Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-22
upper servant 1 thrilled to the last two

upper servant, 1 thrilled to the last two words.
 And thou" repeated.
 She looked up at me. startled, and for a second our glances held. The next moment she was gone, and 1 was alone ou rain swept deck, cursing my folly.
 That night in white linen coat served dinner in the after house. The meal was unusually gay, rendered so by the pitching Of the boat and the uncertainty of the dishes. In the gen eral hilarity my awkwardness went uunodced Miss Lee, sitting beside van. devoted herself to him. Mrs. Johns. young and blond, tried to inter- est Turner and. failing fin that took % watching me. to my discontinue. Mrs. Turner. with apprehensive eyes on her husband, ate little and drank nothing.
 Dinner over in the main cabin, they lounged into the chart room-eXcept Mrs. Johns, who. following them to the door. closed 1t behind them and came back. She held a lighted ciga- rette. and she stood just outside the zone of candlelight. watching me through narrowed eyes.
 You got along very well tonight" sue observed. Are you quite strong again:"
 Quite strong Mrs. Johns"
 You have never done this sort of fhfurr bafDra bovn vO1 FH
 Buffers work? No, but it is rather simple"
 ''l thought perhaps you had" she said "l seem to recall you vaguely that is. seem to remember a crowd of people and a noise. 1 dare say did see you in a crowd somewhere. You know, you are rather an unfor- getable type" was nonplused as to how a butler would reply to such a statement, and took refuge in no reply at all. As 1t happened none was needed. The ship gave a terrific roll at that moment, and ! just saved the chartreuse as it was leaving the table. Mrs. Johns was holding to a chair.
 
 taking a fresh cigarette. she bent over a table lamp and lighted 1t herself An the time her eyes were on me. l felt that she was studying me over her | cigarette. with something in view.
 els 1t still rainingr' "Yes. Mrs. Johns" "Wlll you get a wrap from Karen | and bring it to me on deck? I-I want | air tonight"
 The forward compnnionway led down into the main cabin. She moved toward lt, her pale green gown fading | into the shadow. At the foot of the steps she turned and looked back al me ! had been stupid enough but | knew then that she had something to | say Co me. something that she would not trust to the cabin walls. l got the | wrap.
 She was sitting in a deck chair when | | found her.
 "sit down. Leslie" she said. pointing to the chair beside her. And. as l hesi- tated: Don't be silly. boy. Elsa Lee and her sister may be as blind as they | like You are not a sailor, or a butler, either l don't care what you are; I'm not going to nsk any questions" | sat on the edge of the chair. some what uneasy, to tell the truth The crew were about on a night like that. and at any moment Elsa Lee might avail herself of the dummy hand, as she sometimes did, and run up for a breath of air or glimpse of the sea.
 Just now. Mrs. Johns," said. "i nm one of the crew of the Ella. and If ! I am seen here"-
 "Oh. mdgeP she retorted inpatient ". "My reputation isn't going to be
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 hurt and the mans never Is. Leslie. l am frightened-you know what l mean"
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