see and share their pleasure."

But now the others were saying good-night and going down to their
state-rooms, and the captain remarked laughingly that he thought the
longed-for time would seem to come sooner if he and she should follow
their good example.

"So it will," returned Violet, promptly rising and slipping her hand into
his arm.

She went first to her mother's state-room, and the door being opened in
answer to her gentle rap, "Are you quite comfortable, mamma, dear?" she
asked. "Is there anything I can do or furnish to make you more so?"

"I am perfectly comfortable and I need nothing but a good night's rest,
Vi, dear," was the smiling response. "Something which I want you to be
taking as soon as possible. We find ourselves here surrounded by so much
that is wondrously enticing to look at, that I fear we will be tempted to
neglect needed rest, and so make ourselves ill."

"Ah, mamma, you and my husband are of one mind, as usual," laughed Violet,
and then with a tenderly affectionate good-night they parted.

Both the captain and Lulu retained their old habit of early rising, and
she joined him upon the deck the next morning just as the sun came peeping
above the horizon.

"Good-morning, papa," she cried, running to him to put her arms about his
neck and give and receive the usual morning caress. "Isn't this a lovely
day? How we shall enjoy it at the Fair--that beautiful Court of Honor is