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CHAPTER XXV—Continued.
—17—
She turned her head, and I felt her
«yes searching the dim outline of my
face questloningly.
“Of course I did everything I knew,**
she replied. “Why should I not? You
are here, Captain Carlyle, for ray sake;
l owe you service."
“And must I be content merely with
that thought?” I urged, far from
pleased. “This would mean that your
only interest in me arises from grati
tude."
“And friendship,” her voice as confi
dential as my own. “There Is no rea
son why you should doubt that surely."
“It would be easier for me to under
stand, but for the memory of what I
am—s bond slave."
“Your meaning Is that true friend
ship has as a basis equality?"
“Does It not? Css real friendship
esist otherwise?"
“No." abe acknowledged gravely.
“And the fnrf that such friendship
does et 1st between as evidences my
faith la yoa. I have never felt this
aortal dtatlnriloa. Captala Osrty le.
have gives It an thought. This may
seem airs ago ta yea. yet la abase aat
aval Yoa boar an h» aumbte name,
and heteau to a family of geutloums
Ymb bob^anmftiaa of rwaNasad. •<
port of a urns la a re latoiioa. if
a# soy reuse ft oso a ^■aittraf auo. la
aa ony eutlptag your hsuor I haeo
oeeey vsuooo to hrtte»e yoa oeee toiee
ly arvasod ami roaeamod t**sooeeea*at
t y that cnees teabon dsoo aai eatea ho
toenu m« you sen meS eny onew a sore
nog hot am f^seod yon amheemamd
mo aomf*
*Aad feu aua*i arveeQty haoe am
apsna otsa yoa so ai yemr aaa canon—
a fbaa mam uoffhp la rkmm paar
hpummmap hi aho v*
“Yea * feaoaty hae Pans apmilod
*ta % p eSaaoM a he omeoahm? ho maa
eoaM haeo dame maoa aa pooead ham
aahf mma ammeh ami tews he are la
dhhh>* fot baa smrh poifl la aaftiag
ramgareu otsa oboe I Ian eorum*d I
Uo* mat pour sam sod eoearaga om
hrbag an eahety as lead I am ad baap
so afraid hee f aaoa Uaeaod hr iraaa
pern You ponaeos sny aamto mad
dbanar* enoomns^^^ta-—
pern uadaiaiami NdyY* I
•onboostf “ga I hose mean
fro foa onaM haeo heoa dbam Pae ahr
oahee ananas aader dm eaam eamdr
amno ed dnagee no* a sombre an am
esheer mould haeo hnoa a daty, nsri am
moon hat In he ofth you abhaa sad
ptotecuau. hnn heoa a demgb . a hd
I hare armed Iboothp Inirfnn for hee
men eobe— noe as I onabi nay oahee"
lad yoa ao| sampoeo I harm?"'
floe gtnnev hnrh*«t into snlae fhroagh
the star gten en o ttb • aspddea meoengv
of teenatasoat.
“Tea haeo —lhal—thed It woe poa
gaaoemaity I aeeeed?"
^nerormS^M^Pn^^Srfr ,l ^fcjj^7Yonr*
If ever. I mam tell yoa the truth. I
know yoa care for am. and have cured
since firm we met. Aa Intoront no Iron
fateful has led me to neuk your ac-
quaiat •nee. and give you my aid. Sore
ly It In not unmaidenly for me to con
fess this when we face the chance of
death together?"
“But." 1 stammered, M I can scarcely
believe you realize your words. I—I
love you Dorothy."
“And Is it not also possible for me
to love?”
“You—you mean, you love me?”
“I love you—are you sorry?”
“Sorry! I am mad with the Joy of
It; yet stricken dumb. Dorothy Fair
fax, I have never even dared dream of
such a message from your lips. Dear,
dear girl, do you forget who I am?
What my future?”
“I forget nothing,” she said, proud
ly. “It is because I know what you
are that my heart responds. Nor is
your future so clouded. You are to
day a free man'* if we escape these
perils, for whether Roger^Fairfax be
alive, or d$ad, he will never seek you
again to hold in servitude. If alive he
will Join his efforts with mine to ob
tain a pardon because of these serv
ices, and we have influence in Eng
land. Yet, should such effort fail, you
are a sailor, and the seas of the world
are free. It is not necessary that your
.vessel fly the English flag”
“You give me hope—a wonderful
hope.”
“And \ courage,” her hands firmly
clasping mine. “Courage fo fight on
In faith. I would have that my gift to
you, Oeoflfry. We are in peril still,
great peril, but you will face It healde
me, knowing that whether we.live or
die we Ire together. I am not afraid
any more."
f
through the pallid light of the dawn.
It was all a desolate, restless waste
in the midst of which we tossed, white
above hung masses of dark clouds ob
scuring the sky. We were but a hur
tling speck between the gray above
and the gru.v below. _ ’
The first thing needing my attention
wn.s the food nml water. I crept for-
J:
Sa
ward cautiously juid soon had Sain
busily engaged in passing out the Parl
ous articles for Inspection, pnly es
sentials ha4 been chosen, yet the sup
ply seemed ample for the distance I
believed we w r ould have to cover be
fore attaining land. But the nature of
that unknown coast w r as so doubtful I
determined to deal out the provisions
sparingly, saving every crumb pos
sible. The men grumbled at the small
ness of the ration, yet munched away
contentedly enough, once convinced
that we all shared alike.
“All right, lads,” I said cheerfully.
“Now we understand each other and
can get at work. We’ll divide into
watches first of all—two men aft here
and one at the bow. Watkins and I
will take It watch and watch, but
there is enough right now for all hands
to turn to and make the craft ship
shape. Two of yop bail out that water
till she’s dry, and the others get out
that extra sail forward and rig up a
Jib. She'll ride easier and make better
progress with more canvas showing.”
The men gradually knocked off work
and lay down, and finally I yielded to
Dorothy’s pleadings and fell Into a
sound sleep. It seemed as though I
scarcely lost consciousness, yet 1 must
have slept for an hour or more, my
head pillowed on her lap. When I
awoke Schmitt was again at the steer
ing paddle, and both he and Dorothy
were staring across me out over the
port quarter.
"What Is It?" I asked eagerly, but
before the words were entirely uttered
a boa me voice forward bawled out ex
citedly :
*Tbefe you nee It; •freight oat agin
that Hoad edge. It's a fall-rigged
arlkanwer "
“Ay boMsed another. "• ■. beadle
straight rr»—a ear onarae astern
I reached my feet, diagtag ta the
asaet la beep erect and. an the boat
• nL haloed clearly
preaalhly dirty, yat otherwise ah Ip
shape enough. Nothing human greet
ed me, and conadous of X strange feel-
ins' of horror, I "lipped over onto the
deck. The next moment the negro and
Dutchman Joined me. the former star
ing about wildly, the whites of .dlls
eyes revealing hi" terror.
“•My Gawd, snh,” he ejaculated. “Ah
done know dis ( boat—It's shore de
Santa Marie. ' Ah’s cooked In dut gal
ley. She w’as a slaver, sab.” He
sniffed the air. .“A kin smell dem nig
gers right now, yah. Ah suah reckon
dars a bunch o’ ded ones uudeTr dem
hatches right dis minute.”
Schmitt’s hand fell heavily on my
sleeve and I glanced into his stolid
face. f
“I Just bet I know vat wus der trou
ble.”
“What, man?”
“Cholera,” he whispered; **ve haf
boarded a death ship.”
CHAPTER XXVII. "
* On Board the Slaver.
The terror of the two men aa this
thought dawned upon them in all its
horror was apparent enough. Nothing,
not even fire, was more to be dreaded
than a visitation of this aw*ful nature
on shipboard. Charnel ship though
this might be. It was safer by far than
the cockleshell towing alongside.
“Let’s find out the truth first, men,”
I said quietly. “Hold your tongues.
There is no use giving up until we
know what, the danger is. Will you
come with me?”
The terror in Sam's eyes caused me
to laugh and my own courage came
back with a rush.
“Afraid of dead men. are you? Then
we'll face them together, my lada, and
have It over with. Come on. now. both
of you. Buckle up; there It nothing
to fear, if you do what I tell you—
this laa‘t the firat cholera nhlp I've
heea aboard.
It waa bo plea Mat yob rnofroatlag
an. although we bad lean dead n*et> to
handle than I aat lei pa ted. Indeed, we
foaad oaty Jive bodien oa hoard There
were ualy twn **n deek. a gtaat. coal-
Mark negro and a gray-bearded white
maa. bln face pitted with maaltpos
: use is
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-— 7 -
OLD ACTIVITIES RESUMED WITH
. RETURN OF PRESIDENT
FROM FRANCE.
WILL RESUME SOCIAL . LIFE
m hr
pnpar I to-ng
right ladn *" I ear
“ft • a nrihMnmw beaded la etna
a bandred fatbama |Nai mar helm
•rkatfit -bard dew a maa. New. Saak
wg a Mb that fad ndtfl} fie II ad the
bndf band aad Inf Sy They ran t
hetp neafag aa if taeen in nay anted aa
deed.*
a • aaaaf nhaai m a aide rtrva*
headed Mra-ght arama the hewn nd Ida
«a eaamag •naaaX Ad eyaa enarnd eat
aarndfadf Sam • ndffl dnapang aheen
^ i> leVaM«K«1 ««» ubnt ••• 1“ t» fhae. I
T netted aa ttme atlh either body The f
I taa aailarn bang bard terranand at :
the mere tbeagdf of tnardflag thene
•vthaa ed pingae f eleefed mi mff la
the pa aad haadtod them afteae. drag j
flag tde hedma arenea the deed aad *
i laaandmg idem eaar tde ftaa rail late
tde nea I etdeend bedenMt la cat tde j
in «a., eg* aad tnhe *hae^n ed (da adanf
"dee been dam. aad yea fha '
■ednatn | am la bma a ttb that gmt
Id tde heat In* faa naggwne I
For Five Years Executive Mansion
Has Been Closed to All Forms of
Entertainment, but \^th Ending of
War It Again Comes to Life.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
Washington.—Once more the doors
of the White House swing outward and
Inward. There are lights in the win
dows by night; aiotors approach and
depart by day, and what w’tis lifeless
Is life.
The old days of the White House
probably have returned to stay. Even
while the president is on his travels
members of the family and of the
household will remain to keep open
the old mansion and to show that the
spirit of hospitality once more has
lodgment under the roof.
Never before In the history of the
country has the White House been
remove) for so long a time from the
wxial activities and. latterly, from the
business activities of the city and the
nation. Washington believes that
from now on through the rear* the
fine old house within the finer old
ground" will take Its place aa the cen
ter of the capltal’a social life as It Is
I certain to be the center of the nation's
directing energies.
During the four years of war. or.
more properly "peaking, five years, he-
caune the armistice did not nece—rlly
menn pence, the White House re-
| molned virtually rienod agalant all
. term* of raferfataanent. Yog three
f years, oe nlmont three yearn, tee I*nit
ed gtnfen wan Bet tavutved ditwlly la
fbe agr. bat the bnrrwr of tbe battle
behte la Koewge mode ttneff teff aat
•gif la tee WbMe Nome but la all tbe
bogeoo eg Inrsev mtewntning ia tbe
etty of Wn"btogt"*i Tbe preoldnafl
aad N«u WaMa apt*realty ted ate
teo< that H wan tbe taae tee ewtevtofta
/ T® Fraahen Silks.
Japanese, China, India and pongee
silks are freshened by washing in
warm soapsuds, rinsing quickly and
drying In the shade; roll In a sheet
when not perfectly dry and then Iron
on the wrong side.
Colored silk fades and white silk
yellows after washing, but this may
e avoided by using medium warm
soap and water and rinsing well;
wrap In a large cloth (an old sheet Is
fine) for half an hour, and then Iron
on the wrong side with a moderate
Iron, using a bit of thin lawn between
the iron and silk. Do not let the light
and air get to It while wet, as this
yellows and fades the fabric.
When black allk or satin begins to
ahlne, sponge on the right side with a
mixture of two parts of gin and one of
water, and Iron while damp on the
wrong side.
Te Remove Qream Stains From Silk.
When any greasy substance baa
been dropped upon silk It can be ab
stracted by mixing French chalk with
methylated spirits to the consistency
of cranm. laying It upon tee stain,
then covering with a brown pbper and
peeoslng with a warm Iron.
French chalk removnn grense aad
duaa ate Injured colored silk a. Hcrspe
a little oa tbe spot, rub It la. lot It
stand 94 boars, tboa brash «dl aad ne-
grew la tekmTbard te
Tb
both above and below the stain, that
place a warm Iron over the paper. Thi
beat will dissolve the grease which ttu *,
blotting paper win absorb.
Remove the paper, add a fresh sup
ply under the stain and rub with chi®
reform.
Grtasa Spot on a Parasol.
You may get lid of the grease spot
by laying on hot French chalk. This
will dissolve and absorb the grease.
Next, the parasol should be opened
and then thoroughly washed with gaso
line and white soap all over tta sur
face, more particularly on the soil Hi
places.
Afterward sponge off with clear gaa-
oline. By going over every part of
the parasol there will be no danger of
spots or streaks and gasoline wttt not
harm It Keep away from firs or nr-
tifidal light during this
the
l*a
to
al
la
Both Suita and D
Owing to the proportions of
prcncot demand for women's
the coming fall season prom Is
nee suits and dresses bought la
amounts. Ualy a short time ago
the history of the drees trade It
always a qaeetWia of a choice
tbe two styles of ganaeata. with
i ly a flam whoa both
< goad. Maaufaeiureea of
tbe preneat demand tee quality
■poasiMe la a mensarn ter tea
I test extern fee bate salts aad d
aad as long aa bate ms in tala
1 waadardi tWy stand tea
! of srcspiaarsL This teste
ttsnn ban bnea fl
mam devstenmteM te
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one k
se esane on thfis 0n*k if 1
m bb
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beard II sfrfasb late
There vmee tvewdsad
irecatele. bote swarthy
fellows, with king li
Wt Swept By la a Larpt Circle.
us. and both Watkins aad Schmitt
■training their muscles to hold the
plunging quarter-boat against the force
of the wind. A man forward on his
knees growled out a curse.
“What'a the matter aboard theref*
he yelled. “Did yer ever see a boat
yaw like that, afore? Damn me, If 1
believe they got a hand at the wheel.”
The same thought had leaped into
my mind. The schooner was headed
to pass us on the port quarter, yet
yawing so crazily at times as to make
me fearful of being run down. I could
perceive no sign of life aboard, no
signal that we had been seen. The sight
angered me.
“Stand by, all hands,” I cried des
perately. “Weil board whether they
want us or not. Slip across, Miss Fair
fax, out of the why. Now. Watkins,
run us in under those fore-chains;
easy man, don’t let her strike us. Lay
hold qulc|;, lads, and hang on for your
lives. Give me that end of rqpe—
ready now, all of you; I’ll make the
leap. &ow then—hold hard!”
It was five feet, and up, my pur
chase the tossing boat, but I made It,
one hand desperately gripping a
shroud, until I gained balance and was
flung Inboard by a sharp plunge of the
vessel. My bead was at a level with
the rail, yet I saw nothing, my whole
effort being to make fast before the
grip of the men should be torn loose.
This done, I glanced back Into the up
turned facet below.
“Hand In alowly, lada; yea. let go.
the rope will bold, and the boat ride
safely through. Let a couple of* men
up'ttll we ate what's wrong with
real ef you trail oa.
Let Rebatett aad Bam come with ten."
dim
■
MtllNfl
hn-
heir. 1 never
lr the filth OVf-rpow
eiing. and once naTlnfied that both
men were beyond help, I wan content
to lower tbe acuttle and leave them
there. God! It was a relief to return
oOfe more to the open deck and breathe
In the fresh air. 1 balled the boat tow
ing below.
“Come aboard. Watkins." I called
sharply. “Pass the lady up first, and
turn the boat adrift."
I caught Dorothy’s hands and aided
her over- the rail.
/ “Why was the vessel abandoned?”
she asked. “What has happened? Do
you know*?”
Quietly I told her the truth and as
sured her that If we staid on deck and
used our own bedding and provisions
we were in no danger.
“How can I help you-?”
“Tell the men Just what I have told
you,” I said gravely. “They will be
ashamed to show’ less courage than
you.”
We turned and faced them together
as they formed a little group against
the rail. Hallin w’as first to speak.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Soul That Is Truly Great
Emerson, that greatest of modern
philosophers, has told us that It Is
easy when in a crowd tb allow our
selves to be swayed by the opinions
about us and comparatively easy to
keep our Individuality and sweetness
when alone, but that the great aoul
Is he who In the midst of fi maas of
other Individuals can atlll keep the
poise and sweetness of solitude.
Work and Workers.
There Is not no much difference In
tbs world’s %ork as In the world**
workers. U la not so much difference
what we are doing—no king as It Is
tewfBl—chat cobs is so tee way la
m >F> delag it Tbe week ef
■
In Ate tee vtrtwnJ BarvtaB mi
dwtee mi tbe White ttetenm AB •
lateanMtee ibai nee te*ea Rptbm
eawwstee smatean ppertarce are a
aaenrBi e^finr ed enwnm teaend
ten enpeMnwiwSfeeB ef
Hems When Ftnarei. I
gams sad Bwems end tasee betel, ween
dgteteg Ueemaaf A marks. TbHmm sad
Balances a bmamn Mrtantef tedmate
bte as gins aa eatetkaiBmwsd •< ten
WhM» Neann wfteemi tarfimWad la fbe
Bel ed gneeos fsgeewnnSBfHwn ed ten
naebteg saMums Th*# waedd basa
arndn tee eatea#*aeemnte*. and en te wae
teo* wtsb Mfy few eacvpchew nfi an-
t*e*n'BWww*» wean ksbew
tbe t affed Bfistee tw*
IImp#* ib £bb
r * et I bn White Ibeaar
Iterate fbe CYvB vnr WhMe Neane
enninwnrwie ween sm* gtvea eeev
eat : cirie. The eir-'ir memacee ef fhe
weee eemewltet digetetef ffesn
ef tee pass Bee years Tbe
fry • e* la tbe tbrwee ef e war
b ategbt be relied «me ef brwfber
' *t br»-«ber bat there wae e feei-
laneag tbe b>fb nteriele ef givers
i et thnt time tbet It wae g^sd fer
Called Ktntee te keep ap a eem
> bleare ed tbiage aeraml. It wse
tTWWWBrtehteepteaa—YdBaw»-iH#>
i end B’llena eeeaM to beve ebotber.
In KiigUnd et the oathreek of tbe
i perm lit war tbe people ehowed a de-
! termlhatinn to keep to their ordinary j
I pursuits In life ■■ much as was pnnal- j
, Me. It sas the feeling of the men
j and women of Knglnnd. no matter bow
j much their hearts might be cast down,
that It was better to buoy themselves
up and the nation up by keeping things
as nearly normal as possible.
Matter of Viewpoint.
In France It was different. The
French people looked at the matter
from a different standpoint than that
from which the English w’ere viewing
It* They shut all their theaters except
those producing serious plays and
those showing moving pictures of a
kind to inspire patriotism. The French
went Into mourning garb, while the
English did not. Again it w’ould seem
as if the entire question was one of a
personal, or, if you will, national view
point.
During the president’s absence in
Europe the White House offices were
kept open, but only for the transactipn
cf necessary business. The usual
gatherings of senators and representa
tives on business bent were no more In
evidence.
Now all Is changed, and changed for
the better, for the atmosphere about
the great house on Pennsylvania ave
nue for the last five years has been de
pressing. It was the center of al)
things and suddenly It seemed to be,
except for the presence of one man,
the center of nothing. The daljy pil
grimages of senators, representatlvet
and cabinet officers have started again.
It la believed that before long the
great East room will witness once
more the lighting of Its great chande
Hera, and that the Marine band once
inore will play In the great corridor
• bile the preaideat and Mrs. Wltam
more the etectai ■n<t > pne
mai friends bidden ta tbe rnrrpiltet
What the Children Wear
Very simple frocks of fine cotton
goods in gay -colors or of handkerchief
linen, and all made by hand, are pro
vided our little girls to w’ear when
they are all dressed up. Cotton crepe,
-batiste, lawn and organdie usually fur
nish the material, and embroidered
batiste or val lace or fancy needle
work the trimming for these fine af
fairs, and hand work puts the hall
mark of elegance on them. And when
the little hoy of three or more must
be dressed up to match the splendor
of his sister he Is likely to appear In
knickers of pongee or other strong
silk, with batiste blouse to match It
in color. But of course his life Is
spent in much more sturdy clothes
made of strong cottons, like cotton
poplin and pique, while these and
ginghams or chambrays serve for th#
dally wear of little girls.
Between the two extremes of very
dainty and sheer things, for special oc
casions, and heavy cottons, come the
durable printed voiles. They make
very practical frocks that are more*
dressy than ginghams. A good many
of thene Imitate ginghams In plaids
and croee-bara that are very pretty in
this sheer material, and a greater num- j
her have small flower design# scat- 1
teeed thickly over their surface; ofh-J
ere are terloed. to that there le
The little girl out la Arisons baa tha
same chance as the little girl la New
York to wear frocks that are up ta
date.
•The dress shown In the picture te of
printed voile, machine made, with ot>
gandie collar and cuffs aad facing oa
the pocket. The sash 1s also of or
gandie and there te a* little spray of
embroidery on all these organdie ac
cessories. Narrow organdie frills bor
dering neck and sleeves and sashea
prove as pretty a trimming feature aa
the season has to offer. On summer
dresses sleeves are short, either el
bow or three-quarter length, and skirts
tfsually about knee length.
Designers of children’s clothes have
not, Ignored georgette crepe and crepe
de chine for the most pretentious sf
dainty frocks. The georgette te often
figured ^nd has the appearance of very
fine lawn. Oay ribbons and scalloped
edges on sleeves and skirt, bound wife
the ribbon or silk to match It, finish op
these airy creations. Many frocks are
made with coatee snd Jacket
la the small bodices, and
bona. Including baby velvet
must not be overlooked In
them off. These and day
peart buttons decide the dans ef
a little frock.