The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-01-29

cling of the heart must be Il species OF
insanity in the case of ono to WHOM
thoroughly transparent tiirtations had
been the only episodes Of sentiment III
his careless life.
He turned stoutly away from the
door and found his way at last, AZ
most involuntarily, to the war
main deck, usually the recreation
ground OF third class passengers, bul
now practically deserted. Here h'
could pace up and down in closer ON
municution with the soul of the sea
than anywhere else on s%hipboard; ana
he threaded his way through the IT,
tnnic groupings of winllasScS. CHAINS
and the varied implements uf q steam
cr'S bow. up to the very Prov OF lhe
Olympiad. The sharp hiss OF the d.
vidcl waters was like music to bis
vcxcd spirit, and the salt spray tll;t
sometimes flew up on the strength OF
the wind bathed his face with sooth-
ing touch.
SO he walked till the glow OF sunset
had faded from the face OF the sea
and out to the east the mysterious
d%arkening of night blotted out the
hcaving waters. Far down on the
southern horizon began to grow u OF
the blue the pale points of an evening
star. Was it Venus or Mars he o
dered idly-love or battle? He smiled
as he thought Of the verses OF his
childhood:
Star light. star bright,
First star I've seen tonight.
wish I could, / wish ] might.
Have the wish | wish tonight.
"Ah, yes" he said to himself softly
chat was the time Of perfect faith,
and if we didn't get the things we
wished for we knew it was because
we hadn't wished hard enough or had
made IL mistake as to the first star.
But now
He turned abruptly from the wildly
beautiful picture before him and made
his way back to the saloon. En- route
he ran into Marsh, the commercial tray
clcr, a CHEEKY object at any time and
especially congenial at the present mo-
mcnt.
Flows your sick friend!' cried the
jovial Christopher heartily.
Brill smiled and shrugged his Shout
ders. Marsh grinned appreciatively.
Tell him that. after all, the ship
most to be dreaded is courtship," he
said. yet it carries more passengers
than all the rest"
AS they passed the office Of the wilc-
Lose f.a1oSvrohh HoYSh n,1f1trcI hic conn
panion's arm and waggcd his head to-
ward the interior. Brill saw Benedict.
with his mouth close to the ear of the
dark skinned, silent operator he had
provided.
lies whispering to him." said the
incorrigiblc Marsh. Ought not to he
allowed. Illegal, you kn%ow-private
earring"
But as they drew out Of range of
the office the commercial Travellers
tone of levity vanished completely.
Its nonsense, l know" he said ear
nostly, "but the night I first saw Bene-
dict he was leaning like that over his
partner in that Texas gambling house
and whispering. 4. ranchman had just
risen from faro, winner of 100000.
Next morning his body was found with
Il bullet in the heart
This sinister story IMPRESSED Brill
strongly. 1t was only on arriving mt
his statcroom and finding -AristideS
quite wei again and full of remorse at
his neglect of his patron that he shook
off its dark s,lggestivencss. He COM
forted Stebbins 10y reminding him that
master II man We're no more on his
voyage. and that his sartorial effects
We're not so elaborate as to need Il
Wallets services.
Dinner tonight proved to he a i"vial
and we'll ATTENDED function. All but
the hopeless victims of oceans tlisuuict
had emerged from their seclusion, hum
CRY and happy. The tables were we'll
filled. and at the head of the one in
the center. crowned 10y the apex of
the exquisite stained glass dome Of the
saloon. sat the captain, Il vcrilnllc
King. whose subjects laughed Loyalty
at his every wittirism and hung on his
words with rnpt attention when he oc-
%caSionally voiced some bit OF sea lore.
The brilliancy. the chatter. the clat-
tor, the whole spirit Of @aycty and
good nature, worked nightly upon the
susceptibilitics of -Aristides Stebbins.
who almost neglected his roast lcef
and Yorkshire pudding for the fasci-
nations Of the scene. He decided. once
and for all, that an ocean voyage on
such Il steamer as the Olympiad was
a thing no to be stunned. but courted.
AS for Brill. he was taciturn ard ir-
responsive. Marsh noted, too. that his
eyes often sought certain seats ut the
captains table. having aSccrtained the
pretty cause lie turned his attention
to -Aristides, as Il more promising maxi
er of conversation.
Meanwhile Stebbins' protector saw
n CLEAN of sunshine in the situation.
Benedict was not with the Jenni~ons.
vet 4 moment later he was forced to
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