Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-12-19
CAPT. scoTT's CAUTION.
eY /. M,MAsTER.
sCopyright, 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l

!Slua was on her way to meet the. man
VINO had been selected by two families al
ner future husband. She was not espe-
Crazy excited nor did she feel even a
unge or romance. Nida had come to the
conclusion that one man would suit her
atr1moniall about as well AZ another.
II Will no doubt like Philip and get on
as amicably with him as 1 would with
others whom I have met"
Marriage did not exactly appeal to her.
nut she felt 1t moro or less of a duty.
~ was clearly out of duty to her parents
pound Tor Queenstown and thence to Bel
iast. 1t was An Belfast Nida was to meet
Philip.
Rather han cross from Liverpool In h
smaller boats Nida had boarded the Ro-
Iympia with the passengers booked to New
/ York.
AS the ship ploughcd out through h
Mersey and along the rugged Welsh
coast Nida wished with all her might that
she were one OF those fortunate passen-
gers who would not have to get off In the
tender at Queenstown. but could continue
over to New York. Never had she been
able to afford the long ocean trip. much
az she loved the water.
When the sea began to rise angrily
Nida heard q voice at her sid says: IL
this weather continues we will not stop
Tor the passengers at Queenstown. I
crossed once before whom there wero %
or them left 20 sail on q later boat"
d caught q swift breath. For
the second her blood seemed to stop In it,
course. Not stop at ireland! Impossi-
ble!'
And yet that was exactly what hap
pened. Captain Scott refused to risk 500
lives and his own reputation for cautious
sailing. There was far too much danger
to attempt to transfer either people or
mail from The tender Of tho Rolympia.
Nothing could diss1ade Captain Scott
from his sense Of safety.
In consequence there were 0-odd IN.
fnrtated persons waiting at tho quay In
Queenstown. their luggage In many In
stances having gone aboard the Rolym.
haps 10 persons who would have TO cross
the ocean whom they had embarked tor
the short trip to Queenstown.
Nida was at first completely upset.
When she learned Of the nine others ON
board who were In the Same peedicament,
3 MIDI began to SEQ the humor ~
well as the undoubted Joy Of tho expert
ence. She. who could not possibly have
taken an ocean voyage on her limited
finances. was being taken over to New
York as the guest OF tho olympla. The
company would be compelled to . her
way back. Nida smiled. h happened TO
be standing by the young man who had
predicted the n~on-stopping Of the boat.
1T ts amusing-isn't it," he haxarded
by way Of beginning the s~hip-board
frtendliness. but tough on those who arc
stung!'
''Stung!" murmured Nida questioning.
w."
Left behind" explained tho mar whom
Nida found extremely good to look upon.
She laughed.
II am ono Of them." she said naively.
land I I'm 90 delighted I could dance and
sing right here on the deck!'
by Jove! No-is that right Have you
got my clothes7' A dull color mounted
his temples when he raw the pink In
Midas cheeks. II was going to say ne
added quickly. that It IL going to be cold
crossing He paused q moment white
his clear yes swept Nida from head to
foot. II am taking my sister . bunch Of
clothes from Paris and L~onAon-could
you3"
"You are entirely too kind" laughed
Nida more or less embarrassed. " I for
tunately have . large Gladstone bag with
me-"
"well-if you require = coat-r have :
dandy fur ono for Sis" He glanced at the
sort bronze Of Midas hair and continued
60 Il In appeal to Her vanity. ut 10 brown
fur ana pour hair would look like q bunch
OF rioting sunbeams above T."
Nida blushed outright ana James Gutf1-
: stMaleo. somehow no could not feel
snss the sip o. 2 fri beside him was
o.nSr nen IN OLD friend.
Have you any n 70 whom you want
. - .Sns e., ware!ess." No asked. with
! pfomptness.
~ 1sm.ly 8 2 man whom I
m.sry - 1eiune foS me IN Queens.
S~~nnL. 49, saml.eeo Nlde. but tney VII
Nve me the name. I will send q mes
~ autnf1e sugeested: .
"nen Nsoa nao compIed no went
rs - ~ ~ scIs 20 ruminese on the