"On, we have a lovely view from here!" remarked Lulu as they reached the _Dolphin's_ deck.

"I'm not at all sleepy, papa; can't I sit here for a while ?" Grace was saying, "Good-night, papa." He returned it with a fatherly caress, then answered Lulu's query.
"No, daughter; it is long past your usual hour for retiring, and as I want you to feel fresh and bright for to-morrow's pleasure, you, too, may bid me good-night and go at once to your berth." "Oh, yes, sir, that will be the best, I know," she said, rising promptly from the seat she had taken, and with a loving look up into his face--for he was close at her side now.

"What a happy thing it is for me that I have such a kind, wise father to take care of me!" "A father whose strong desire it certainly is to make you and all his children as happy as possible," he said, laying a hand on her head and looking fondly down into her eyes.

"Good-night, daughter, and don't hesitate to call me if anything should go wrong with you or Grace." "Am I also under orders to retire, sir ?" asked Violet with a mischievous smile up into his face, as Lulu bade good-night to the rest of the company and disappeared down the companion-way.
"Not from me," he said, pleasantly taking a seat at her side as he spoke.
"Have I not told you many times that my wife does what she pleases?
At least, if she fails to do so it is in consequence of no order from me." "No; you have never given me one yet, and I believe I should like you to do so for once that I may see how it feels," she added with a low, musical laugh, slipping her hand confidingly into his.
"Perhaps you might not find it particularly agreeable," he returned, pressing the little hand tenderly in his.

"But just to satisfy you I may try it one of these days.