The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-19

her so beautiful as at that moment.
The fog still held on Sunday MORN
ing. %sullen, impenetrable and bitterly
chilling, as Brill found as he paced the
promenade deck alone after breakfast.
Twenty feet ahead of him vision ceas-
ed as abruptly AS if cut off by a great
gray wall. but for the dull thud of the
engines and the faint CULVER of the
ships frame the great craft might
have been floating through IL cloud.
Only the occasional scream Of a sea
bird as it flew across the path of the
steamer. flushing white for an instant
III then lost i'll the mist, reminded
Brill that he was still in the kingdom
of living beings.
For he, too. was in cloudland. He
felt as if he were far above all earthly
affairs. hearin. oyer and around him
the rich cadences Of q wOman's voice,
now talking gently and again singing
IN the most exquisite pianissimo. yet
as clearly heard as the notes Of a bell.
1t seemed to be Il lullaby to a child
who was asleep. Strange that the
voice should bid to rest one already
resting.
Then out of this sea turn of some
thing new and something strange
Bills mind came back to the ship
and its poor little ~lifeleSs burden in the
cabin. Today it would be given to the
fragrant ocean and begin its wander
ings through the deep. The thought
was sonber. and vet in it was latent
happiness. The days doings would
bring Him into close perhaps intimate
contact with Marion Jennison. He
would sec more Of the tenderness that
rested 50 appropriately on her beauty.
He would be near her. That lie prom
ised himself. Perhaps she would wish
it su. The idea was Intoxicating.
AS he paced rapidly back and forth
he scarcely realized where lie was or
that other men might wish to walk
OH the same deck, and ut one Of the
turns in his promenade he almost ran
into the plump form Of Christopher
Marsh. well wrapped up in Il great
ulster coat topped with IL peaked car
pulled down owe his eyes. Had the
CHEEKY gentleman been adopting Il dis
guise his personality could scarcely
have been better hidden.
Hello, Overflow cried the CONNER
cial traveller, permitting Il small por-
ton Of his ruddy face to appear. go
ing III training for the long distance
championship, or what? Heavens,
how you spare youngsters can walk.
Tried to follow you up the deck, but
it was like a fat poodle chasing a
greyhound. Your friend Stebbins said
Id probably find you out here. so l
came to get you to so to church with
me. Thought a bit of religion might
do you good.'
"Churcll?" repeated Brill vaguely.
no: yet fully on the solid deck again.
Sure. Reading of the Episcopal
service. Captain generally does it, you
know, but this morning the purser is
going to ofticiate, Captain HUMPHREYS
being a tritie under the weather. It's
al ulusual thing for him. Got to hit
lis all some time or other, l suppose.
But Captain Humphries-it beats the
Dutch. Do you know, T.
The passing of an officer at this mo-
ment put an end to Marsh's loquacity,
and the two walked Oh a moment in
silence. Then Brill spoke.
II don't know that | care to hear a
purser humble out the lesson for the
II think if Walked
We'll" replied Marsh calmly. that's
as you like it. l overheard Miss .Ienni-
son say she should 90. Believed pas
scngers ought to show respect for the
service
Brill almost felt his face flush under
the merry but keen look of his COM
panion. He would brave it out a bit,
he thought.
"Of course I'd like to go we'll
enough" he said. but my clothes-you
see. I've only this one suit aboard, and
it isn't very churchly, you'll admit
"Nonsense!" cried the other. IF
there's one place in the universe where
the Lord doesn't care what you have
on it's aboard ship. You know that as
we'll as | do; you're not Il landlubber.
You know YOU want to go, and ! know
you're going"
1t was impossible to take offense at
this good fellows Observation-Disclosures,
and Brill was all the more inclined to
overlook it since he knew he told the
truth. lie did want to 90 if Marion
: ,Jennison were to be there, and he glo,
tied in putting her above all else: at
that precise moment his soul seemed
! of far less Importance than her heart.
1t was MS he had expected as to the
: purSrr. That functionnry. whatever his
: ability behind the brass network. was
not designed by nature or training te
> read i'll public. and he drnned and STAN
mcred through the service in a way
that would have distressed Brill haC
, not tn" face of Marion .IenniSon, who
' sat at some distance from him. Offered
: its pure profile for his study. Their,