The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-07-25
Chapter Nine i "THAT'S THAT,

"THAT'S THAT, IT seemed te Georgie. therefore, that the chances of finding Nich- olas Boyd would be small. even sup posing she set about trying to lind him, and Georgie seldom went to London. Her uncle hated it. possi- bly because he had spent all his wild rackety youth there and most of his money. 3tf
 He seldom moved out of the vii. iage where they lived now. unless it was to see his lawyer about his will He often sa : his lawyer with regard to his will. because Georgie knew he changed his mind about it once a month on the average.
 Once he had informed her that Mrs. Lovelock was to have every penny. but that was when he had been very drunk. As rule he hated Mrs. Lovelock and was always tell ing Georgie that he meant to sack her. only when it came to the point he could never find the pluck.
 Yes. people were funny; even Nicholas Boyd was afraid of some thing. and that was why he would not tell her where he was going, and why he would not say he would see her again. He was afraid of life: Georgie realized it with sudden in- finite pity; how dreadful for a big man like he was to be afraid of life. just because his face was scared, and he WIS no longer so handsome as the world bad known him.
 Georgie went up on deck and looked at he sea.
 It was cold and grey and angry: the spray lashed her face and the wind blew her hair into disorder.
 Soon the would be able to see the white cliffs of old England" as peo- pie poetically called 1t. Georgie was conscious of thrill. She had been happy in America. but she was glad to be going home. Her mother had said that she never wanted to see England again. but then her mother was such {. shocking sailor. and never got out of her cabin from the time the ship left one port until it arrived at alother.
 She had talked to Georgie serious y about ge ing married.
 Doesn't your uncle take you about .rd see that you meet eligible men?" she enquired.
 Georgie had giggled at the thought. Her uncle never took her about anywhere. and she was glad of 1t, because one never knew what sort of condition he would be in from one hour to the next.
 "Fuddled again!" was Mrs. Love locks way of expressing it. Its . marvel to me how he lives"
 Georgie wandered down below again and once more leaned her II bows on the top of Boyd's big trunk staring down at it's unfriendly la bel. , Why couldn't he have said to her: "rm going to London-let's travel up together"
 HEORGIE had to go to London VI and crosj it, in order to get down to her uncle's. There would be nobody to meet her, she knew and for the first time 1t struck her that she you'd feel a little lonely arriving at Southampton docks alone.
 In New York she had been met by her mother and her step-father. and big limousine; and she felt quite i'm portant with Hveried man to carry her modest luggage. At South ampton, no doubt. she would have to fight for porter-porters did not icare very much for unattached. in- significant girls. N
 Are you Hl?" a voice asked, and she turned with a start to find Nich- olas Boyd beside her.
 "Ill? no. why Do l look ill?" she asked helplessly.
 "You were leaning over my trunk in rather a suspicious fashion" he answered. Georgie laughed.
 "I've been looking for you." she said candidly. q suppose you haven't been on deck"
 No"
 "It's quite nice up there." she said hopefully.
 Boyd shrugged his shoulders. "Is 1t? I'm just going along to the purser's office"
 "I want to see the purser too, :" Georgie sail.