The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-03-16
A PERIL
OF THE SEA
By ALHHT TUCKER KENYON
CopyrIsst ~ American Prsss Asss-
A. citation, ~.

ekine In steamer chairs ooAkovtauty
tucked ip''&ith rags, many sf them
slightly paleus but gaining eessr from
the pure ocean atmosphere.
1t was on such an occasion that
first saw sxlSdy whose face ct once
interested me. was young, and
young men are very sensible to beauty.
This girl wag not so especially beauti-
full as striking. Her eyes and eye
brows were dark brown, while her
hair was a chestnut with tinge of
red in 1t. 1t was this contrast that at
tracted me.
Now, | am quite willing to confess
that under other circumstances I
might simply have admired the artis-
tic combination Of milky skin, dark
eyes and Titan hair without having
given the girl another thought. But,
ms have said, In fair weather ut sea
one is under different influences, or.
rather free to be moved by any infiu-
ence. We had left New York in
snowstorm and were now on the bos-
ON of the warm waters Of the gulf
stream. Though we needed our wraps,
there was a pleasant softness in the
air in marked contrast with the win
ter we had left. Not only did feel
delightful relaxation. but was not
troubled with multiplicity Of things
to look at. I saw only the sky. the
ocean and the ship, and on the ship
looked only at the young girl who
charmed me. -
As luck would have It friend Of
mine who was aboard stepped up to
the young lady and spoke to her.
was delighta1. An Introduction was
assured to me. Within an hour was
sitting besfder Miss Manning, chatting
with her.
We were making the Mediterranean
trip and, since we had been out only
two days, ten or eleven days remained
to me to enjoy Miss Manning's society
How impressionable is youngster Of
twenty-five. especially one who has
nothing to do but be impressed! con-
fess that had no right to be i'm
pressed, for.I was engaged to very
lovely woman. The trouble with me
was an artistic temperament l had
been caught by peculiar condition
Of beauty. 4 I did not find Miss Man
ming especially intellectual. especially
entertaining, but ever before me was
that singular combination of features.
did not at first realize the danger for
me, an engaged man, to put myself
under the Influence of another woman.
even III the attraction was In that
which appealed alone to an abnormal
sense for beauty. Before we reached
| the Azores began to fear for myself
and wien we reached Madeira and we
| went ashore together and walked In
the garden Of Funchall, redolent with
! the perfume OF tropical flowers, knew
that was lost.
l had written something daily to my
fiancee to post from our first landing
| point, but somehow could not drop
1t in the pursers box to be mailed
| glanced over what | had written, and
so completely had | passed under a
new spell that | wondered how could
ever have been under any other
tore my etter into bits. From Ma
deira to Gibraltar l was in an agony
between a sense Of honor, shame and
self condemnation on the one hand and
infatuation oh the other. From Gibral.
tar to Naples | sank into absolute non
resistance and self contempt.
| l had not the assurance nor was
expected TO attach myself to the Man
ming family during their stay In Italy,
so left them, intending to meet them
In few suSnths in Switzerland.
had not spoken my infatuation-I can
not call 1t loye-to Miss Manning, for
I could not bring myself to act so con
tempibly while l was still betroth cd
to another, hoped the conditions
might be changed before our next
meeting. though what was to change
them except some dishonorabie act on
my part dif not know.
| had not been separated from my
fellow traSdaer week before the
chains that hound me to her began to
drop OFF o5rheir own weight Then 1t
first occurred to me that had been
captlyatctl hy peculiar beauty. !
saw so mihiy different types OF beauty
In the galler>es of Italy that suppose
became sNsfeited. Still could not
call mp the image OF Miss Manning
without badlsliding.
Three months passed, and | joined
the Mannhgs at Lausanne, on Lake
Geneva. When Miss Manning came
into the room where ] waited for her
I stood mute with establishment. Her
Titan hair had turned into a dark
brown, like! her eyebrows.
"You are surprised at my appear
ance," she said. Let me explain
Before leaving America had suffered
from a fever. On recovering my hair
came out rapidly, and had II shaved
shortly before l sailed ordered a
wig Of color to match my eyebrows
but before II was sent home tried on
one belonging to grandma. 1t was so
becoming that | determined to wear
IT," y
In a twinkllng my enthrallment was
gone. The.yOung lady saw the change
In my features, which were expressive
Of my feelings, and looked disappoint