Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-16
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1APTER VI-(Continued)
4ere well into the Firth of Forth
lore again came on deck. 1t was,
(ors = fairly easy time had down
n the bowels of the vessel, free
n obeervation. shielded and fed by
ronmen for the sake OF Alexander
The same Dun was able, through
41rd. to set my mind at rest about
khompson and II was one of the
Endnesses he showed me for
was most grateful. He saw my
Uneasiness. guessed at its cause,
& FGbkained the information by some
IL other, without telling me what he
1 obout. and then broke the welcome
% IN characteristic fashion. He
~ persist In calling her my sweet
&V,r ne said suddenly. apropos of
&HR. "about that Miss Johnston?
nat Miss Johnston"
SSnston-that's your sweetheart's
~ Isn't II, or is II Thompson? I'm
@6rra good at distinguishing niceties
|10nd which are so near to each
~ was true enough. as any one
understand who had ever heard
&1ng. but l was too startled to tell
- then.
lat about herr"
|xn. man. We need ma Just roar at
Tho fact is / asked Long Willie II
n4 rotten her aboard, and he said
n one of that description"
Kou never saw her, so how could you
Ir1be herr"
y 6escribit her by her name, of
-" answered Duff.
hat name did, you use, Johnston or
- Scratched his head in a sham per-
-. Tn no. richtly sure" he an
|4 grinning with his black face.
<ken seeing ] was really vexed.
"It's a. richt, / was only
The lassie's up. there above your
0nfe and sound"
IN we ran into the pier o. Leith,
4 EMoro was the usual great anxiety
the passengers to be the first
made my way up the IRON
ladders and on to the deck. soon
Hyered Miss Thompson sitting by
waiting patiently. clear of the
-. She did not recognize me as
down beside her. and stared in
e
tWere tears In her eyes, which
tl1ed me. since she was coming
nd not leaving. Suddenly she
Sed me, and out went her hand
breast, and she just staring and
nRying a word. 1t was curious,
fl3at looked back and said nothing
which was not at all as j had
"a the thing beforehand But |
4 ooon got up; II was the height OF
r1om TO draw attention to the queer
that here was a stoker on friendly
with a first-class passenger. And
urse / still had to get ashore-as $
1El1sively as possible. So | lifted
ogng lady's bag, as II TO carry Il
NJ Of the stewards and crew were
at that moment.
61proaching the gangway. how
W6Sre the purser stood taking the
that proud officer sternly waved
I'd back there" he doomed at me.
% are not allowed to handle pas
luggage."
tnbt he took me for a new hand,
snall officsal everywhere dearly
- make a public display of his
~. ] was nettled perhaps also az
HIRE OF my scheme for getting
which threatened now to draw
- to me, rather than to cloak
- II This made me rash.
p are you calling a stokerT
- eiad my friend Duff could not
The man glared at me.
he cried. "And none of YOU
|up that bag and get forward !"
Led my coal-grimed face at him.
1k hero. my man." ! said coldly
6Ho you 70 know that you are ad
~ q flrst-class passenger" Th'
&E my voice puzzled him, and he
= bft; but (oh, Thomas Carlyle J
&Q<hes carried conviction. and h
- out:
{rut-class passenger, are you? II
$500, you'll doubtless be able Il
Gao : fsrst-class ticket?"
y brute glanced for approval of hi
4 |3In the gold-braided. white-capped
edition OF himself who stood Nol
01her side OF the gangway in th'
- Of the boy clerk; and that youni
nnut did not fail with his litter
hompson stepped past me hold
- K is," she said simply.
lnan'S jaw dropped; but with tn
HIS subordinate on him he rallied
~ 4 e, ay! But where is you
put the other ticket into hi
hand without a word. and
:, / saw that the two official
13okfng from US to each other
N each other TO us. At the time
ht this incident merely amusing
ndered how that purser would ex
~ affair to himself and hi
uple of hours afterward I me
&6anpson at the Edinburgh British
The interval had employed Il
" myself, by the help of LOAF
with some new clothes. !
11ue visit to the barber helpe,
- me to my normal appearance
naBing the postoffice took tn
~ 70 enter and wire home tn
home at once. Now that
POLITICAL Importance of tn
DFried, IL was my intention Z
nafely on to the St. Andrew
then catch the afternoon ex
1ng'B Cross. to lay the paper
authorities at the Whitehall
~ sstisned sfi'ns with With my m % achieve @
~ sense Of being perpetuall
- feelings Of unrest and sus
nd from me on that I'm
nauntered along Rrince
Dsss the time that YET. re
~ vas due At the hotel.
1Dooh vas already waitin
r ssqiess' ieoS " s'sT sI.suss.d Sass pias' sl%s
~ Of ny gfiyeptures wit
1hrouGh the Guard set o
~ tol1 me she had neve
- ~ agnin. - Il wa