. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. uch, Im , weel, Jinnut is a nice lass an she was wi us fur aguid mony years, sae heres a wee bit weddin present taeth baith o ye! Guid luck tae ye, an if ye ever wanthelp, dinna be frichtit tae gie me a call. Tellyphone meat ma office first though. I widny want Mistress Ross oryer brither tae ken I was seein ye. Guid luck an guid-bye! He fussed out again leaving the astonished Alecgazing at the two ten pound notes which the good-naturedalderman had thrust into his hands. They were married quietly that afternoon and spent abrief honeymoon ar
. The Viking blood; a story of seafaring. uch, Im , weel, Jinnut is a nice lass an she was wi us fur aguid mony years, sae heres a wee bit weddin present taeth baith o ye! Guid luck tae ye, an if ye ever wanthelp, dinna be frichtit tae gie me a call. Tellyphone meat ma office first though. I widny want Mistress Ross oryer brither tae ken I was seein ye. Guid luck an guid-bye! He fussed out again leaving the astonished Alecgazing at the two ten pound notes which the good-naturedalderman had thrust into his hands. They were married quietly that afternoon and spent abrief honeymoon around Loch Katrine. Three days later,McKenzie was at his station on the focsle-head of theAnsonia watching the tug straighten her out on the firstmile of the run from Plantation Quay to the East Riverwharves. He was supremely happy, and as his ship swungdown the roily river, his thoughts were of his bride ofthree days awaiting his return in a quiet but inexpensivelodging-house, and facing the future on an income oftwelve pounds per JANET made Alec McKenzie a good wife. She suppliedthe ambition and aggressiveness which her husbandlacked. No one could say he lowered himself by marry-ing Janet McKinnon, for she was quick to realize her hus-bands assets in the way of family connections and genuineability, and she carried herself as if she were the acceptedniece, by marriage, of the Laird of Dunsany. Other mateswives called on her, more out of curiosity than kindness, butshe would have none of them and treated them coldly. Herdemeanor impressed the visitors, as it had already im-pressed the landlady, and the latter bruited the story thather lodger was the daughter of a **Hielan Chief—some-what rejuced in circumstances. Mrs. McKenzie did notdeny the story; she rather accepted it and even hinted atit in casual conversation with gossipy callers. Alec was a first-class chief officer, but that wasnt goodenough for Janet. She longed for the day when she couldbe referred to as Mrs
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