The Detroit times., 1912-11-21
A. The Marriage Of ~,
" " Captain Kettle
l1ENH ROMANCE OF THE SEA WA
I Copyright BY lsl eUr The noSs. n slsn Company ~
A ROMANCE OF THE
BY CUTCLIFFE HYNE
Copyright 1912, The Bobbs- Merrill Company

sentence or tUo passed %, ore
Captain Kettle observed this As mas
been recorded before. their mode o.
addressing one another Was always
elegantly formal, and az first he
thought that the ladys remarks were
built on this model. and not studious'
" designed 20 denote offense
But presently she left him beyond
possible doubt as 10 her meaning
II would have YOU understand, Cap
tain that | am not your dear, or any
thing so familiar To YOU ! am either
-a++-s- A+4AAS -AIeMdrdess. which,
ever you prefer.
Il told YOU in Las Palmas harbor
how awkward il would be II we were
serving together on the same snip
and I was captain
You did and IL has been very awk-
ward | felt intruded. though Miss
Violet, 10 give her her due, never let
me see she thought so. However,
when the pair OF YOU get back 70 the
Norman Towers you viii be able TO
renew old scenes"
Il might have told YOU before about
meeting her out west" said Kettle
miserably. but | thought that was all
passed and done with, and never ex-
pected TO see her again. AS you
know. il was a perfect surprise 10 me,
her coming TO Grand Canary You
were a surprise, too. for that matter'
Miss Dubbs elaborate black hair
seemed fairly 10 bristle. "Ah. now We
get TO the truth, Captain was a
surprise il you like Plain, indeed,
II was YOU didn't expect TO see me,
n fCa ~
pOintment I was the little intruder,
wasn't 1? And YOU thought you were
going 10 pick il UP again with Miss
Violet where you'd left Il off and play
her the Moonlight Sonata on the &C
Gordon when Sir George was having
his dfter-supper sleep? Oh, don't tell
me. Haven't | seen YOU walking her
out along the decks, and catching her
by the elbow when she made believe
she was losing her footing through
the roll? Liver wing at dinner and,
quartermaster, bring aft deck chair
for Miss Chesterman? That's all
right. That's her due That's what
YOU re paid for But when il comes
TO pipe-claying her white shoes with
your own fingers. that's the limit It's
no use denying IT, saw YOU at EN-
through your own port-hOle Even a
stewardess must come on deck some
times"
1 deny nothing that I have done.
j pipe-clayed the shoes because the
steward can't do 1t decently, and
won't learn. I'll clean yours too, il
you'll let me-"
No one touches my shoes but my
husband, which is what you'll never
be Here's your engagement ring.
You'd better keep it.
If you'd prefer | should give II IL
the other girl instead OF TO you just
say so Pah," said Miss Dubbs, swell
ing out her chest, you can't think
how ! despise YOU Captain No. don't
try TO stop me; I'm going to my
room
was then, with the dismal know
edge that the matter Of his engage.
ment had gone hopelessly awry. that
Captain Kettle in a surf-boat laden
with men. coal bags, meat tins
water beakers, biscuit sacks. rifles
rope, ammunition canyas, SOUNDING
leads, and other cargo, put of from
the kangaroo. which forthwith turn
ed her tail on him and steamed away
TO sea Twelve very strenuous days
passed over his head before he was
able 10 rejoin her.