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called to him to move on. Ever eager to dee new lands and new
scenes, he was able to convey this same spirit to his brothers and
after a siege of coaxing and cajoling, persuaded both to accompany
him on a voyage from San Francisco to Australia. The pleadings
of the mother and father availed nothing against the persuasive
tones of Harry’s voice, and ere long the three were making prep
arations for their departure./
II
The Voyage and the Fair Passenger
Judge and Mrs. Osburn went with their sons to the dock where
they boarded the vessel which was to- take them on their way.
Farewells were said, handkerchiefs were waved and ere long the
ship was out upon the ocean, heading toward the west.
It was a clear day in September. Not a breath of air was stir
ring. The sea was perfectly calm and smooth. Nothing but the
wild cries of the sea gulls, as they hovered overhead, disturbed the
tranquility of thesdtne.
Engrossed with the scene the Osbnrns stood at the stern of the
vessel and watched the shore line gradually receding from -sight.
The scene was something new to both Jim and John and they re
mained on deck all afternoon, enjoying it to, the fullest.
In the evening they strolled leisurely about the deck, convers
ing with each other in brotherly fashion. They walked up toward
the bow of the ship, paying little attention to anybody who might
be around, until they noticed a young lady seated in a steamer chair
and near her an old gentleman. Harry, the first to see her, little
Imagined that this young woman was to play an important part in
the lives, of his two brothers and himself. The girl was talking
earnestly to her companion whom they found was her father. She
was .pointing out the beauties of a sunset at sea. The three at once
paused and were immediately attracted to her. Her face shone with
admiration of the scene as she talked to her parent. Sympathy,
affection and queenly character—all were portrayed in that beau
tiful face and that tender voice.
She was tall and slender and her dark eyes shone with the in
timation that she was a young woman of culture. There was some
thing in the look of those eyes that at once drew the brothers to
her and made them all long to know her. She, however, paid little