Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-03

LITTER eat something" ad-
tR vfsed Warren. You'll not
l. ,se- like eating on that Chan
ne boat"
.r- you think it's going to be
.,-z7, .-anxiously.
.rs,.- tell; but it's always q mean
r~ Looks like it's going to be fog
.,r.-.r glanced out the window at
-s rcu marshy country through
r,,a they were now whirling. II
I'd been missing when they left
p,-s ana now the mist had thick
a-s5 20 a trizzle.
nov about a piece Of French
--s.ar r suggested Warren; that's
-sfrs--1ng. S Helen listlessly pushed
hack her plate.
~ can't eat on these French
,ars--hiugs don't look clean
aWaH they're a darn sight cleaner
--s- those Channel steamers. Seven
..ssv- ago they were pretty punk
and -Hev're the same old boats"
v-sn they left the dining car and
mad. their way back to their com
-s--mant they found they had it to
themselves
as.rra we're alone-I think I'll lie
sou.r for Helen was almost i'll from
tse Strain Of the last few days in
Paris
7,v-. they had stayed at the Cafe
Ee Ia Patx. watching the gay theater
crowd until almost 2 o'clock. And
rts1 they got back to the hotel
Helen had sim much of her packing
N da II was o'clock before she
y,f 10 bed and they were up again
al, r o'clock
r-yov do Iook played out" yawned
Warren. as he settled himself in the
,7ros.te seat. Don't feel any too
well myself Pretty strenuous week,
wasn't it, Well. Wen have a good
-ss--uo on the steamer. Why don't
Won take YOUR hat off? Can't lie down
comfortably that way"
Her Head Aches.
aI don't believe l can lie down" as
she sat uo YEARLY and snoothed her
-air of makes my head ache worse,
Is II much longer now"
Bout an hour and a half We're
not due -E / o'clock. Want some
ding 10 reado" dividing the week old
New York paper.
Helen glanced at the headlines. How
familiar they looked. It would be
good 70 get back. This morning she
had felt depressed at leaving Paris,
ont now the eagerness of getting
home Was upon her
Her head ached too badly to read,
and sic gazed Istlessly out OF the
mle-hlurred windows. She was
6raad.ug the Channel trip. Would
she BE- '" Every one complained of
the English Channel and the wretched
boats
Ware getting into Dieppe now"
announced Warren finally.
TIE train was slowing up through
t5s rraggling outskirts Of a city.
As they drew into the station a num-
boy ~ sailors came running down the
PLATFORM Warren signalled one and
landed him out their baggage.
Everything was hustle and excite
renr The passengers, English and
French. we're streaming out on the
platform tDstructing the blue bloused
sailors about their luggage.
Come on, let's get out OF this"
II -re0 started off toward the steam
- which lay IN an inlet just beyond
'H. .rt0u.
This was one Of the much criti-
English Channel boats thought
they made their way up the
- plank and around the narrow
Everything looked implanted
n-v. and through the open
floors n- -0e cabin same a heavy,
rug ship odor.
~ almost an hour before all
0ag-8-o was on and they were
fly I" u'f The mist had thickened.
I'M. every now and then came the
sound ot some distant fOghorn. The
damp mir was chill and penetrating.
Warren had unstrapped their rugs
an. wrapped them around Helen, who
#E back Iu 70 steamer chair looking
over the gray. roughened channel,
Already She was feeling the siCken-
Ing roll of the boat.
Size had no inclination to move
about but Warren insisted she would
he better off If she stirred around a
',, and not give up so easy.
'a0g.nE TO his arm she walked
around the wet dock, the wind flap
Ping their raincOats. A few passen-
ger were bundled up in chairs on the
protected side" but the neavy mist
1ae driven almost every one below.
Com" on down let's see what the
ea6.ns like They've got a buffet
luncheon down there"
Helen Mortified.
Helen followed reluctantly, for she
aaG had several whiffs OF the doors
ron below. The cabin was a strange
yomaination Of dining room and a
glo'e sfateroom. Around the walls