The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-07-05

month, when he was 10. with Dolly
Ronaldson, who laughed at him and
married the curaye. He was used
TO P. & O.'s, too. UP to the ways Of
e~nterprising damseIs and eiddy grass
widows, ready to beguile the monot-
ony of a voyage in any way to which
the other sex would respond. And
yet, for no reason at all that he
could define, here was this little wo-
man in black, with a pale face and
a pair of big eyes, stealing over his
senses and rousing not only his Curl
osity, but some sort of feeling that
made him eager TO listen to her,
grateful to stand beside her, and
that set him wondering about her
past and future. Quite suddenly
she asked a question:
II wish you would tell me your
name2' she said.
'Travers," he answered quickly,
Edward Travers. | know who you
are, he added. She started a little
and looked at him; it seemed as if
she seld her breath. He thought,
she resented his curiosity. Miss
Henrietta Williamson. 1 saw it in
the passenger list"
"Ohl"
"And. you are travelling alone?'t
Eyes, alone"
mo one even to see you off to-
day?"
.No one"
Then she asked him something
else.
TELL me who you are. l know
your name quite we'll"
MY Governors name / expect you
mean; he's a judge, you know"
II have seen him--somewhere,"
she added, after a moments hesita-
ton. II have heard that he was a
very kind man."
lawfully kind. 1t breaks his
heart If he has to hang anybody"
Some one on the piano played a
German air. He stopped for a mo
ment and listened. THAT tune
brings back things" he said. I'VE
used to call it the long Indian day
at Simla."
TITS a Herr. mein Herr"
TT makes me think of the Way
lett case last year,
She turned and looked at him
again. Her face flashed something
j that was like defiance.
'sWhy?p she asked.
,sMy father wal trying it. We
|. we're waiting for the verdict at home
just before dinner=for it was late
when it finished. We felt sure she
would be found guilty, and we knew
what it would be for my father TO
! sentence her. And it's an awful
thing, you know, for anyone to be
hanged, especially a woman"
What has Herr, mein Herr to
do with it?" she asked, She had
put her elbows on the rail and sup
porting her chin on her hands was
looking straight out to sea again.
"A brass band was playing it in
the square when the telegram came
-he always t%elegraphs his big YER
diets home. Ten minutes later he
came in. He had summed up in her
favor"
"Yes?" her voice was faint as If
she took but little interest in the
subject.
For he said that even if she had
done it the man was such a brute
thai he deserved it. I believe some
of the Jury felt that, too"
Besides she said, almost bitter
ly, I'VE might generally spare our
selves the trouble of setting out
pains and penalties for criminals.
Greater punishment is generally at
tached to the crime than any that
can be invented outside of It,"
ooh, come" he was a little shock
ed; I'VE must have laws and things.
you know" But she answered moth
ing. Are you going to stay long
at Naples?" he asked by way of
changing the conversation.
81 don't know"
mot going to friends?"
81 am going to an old friend of
my mother's," and them with a sud-
den rush OF confidence, "she is badly
off and keeps a pension there"
Shall you stay long?"
81 don't know. All my life, per-
haps-or only a day. 1 wish l had
travelled she went on suddenly,
81 have been nowhere. / want to
see everything in the world. think
one ought, and somehow I will"
She lifted her chin and doubled
her fists beneath it, her tone was de-
termined, she spoke as If for a mo-
ment she had forgotten that she
was with a stranger.
That's right" he said, 81 don't
think that I should be content with
a little slice Of the world myself
She turned away; evidently she took
no interest in what might or might
not content him.
Il am going down." she said; Ftt
is time"
Have you a good s~tateroom?"
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