New-York tribune., 1880-06-20

So obstinate. She had taken q fit-a mania.-intO
her head that she would not leave her cabin all the
THAT evening Annie conhded what Mrs. Cnruthers
had told her to Dick He was not sorIy TO hnC ms y
showed him that her mind was in a healthier state
DO you know, Dick she continued, poor Miss
| Brand is in bad way. and wonder, dear if-it-'
II what Speak. Annie, and don't he afraid
care Of her / should like to if might for. Q
| know what she has lost and must now be suffering;
| and am so-sO1sOrTy for her. Dick remained
heartcd little woman he had for wife despite every
thing he preferred her before al the world. You
don't answer me, Dick. Won't you let me : she
i was thinking, DEAR he said qpictly,,' that
love You for your request Int would rather you
| You could never do her any good, poor girl
| 'WhyT 'Because--Ah, don't ask me, Annie, Now
that the subject is not tahOoed between .us let !me
| tell you that would rather we kept quite apart
| from her. If it Is not well for her to he i'll her
cabin. it wOuld be for her. believe nc t9 see
| me always with yOu Now, do you understand =
Just as yOu please Eut feel rs II | owed her
some reparaton fOr-O Dick darling'l have seen her
anguish. 1t is too dreadful, and times III the
night, when the ship is quiet ana there IL no no
sound stirring but the tread of the officer on me
watch. then / lie awake and hear her moan and
Poor girp sighed Dick sadly. lit has been
| awfuly unfortunate. | meyer cease TO regret this
trouble to herand 10 us ALL would rather have lost
! hundreds of pounds than it shonld have hnppcncd
I am so desperately afraid that it will end in the
| old misery
| What old mseryr
Nothing to do with me dear, don't fear. But
say no more for can't bear to revive old sorrows.
| Days and weeks passed. The doctor still went
| in and out of Miss Brands cabin, growing more and
more ser ous as time went on The SNIP was SalI,hg
| into warm ATTITUDES, having come safely through
belt of squalls; each day the equator was getting
| nearer. Anuie had often seen Miss Brand as she
| had found her that first morning. But lately
| her grief had taken new turn. At night, when
| Dick smoking in the fore part of the vessel,
| Annie would come down to her cabin nnd III tie
| stiffness she could hear the poor girl murmr audi
| bly,: He might have waited, he might nave
waited; and Lthcn She would .mnttcr incohercntly
like one dist tranght. What poor Anne felt at such
moments can never be fully described. She was
plOuS little soul and used To pray great deal that
| so,nr way might I've fouud ont of The troublc.
| Ii had became an accepted fact ut last that Miss
! Brand was invalid who kept to her cabin
Too bad the !caPtan was overheard to say, to
| without an attendant too. But since she Is mere
you must uok after her, doctor, with the ladies'
| and we nuSt make the hest of it. They Will have
t0 send her home again. l expect as soon as shc
gets ont rhuS the matter was finally dismissed
| The weather grew very sultry. Long DAYS or
calm. when the ship refused to move. hut laid likr
n log in Il OF molten glass In the cabins 1t was
sitting; and Adelaide Brand was suffering IN;
tcnsry. The other lady passengers had grown tirtd
of the refractory invalid. and left her very much 70
| herself. She puzzlc Ia them all. and only
one on board knew the truth that dared not he re-
| vcalc,. Poor Annie from her port, stu kept -
silent watch. and yrarIIrd with all her soul l"
compassionate the sufferer.
all board 10 feel tine S p gong even five kn3ts IN
hour After the 0ClOrk dinner was over. n!l hur-
ricd on deck To- welcome the breath "i AR tpA was
waiting 10 refresh them. as ti'c rV'hhR W"f, "'
the ladies had their tea brought to them ON deck
Every one on hoard Was IN good spirits all rXc'p,
| our friend Annie, vino felt weighed down bH sad
| prcStntimrnt and the burden of anotiers sorrow.
| Dick n0licrd that sine WAS looking pale and sal.
| Don't you feel quite the thing he asked
no. If you don't mind, think III 20 be- low for
! "A little and lie dnWn. II II the hot weather We
have had that make, NE feel laneud'
| All right. dear Let me help you down the com
| pauOn. 4 nap will vt ' MI M. ~
! II WAS not to lie down that Annie wanted. Al
| the next cabin. she could think of nothing rl~r; {;
and II WAS from pure sympathy that Sh' "iirh
| came to lee the unseen. uuku"wn c"nll"ul"n "l hrr
lonely hours. suddenly. Wiulc lnlulHh& III t'>'
| thoughts. as She sat hy thr open port. shr saw
something move not very far lton her. IN ih' 49,
| latitude, the twilight ~ short. ana ha,i ai b"l
faded and the moon hal not yet rI,rn. II was too
dark Ia sec distinctly, but il >rmr one ~ ii"
direction Of Mrs brands cabin: Soon all ,d"uIt
| crawlrd thruusl tlr port INTO th' main riiau'.
| Without auuthrr thunght Annie dlNlnrd her intrn-
| ton and rushed deck uahl" To- discern her
husband in the darkucss, she screamed hI, name.
Dick, DiCk. save her
In a moment Dirk Munro was M his wiira side.
| What is II 2 he cried. What Inns happened
Hush! Don't let her hear you, sad ANN" 11 l.
sionat.ly; and. pulling hm 20 The ship oidc. she,
| lcan Thee wa no time tu l,. lost Sh. had mao"
| tlr, spring. and, with shr,"k, was s'nr. ihrk
SAW II all. In flash "f Thought he Io[' "ii aI 4 hs
y
| Miss Brand. Sl" la> fallen overheard. For O"d 5
sake. stop the ShIp .
Being a splrnd swimmer he flung himself in
after her cry of Man oyrrhoari' l."w"r IN"
noats! soon rang through the ship; ORDERS wrr,
given to slackcn sail and volunteers WIRE ht hAnl
10 rescue both. Annie stood on the drrN III nnir
! agony Moments were like eternity. How wouii
all end ? Wa, ii thus She must give up hcr HE =
| JOY Were these two to "S- INT" the other %"rll
together and fnIcvrrf Gods will hc dom" WIS
her brave and only prayer ~. with her hands
pressed on her temples and hcv eyes firmly clo',d,
Ia, itaflf tuf ana II
The excitement on hc ard WAS intense. Som" ot
the ladies we're in Mysteries; every one %as
anXinrIs; but the hral c-t OF all WAS tn" on" that
suffered most. Poor Annie Amid the din ana con
fusion she looked up aud whispered to the doctor
moved aside to let her pass to the opposite Sldr "i
the vessel where, with her hands still pressed ou
her temples she paced mp nnd down the deck IN
the r.stlc-snrsS OF her anguish. One or two indies
came I'D To her but she motiOncd them away. Only
alone could she live through those moments.
At tue end of half an hour the doctor came TO her'
saving = Both bodies nave been found.
'Drowncdv shc screamed.
I'VE don't know yet. There is still hope, ms every
"T's all up viii tho lady She's gone said the
sailor who carried her on board. But there's life
in the gentleman And the speech Twas handed on
Dick was carried to the doctors cabin, and re-
stored tn consciousness. Health and strength were
in his favor and his recovery was not protmCtu
nnJcr the good care of his wife and the doctor. Poor
Adelaide Brand was buried lew days ntHr.
Great were the speculatiOns among the passengers
To account for her fall overheard.
Il think ri tell the captain the whole story when
am we'll again. said Dick to Annie one dayi dur
ing his convnlesccncr. j don't know whether l
nught not TO have done so from the commencement.
But was afraid of doing her an injustice. .
WAS there anything besides her love for you
| Yes .thcro was thi,,' answered tlick,, touching
his forehead significantly. THAT Is why 1t was
broken off between us. W. had been engaged lfoFT
| a wear week before We wcre.tO have been married
She went out Of her mind / can't tell yOu any
more The blow nearly killed mcifoHthe doctors all
said that, although she might and did get we'll she
vas liable to a recurrence ut any time. Any strong
excitement was sure bo fatal. 1t is three years
now since we parted; hoped shc was thoroughly