The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1913-12-19
Captain Pembroke
and MIR. E6ngham
By JULIUS M'BRIDE


royal engineers, when there were Brit
ish troops stationed in Canada, wrote
his fiancee that he was ordered home
to England. The lady, Emily Collins.
who was q New Yorker, was some
what surprised at q request made In
the letter that she should sail from
that city. meet him in London and
marry him there. Miss Collins would
have considered this an impertinence.
but, reading further, saw that the or
der was imperative that the officer re-
port at once, and, since steamer SAIL
ed from Montreal the evening he re-
ceived it. he would sail with her.
Now, this was all tissue Of decep-
ton. Pembroke. ten years before a
young lieutenant. had met Miss Col
Inns, a girl of seventeen, in England;
had fiirted with her. but the two had
drifted apart. After he came to Cana
da he opened correspondence with
her that led to an engagement. In
stead Of sailing from Montreal he pur-
posed going across from New York
and in the same steamer as his fiancee.
Having grown ten years older and
raised full beard. he did not believe
she would recognize him. He would
endeavor to win her under another
name. then confess that he was Penn
broke himself.
This was a pretty scheme-that is, If
he succeeded in winning the girl away
from himself
When the ship sailed in which Miss
Collins was to go to England. Captain
Pembroke in multi. under the name
of Guy Efingham, was on board. He
was handsome fellow, of an aristo-
cratic bearing and quite a lady killer.
He did not recognize Miss Collins, who
had considerably changed, but succeed
ed In securing some one to point her
out to him. An Introduction was Sc
cured, and the captain and his fiancee
were soon sitting next each other on
deck in steamer chairs engaged in q
desperate Irritation.
The word Irritation is generally used
in connection with women. and we do
not associate it with persons on the
lee side Of middle age. But both Penn
broke and Miss Collins were flirts.
The night before reaching port while
steaming up the channel the captain
gave Miss Collins fictitious account
Of himself. stating that he was related
to duke: that he had an income Of
$4,000 year and was going home to
stand for parliament
Having thus prepared the way. he told
her that the moment he saw her on
the day they sailed he knew that she
was destined to have marked effect
upon his subsequent life and he had
since realized that he was madly in
love with her. Then he offered her his
heart and hand. She hid her face on
his bosom and whispered Yes"
Pembroke was shocked 1t was not
that he had won the lady from him
self. but that she should show so little
sense of honor in thus deserving one
man for another. He expected that
she would say something about com
plications with another lover. but she
maintained silence on the subject, and
he could see no evidence of the slight
est qualm of conscience at her dis
honorable conduct.
Pembroke. of course. knew where be
could find Miss Collins in London. but
he asked for her address and wher he
received it put it carefully in his
was understood that he should call the
evening of his arrival The final part
ing took place on the upper deck be-
hind great wind funnel. where there
was no one to see. So exuberant was
the caress he received that he went
away as delighted with his success as
Guy bingham as he was enraged at
the treatment of George Pembroke.
you'll not disappoint me tomorrow
evening"" she said. Twill youF'
Certainly not Why do you doubt
me?''
"You men are so uncertain | have
known you only ten days. 1t seems
that my happiness is too intense to be
real. | must be dreaming"
Il assure you mine surpasses it."
well. then. goodby. | shall expect
you early"
Miss Collins was to go to London
with her people. while Pembroke went
alone. On the way it seemed to
him that he had been caught in a
whirlwind that had turned him not only
completely round. but upside down.
What should he do? Accept the slight
put upon him as Pembroke and give
way to the ecstasy experienced by
Efingham. or. as Pembroke. hurl back
the love she had lavished on Efing-
ham? He was not quite sure whether
he was Tilted or an accepted lover.
When he went to see her in London
he had not made up his mind what
course he would pursue When she ad-
vanced to receive him his heart flut-
tered. Throwing her arms about him,
she looked up into his face with a glad
smile and said:
"Oh. George. dearest George, how
happy am to be with you againT
"GeorgeY
"Yes. George"
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