New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06

and sophie erred out; Jack, you are looking
wonderfully well-quite handsome, | assure you;
'Brown.as nut, Jack, exclaimed AIIena' oe'-
tainly. the sea agrees with some people
But how can be smiling ana talkIpg 10 1ou
and looking AT yOu 2 said Sophie On. JACK. can
err forget Tia yon followed lorenzo %
Now, girls bavled my uncle, let's nave no non,
sense Only talk what you mean ana theh We Il
get along
Il suppose Florence and her aunt have arrived at
Clifton LOdgeT said l. ,, 1900,
Oh dear yes answered sophie we GaIleaI upo POI,
Florence yesterday Papa anu, Mt. Ia"ho a.. a.
friends again nov. Jack. But. do you know thai
Emily Hawke is dead-p0Or Emily, whom we useu
10 meet in the bath-char -
blow to Florence fear.' said l. When dd she ule'
ON Christmas night. responded my aunt t a.,
Heaven preserve u.s. | exclaimed that was the
night on whlch we were wrecked. Mr.. Hawke came
very TO being rendered chldloss altogether on
Christmas night. ...,
uncle You'll find n wonderful change ~ Linn. 10
more pomps nor yanitles jack sorrow mas gau aI
hold of him as you sailors eaten hou Ql s" t @.'
has wrung HIM out. He invited me to the t!IneIal
and then we struck up acquaintanGe again. auu
since then we've been good friends. lie Vas very
fond Of Emily she was his pet, thInhi TAT "no"u
of Florence IN his Affection.
1t was very sad. said my aunt ...,,,
How is Florence bearing the news lot IL VIII ne
Pretty well. I think answered Sophie She has
gone through 40 much since she left home, tlaJ EIle
can't be expected to pierce deep rs 1t would 4ad
life for don't know how many weeks ill .,
fine bit Of reasoning that AZ SoR tIaf iaJ a ry
Florence is full of what the old poets would can
yOur rayIshing idea to suffer acutely from any DO"
that isn't aimed at your lug
That's about it, observed Amelia. -
And can you give me any news OF Mr; More
combe 2 l inquired, looking from one to another.
Hes not been seen IN these parts SINCE 'no
StrathmOre sailed answered my uncle,
There j. no doubt that he and Mr.. Hawke have
ouarrelled' exclaimed sophie .
You know nothing for certain, then sai9 l.
You see. my boy observed my uncle inc sud
iect'S "A delicate one. Hawke knew that was
aware MorccOmhe had left the Strathnere Sea--icN'
and that you had pursued the voyage WIN lOrenCe
we did not sneak until after Emily- death. The
poor old chaps bereavement made me anxious to
s1y nothing To pain him, or give words To any I'M
pleasant memory. But You'll get All ne ncNs ABOUT
Nlorecombe when you meet Florence.
At all events Jack, you may take II from me- me-.
said Sophie, thar you nave nothing more % lear
from that odiOus young man.
It'll be three weeks ago. dating from yesterday
| Jack said my uncle, SINCE MI hawke cdHeu Pou
me in q hurry with face as Whlle a. your slI';
Mr. Sevtuour' he cried. / have inst received
some dreadful news from the owners OF the etr9tl-
more She has been IN collision, and tOuLdeTcd IN
the Indian Ocean. Only one boat. picked mp ~ a
small vessel, has been a. yet accounted Tor NY
daughter and sister were m the = IN cilaIgt %
vour nephew. Oh, my God" he cried hiding hi5
f,c" and sobbiug terribly If ms daughter should
have persisted. if my poor grl should be dr9"heu'
The was terrible sh1ek 90 me- JleA' III
tiuued my uncle. all of Ms listening 10 nm Win
grave faces and in dead silence Thought OF you
NV lad. and how your young life might have been
rut of by bit of wild romance, m the uahu!dctre
80 1rbicI was pretty nearly as guilty you.
| However bottled up my feelings ana put good
/ face on the matter and tOid nun I.li on McIc Il
siI,r that # the ladies with YOU they were IN
frsr-r;tte hands and urged him toMalt bit before
living wlv to his grief since any hour night bring
/ the news OF the other boats safety Wen, JACK.
/ few days ago there came more rom nm wy
dear tlr seymour. | have Just receiyed Telegram
/ from Plymouth announcing that my daughter ana
! sister have been landed there by the steamship
/ CIoryviIliJu ana tnat your nephew has proceeded
/ in the vessel to London The letter was 10 that
! effect and il wound up with leryeht tHihh'HlVns
~ cod Lack II did me good 70 get chat letter the
/ fear of your loss had weighed heavily upon rs all
/ lad ,.,.- Gil,
| went aud ny aunt said: We were miserable nom
/ ill., ,,omcnt Mr. Hawke called TIL the hour on
/ which we received his letter, telling Us you ana
Florence were safe was not NIUE moved 10 IoOA
| ronnd upon their kind faces and Judge that, DIV
] what I saw there, had been tjcir son or DTolher
- oeec+ion for me could hardly be much deeper
! tLan II was / fell TO talking TO them about the
voyage anu - -, bo} an hour of dinner time be-
ne n%c 7 brou riit my yarn to close. don't know
that skipped 4 single point or consequence JOIu
| thcm OF the name | had shipped under, row M
| messed Aunt Damaris had been by II. how had
shared one ~ the cabins WIN N@rec"mDe ms hi"u-
uer of speahf about old hawke, MS IeaIlQl sea
sickness, anu departure from me vessel Oh Tue l. ~
Of Wight. and IN all my ne hcssI iietII peoplc
| laurb n, nv relations did-one and all OF en- my
| amt crimson and my uncle lying back TIL /
! thnuubt he would eXplOde-Wheu described 4i0re-
cOu,bcs drunken behavior a he went over the SIDE;
! and Aunt DamarIss appearance a. sht watched
! him Then | gave them an account OF the voyage
the M sseu gers Aunt Damari5s liking Tor me rs Mr.
| Er.r+on and so on till came 10 the COLLISION and
01Ir night IN the gg and our stay on ~ raul g. ana
our getting away IN the brig. ny Mds, until /
| came TO tel the story protest hardly Knew what
| real romance il was vet you'd have known there
vas he proper sort Of stun in II 10 seize and hold
the attention udely and briefly related as was
| every word that fell from my lips with sort OF
fixed brrathless stare at me az though they feared
IL they did so much as WINK theil eS - thcS Il Hiss
o'Wonderful" shouted my uncle, when had made
an end Jack, ITS the biggest thing III sAlpWrecAS
What a romance cried my aunt; think of two
lovers cast away upon such rock as MI Jack de
' " it'll an old aunt to look after them said
1Oh, Jack exclaimed sophie. when Florence is
| vour wife what deal you viii have 10 tax ABOUT.
Meanwhile said my uncle dinner VIII DO ready
| soon. 80 let get ready Tor IT, , ,
! Well rght though the dinner the talk was about
! +he shipwreck and the island. and atterWard, when
INV uucle wanted his cigar, and eXhOrted his vile
and daughters withdraw and leave rs alone, they
refn-rd ~ 20 no they liked the smell of smoke 10
was ridiculous to ask them 70 WtLdraw tloIe
niust really be- a limit 10 mems tyranny ana tley
chung To their seats while went on warning ABOUT
| Florcuce and the StTathmOre and AuRt Damaris.
And now Jack said my uncle, smoking win
his feet hoisted up, what do you think old Hawke
means TO do
4 only wish knew said |.
Why papa, what can he dc, particularly after
Florence and Jack have been cast away together z
exclaimed sophie OF course, he il saNuoh the
.Ireay don't see how he (,n help it, observed my
aunt
ANYWAY. remarked my Uncle. you saved her
aud her aunts life and tlat ought % make great
hoe in the old chaps gratitude
I can't pretend that sarcd their lives SAID l.
We took our chance together, and came out OF the
mess safely
And what ! yc call stecring the sig through q
gale of wind and navigating the brig for q week
cried my uncle. Would they have saved their
lives without you"
Not So much as You think IS due 70 me- uncle,
-aId l. very truthfully. But 10 matter about that.
Thank Cod nv darling il safe ~ nome at last, on