Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-18
IODAY'S INsTALLMENT.
XXXI-MIZPAH.


n coming up in search of her. saw
~ them sitting there. close to-
gether. talking.
This Is not the time to interrupt
Them" she concluded. dptoeing very
quietly away. They were certainly very
much estranEed when they boarded the
boat: she hoped most earnestly that
they were now making up.
Little Jil-Bett had crept into her az
fections so effectually she was wonder
ing whether or not she should offer
them her own room and bunk for this
trip with the bunch Of woman scrub
| bers, whom she had always looked upon
with lofty scorn and carefully avoided
In her dilemma she sought out the
captain, making him understand at last
that there was an estranged bridal
couple aboard, the little bride taking
| up her quarters with her and the groom
| bunkins with one of the sailors. and,
! last, but by no means least, that she
was willing to give UP her snug quar-
| tiers, on this one occasion, to bring
| them together:
| to lovers and newly-weds;, We'll see
about it tomorrow. Too late tonight.
| I'll bear them in mind. What did you
say their names are?"
''she calls him Jack; he calls her-a
very heathenish name-'Jil-Bett.' One
| Of the Arabs working in the engine
room saw her. and told me he was sure
she was the granddaughter Of old DAN
lei Bannock, who"
| She got no further.
tho best sailors that ever trod ships
deck! I was but q lad then, but Ban
mock was no longer young. was on
board q boat from which he went down
octopus that nearly laid him to sleep at
| the bottom Of the sea- His rescue by
I the crew was miraculous.
II do not remember that he ever
went out to sea after that: Dan
to know. I'll make 1t a point to see.
and have a long talk with her as
soon as can. I'll tell her many q
yarn about the briny deep in which
her old grandfather did himself
proud. Who'd you say she married?
Some lout of a landiubber. no doubt.
man."
! IAN old salt like you. captain, for
| instance" This tartly.
"Ill say she might have done worse.
all things considered"
The young husband she has is
not over twenty-five, with a hand
some, bonny face. captain"
"While am ifty, and look what
I ANA weather-beaten old sea dog"
he responded with a hearty laugh.
sensible woman-one who knows
| how to appreciate all your good
qualities" she maintained stoutly.
Like yourself. for instance" he
She nodded, looking up at him
,ryixh hAo In Ntyan
with all her heart that no one would
come along to interrupt their talk.
If she could keep him right along on
| this strain. she would get a proposal
| out of him very shortly now
you know that I think you the
best man in the world, captain" she
murmured, hedging up closer to tho
arm that lay extended out upon the
rail.
You don't really mean that, stew
ardess?" he returned.
| Yes, l do, captain. You'll never
I, find another woman in this world
/ that cares as much about you as
| I do
Holy smokes! How long has this
like that, I should like to Know INC
] Since first came here-on this
| boat. l tossed my cup that day, and
well, saw as plain as anything
you and standing under a wedding
bell. You was putting the ring on
my finger"
wei, we'll: and have you been
expecting that to happen all this
tlme?'
She nodded her head in assent
What the teacup foretells, always
comes true in TIL Lords good time"
she replied softly.
Then you think. eh, that you and
timer"
What do you think about it, cap
tain?" she queried softly.
I'm blowed if 1 know what to
think. this is so sudden" he an
swered, feeling himself cornered. or
nearly so.
He thanked his stars that a sailor
came In search of him At that critical
hurry away with him.
Gee. she nearly had mo cornered."
he muttered. wiping the cold per-
spiration from his face. ''She won't
get mo alone again, If I sight her
The stswardess could have spanked
the sailor who put in an appearance
at that inopportune moment. She
had not won; still, she had not lost
she felt like determined angler
playing with q whale. She had hope
l-she promised she would land her
dsh on the next propitious occasion.
She wanted to go to her stateroom
and think and plan; for this reason
she allowed Jil-Bett a little longer
on deck with her handsome Jack.
II Jfl-Bett bent over the box Of bright
coins. but not for an instant did her
heart covet one Of them; a sudden
lurch Of tho boat emptjed them in her
lap. He helped her gather them to.
gether. AS he was about to replace
them she saw him look into the box
There II something else here" he
exclaimed. lifting q small ball
tied with q very strong cord.
THAT was what my grandfathsa
was working on when the theft 90
CURED" she said. taking It from hia
hands, unwindinS 1t carefully. "Thia
was left with my grandfather. by On
agent who's breuSh. i; from afar, be.
cause M ~aa ! i.,.. 10 oe q very
|lclsver lapidAEys"s