Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23

arm. bare nearly to the shoulder from
beneath the covers. and laid her hand
! caressingly over that of her benefactress
You're dear, she said Ana there-
! by won the heart of madame completely.
! But the next instant she found herseF
abruptly conscious of d number of physi-
cal sensations as strange aud surprising
as they were unquestionably real. And
She sat up with d start and flush OF
pcnitence.
: Great heavens:' she exclaimed. We're
under way.
i Il should say so" madame affirmed
the obvious calmly. as the ship. sonor-
ously vibrant from stem to stern with
, the laborng of its engines, slipped over
! the rounded shoulder OF a long, Slow
swell and began an equally long descent
Since daylight. practically" she added.
With sigh half envious, half indu1Scnt.
/ The way You sleep, child. All me.
Youth. youth"
But why didn't you wake me-" Gym
| thia protested. Il meant to get UP hours
/ ago and help you dress
! II didn't need you. my dear. And YOU
were resting so beautifully. ] hadn't the
heart to disturb you-so pretty on your
pillow, = y There. not a word! I'm too
! old not to speak my mind. and you're too
| sensible a body to become spoiled be-
cause of an 'old woman's compliments.
You are pretty-you know it as well as
| /. What's the use of blinking facts?'
But" insisted the girl, confused and
blushing. YOU shouldn't, really-I meant
to he up--
! AS to that. I must tell you that ami
NAL Sidonie showed up at my door when
/ rang for my hot water and bath. Ma
dame made the announcement as compia-
Gently though the circumstance re-
/ Elected credit upon her personal fascina-
tons. $50 I made her help me dress
and thatll relieve you of an unpleasant
/ duty
/. 'sidone-on board gasped Cynthia
I But I thought-yOu said
.IIo.r nrt
two tuts. dear. You'll have to get used
to my ways. One of them, and the most
trying to my friends and me-to every
body concerned. in facts my DISPOSE
! ton to change my mind. To tell the
| truth that beast and I can't get along
without one another: We've been too long
together. l overlook her faults, and she
endures my temper, and so We get along
fanously between her periodical dis
missas. Besides. she was here. and
needed her, and why shouldn't | be
blind to the insoence of the proceedings
and make of her for my comfort
: Not, I'll have you understand. that
didn't have it out before agreed
a modus vivendi. I'm sure the crea-
ture never took such a tongue flashing
from me before: I'm fact. l quite outdid
wake YOU However it's under
stood 7 shall endure her services until
the end of this voyage and no longer.
Though hy that time were sure to be
, allowing for one anothers shortcomings
with such entire amiabi1ity that we
wouldn't dream of parting. So that's
settled.
Cynthia was not inclined to dispute
that declaration. However much she
might wonder, the episode was clearly to
be cataiogued in the list of traits pecu-
liar to Nine. Savaran. an exhaustive and
/ sympathetic study of which was to prove
an Indispensable concomitant to success
! in the role of companion to the lady.
IN hat cd
in any degree would be to misrepresent
the young womans personality. She was
by no means abnormally charitable or
tolerant. and in their one meeting Sidonie
had shown her hostility not far short
of downright hatred. If not by any overt
act by imperceptible signs that every
woman recognizes at sight and knows by
heart
For this reason. when madame tackled
a triumphant addition on her explanation,
10 the effect that everything invariably
turned out for the best, adducing in proof
thereof the fac. that they would both
have the services of an accomplished
maid from that time on, Cynthia de-
INJURED openly
I'm accustomed Ia dressing myself,
Nine. Savaran. II you don't mind"
Nor was her employer inscnsblc to the
significance of Straws i'm the wind. why.
Of course, You please, my dear she
acquiesced. after a searching and COM
prehcnsive look into Cynthia's honest
YOU would stewardess, i'll such matters
as your baths and forth. will YOU?
You see, there isn't any stewardess, this
not being regular passenger steamship.
I've just sent her to fix your BATH by
the way.
/ lii confirmation of this statement, a
knock presently sounded on the door to
| cynthias stateroom. and Sidonie entered
with the information that the bath was
readN--a Sidonie chastened and subdued
of mien, but none the less bristling with
elusive antagonism to her newly estab-
lished rival.
Cynthia promptly adopted an attitude
toward the woman very practically de-
fensive and. no Doubt. thoroughly often
sive to its object, consisting as it did SIM
ply i'll dignifed and apparently quite
unstudied uuconsciousness OF her exist
ence save i'll her proper place serv-
ant exclusively personal to Mime. Sa-
Varan.
TO be continued tomorrow
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