anything against him as a MAN, but they didn't want her to throw
herself away on a sailor.

"Well, when Alan Dunbar knew that he must go to California in the
_Fanny_ he was in despair. He felt that he could NEVER go so far
away for so long and leave his Margaret behind. And Margaret
felt that she could never let him go. I know EXACTLY how she
felt."

"How can you know?" interrupted Peter suddenly. "You ain't old
enough to have a beau. How can you know?"

The Story Girl looked at Peter with a frown. She did not like to
be interrupted when telling a story.

"Those are not things one KNOWS about," she said with dignity.
"One FEELS about them."

Peter, crushed but not convinced, subsided, and the Story Girl
went on.

"Finally, Margaret ran away with Alan, and they were married in
Charlottetown. Alan intended to take his wife with him to
California in the _Fanny_. If it was a hard journey for a man it
was harder still for a woman, but Margaret would have dared
anything for Alan's sake. They had three days--ONLY three
days--of happiness, and then the blow fell. The crew and the
passengers of the _Fanny_ refused to let Captain Dunbar take his
wife with him. They told him he must leave her behind. And all
his prayers were of no avail. They say he stood on the deck of