Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-07-22


bit Of information leaked out. The
woman wanted was stenographer.
Here the search for the guilty one be-
gan all over. Miss Riley was wealthy
her ship accommodations and her
dress denoted that-so 1t must be
some one else. But after considering
the qualifications Of other possibii-
ties for hours on end. Mistress Con-
sensus again lowered about Miss Riley.
Thus the first cabin divided itself into
two camps-the partisans Of Miss
Riley and those of "the field" But
paradoxically, In this instance, par
tisan meant enemy.
The Ship got hectic about it, and be-
cause Of it Win Shute got into trouble.
He was watching the poker game in
the smoking room when the loose
jointed conversation switched to the
unsoved mystery Of the shiI-the
identity of the fugitive from justice.
Eventually there was an argument
over the dement's Of Miss Riley.
Win Shute was angry at mention of
her name. To him it was contempt
Bile that it should be dragged IN and
banded about over booze and poker
chips.
Two men-one an ordinarily decent
chap who had taken a little too much,
and the other cynical. self-contained
man. the best poker player at the
table--brought the unrnanly discus
sion TO precpitate conclusion. There
had been many references to Miss
Riley, most Of them complimentary In
nature, and the decent but tanked-up
chap had proved her champion. AS q
cllncher he asked:
'"Tnat glri has the finest rooms on
the boat. Does that look like she Is
a stenographesy'
The cynical man answered:
III she Is the stenog of one Of them
Pittsburgh millionaires. it's the kind
of suite you'd expect to find her In.
Get me7'
There was 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 floor, and
made vicious pass at the interloper.
With the celebrity Of lodging Wild
pitch. Win Shute avoided the first
and. catching the gambler off his bal
ance, foored him with a pretty upper
cut Then the gambler. blind with
rage. seized whisky bottle from the
wreckage. But before he could use
1t his 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 snoking-room steward was
properly rewarded for his future reti-
cence. the episode did not come off,
cially before the captain. But unof-
foially, through the human wireless
system. the story went all over the
ship. In its travel 1t became embel-
lished with the ships DOCTORS account,
based on personal observation, Of
James arrival on the ship-dead
drunk.
The story did not get to Miss Riley
IN expurgated form. An uncompli-
mentary remark had been made about
her-"Oh. nothing Of any consequence
bless your heart, no l"-and "James"
had thought himself called upon to
defend her with his fists. Idlotic 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-headed
straight for Miss Riley.
They were getting on famously. To-
gether they had won many Of the
events in the sports. and at ships ten
MS. which required agility and sure.
quick grip on the elusive ropen rings,
asAASJ "SA0 ~ SA4S tAA4QAS " US P1dySO
that morning. Miss Riley couldn't
have avoided seeing him had she been
80 minded. They won, and were pro-
claimed champions Of the sea-at
least Of that part Of 1t dominated by
the steamship Colonia.
It had been hard-fought match. In
which physical condition played not a
small part Miss Riley rather amused
Win as they were resting In steamer
chairs on the boat deck BY saying:
You seem to be pretty fit"
~E1tr Els tone had In Il a shade
Of sarcasm. TIN always ft-always
ready to jump 10 ana piay-anything."
~ "Alwaysr She looked AZ him quiS.
ncally.
Hs was blind % bat .You bet
% season and ont Of season.
.Yon must have . splendid consettu-