The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-27


spoke TO Cunningham Grin nodded
and. his eyes twinkling. went To- the
portable buffet. where he selected a
long stemmed, gracefully shaped. gold
incrusted goblet OF Venetian glass. He
filed II with ice and set il TO one side
Then. while the others watched him.
Tommy Thomas. with n half sneer. and
Mrs. Willard. with shocked concern, he
took from a locked case a tiny stone
bottle. Now he emptied the ice from
the beautiful goblet and poured into il
n few blood red drops. Mrs Willard
half rose and looked toward Gilbert
bye; then, with n catch I'm her breath.
she sat down and was silent.
Blye went TO the door as the stew
ardess came up the gangway and call
Ell her In with n jerk OF his head. On
the lips OF Edwards there had come a
firm set, and his heavy lidded eyes had
narrowed. Without a word Cunning
ham handed the glass TO the steward
ess. but between the two there passed
a look which was full OF meaning.
Blye. with his glowing eyes on the
glass, smiled suavely.
81 brought you the water. dearie,"
said the stewardess, entering June's
stateroom.
"Ohr' An exclamation OF delight
from June as her eyes widened with
the beauty OF the delicate Venetian
goblet.
That's something else made for
you In the pantry, dearie," explained
the stewardess, In her coaxing whine.
and bodied her neck Its a fine slim
ulant and soothing to the nerves"
June took the fragile glass in her
| hand Its sheer beauty had won her.
She inhaled daintily. The fragrance
was most appealing. She looked at II
again and smiled. She did feel faint
and weak. She lifted the glass to her
| lips, and the tip OF her tongue caught
the delicious flavor. Suddenly, as she
tilted the glass to drink. she caught
the pallid eyes OF the stewardess fixed
| eagerly upon her. The woman's
mouth was half open, and she was
| breathing hard.
With fash OF intuition June jerked
her lips from the glass and threw 1t.
crashing and splintering. into the fire
| place.
"Why. deariel' exclaimed the stew
ardess. and In great agitation she
pushed a button at the side of the
/ mantel.
June's eyelashes lowered for an in
slant, and her lips set; then quietly
she went into the little blue boudoir
and sat thoughtfully upon the daintily
upholstered settee.
The steward came pompously In
'Well, you've done IL again, your he
growled as he surveyed the splintered
fragments OF the delicate Venetian
] glass
mo, Percy" whined the woman and
glared toward the boudoir door with
her pallid eyes. She jerked her thumb
In that direction. and then she winked
That's YOU" snarled wilkins. You
always say it's n guest"
''How muchT" whispered the woman
in n sibilant hiss. which carried as II
was intended TO do.
Them glasses is S12 apiece. and it'n
be taken from you're wages. That
comes out OF my pocket"
June bit her lips. Twelve doIlarsl
1t was n lot OF money to a girl who
had found dollars coming slowly and
independence hard TO win. but she
picked up her purse. After all, she had
no proof that the woman meant any
thing but kindliness.
us this breakage charged against
your asked June.
why. yes. dearie." A snifle went
with the whine.
How much viii II cost your
Twelve doIlarsr' Snifie. 'But it's
all a part OF our job. so never mind
dearie."
II do not wish you to lose the
money" and quite thoughtfuIly June
counted SO from her slender store
She added another for the customary
tip and gave one TO the man, and they
thanked her most obsequiously. AS
June returned to the boudoir their sup
pressed voices broke out again
NO." protested the woman in that
whining hiss; that's my money-the
dollars mine. anyhow"
Nothing yours except what give
you" stated Percy wilkins gruf1y
That's the law, and you know II
Clean up that mess, you" and he left
the room
The woman's whining humble could
be heard all the while she was cleaning
| up the fireplace She was going wheI
June returned to the stateroom, but OIL
, the floor near the door was a yellow
leather bound blank book, its side
. worn like glass from the constant fric
, ton OF a pocket. June picked 1t Ut
. and opened it with idle curiosity. Or
the first inside page, at the top, was
, the big scrawled word From" a.
. the top Of the opposite page was tbs
. word To" The first item on the
, From" page was dated four year.
, back
From Sallie Fish. wedding portion
1000 pounds"
. Beneath this was the item
> Savings. Percy wIIkins-162 pounds
) On the opposite page the first entrl
, was:
. Booking to the States.
, Percy and Sally wilkins. - pounds
After that the entries were all In dol
, lars. On the From" side they wer'
. chiefly the wages OF Percy wilkins anC
: Sally Fish wilkins. for they had ap
, parently gone into private service I'm
: mediately. On the ITO" side. which
. represented the expenditures. Their,