The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-11-23
place. I looked .verywh.r~ y1nar,

went into the sittlng-r0om where she
was writing letters and asked II she
had happened to see any anywhere.
She said she had sent them all to be
pressed. She said she knew / never
went out In the Mornings don't as a
rule-and they would be back at lunch
time. A fat lot Of use that was!
had to be at the church at eleven.
Well, told her had a most impor-
tant engagement with a man at eleven,
and she wanted to know what II was
and tried to think of something, but
1t sounded pretty feeble and she said
| had better telephone to the man and
| put 1t Off. did 1t, too. Rang up the
| first number In the book and told some
| fellow had never seen in my life that
| l couldn't meet him! He was pretty
peeved, Judging from what he said
about my being on the wrong line
And mother listening all the time, and
knowing that she knew-somethng
told me that she knew-and she
knowing that knew she knew-I tell
you ii was awful"
"And the girl2"
"She broke off the engagement. Ap-
parently she waited at the church
from eleven till one-thirty and then
began to get impatient. She wouldn't
noon, but l got letter from her say
ing that what had happened was all
for the best and she had been think
ing 1t over and had come to the conclu-
sion that she had made mistake.
She said something about my not being
as dynamic as she had thought ! was.
She said that what she wanted was
something more like Lancelot or Sir
Galahad, and would look on the cpl
sode as closed"
did you explain about the trou-
sers?" O.
"Yes. II seemed to make things
worse. she said that she could for
give a man anything except being
ridiculous"
II think you're well out of It," said
Sam judiclally. "She can't have been
much of a girl"
II feel that now. But It doesn't
alter the fact that my life is ruined.
have become a woman-hater. Wom-
en- When / think how mother be-
haved and how Wflhelmina treated me
wonder there isn't law against
them. What mighty Ills have not been
done by Woman Who was. It be-
trayed the Capitolr"
"ln Washington" said Sam, puzzled
He had heard nothing Of this. But
then he generally confined his reading
of the papers to the sporting page.
81 was quoting from Thomas OF
ways Orphan l wish could write
like Otway. He knew what he was
talking about"
"Well, of course, he may be right In
way. AS regards some women, I
mean. But the girl met on the
dock"
"Don't!" said Eustace Hignett. "ff
you have anything bitter and deroga-
tory to say about women, say It and l
will listen eagerly. But II you merely
wish to gibber about the ornamental
exterior of some dashed girl you have
been fool enough to get attracted by,
go and tell it to the captain or the
ships cat or j. B. Midgeley. Do try
to realize that am a soul in torment |
am ruin, a spent force, man with
out a futurel What does life hold for
me? Love? I shall never love again
My work7 haven't any. think I
shall take to drink"
Talking of that" said Sam, II sup
pose they open the bar directly we
pass the three-mile limit. How about
a small one?"
Eustace shook his head gloomily.
"Do you suppose pass my time on
board ship in gadding about and feast
ing? Directly the vessel begins to
novel go to bed and stay there. As
a matter OF fact think 1t would be
wisest to 90 to bed now. Don't let
me keep you If you want to go on
deck"
"It looks to me-" said Sam, "as II I
had been mistaken In thinking that
you WE'RE ROiuS " Dc a ray VI SuHSIlluo
on the voyage"
"Ray Of sunshine I" said Eustace
Hignett, pulling a pair Of mauve pa
jamas out of the kit-bag. "Tm going
to be volcano!"
Sam left the stateroom and headed
for the companion. He wanted TO get
on deck and ascertain II that girl was
still on board. About now the sheep
would be separating from the goats /:
the passengers would be on deck and
their friends returning to the shore.
A slight tremor on the boards on which
he trod told him that this separation
must have already taken place: The
ship was moving. he ran lightly up
the companion. Was she on board or
was she not7 The next few minutes
would decide. He reached the top OF
the stairs and passed out onto the
crowded deck. And, as he did SO, q
scream, followed by confused shouting
came from the rail nearest the shore.
He perceived that the rail was black
with people hanging over It. They
waro all Inntyfpty into tho xyatar