St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-10-01

all of these the sailors told her would
he of no Use to her. When she looked
disappointed. the small captain would
ask her if she would rather go to Amer
lea than to Iceland.
BIt hy hit. aS she found out how to
make him understand her. she told him
her story, and the mans face grew
dark.
= He try to kill You -
Il d" not know. she said. Il hcf
wished not to believe that: hut | can
not help it. and he wasS my own huS-
| bands brother. 1t waSS Il fearful night
that night and what alr they all doing
now All going roand the shore look
ing for me: OF hcf they gone away to
the farms, thinking that | waSS drown
ed, and AliSter only he will he locking
for me, out 10y the shores of Killccma
where | waSS hearing him cry to me
'-IidSd! IHo>u ="
The farther north they got. the more
rarely they caught il glimpse of any
distant vessel near the horizon: and
hy-and-bN Ailasa resigned hers, If to
going on with them To Iceland. Cap
tain and crew were alike exceedingly
kind and attentive to her. The cabin
into which she had ',ccn ut first rIShclcd
WAS reserved for her exclusive use
Such dclicacicS ;S the ships stores at-
f"rdcd were prepared for her indeed.
She had been accustomed to consider
ably roughcr fare in the rude islands of
the llchidcS. And again and again
she hr>"u@ht the captain Sometimes
with tears i'll her ewes To express to
the men her gratitude to them for their
kindness: and a> for himself she would
leave il Ia her husband. Ali>tcr Lew i.
t" take the proper means ot thanking
him when she got back to her own
home.
But anothcr bitter disappointment
WIS III store fnr her. After the Ion"
and tedious VOYAGE that seemed tn hc
carry In% her hrNomd the confines of The
known world. they SIM land It last
and when. IN course of time. they sailed
INTO Tia" small p"It of Rev kjaN ik. she
looked forward with great JOY to meet
In% some of her own coumtrNmcn. who
would take her back to WIrk or storm
"WaN, CT even Grccnuck. There W;~
not Il single British Vessel of amy de
>cIIptl"n IN the halbor. She cIicd 81
icnill hut She hid hcI tears. iur she
WIS ashamed I" show apparent ingIati-
tldc tn those ho had done 81 much fuI
her.
''l"u rest here small time" said the
captain. rh,cIfuIll. We get the frc>h.
then We sail. Then N"u shall find many
Em=lrc~h Ships. much many Emglcc>h
ships. when We 20 back hundreds
EngIcc>h ships that =" t" Glasgow"
To Glasgow. She repeated me-
,.l.,,,i...,lI, 4 l.. l..
that distant city "f which she had heard
"t which she had dreamed many Il
time in reading Ali>tcI'> letters to hen
All that >h" knew "t the place WAS the
address "t the shop III Glll"wgat /"
which -hr had >rmt hen letters in reply.
''llat N"u ANY money - said her fIirnd
the >Inall captain.
NO. not amy. she said.
''l"u want money. oh YES" hr said
''whcn l"u 90 To Glasgow. GIrcn"ck
al t" the other harhor. tor N"u To ="
home. Here some money. Pay me
back IN Il lrttcr.
He took ont Il wcll-wurn leather
pulse. on th" outside of which wrrr
Large initials worked in gold beads.
MY Nilc. he said. with proud
smile. my wife Il" that YES. Here
some money tom Nou."
H." Offered her thrc" Napnlcon>. which
she took. But meanwhile she had
quickly um'l"n" from round her neck
the chain /" " hich Was attached Il small
and pretty silver watch that Nicul
Lewis had bought l"r her in Stnrnnwal.
Both of these while She WAS too much
confused tn speak She offered To HIM
Nv hat i that ," he said. with Il sud
den trnwu.
lit l>> present. She said. timidly.
~ "u hct been very kind To me-
Non :" the French captain sad. with
angry Nchcmcucr. Take AWAY. No
present toIr me
He looked ut the Young wirl at her
frightened and mpl"ring face then he
shrugged his shoulders and laughed.
BE not airat - he said. motiouing
back her hand. 1T is no matter. am
not angry. lnu air or ly Il child."
CHAPTER WILL
"A> WE RODE IN BY GLASGOW TOWN
In due course of line the small French
schooner had taken in her cargo of salt
fish: the period of waiting having seem
ed inmumclahlc ages To the Noung High
land giil. Then they set sail once
more. and there w;> not ANY one of the
Scamcn kept Il better lookout than She
did. And they We're more fortunate ON
their voyage south; for before long
they fell in with Il homcward- bound
steamer. the captain of which willingly
took AIlaSa on board. He would carry
her to Glasgow. where she would take
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