Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-26
THE GIRL In THE SECOND CABIN
BY Il. J. RATH.
(CopyriOAs. 1895. ~ g. Hcxcerd Wss1.j

"You wouldn't expect me to call a
waiter 'mister'?"
mo. But now that I'm not a waiter
I rather expect you to call me Billy"
II might call you Spencer she
said, after a pause.
IF you ever dare to remind me OF
Trumbull again Ill ---- I'll ---- Say
you're having lot of fun with me
aren't your"
She admitted it with nod.
"All right. Sid, but my time will
come"
ut came right them" she cried
Don't you ever let me hear you say
Sid again hate it: 1t makes me
shudder. They called me that to
tease me when ! was a little girl, and
I've never got over it,"
Then I'll make 1t Sidney so long
as you behave"
can right. + don't mind. 1t al
ways seemed to me that first names
were given to people so that they
could be used, anyhow"
Trask remembered something. He
fished around in a pocket and brought
forth the tip received by William, the
waiter.
did you know it was plugged?" he
demanded.
II suspected it; it didn't look like a
very good one. ia been trying to get
rid of it for a long time
why didn't you give it to Henry?''
"Oh, I never give Henry anything
less than a dime"
$50 I'm in the jitney class, am To-
"Well-hm! Well, you see, Henry
never carried the. rolls in his pocket.
But I'll give you a good nickel in ex.
change, If you like 49,
mo, YOU won't" he said, as he re-
stored the coin to hisapocket. II pre-
fer this. Any time I'm tempted to
believe that you take me seriously I'll
look at it--and wake up
That's not fair. ] don't always
laugh at you. But this morning you
were awfully funny. Besides, with
everybody else wearing solemn faces,
1t seemed as If somebody ought to dc
little laughing. Il
She looked out at the sea again.
IT'S wonderful she murmured.
''They say it's real hurricane"
ut doesn't alarm your"
why, no! Ought 1t to? One OF
the officers told me there wasn't any
danger. Besides. l expected it."
Expected it?"
Surely. You see, when went into
fathers stateroom last night, just to
give his instruments a final little pat
his barOmeters were way, way down
and were acting jumpy. I never saw
them do it before, and I knew some
thing was going to happen. I didn't
tell the two old ladies', of course; they
might have been frightened. But i
think it's magnificent"
Together they watched the fury
outside, and TraSk caught something
of her enthusiasm. 1t was magnif1-
cent. The velocity of the wind
seemed to increase momentarily, until
he marveled that even the stout fabric
of the ship could withstand the i'm
pact. In intervals between the gusts
of rain they could see that the ocean
was white as far as the eye could
reach, whipped into an endless ex-
panse of flying froth.
Il wish we could see another ship"
she said. Then we'd know just how
our own looks. 1t must be wonder
full sight-just like a battle
"Or an adventure" he suggested.
Yes, an adventure" and she
nodded soberly as she watched great
white wave fling itself out of the veil
of mist and charge down upon the
quivering ship.
An officer clad from head to foot
in oilskins passed the. portfolio
through which they looked, clinging
cautiously to the hand-rail that ran
along the side Of the deckhouse Just
beyond them he stopped and stared
fixedly out into the storm. Pres
emily he moved on again, with an in
voluntary shake of his head.
Would it be safe for us to go on
deck?" she asked.
They won't let us. There's too
much water coming aboard"
She sighed and continued to watch
the work of the monster gale.
A heavy shock sent them both fly
ing against the wall. From below
came a noise so ominous that Trask s
heart skipped a beat. 1t was a sound
of tearing metal, n wild jangle of
machinery a pounding against the
sides of the ship. as though some
giant were welding a sledge upon
her.
1t lasted for several seconds, then
became suddenly stilled.