and stable affair than the one that belonged to Miss Katherine Earle,
was brought to him. Then he untied the tag from his own chair and tied
it to the flimsy structure that had just been offered to him; next he
untied the tag from the lady's chair and put it on his own.

"Now, steward," he said, "do you know the lady who sat in this chair?"

"No, sir," said the steward, "I do not. You see, we are only a few hours
out, sir."

"Very well, you will have no trouble finding her. When she comes on deck
again, please tell her that this chair is hers, with the apologies of
the gentleman who broke her own, and see if you can mend this other
chair for me."

"Oh yes," said the steward, "there will be no trouble about that. They
are rather rickety things at best, sir."

"Very well, if you do this for me nicely you will not be a financial
sufferer."

"Thank you, sir. The dinner gong rang some time ago, sir."

"Yes, I heard it," answered Morris.

Placing his hands behind him he walked up and down the deck, keeping an
anxious eye now and then on the companion way. Finally, the young lady
whom he had seen going down with the elderly gentleman appeared alone on
deck. Then Morris acted very strangely. With the stealthy demeanour
of an Indian avoiding his deadly enemy, he slunk behind the different