San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-08
Begin Here Today.

| Begin IltTt IOudys
Godfrey Cornet sends his son, Ned
on a voyage to Northern Canada ant
Alaska to exchange two thousand sill
and velvet gowns with the Indian!
for fine furs. Godfrey offers to spill
the profits l5-25, the lions share t.
Ned.
Cornet is engaged to Lenore Har
denworth, who offers to accompany
Ned on the trip if lie will take hei
mother with them. Ned hires Bes:
Gilbert TO go as seamstress. The
party is bid God-speed by hosts OF
friends.
Godfrey Comet comes to the dock
to bid Ned goodby. He asks Miss
Gilbert TO give his son woman !
care. Mrs. Hardenworth objects to
eating at the same table with the
scamstress. Bcss makes up her mind
to avoid the three aristocrats a.
much as possible. Now go on with the
story.
THAT'S three for each table, con-
sidering one of tire men has to stay
at the wheel. Why shouldn't one of
these plates be removed?"
of course. if you prefer it," Half
ashamed of his reluctance, he called
the negro and had the fourth plate
removed. Miss Gilbert will eat at
the second table" he explained.
When the man had gone, Ned
turned in appeal TO Lenore. "She'll
be here in minute. What shall l
tell herr"
Just what you told the servant
that she is to wait for the second
table. Ned, you might as we'll make
it clear in the beginning. otherwise
it will be n problem all through the
trip. Wait till she comes in, then
tell her.
Ned agreed. and they waited for
Mrs. Hardenworth's large lips were
set in hard line; Lenore had a
curious, eager expectancy. Quietly
Julius served the soup, wondering at
the ways of his superiors, the whites,
and the long seconds grew into min
utes. Still they did not see Bess'
bright face at the door,
"Send for her." Mrs. Hardenworth
urged. There's no reason you
shouldn't get this done and out of
TIE way tonight, so we won't have
to be distressed about it again."
Wholly cowed, Ned called to the
negro waiter. PLEASE tell Miss Gil
bert to come here" he ordered.
A wide grin cracking his cheeks.
failing wholly to understand the real
situation and assuming that de
boss" had relented in his purpose to
exclude the seamstress from the first
table, the colored man sped cheerful
~ away. Bess had already spoken
Kindly to him; julius had deplored
the order to remove her plate al
most as a personal affront.
Again they waited for the seam
stress to come. The women were
they heard steps at the threshold.
But only Julius his face beset
with gloom, came through the opened
door. DE lady say she 'stremely
sorry" he pronounced, bowling. But
she say she's already promised Mista
McNab to eat with him :"
VII.
The Charon sped straight north,
out of the Sound, through the inside
passage. Days were bright; skies
were clear, displaying at night mar
velous intricacy of stars; the seas
glittered from the kindly September
sun. They put in at Vancouver the
night following their departure from
Seattle, loaded on certain heavy stores.
and continued their way in the lea Of
Vancouver Island.
Straight north, day after day! To
McNab. a man who had cruised ten
years on Alaskan waters. the air be-
gan to feel like home. 1t was crisp,
surging cool in the lungs, fragrant
with balsam from the wooded islands
Ned had began to readjust
some of his ideas in regard to the
North. 1t was no longer easy to be-
lieye that bis father had exaggerated
IFS beauty and its appeal, its desola-
iion and its vastness. 1t was q
orange thing for n man used to cities
10 go day upon day without seeing
scarcely village beside the sea, a
single human being other than those
Of his own party. Here was one