The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-16
A SECRET OF THE SEA

II mpp0sethat bv this time fo-morow
see shall anchor ia the bay said COL
GRAY.
nles. thia is The last Of orr pleasant
evening" IL the Ocean Greyhound is tue
20 her promise. sail pretty lTs. Mor-
inner.
Ii WIS very pleasant evening, too.
houen chilly. as september evenings
Ie apt o. boon the Atlantic a glorious
un moon. cStinvuishlng The stars and
-aslIng o cliit-iug pail a,hwart the
sea. scarcely uiled by the gentle breeze
hat filled the ais and urged the flying
vessel with aofl murmW Most Of the
pas myers were below. playing cards,
% enjoying the music, OF which an oc-
.asioual strain loated up on deck adding
luo more touch 10 the weird sweetness OF
.he Gene A little group of iouI or five
persons sat ia the moonlight chatting
ma watching the maueurers Of two o.
.hroe stray couples, each seeking e.
mouop0lize that nook behind the wheel
lou1e. whor. the neon can Be seen 90
.he greatest advantage end fictitious
ISOLATION encourages the Interchange Of
entiment5 as ardent as they are tran
Ient.
~4ou wifi not be sorry % exchange
hese pleasant evenings for something q
title livelcr though, exclaimed lr
lortimcrs niece. brilliant creature
whose magnetic vitality rang ln lcr clear
.oice and scinulated ~ her ripping haf
nd flashing ewes CATER two years
ard study 10 Milan you can fancy loN
feel at the near approach OF 4e" York
lnd Newport
"Ihorcs not much TO keep one alive
20 the ocean trip nowadays said the
-0uug man who sat opposite her, and
yhO had been rambling all over The globe
.ora year seeking adventures and finding
lone and was NOW returning home, COM
.incod that Whatever MIGHT happen %
i'm in Che future. Il could hardly be
more interest ting than the past.
"This r. mv first sea voyage, ' sand the
oloncl, land / have enjoyed IL. But
should be clad onoushto see land again.
And J. Do said the only member Of the
ittle group who had not previously
D0kon. Glove the sea, and have had
MANY adventures on IL, and am never
ired of is lights and sounds
Tho speaker was @ woman IN the In.
Ian summer Of her life, swceter and
more beautiful than many q young
woman, stamped as she was with the
ndeible traces Of great joys and great
Ticfs
"Tel us something, 9lrs. Odcll," cried
,lrs. Morlimers niece, imploringly. ~
now sou must have seen real tragedies
-shipwrecks and such things. W
II have seen many tragedies and more
han one shipwrcck," she said, half &c.
uctantly, "and If you like / viii tel
you an incident that happened on SHIP
/ hat was wrecked when | was On my
way TO the Cape il IL. .,
Mrs. Mortimer drew her fur cloak
closer about her, and her niece sa, coWI
~ low stool, clasping her slender VIM,
lands round her auuts knee, ana rcst
.uy her check upon thcmi the young
4 .ourist took up position from which DC
commanded q good view OF her pretty
FACE. and the colonel settled himself Will
IN air OF interest. He WIS good is
.ener. remarkably so for military man
Nrs. Odell BEGAN her story, eccentuat
n9 bv SLIGHT but impressive gesticuia
ion her soft, rich yolce ana quiet ue
+ livery.
several years agO-ten or a dozen
I was Oh nav way TO the Cape OF Goo.
; Hone In sailing ship. My husband ant
.hldNn we're living then-all three arr
lead now-but / ieit them in England T.
visit my parents in Cape Town. ana
/ Ccut on ii sailing snip. because i M,
4 1een very i.l and was ordered voyage
+ There were but few passongcr o.
even first class and some twenty en-
grants iu the siceIggc. among lAe 80
/ loon passengers was e. vory pretty young
woman. scarcely 20, going our IS gov
/ .rness To Australia.
eve put in at Madeira ond took OF
board TWO passengers, Ion "hon 1n'
+ captains cabin was secured, newly
married couple, not long over theu
honeymoon Everything becomes know
On board, especially during long v0y
ace. and the young vile bad % InalC
/ with Der, who probably supplied al tA'
details She knew and filed Up The gap
! with hen IMAGINATION. IL becane known
~ any rate. within o few hours, that Tia
/ lady was an helres5 CT Immense wealth
/ and the Gentleman was tho pennies
Younger son OF Il good family. Tile lnaf
riage was much against the Wish q tA'
brides family, but she was JI't OF ag'
and perfect mistress Of her prop-sIy
and she had been married d lev
weeks before i met hcr, and had gone &
Madeira. intending 70 spend tie winte
there. 1t was quite q su~aen freak, thei
COMING ON board. and could hardly Ia"
hoau tie Door things wish for size was
w,etchod sailor ana Tor two or tire
davs after we pat 10 ga again she re
NAMED in her berth. walled Oh ~ ne
maid and uunoticed by every one else
The husband was about SO, @ very hand
some and attractive man-darI, tai
with q heavy lack musIache and CLEAN
Ing white teeth, which were oiten enouSl
seen. for lac was most lively and agree
able talser. full Of wit and nonsense, VIII
an amusing anecdote for every occasion
/ oud generally tho sort Of man TO be
/ mime favorite OH board q sailing ship
whth every ono is sure 70 be bored NOR
On less. Especially was he attentive am
cousiderate toward the ladies, ana
heard. though Ibid not seeanything then
that the pretty goyeress usurped q lafg
norton OF his care. This seemed natura
enough. as she was alone, and most Of u
took a little extra notice Of her On tia
account.
"WeIl. after d day or two the brld
hogan 10 come on deck little, and whel
She gained some flesh and color we coul'
see how pretty she was, and how iull Q
Charming ways. Another thing was 500
easily seen also, and that was that what =
ever might be the state OF her husband
affections, she simply worshiped HIM
Han owes followed him about with kin
Of reverence. aps WIEN he anoks 'h