Evening star., 1922-03-19

says Barry. "I've heard that was the
| thing to do
One lap. though. was enough for
Inez.
when I walk" says she, Il wanna
have something solid to step on. Not
like this deck. that amt there when
! you think it is and comes up when
you don't look for 1t. Ne. I'm gonna
lay down.
Nd then there were only three OF
"A US. Next Uncle Nels dropped of
to Join the gallery that surrounded
roker game in the smoking room. so
Barry and were among the Few who
were still doing the deck circuit when
the steamer passed the last nodding
gas buoy marking the Ambrose chan
mel and swung south to wallow along
down the Jersey shore with the wind
and waves going the same way.
Somewhere along the line we'd picked
up a convoy Of seagulls that trailed
along in our wake and now and then
let loose weird squeaks as they made
dives for choice bits dumped from
tho kitchen portfolios. We would
stop and watch them for while.
and try to read the patent log that
was spinning over the stern, and then
we'd face the nippy salt breezes for
a few more rounds.
This Is the life, eh?" says Barry.
"I'll say So" says I. ITS just what
rye always wanted to do, and now
that I'm here feel like she Colum-
bus sailing of to the edge Of the
world"
You don't mind the motion. do
you?" asks Barry.
I'm crazy over it," says I, "and
I'm working up an appetite such as 1
haven't known in months. Isn't that
a dinner gong hear?
It was, and I rushed down to tell
Inez the glad news. But 1nez didn't
seem to be interested.
go way!' she means. rolling over
in the lower berth with her face to
the wall. II don't wanna eat-ever!
why, how silly" says I. you'll
feel lot better II you do. Let me
send something in for you-say some
ham and fried potatoes?"
ugh" says Inez. Leave me be-.
\ y X %s
r THOUGHT it was quite a joke on
Inex, and I had lot Of fun tell
ing Barry and Uncle Nels during din
ner how peevish she was. But no.
ticed before the meal was through
that Barry Platt wasn't quite as gay
as he had been, and the next thing I
knew he'd turned the color Of green
pea soup.
II don't like the air in here" ;"
says Barry Excuse me. will you?"
With that he rushes out. and after
dinner couldn't find him anywhere.
About o'clock Uncle Nels reports
that Barry has turned in. Well, sat
around the social hall for a while. but
the company wasn't particularly
lively. People were huddled up in
corners, some e-trying to read. but most
of them just staring -gloomily at
nothing and mot seeming at all like
folks who were having q good time.
And I must say that Ines was Tar
from a cheerful roommate that night.
/ She was still naming when L. went to
sleep. -.- .'----.--...
Next morning woke to find the
| steamer wallowing and plungfng
worse than ever. and when I stepped
out on deck I faced cold driz1le Of
| rain. In fact. there was q sogEy chill
all through. the boat, and I don't
know when I've seen SO many
wretched looking people. Only q few
Of us, including Uncle -Nels.and my
self. seemed: to have the courage to
tackle breakfast.
$50 this Is life on the ocean wave,
is it," asked him. II don't know as
I'm strong for 1t, after ALL"
"A man tells me 1t. s-gets bet
ter bymeby," says Uncle Nels. =,
| But along about luncheon time 1t
was distinctly worse. The air was a
bit warmer. but the rain was falling
steadily and the waves were bigger.
I had always thought. Kindly of
waves before, too. DurfnE.my few
trips to the shore I'd loved TO watch
them rolling in and breaking on -th..
beach. But out here. miles, a:d miles
from land, they didn't seem at all .i:e
or picturesque. They were just; SO