
cred again. IF YOU need anything
I need nothing thank you, 1 feel
Ike a different woman, after the tea
Can be Of any assistance2"
he looked I'D surprised
I'm afraid not he replied. and re-
turned his gaze TO the chart with the
explanation Il may not have a chance
to consult this again for some hours.
and want to get the main points fixed
in my mind Unless you happen 10 know
sonnet hing a bout khe coast -
a little I live uDOn a part Of IL, an
island-Cedar Island. ="
AT the entrance 10 Chandelier
sound2' he caught her Up That's
luckl I was thinking OF running Up that
way and taking refuge IN either Chan
deieUer or mississippi sounds. AS is