Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-12-26

of o. sf> ghtt Highland ancestors HAD
made film. nr,woara7o s!Aioi1u .
The purser chgc1k Sl9sd Il HeSa good
run Mac IS. They say he ,likedito,haveh
J drowned tNorthrr9ap' after he had saved
him. roito9e sihf r! 9l9o's -uoexs ii
:, Elliot gwasrngafia following with his
eyes the hHlt ofsthe girls movements
apparently be- had not heard what the
officer 81 said s uln7e,o9 sh1 BIS 'som ~
with a grin, the cpursero opened an
Cotfar attack. ''Dpn't, blame you a Bit
Mr.. Elliot. Shes the prettiest colleen
that eNers sailed from Dublin bay" no
,,,'"Who is she?heh1 10 7oa liz: "a!
1,'The name on the books is :sheba
O'Neill"" ,nn., .id, Is d9u2 nrud> =
Is" ''From Dublin, YOU sayTI So sG!Q.sa
y 9"oh,t If ,yod want, TO- be literal, her
ybagsage Says Drogheda- r. Ireland is
= 1relandsto me- Sh'p brB I'd
satytWhere is she bound for?" z7a,y7y
J,H"Kusiak3niy8q SAIL '7'"" 5sd1 S,
-, The young woman passed tliemr With
a little nod Of morning. greeting to the
purser, Fine and dainty, though sshe
vas Miss lO'Neill iggayet ap impression
!og radiant Strength ggl nj snt,ioilos y7sss
a4yi7b 1reT9t1!b Sh1 III
a6"yEhatsis she going to do ii Kusiak?S1
|, Again, the, pursdr grihhed. ''"Wfhat do
they all ,do---the gooft4looking onesT
Get married, YOU mean?So at, 80 a. !
"Surest thing, you know. Girls com ]
ing up ask me what. to bring, by way
of outfit. 7 used to make out a long
list. NowI tell them to bring clothes
enough for six weeks and their favor !
tie wedding march" wa 49,
'Is this girl engaged?" 49,
"Can't prove it by. me-" said the Of
ficer lightly ''But she'll never get out
of Alaska a spinster-not that girl.
She may be going in to teach, or to run
a millinery store or to keep books for
a trading company. She'll stay to
bring up kiddies of her own. They all
do" ..,ta ,,ibc2reN aE5 I, h!"a 70 q
y Three children came, up, the stair
way, caught sight Of Miss O'Neill. and
raced pell-mel1 across the, deck to her! !
The young woman's face was trans |
formed, 1t was bubbllng with tenders
ness, with guy and happy laughter: 4
I Flinging her arlns-Mide,s she waited for
thems, With, jncoherehe htrfes Of deS I
light they flung themselves. upon herr
The utw9s oldest owene "girls!Hs Yhefr
youngest, was, An fasneHddlshiittie hoy |
%itR' dtIaPlsesSI in hi his sa5tseheeAs. o.,
'at ,ediTess IS 9Th m y ellfn ApRt ershspa'
shebas sesspa , a8aadT ahRgRdf him n of to
cadpare. e1,Allsbs II 44sj fa2st thipk
aQf ,thats5nersq aid bnh 7s'nsnSp
',a..:SW,e helpeao1ust4he ateeH9se BIZ On,
the buttons" confessed Janet, gtlis Glbss
est of the small family. az
"And I tied his shoes" added Gweh-
dolen, :1Mxtxe1AaM4 Ref them" 81
,aa Gy ssp Snyasbsa sasasalltc MiS is
,b'Nein. "iY9eH n 4bkvqbNsssn fWsiH sedsweat, 81
'aha~cleana a m1ao1 via4lbsdty sAAynAi siaehs'r
'sAe Nhtsberee4 1a15 II nSsS5gytdfe9sffaneye ysb
,the sdqlng xa1t4ah. eisYfa. u' vel ssea, TIL
IAlsrnepssnse!o Hs4eYg3Ssb thhlhigg ySe4Ss !
r}eag5Ag tlnoHoatstesha np'olq shlso I
,ay Miss rHWep1badb saie hAase sonfdehtd
I to dWH make ,i91thsbeeWof inrsasrsAf na1
% ,;asf yXS2aHSlal 81 ps1ae ssaiel"salp aae
.1a l1,h|ia tssAs BhSs sasAssas as Isl. no,s'
aallfy sRm Of ne Irish sgHirtI yShsl sHw
,sssaanre ottfaaAHMeRsselR more 81 easily eBe
bagrnssad p smaTt lRp aveefaMge Am%eggblcqtB9
of her age and sex. 'n0e
care your things atAferett ready for |
packing, IaWRfft;TII shflssEn6 -aavlMha
Bdr ,crhsyehaap hsf' AddHRt PSRsban hph
sAsI,z sub e eAeiv0 oPstfRS3rsss 81 Tie Kids !,
a6asaB hoipl1uasdansN6 ltfeir 7 tfh'er,
who Ills, anaIRug ahser ssnoo Re Or the
cSSs ffff sshR}p c}1asdKtdnnn 1a'hett flethef
died tW9 WYRRthshgq, MlasnoiN EN- hetq
then, hfst Ia1RS8agat The dssSw gAt opd t'leq
wayup "a si .isasg 81 5hfts II
srs sstespSf n19t ~ t }a9 On ssd Mals S.
,O,NeAlbA stshe1ldsassl hdhf1dren., ' s ID,
, s.;She, sumo dues4fne bhiif aibodt that x
oAp Inn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. iR4he eye
Of the sppeesreargaa1ske tsmarHedA your I
self, are you, Mr.. Elliot2Snioh TOT ehHf
= mo"
0 "Hmp!" ,,,,u 4,
q That was oil he Said, but Gordon felt
the, blood creep into HIS face. This
annoyed, him. so he added brusquely:
"And not likely, to- be."9i IS! 2]SiH'
az When the call for breakfast came
Miss O'NeilI took her retinue of young.
sters with her to the dining room.
Looking across from his seat, at an
adjoining table, Elliot could see her
waiting upon them with a fine alb.
isorption in their needs. .'.'"
Before they, had been long In the
dining room Macdonald came in carry
ing a sheaf, Of business papers, He T
glanced around, recognized Elliot, and T
made instantly for the seat across the
table from him. On his face, and head
were many Iiiafksl Of HE recent battle.
- .""Trade, you "a caulifower ear for
pair of black 2eyes, hMr." Elliott he
laugIed r as he shook hands with the
iran whose ,1pnatm1lsss hel had just
from the pqrser,, nj ql7h 9ids7sbianq'
anFhe grip of his baEowp, rmuscu1aF Y
Hand was strong. 1t WAS ine character I
with the steady, cool eyes set deep bs
meath the 7Aitting forehead, with, the b.
cpplilest{ carriage 81 the deep, broad !
Shoulders. 2teI ,tt5 y7suhfI 'FR''D
Youi might throw In ssseSva eHraf p oathe5,
little souvenirs ato boot ana not miss