The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-10-01

I did not see how she could fail to
comprehend it, though | did try TO dis
guise it
Well. that owe Of mine, IL had not
brought her nearer On the contrary
il had put me under lock and Key
And here | was. shut up like crlmi-
nal in nv own cabin in her ship, or
mine, for thmt matter Come TO thlEh
Of it, that moment | believe love mao
completely disappeared could recall
and can TO this day. for that matter
| The. fierce. burning rush OF color to ner
| cheek where l. had kissed II; the hTe
| Of rage aud surprise mingled which
| sparkled i'll her eyes. The Duke o1
! Arc.ster | tad marked for life for less |
/ than this. | recalled in shame.
! hardly recolIected the fierce blow OF |
! her hand upon my face mat was
j nothing. But / was undone. All the
patient devotion Of years. all the re-
straint of the long voyage. had come
to naught-
! There was plenty Of bright starlight
on deck She had stepped out from
{ the dark shadow of the spencer. anu
! had followed on her heels The hrst
night watch had not yet been called.
! and the men. idled about the decks
: waiting the boatswain'S shrill whistle.
. had noted it all | can see their sheer
Ing. laughing faces even now.
As il was. | drew myself up and
waited while she sent for good Ola
CapraiD Matthews and. vouchsannS no
EXPLANATIONS. imperiously babe him
Z" stow me below as q prisoner In NY
cabin He didn't relish the JOB, Dut
went about il forthwith Indeed
II did not wait for further orders after
her look ana glance. | stalked below
as taughtily as you please. 1t was hef
shin. as she had said and as she GER
tainly believed. and had it not been
who could deny her anything! not l.
forsooth | could steal kiss. but nov
baIk her will. And here | was tht
mate of the Rose Of DeTOn, anu ou
| for nv own remuneration | had peer
| her captair engaged III THIS WI,
] GOOSE chase this foolish search TO
| tr..,sur. for 80 il seemed TO me then
| ,orkpd up below like any mutinon
a,n ,t the bphest of a woman that
| couId have broken between my thuh
4 and 6nTer y 1lu dllc' an
| and sacrificed for her too
| Come TO think of it. | had alWa!
j loved her. ever since those days "ne
Il / the gardeners boy, had been lit
NJ | faithful and devoted slave. AL
L through the long years when h'
Il bepn far yoyaginG in distant seas I'd
kent her memory fresh and sweet al
\ trna Although ! had been in man
| rourh ,laces | had seen life from Il
| seamv side. and the common lou Oh
! sailor of my day had been mine
There are 10 better seamen III na
row seas or broad than |. l had Wor
, ed nv way up through the forecast
N 70 the quarterback | had natut
II Gift for figures. | could take slgnt al
work ont a position as we'll as a
hook taurht navigator and | had be
\ creat reader too. My private car
was ever crowded with books. Mu
of nv earnings were spent that W;
d. had wit enough to choose Good boo
hing too. and perseverance enough TO STU
them we'll
mud I knew more than sheen. mu
more. = about everything but the
own AGES of good Society. and had
pro least iearheu >"''''' NM s,.,,,
j by ners In her coliil''l! "ii'~ ,,rh
nth death My ShipmateS USED 10 iausn
ont me for being book deiver-a Wol
,nce they were wont to call it. We'll u
I'D, didn't laugh very long There
nothing physical! for which n
biz, stand aside for any man was
- six feet high and built in proport
49, I couId, unaided and alone. hoid
wheel of the best ship in the nero
bar storm.