Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-01-11

men who were IN her." Anderson re-
piled, gravely. You weEe one OF the
passengers, I take. ,it22''se glapclng atthe
stEie and texture of his dress, which, at
once forbade the idea Of lbs being one
'ad..'I rI.ss aS,faiIs :. .'sisytc iae ".s'.sa.
'"1henewasia woman and child
,f"Yes, A heard about it, he inter-
rupted. hastily. 1.-The woman is dead,
/ underestimate q. jill 8" los
..She died at sunrise this morning, at
my house. , 81! 34
WAS she conscious at alp" he
asked, quickly, faint color coming into
his pale, olive cheek. ..-.s. 30, j.,
'r''I think She was conscious nearly all
the time, but she appeared too exhaust
ed to talk much. think. she was in
jured internally, as wellas being chilled
and exhausted. Did you know her, sir3'
Il saw her the day. think it was
before the Storm he answered, careless
ly. :" believe she was an ginvalid-or
delicate, at least. Idon't remember the
name. if heard it. .... sa...r..s. .--a !.
AS he said this he lifted his eyes in a.
swift, stealthy way and dropped them
again instantly. There was something
peculiar in their expression and color,
but Anderson only thought Of it indiffer-
err thoughts.
81 am sorry you don't remember the
name. I hoped to learn something,
about her; perhaps they may, know,"7
Anderson said, glancing at the men in
the boat, who were just, in shore. 5e',s's
'|Then she didn' tell you anything?'',
Something--a faint shadow of eNulta-
ton, it seemed, in the mans tone made
Anderson look up quickly. But there
was, nothing but the kindest interest,
with perhaps a touch of serious regret,
in the quiet, handsome face. 'sl .f0" ri
,"Well, she had better not have said
anything; she only said their name was
not Mallard, but she left off before tell
ing what it was. Perhaps it was only
an insane vagary, but the child-she's
an odd, fiery little thing-insists on
knowing acHao she is. =! There was trunk
on board the vessel, belonging to the
woman, and she's said it was all in there
all the story. But it's very doubtful
about the trunk being founti,, and it will
be likely to be broken up if it Isl 81.
~ should suppose so. am very
sorry 1 am unable to give you any in
concerning her.. Twill intro,
duce you to the mate. Mr.. La -Noir; per-
haps he can do So. -, .,g
MIR. Anderson thanked him warmly;
he was very kind and gentlemanly, and
he showed his goodness of heart by the
strong interest he evinced in this poor,
unknown woman - eaffa ..sl -,rr
The mate of the LIE Brun knew moth
ing whatever of the unfortunate
woman; but he had seen the child,
often, and once she had told him that
her name was Viola Mallard. The man
who was with him-Dorrance. one of
the LIE Bruins crew-also remembered
the child, but never saw the woman
but once, and that the day before the
storm, when she1had come on deck for
a few moments He had an impression
that she was ill, for she was very pale
when he noticed her, and trembled so
that the Captain gave her his arm to
assist her below. He believed there
was no one but himself and Mr.. De-
Vries on the deck at the time, as prob
ably the. gentleman would remember.
He glanced up as he said this, and Mr..
De Vries-for that was the name of the
very gentlcmanly passenger-replied to
the look by saying:
"Yes, torrance, I remember per-
| fectly. ] think / mentioned to you that
saw the lady and thought her ill, or
delicate" he added, turning to MIR. An
| derson.
Again that faint chord of exultation
in the smooth tone struck Anderson,
but he forgot it a moment after, Or only
thought of it as popularity of the
mans speech. @a
p, After little more inquiry concerning
the wrecked vessel, the parties separ-
! ated; Mr.. DeVries going back to town,
as he wished to take an early train to
proceed to his destination, which, how
| ever. he forgot to mention; and LaNoir
and Dorrance waiting a little longer to
make arrangements Tor the burial of
their three fellow-voyagers.
! The LIE Brun was a merchant vessel,
| laden with laces and millinery. goods
principally, carrying besides such pas
sengers aSdesired such accommodations
and fares as she offered. If the trip was
not as speedy or comfortable as one
could make on the steamers, it had at
I least one merit, viz: economy. One
! could hardly suppose, however, that the
elegantly dressed Mr.. DeFries came in
the LIE Brun for that reason. if others did.
Father" said Ralph, in a low tone,
/" 1 wish you would come down towards
the Point with me. There is a black
\ hair trunk there, and think it is the
one we want to find. f'--z-.--,-- l.--.-. ss-r
N''How came you to find it SO quickly?'
"Quickly! It's more than an hour
since we came down I searched the
shore for nearly a mile before i found
! this, and, besides, / WASH looking for
the trunk when L found it You saw
that tall, handsome looking man who
went up in, the first team9 Well, it's
queer, auyway!n and a perpleNed look
fclouded the eager, flushed face.
u. What Isl queer? l saw nothing
strange; and as for. the, gentleman-De
Fries is his name-he evinced warm
! interest in the unknown lady, and was
I very sorry he could give us no further
| Information concerning her name, or
history, or friends +, af e>s
+ perhaps, yes of course Ralph
said, a0sently, the puzzled look still on
| his face.
They. walked On in silence till they
came to a little ledge of broken rock