Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-07
NO. 1856.
Gales ano Skettbes.
From Tinsley's Magazine.
ON THE VOYAGE OUT.
Continued from yesterday }

Brand never appeared. Stewards began
10 grumble; they thought she might come
to meals. but the boy who was laid off TO
wait upon her shrugged his shoulders as
| though he knew more than he chose to
say. Mrs. Caruthers became nervous, and
eonfided one day on deck that she feared
Miss Brand was very ill--peculiar. in fact.
Indeed, she hardly dared to say what she
| Thought. lit was too bad of her friends
10 send 4 Girl like that out without a spe-
cial attendant. or relatives of her own, to
look after her. She had taken fit--a
mania-into her head that she would not
leave her cabin all the vsvage. and she
supposed no one could prevent her doing
as she liked"
That evening Annie contided what Mrs.
Caruthers had told her to Dick. He was
not sorry to find his wife open the sub
iect of her own accord as it showed him
her mind was in healthier state.
"Do YOU know. X" she continued.
poor Miss Brand is in a very bad way,
and wonder. dear. if--if-"
"li what? Speak Annie, and don't be
afraid"
well, if might go and wait on her.
and take care other. | should like to. if
might for. o. Dick" seizing her hand,
.'by what | feel for you l know she has
lost. and must now be suffering, and I am
so-so-sorrv for her.
Dick remained silent. First of all he
was thinking what golden-hearted little
| woman he had for wife. and how, des-
pite everything. he preferred her before
| all the world.
You don't answer me. Dick. Won't
you let me ?n she asked,
IL was thinking. dear he said quietly,
'that love You for your request. but [
| would rather you did not offer. 1t is kind
of YOU. and like you. but you could never
do her any good, poor girl"
"Why p'
"Because-Ah. don't ask me, Annie.
Now that the subject is not taboocd be-
tween us. let me tell you that | would
rather we kept quite apart from her. 1t
| is not well for her to ne in her cabin, it
would be worse for her, believe me, to
see me always with you. Now do you un-
| lerstandp"
Just as you please. But feel as if
wed her some reparation, for-O, Dick
| larling. have seen her anguish. 1t is
| 100 dreadful, and sometimes in the night,
when the ship is quiet. and there is no
sound stirrin but the tread of the officer
of the watch. then lie awake and hear
her moan and sigh. and can't sleep"
| Poor girl ~ sighed Dick, sadly. at
has been awlully unfortunate. l never
cease to regret this trouble to her and to
us all would rather have lost hundreds
Of pounds than it should have happened.
| am so desperately afraid that it will end
in the old misery"
| "What old msery?"
| Al: l., a., :. y.
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 Brand cabin,
growing more and more serious as time
went on.
The ship was sailing into warm laii-
tudcs. having come safely through belt
OF squalls; each day the equator was
getting nearer.
Annie had often seen Miss Brand as she
had found her on that first morning. But
lately her grief had taken new turn.
At night when Dick was smoking in the
fore part of the vessel. Annie would come
down to her cabin, and in the stillnes she
would hear the poor girl murmuring au-
dibly:
"He might have waited. he might have
waited;" and then she would mutter in
coherently like one distraught
What poor Annie felt at such moments
can never be fully described.
She was u pious little soul, and used to
pray great deal that some way might
be found ont of the trouble.
II became m accepted fact at last that
Miss Brand was an invalid who kept to
her cabin.
"Too bad" the captain was overheard
to say, ''to send girl on board in that
state Of health, and without an attendant.
too.
But since she is here, YOU must look
after her. doctor. with the ladies', and we
must make the best Of it.
They will have to send her home again.
] expect. as soon as she gets OUT
Thus the matter was finally dismissed.
Theweather grew very sultry. Long
days of calm. when the ship refused to
move. but lay like log in sea of mol
ten glass.
In the cabin it was sitting; and Ade-
laide Brand was suffering intensely. The
other lay passengers had grown tired Of
the refractory invalid, and left her very
smuch TO herself.
She was puzzle to them and all. and
only one On board knew the truth, that
dared not be revealed.
Poor Annie, for her part. still kept Il
silent watch. and yearned with all her
soul TO compassionate the sufferer.
At length a breeze sprung up. How
grateful were all on board to feel the ship
going even five knots an hour. After the
3 O'Clock dinner WIS over. all hurried on
deck to welcome the breath Of air that
waited to refresh them. As the evening
wore on, the ladies had their tea brought
to them on deck.
Every one on board was in good spirits,
ali except our friend Annie, who felt
weighed down by sad presentment and
the burden Of another's sorrow.
Dick noticed that she was looking pale
and sad.
Don't you feel quite the thing?''
mo. If you don't mind, think I'll go
below for little while and lie down. 1t
is the hot weather we have had that makes
me feel languid.''
"All right, dear. Let me help you