The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-04-03

|, Come along on deck said Marsh.
II want a drink-of ozone"
They paced together for some time
without many words. Brill was dream
ing over again that wondrous waltz,
and his companion was softly wills
Ting the English clog that had put an
end TO it. But Marsh kept his eye ON
the horizon astern whenever their
promenade was in that direction.
you can see that other steamer
plainly" he observed once. shell be
pretty nearly up with US by night.
Must be a fast one"
Brill did not reply. The speed of
the steamer interested him not at all,
even though he ordinarily loved a race
of any sort. After a little he excused
himself. found Stebbins and went to
his stateroom to make heroic attempts
TO look more than usually dressed for
the evening.
The Christmas dinner was a feast Of
true English solidity and length, APP
Btplildtt W Aht utbItC ihat ihNiuhNt
the boar's head and blazing plum
pudding. Even with the absence Of
Captain HUMPHREYS, who was again
indisposed, there was jollity in plenty.
for the doctor, who sat in the seat of
the mighty, was a witty dog and a ca
pable master IF ceremonies. Much
punch was consumed, and cheers for
the English sovereign and the Ameri-
can president were both hearty and
mellow in consequence.
Brill and Marsh were Of rather than
with the merrymakers. Neither in
dulged in any of the potent beverages,
the younger man because of his part
in the concert and his companion for
reasons best known TO himself. They
fingered over their nuts and raisins
until Professor Pennythorpe arose to
make a speech, then fled with common
accord.
Brill could not have written a very
illuminating account OF the way In
which he passed the hour between
their escape from the booming bore
dom of the professor and the time for
the concert. He knew that Marsh and
he had the smoking room almost to
themselves, and that they pulled their
perfectos In stolid silence. He remem-
bered that about halfway of his long
wait Marsh had offered a conjecture
whether the steamer behind them had
gained on the Olymplad since after
..na,. I.,e H., T,,I ~. pfAx*G an tho Gnh-
ject. He recalled most wildly the mo-
ment when his rotund friend pulled
out his watch and declared that it was
''time to sneak for the show
The drawing room, with its lights, its
wreaths, its bunting and its greenery
was a very pleasant sight. The pas
sencers had begun to arrive, and al
ready there was that murmuring drone
that precedes every entertainment
where people know one another. The
performers were seated at the sides
of the stage, and thither Brill betook
himself. Stebbins. whom he had left
at the door. discovered that there was
an empty seat next to the one occu-
pied by Marie, and with a self posses
sion that absolutely alarmed him. he
walked calmly down and took ii. Ben
edict was well in front, with a watch
full eye on his ten Mexicans whom
Marion Jennison had put on the pro-
Sramme as the Spanish Troubadours.'
AS an appropriate beginning these
same Mexicans, with their mandolins
and guitars. gave a light overture.
Then came Il sentimental song by a
gaunt and funereal tenor. who scowled
~fiercely as he praised his beloved ones
alabaster neck. Brill had to turn the
music for Miss Jennison at the piano
forte. He battered himself that he
read the notes well enough TO know
when to act. although it was really the
little mods from the player that kept
him from misfortune.
"Your mastcrre, M%eestaire Overflow
he ees Il ver-wat you call eet?-han'-
somely man. observed Marie to Arts
tides in the interim that followed the
gaunt tenor's final bleat in II fiat, alt.
'My-my. what did you say, miss:'
stammcred Stebbins, very much sur-
prised at this apparent knowledge of
the situation.
Have | ze meestake? Are you not
hecs man. hecs valet?' queried the
girl. The youth could not lie. and he
would not tell the truth; he therefore
said nothing.
"Eef ! lave &c wrong" continued
Marie. II have not re right to sit here
wiz you. to talk TO you like re equalle."