Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

down into hollow the Of the
native crew. and then. detaching himself them
and mounting the ladder the man. the bridegroom
He up rapidly, and deck,
right away, must l took prodgious
dislike him. the first place, he dressed In
black. from head to foot in black: and to dress in
black in the certainly curious malev-
oence. Then he whiskers. They not the
long, flowing whiskers which come Of modesty. OF
a complete Indifference personal appearance. They
short whiskers. clipped off snappiy at the hinges
of the jaws the of the cheek the chin and the
lips being shaver clean-an aggressive arrangement
that, demanding close solcitude. The
fruit of sort of upside -down vanity differing abso
lutely from the spirit hrsuteness. Bespeak
ing somber -will, set determination to be sngu-
lar sun. flowers. the birds, all
and beauties the world hated those whskers!
of that had to admit it. SO
tall and spare, with brown rather nice. though
set bit too close And he loved her-you could
that. His hands trembled. stepped toward and
kissed her chastely the brow rigid somnambu-
list. and then suddenly in spite Of himself his two
trembling hands went up They went up. grasped her
two elbows and them tight against her Sides
tight! The movement so irresistible within its tense
repression. almost terrible. Her face turned
ward toward his blanched bit 1t all in
a moment, though. The baggage already was being
dropped into the launch He placed his right
against her back. and with swift look about
him, he had whsked her off with gentle but steady
push of that big brown hand toward the ladder
little Nell. If she had had doubts if for instant
she had held the slightest vestige idea
cussing her of drawing back. hesitatng she
certainly given chance One two three-and
she at the ladder. One. two three-and she
the bottom of it. One two. three-she
in the sternsheets of the launch The deposited
her feet gave mufHed, one.
two. three, the launch steaming away from
silken sea. toward the sodden land. A
quarter of the way she threw gesture,
a Of her kerchief which held a bit her old
careless gayey. which answered with Tapping hats
all of lined up there along the bulwarks quar,e.-
master officers. between-deck dissdents. for the
a fraternity. heads in a those of
dolls waiting to be knocked by a ball. But
gesture repeated. He have engaged her
right in serious conversation: he may have pro-
tested anyway. there was nothing more. We watched
the launch plunge perilously the
bar veer. slide, if land behind the trees,
appear; nothing more. a sign a
huter We felt as if suddenly big whirlpool had
sucked the joybubbe from sight, from lives.
Within twenty-four hours the big white ship was
at anchor Manila bay and days later we
M s Ma op When old BY the
ing waters Of the bsy. me memories the voyage
s once s we Of Of al I We We
she had that evening
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musy with the manlittle tinkling Nellie
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only few minutes.
stood at the head of the bamboo stairs of the
1pa nut which ne; voluptuonsiy ascetic mad chosen
as the abode of propaSator Christian
ideals and as rose even with her she took my
vaeiatng platform. during the whole interview.
nnd an Of my resolutions if bur- on spr
myself the ii of chair hs He
chapel and was lighting the local padre "He'-tha:
is the she spoke of him; with deta cIed
as though mentioning something very re-
doesn't like it, she said when aughingly mentioned
famous banjo We talked bit of tial
nohings Of little Incidents Of the transport life
with ner She held band in both of hers and beg
geo II was na n1 TO ae use ier eyes were very
because the face beneath had shrunk pale and
good had to provincial treasurer that night
a Juan; besides. through cursed conven-
onalism. hereditary suppose. I felt Certain en-
being with her alone-with ..hra"
away And suddenly she dropped my hand ceased
expression Of sudden surrender which had in it sort
OF accustomance. as though she often thus begged