and yours -- -- " Will interposed; but without coherence. "I beg of you not to -- to belittle your deed of Christian charity this night," said the voice. "Be sure that it has not escaped His notice." It stopped, and there was a full minute's silence. Then it came again: "We have spoken together upon that which -- which has befallen us. We had thought to go out, without telling any, of the terror which has come into our -- lives. She is with me in believing that to-night's happenings are under a special ruling, and that it is God's wish that we should tell to you all that we have suffered since -- since -- -- " "Yes?" said Will softly. "Since the sinking of the Albatross." "Ah!" I exclaimed involuntarily. "She left Newcastle for 'Frisco some six months ago, and hasn't been heard of since." "Yes," answered the voice. "But some few degrees to the North of the line she was caught in a terrible storm, and dismasted. When the day came, it was found that she was leaking badly, and, presently, it falling to a calm, the sailors took to the boats, leaving -- leaving a young lady -- my fiance -- and myself upon the wreck. "We were below, gathering together a few of our belongings, when they left. They were entirely callous, through fear, and when we came up upon the deck, we saw them only as small shapes afar off upon the horizon.