The Honorable Percival

herself in the heavens at high noon. Life on shipboard became permeated with that spirit of fellowship which is apt to make itself felt the moment the restraints of

for himself. The only person who addressed him during the day was Bobby Boynton, who gave him a free and easy greeting when they met in the morning, and then seemed to forge

most indefatigable. Not being responsible to any one for her actions, and possessing a creative imagination, she indulged in escapades

r one, and he shirked it. The only time that he rose to a sense of duty was when he found her in the writing-room, her head

r there, his confidence received a shock. Coming on deck one day, he found her again seated in his steamer-chair. This tim

udacious upward glance. "I wanted to tell you that I've put y

ment," he began; then curiosity got the better of his annoyan

nd her submerged dimpl

y dared me to ask you, and I w

't quite follow yo

and I didn't mind, because I was dead sure you sang. A pers

his small musta

m which the chill had vanished, "I suppose an English

bby; "that is, what

Hortense Vevay, for instance, had had four uninterrupted weeks in which to discover anything unusual in his voice, and he must confess she had been rather stupid about it. But why ha

e shape in the form of old Diamond Head which loomed strangely out of the water. Sea-gulls came out to meet the steamer, c

naked native boys were swimming about the steamer, causing general merriment by their dexterity in diving for coins. One saucy brown imp who had just come up with a silver piece in his mouth, caught sight of t

r that, owing to the crowded condition of the steamer, he would be compelled to share his stateroom with another passenger during the remainder of the voyage. This catastrophe darkened even the tropical sun. He was indignant with the company in San Francisco that had failed

refrain from venting his ill humor on somebody, and his val

to Bobby Boynton, who had organized a party with su

id Bobby. "We are going to sh

d particularly care for th

him with fra

Everybody else is going except the captain. He's got the gout. Says h

r a response,

here with everybody gone," she

as yet was innocent of autographs. It was astonishing what a di

nes, but the next he caught sight of Mrs. Weston and Elise eviden

asked. "You'll have to excuse me, Miss Boyn

mall boat got away from the steamer, one white-clad figure separated itself suddenly from the rest, and waved a friendly hand to him. He started, then, lifting his cap stiffly, moved away from th

wspaper over his white-clad knees, engaged in the forlorn hope of trying to keep clean while the ship was coaling. Finding this an imposs

e read by an adoring group of feminine relatives gave wing to an imagination that was not wont to soar. Today, however, inspiration was lacking. On opening the dra

arlin

ter H with that particular adjective started echoes. He circled

n!" he exclaimed in disgust. "Mus

as denied him. The smoking-room was closed. He wandered disconsolately to his state-room and, flinging himself on the narr

at paragon of perfection who had caused his banishment. How completely she would have filled the r?le of mistress of that noble hall! He pictured her in

d to flit between him and this lady of manifold merit. No sooner would he indignantly banish her image than she

stion repeated itself now with maddening insistence. Was he, who had alwa

tête with the captain was anything but pleasant. He understood about half that the of

, I suppose. Beastly racket it makes. Is there any

captain; "it gives the sailor

rt silence, the

ung South American who went

" repeated the c

outh who sits

e's no South American.

a Southerner. May I trou

the Revolution go alo

par

R. She has told me so five

chosen to be the Daug

nt. You remember that little sk

is notice. His simmering antagonism for t

range for a bit of air to enter this

alligator pears. "Ah Foo, open some of those ports and

umbrella up in the berth to keep the light from the passage out of one's eyes! I don't believe

s the room-clerk," said the c

the weather-beaten face, but

ting another passenger in my state-room. Nothing was said about it in San Fr

e bigwig that's booked from her

e. A German or an American ha

he next launch go ashore?" he demanded, with, a fierce

"Better think twice about that Chinaman. If he takes the upper b

for the last four hours, and now he felt that he had one. It was of the utmost