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There was a tap at the door Sam sat up dizzily He had lost all count of time

"Who's that?"

"I have a note for you, sir"

It was the level voice of J B Midgeley, the steward The stewards of the White Star Line, besides being the civillest andbody of men in the world, all have soft and pleasant voices A White Star steward, waking you up at six-thirty, to tell you that your bath is ready, when you wanted to sleep on till twelve, is the nearest huale

"A what?"

"A note, sir"

Saht He went to the door and took the note froeley, who, his mission accoe Sam looked at the letter with a thrill He had never seen the hand-writing before, but, with the eye of love, he recognized it It was just the sort of hand he would have expected Billie to write, round and sirl He tore open the envelope

"Please come up to the top deck I want to speak to you"

Sauise it from himself that he was a little disappointed I don't know if you see anything wrong with the letter, but the way Saht have been longer and perhaps a shade warht have signed it

However, these were small matters No doubt she had been in a hurry and all that sort of thing The i to see her When asight to see; and the saood when a man has entle sy else at the moment That, he felt, hat the doctor ordered He scrubbed the burnt cork off his face with all possible speed and changed his clothes and made his way to the upper deck It was like Billie, he felt, to have chosen this spot for theirIt would be deserted and it was hallowed for the at the rail, looking out over the water The ht shone on the sea,it look like the silver beach of soirl appeared to be wrapped in thought, and it was not till the sharp crack of Sa stanchion announced his approach that she turned