The Lamar register., 1920-08-11

Here the search for ih= guilty. one be
gan all over. Miss Riley was wealthy
her ship Recommendations ana her
dress denoted that-so it must be
some one else, But after considering
the qualifications 0r other possihili-
ties for hours On end Mistress Con
sensus again hnNered about Miss Riley
Thus the trst cabin divided Itself into
TWO 2amps-uhe partisnns or Miss
Riley ami those Of "the field But
pNrndoSically. In thi, instance. par
tisan meant enemy.
The ship got hectic about ii, and be-
cause Of IL Win Shute got into trouble
He was watching the poker game In
the smoking room when the loose
juint-i conversation switched 10 the
unS"lved mystery of The ~hip-the
identity If the fugitive from Justice
Eventually there was AN argument
over tie demerits OF Miss Riley
Win ShuIe was angry al mention Of
her uaue fo him II was contempti-
hl- thar II should be dragged In and
tnudi-d ahuu; over bonze and poker
chips
Two men one an ordinarily decent
chnp wh" had taken little too much.
and the other cynical. self-confElned
man. the hest poker PLAYER AT the
iable-brougli the unmanly discus
sion iu prrcipitnIe conclusion. Their.
had been many references to Miss
Riley. most nf them complimentary In
nature. and the decent bur tanked-up
chap had proved her champion. As
clin'her he asked. .
''f'uut -iri has The nn->t rooms On
the boat Dc,sS that look like she Is
b stenog.apESs.
The cynical man answered.:
IF she II the stenog OF one OF them
Pittsburgh millionsires- its the kind
Of suite you'd expect to ind her In.
Get mef''
There ~ss q coarse laugh. which
changed In the middle into an express
sion OF concern. What happened was
swift.
Win Shute said something In the
gamblers ear and neatly slapped his
face. The gambler. raging. jumped to
his feet. scattering glasses and chips,
which went gathering TO the door. and
made vicious pass at the interioper
With the CELEBRITY Of 5odging q wild
pitch. Win Shute svoided the drst
and, catching the gambler OF his bal
ance. hoored him with q pretty upper
cut Then the gambler. blind with
rage. seized a whisky bottle from the
wreckage. But before he could use
II bis arms were pinioned from behind
and Shute was pushed out Of the
smoking room.
AS the loss In rum and glassware,
generously estimated was made good.
and as the smoking-room steward was
properly rewarded for his future retf,
cence. the episode did not come on
cislly before the captain. But unof-
noially. through the human wireless
system. the story went all over the
ship. In its travel II became embel-
lished With the ships Doctors account,
based on personal observation, Of
drunk
The story did not get to Miss Riley
In expurgHted form. An uncompli-
mentary remark had been made about
her-"Oh, nothing of any consequence
bless your heart no r"-end James"
had thought himself called upon to
defend her with his fists. Idiotic boy |
Win Shute. in his wholesome and
innocent view Of things. believed that
the unfortunate affair In the smoking
room would be hushed up. Having
literally rewarded the steward for the
trouble that had been caused him, and
thinking that ''those present would
treat the episode from the standpoint
Of the least said the quickest forgot
ten. Win went about In high spirits,
as If nothing had happened-hesded
straight for Miss Riley.
They were getting on famousiy. To
gether they had won many OF the
events In the sports, and at ships ten
mis-. which required agility and a sure,
quick grip on the elusive ropen rings,
they were In the finals to be played
that morning. Miss Riley couldn't
hive avoided seeing him had she been
so minded. They won. and were pro-
claimed champions of the sea-at
least of that part OF II dominated BY
the steamship Colonia.
II had been a hard-fought match. In
which physical condition played not q
small part Miss Riley rather amused
Win as they were resting in steamer
chairs on the boat deck by saying: