The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-12-11
CAPT. sCoTT's CAUTION.
By I MINISTER.
~ WUAIV MWFtS EHe
tCopyrighl 1874 BY the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l

Niua Wan on her wRy 70 meet tnc mAn
who had been selected by two families -
her frtlre husband. she was not esps-
ciaily excited o did she feel even 2
nnge OF romance. Nida had come 70 the
conciusion that N mon would suit nsr
fundamentally about as well an anOther-
~ win no doubt IKE Philip and get on
- amicabiy with him AZ + wouid with
vthers whom j have met"
Marriage TX not exactly appeal 70 ner'
put she felt II more or less Of q duty,.
II was clearly out or duty TO her parents
thai she was on the great liner Rolympia
bound Tor Queenstown and thence 70 Bel
Philip.
Rather than cross from Liverpool in the
smaller boats Nida had boarded .the Ho'
York.
AS the ship ploughed out through the
Mersey and along h rugged Welsh
coast Rida wished with all her might thai
she were one Of those fortunate passen'
gers who would not have to get ctf In the
2 to New YORK. Never had she been
able 20 afford the long ocean trip mucn
M h loved the water.
When the sea began 70 rise Ansrtly
Nida heard q voice at her side ays II
this weather continues we win not stog
for the passengers at Queenstown.
crossed once before when there were y
OF them left To- sail on q later boat"
Nida caught q swift breath. Fol
the second her blood seemed to stop In ia
course. MOI stop at Ireland ImpossS
blel''
And yet that was exactly what hap.
pened- Captain Scott refused to risk sou
lives and his own reputation for cautious
sailing, There was FAR too much DANCES
TO attempt to transfer either people on
mail from the tender Of the Rolynpia
Nothing could dissuade Captain Scot
from his sense Of safety.
I consequences there were B-odd In
fnriateA persons waiting at the qua IN
Queenstown. their luggage. in many In,
stances having gone aboard the Roiym'
pia at Liverpool Also. there were per-
haps 10 persons who would v to eros!
the ocean when they had embarked foi
the Rhert trip 70 Queenstown.
Nida was AZ hrst completely upset
When b learned OF the nine others on
board who were In the same predicament
and some OF them giving way TO toweFing
rage, Nida began to sec the humor az
wefl az the undoubted JOY Of the expert
ence. She, who could not possibly have
taken an ocean voyage on her limited
Chances, was being taken over to New
York NJ the guest OF the Rolympia. Tbs
company would be compelled to pay her
way back Nida smiled. She happened to
be standing by the young man who had
predicted the housekeeping OF the boat.
TT In a~rnusing-isn't it9" he hazarded
BY way OF beginning the ship-board
friendliness, but tough on those who are
stung!" F"
"stungl" murmured ryidA questioning
ty." .
LEFT bahind,s explained the man whom
fTida found extremely good TO look upon.
h laughed.
II am one OF them" she said naiveiy.
and / am 20 delighted I could dance and
sing right here on the deck"
"By Jovel No-is that rightf Have ou
got any clothes7" A dull color mounted
his temples when he saw the pink In
Midas cheeks. II was going to say" no
added quickly, that Il is going TO be cold
crossing" He paused q moment while
his clear eyes swept Nida from head to
foot. II am taking my sister a bunch OF
clothes from Paris and London-could
your .a #
"You arc entirely too ltnd." laughed
Ntda more or less embarrassed. " I fer
tunateiy have q large Gladstone 4 with
me-
"wef-if You require a coat have .
dandy fur one for Sis" He glanced at the
soft bronze Of Midas hair and continued
10 II Al 4pDSal TO nCI VANITY ~ II WE0Wh
fur a1d your hair would lock like q bunch
OF ri0ting sunbeams above t." u5
Nida biushed outright and James fGuth-
RE smiled. Somehow he could not fcel
that the slip OF O girl beside him was
other than a old friend
Have you any ono to whom you want
TO END q wireless" he as1cad. with
shoughtful promptness.
MY family n q man whom ! expect
"a F20VVNr ~ NraaNln~ Nn@ - 30 naaAaua-
town." admitted Nida- but they win
know the circumstances by this time"
Give me the name I viii send a mes
sage anyway Guthrie suggested.
And when Nida had complied he went
OFF and aha was LEFT 10 ruminate on the
strange destinies OF human beings. she
wa not left long alone either at the mo
ment or through the voyage. James
Guthrie fell completely IN love and pro-
posed to Nida the fourth day out. She
had Euccunbed TO his pleading and had
worn the fur coat and other necesgities
from his sisters wardrobe. but she had
not No yet given her heart 20 his keeping.
There were others on the boat who would
have taken her from Guthrie had he
been the kin of man to let anything
out OF his keeping when he wanted 1t an
deeply az he wanted Nida.
II viii tell you what we will do" he
suggested on the last night before reach
ing New York. ct will AXE you home
with me to visit the mater and all the
family. I am only going to be in America
q few days and we could be hitched UP
md sail back on our honeymoon when
the Roiympia goes" Gttt htE-" "A
.'Hitched upl" Again Nida raised Ques.
tioning eyes to Guthrie's. -.
He laughed h drew her arm close
within his own AZ they promenaded the
deck. ~."
Hitch IN. dear, means marr1ed-+mar-
Red so hat no one can take you from
me. Tell me you love me. dear. do"
Nida became conscious with startling
suddenness that h did love the man be-,
SID her; that all other men had been mere
shadows, and that should she lose him
her life would be q blank. She laughed
q trtne HISTORICALLY at the very thought.
Guthrie slipped his arm about her be-
cause he felt her trembling.
Your dear yes are telling me-" he said
softly. ,I@
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