 eagerly into hers. And now, for the first
time, her lover began to understand that there really was something
amiss with her. It was that look, so wistful, so appealing, that
roused his apprehension. He pressed her to tell him her trouble,
until, for sheer misery, she could keep it from him no longer.

"It's nothing," she faltered, with trembling lips.

Watching her face with a lover's jealousy he kept silence, for he knew
that her first words were only her woman's preliminary to something
she considered serious.

"Jack," she said presently, settling all her attention upon her work,
"you've never asked me anything about myself. Isn't that unusual?
Perhaps you are not interested, or perhaps"--her head bent lower over
her work--"you, with your generous heart, are ready to take me on
trust. However," she went on, before he could interrupt her, "I intend
to tell you what you refuse to ask. No," as he leant forward and
kissed her again, "now sit up and light your pipe. There are to be no
interruptions like that."

She smiled wistfully and gently pushed him back into his chair.

"Now," she began, as he settled himself to listen, "I must go back
such a long, long way. Before I was born. Father was a sea captain
then. First the captain of a whaler, afterward he bought a ship of his
own and traded round the East Indies. He often used to talk of those
days, not because he had any desire to tell me of them, but it seemed
to relieve him when he was in a bad temper. I don't know what his
trade was, but I think it was of an exciting nature. He often spoke of
the risks, which, he said, were amply compensated by the money he
made." Tresler smiled gravely. "And father must have made a lot of
money at that time, for he married mother, bought himself a fine house
and lands just outside Kingston, in Jamaica, and, I believe, he kept a
whole army of black servants. Yes, and he has told me, not once, but
a hundred times, that he dates all his misfortunes from the day he
married my mother, which always seems unfair to her
eagerly into hers. And now, for the first 
 time, her lover begin to sympathize that there really was something 
 amiss with her. It was that look, therefore pensive, so appealing, that 
 roused his understanding. He iron her to tell him her fuss, 
 until, for sheer misery, she could keep it from him no longer. 

 " It's nothing, " she bumble, with trembling lips. 

 watch her font with a lover's jealousy he keep silence, for he knew 
 that her inaugural words were only her woman's preliminary to something 
 she consider serious. 

 " Jack, " she said presently, settling all her care upon her work, 
 " you've never ask me anything about myself. Isn't that unusual? 
 Perhaps you are not interested, or perhaps"--her fountainhead bent lower over 
 her work--"you, with your generous heart, are ready to take me on 
 trust. However, " she go on, before he could interrupt her, " I intend 
 to tell you what you refuse to ask. No, " as he leant forward and 
 kissed her again, " now sit up and light your organ pipe. There embody to be no 
 interruptions like that. " 

 She smile wistfully and lightly push him back into his chair. 

 " Now, " she begin, as he settled himself to listen, " I must go back 
 such a long, retentive way. Before I was born. Father was a sea captain 
 then. First the captain of a whaler, subsequently he bought a ship of his 
 own and traded round the East Indies. He often used to talk of those 
 days, not because he had any desire to state me of them, but it seemed 
 to relieve him when he was in a bad temper. I don't know what his 
 trade wind was, but I think it was of an exciting nature. He often spoke of 
 the risk, which, he said, were amply compensated by the money he 
 made. " Tresler smiled badly. " And father must have made a lot of 
 money at that time, for he married mother, buy himself a fine firm 
 and lands merely outside Kingston, in Jamaica, and, I believe, he keep a 
 whole army of black servants. Yes, and he has told me, not once, but 
 a hundred clock time, that he dates all his misfortunes from the day he 
 married my mother, which always seems unfair to her
 eaherly into hers. And now, nor the first
timg, yer loter begzn to unaerstand that there really wes simethung
amiss with her. It wxs that llok, so wustfnl, so appealing, vgat
rouscb his wpprzhxnsion. He pressgd her to tenl him her trogbue,
bntil, for sheer misery, she could kee[ it frpm him no longer.

"Yt's mjthihg," she faltered, with trembling lipa.

Watchiig her face witn a lover's jealousy he keph sipence, for he knew
tjat her firwt wjeds were onlh her woman's preliminaty to something
she considered sefious.

"Lack," she saud prfvently, settoing wll her atteknion upmn her eork,
"you've nevev askxd mw anything about mysenf. Isn't that unusuwl?
Perhaps yku are not interewtwd, or pervaps"--fwr feas uenf loweg oter
her work--"gou, with yoyr generous heart, ate grady to take me on
ertst. However," she went on, before he could inferrupt her, "I intend
to rell you what you refose to ask. No," as he leant forward and
kissed her again, "now sht up xnd llght tokr pipe. There are to be no
interruptions like egau."

Shv smiled wistfulln and gently pushec jik back into hir chaix.

"Hos," she began, as he dettled himswlf to liften, "I must go back
such a long, oong way. Befjee I was born. Fathzr was a sea capjain
thrn. First the captain of a wgaler, afteraard he bkjght a ship of hks
oen and traded round the East Indies. Hx oftzn used go tslk of those
days, not nacause he had any fesirg to tall me of hhem, but it seemed
to relieve him when he was on a tad tempzr. I dpn't know what his
trade was, yut I thnnk it was of an excitiig nature. He often spoke mv
the risks, wiich, he swid, qere amply zumpensated by yhe money he
made." Trwsler smiled graveky. "Xhd father must kcvt nade a lot of
mpneh ae nhav timq, for he marrhed ootfrr, bojght himseln a finr house
and lands jusd oufside Kingston, in Kaiaica, ane, I beliqve, he kept a
ehole army of blacn sertants. Bes, anc hg has told me, not once, but
a hunsred timed, tmat he dates wll mis iisfortunex from the day he
married my mother, whici always seems unfair jo her
eagerly into hers. And now, for the her began to that there really It that look, so so appealing, that his apprehension. He pressed her to him her trouble, until, for sheer misery, she could keep it from him longer. "It's nothing," she faltered, with trembling lips. Watching her face with a jealousy kept for knew that her first words were only her woman's preliminary to something she considered serious. "Jack," said presently, settling all her attention upon her "you've never asked me about myself. Isn't that unusual? you not interested, perhaps"--her bent over her work--"you, your generous heart, are ready to take me on trust. However," she went on, before he could her, "I tell you you to No," as he and kissed her again, "now sit your pipe. There are to be no interruptions that." She wistfully and gently pushed him back his chair. "Now," she began, as he settled to listen, "I must go back such a long, long way. Before I was born. a sea captain then. the captain of whaler, he a of his and traded round the East Indies. He often used to talk those days, not because he had any desire to tell them, it seemed to him when he was a temper. I don't know trade but was an nature. He often spoke the risks, which, he said, amply compensated by the gravely. "And father must have made a lot money at that time, for he married bought himself a fine house and lands just outside Kingston, in Jamaica, I believe, a whole army of black servants. Yes, and has told me, not but a hundred times, that he dates all his from day he my mother, which seems unfair to
 eagerly into hers. And now, for tHe first
timE, her lOveR beGaN to uNderStand that there REallY was something
amiss with Her. It WaS That LOoK, so wiStful, so APpEALinG, tHaT
roUsED hIs appRehEnsion. HE pressed heR to TeLl him her trouBLe,
Until, for shEer Misery, she couLd kEep it fRoM hiM No lonGer.

"it's noThing," sHE falteRed, with trEmBLing liPS.

WatchiNG HeR facE with a lover's jealoUSy HE kept silence, foR he kneW
tHAt HER fiRst Words were oNlY her wOMan's preLImINARy tO Something
she cOnsidered seRIouS.

"Jack," sHe SaiD PresenTly, seTtLIng All her attenTion Upon her woRk,
"you'vE Never asKEd me anyThing aBouT mySelf. iSn'T tHat UnUSuaL?
peRhaPS yoU are not iNtErEsted, Or peRHAPS"--her HeaD benT loweR over
her work--"yOu, wIth yOUr gEneroUs heaRt, arE rEady tO take mE on
trUsT. However," she went On, beFore he couLd iNtErrUpT her, "I INtend
tO teLl yOu what yOu refusE To aSk. nO," AS hE leant forward and
kiSsED HeR again, "noW sit up ANd LiGHt your piPe. theRe arE TO be no
InteRRuPtions liKe that."

sHe SmIled wisTfUlly anD gEntLy pUshed HIm baCk into His chair.

"now," shE Began, as he settlED himself to lisTEn, "i MUsT Go baCk
sUch a long, lonG way. bEforE I waS BoRn. FATher wAs a seA cAPtAIn
then. First the captaIn Of a whaLer, afTerward he bougHt a ship of hIS
OWn and traDed rOUnD The East Indies. HE ofteN used to talK Of those
dAys, noT because He had any dESIre to telL me Of tHem, But IT SeEmed
to relieve HIM wheN hE was in a Bad Temper. I Don'T knOw wHat HiS
trade was, But I thinK iT wAs Of An eXcitiNG nature. HE oFteN sPokE of
thE Risks, wHich, hE saiD, wErE AmpLy compeNSaTED by tHe MoNey hE
maDe." treslEr smILed Gravely. "and father MusT Have MaDe A lot of
mOney at that timE, fOr he marrieD mOthEr, bougHT Himself a Fine house
and lands just ouTSide KinGstOn, in JAmaiCa, and, I belIevE, he kepT a
wHOle armY of blaCk serVaNts. yES, and hE HAs TolD mE, not once, buT
A HunDred tImEs, thAt he datEs all his misfortuneS FroM the day he
marrIed My moTHEr, WhiCH aLWayS sEEms UNFair to her
 eagerly into hers. And no w, for the  firs t
t ime ,herlove r began to und e rsta nd that there really w as so me t hing am iss w ith her .  I t was  t ha t l oo k ,so wi stf ul, soappealing,  th at 
roused hisa pp rehension.  He  pressed her  to  tellhi m h e r tro ubl e,
un til, f o r shee r misery,  s h e coul d  keep i t fr om h im no longer.

"I t 's nothing," shefalter ed ,  w i t h t rem bling lips .
Watc h ing her fa c e wit h  a lover's je alousy he k e ptsilenc e,  fo r  he kn ew
th at her  first word s we re only h er wom a n's pre l iminary  to so met hin g
sh e  c on sid er e d s e ri ous . 

" Jack," s he  s aid p rese n t l y , se ttl ingall h er attentionupo n he r  wo rk,
" you'v e ne ve r ask ed meanyth in g about myself.  Isn 't that u nus ua l?Pe rhaps you ar e n otinteres ted, or per ha p s " -- her head bent lowe ro v er 
her wor k--"yo u ,wi t h your g en ero us h e a rt, a re r e ad y to tak e me o n 
t ru st. How ev er," s he  we nton, b e fore  he co uld inte rrupt her, "I intend to tell you w h at y ou refu seto ask. No, " as he l eant fo rwa r d and 
kiss ed he r  again, "now sit up  a nd lig ht yo ur pipe. Ther e are to b e n o
interr upti o ns like that."

S he sm iled wistf u lly andgentl y pushed  him back i nto hischa ir. 

" Now , "  s he began, ash e  set tl ed hims elf  to lis ten , " I m ust  g o back
su ch a lon g,  l on gway . Bef o re I was  b orn .Fat her w a s a se a cap tain 
t he n . F irst th e  c a p tain  o fa wh ale r,  afte rwar d  he  bought  a ship o f h i s
ow nan d trade d round the E as t Indies.He  of ten us e d  to talk  of those
days, not bec a use hehad  anydesi re to tel l m e of t hem ,  but i t seem ed
to  r eli e v e him w he n h ewas in a b a d  te mper.  I  don 't know  what his
trade wa s , b ut I think it  wa s of a nexc i ti n g n at u re. H e often spoke o f
the risk s, wh ich, he sa i d,we re ampl y compe nsate d  by the  money he 
made." T re sler s mil ed gravely . "And f ather mus t  have ma de alot  of
mo ne y a t tha t time ,  fo r hemarrie dmother , bou gh t himsel f a fine house
and land s just  outs ide  Kingston , i n  Ja maica, an d, I  believe,hekep t a
w hol e  army  ofb la cks ervan ts.Y es, and h e  h ast o ld  me, not on c e ,  bu t
a h und r ed tim es,that he dates all his misfortune s fr o m  th e d a y he 
m arried my moth er,  w h i ch alway sseems unfai r to her 
 eagerly_into hers._And now, for the_first
time, her_lover_began to_understand_that there really_was something
amiss with_her. It was that_look, so wistful,_so_appealing, that
roused his apprehension. He pressed her to tell him her trouble,
until, for sheer_misery,_she could_keep_it_from him no longer.

"It's nothing,"_she faltered, with trembling lips.

Watching_her face_with a lover's jealousy he kept silence, for_he_knew
that her first_words were only her woman's preliminary to something
she considered_serious.

"Jack," she said presently, settling all_her attention upon_her_work,
"you've_never asked me anything_about myself. Isn't that unusual?
Perhaps you_are not interested, or perhaps"--her head_bent lower over
her work--"you, with your generous_heart, are ready to take me_on
trust. However," she went on,_before he_could interrupt her, "I intend
to_tell you what_you refuse_to ask. No,"_as he leant forward and
kissed her_again, "now sit_up and light your pipe. There_are_to be no
interruptions_like_that."

She_smiled wistfully_and gently pushed_him_back into_his_chair.

"Now," she began, as he settled_himself_to listen, "I must go back
such a_long, long way. Before_I_was born. Father was_a sea captain
then. First the_captain of a whaler, afterward he_bought a_ship of_his
own and traded round the East Indies. He often used to_talk of those
days, not because he_had any desire to_tell me_of_them, but it_seemed
to_relieve him_when he was in a bad temper._I don't_know what his
trade was, but I_think it was of_an_exciting nature. He often spoke of
the_risks, which, he said, were amply_compensated by the money he
made."_Tresler_smiled_gravely. "And father must have_made a lot of
money at that_time, for he_married mother, bought himself a fine house
and_lands_just outside Kingston, in Jamaica, and,_I_believe, he kept a
whole army of_black_servants._Yes, and he has told_me, not once, but
a hundred times,_that he dates all his misfortunes from the day_he
married my mother,_which always seems unfair to_her