New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29
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have destroyed such good fellowship az had ex'
iitcd. The bald brakeman left his Jelly on his
plate and looked as II he was going to be Ill:
Sir G two Is one ,hs
the other Only the Whitehead clerk, FUN
bling with his bread, had betrayed no particular
emotion being too much taken up with ms
troubles. whatever they were. to perceive that
anything strange was going forward or 10 sym
pathize with tho feelings Of his companions.
Whatever was the matter outside or who
nervous lot One is as bad ms another ana
then, who in heavens name are they Sonspir'
ators, madmen, actors, or practical l0kcrs
By this time dinner was over. The wine was
being put on the table, and was dreadlng the
order to withdraw-for curiosity raised TO the
pitch which mine had reached Is an int3ierable
tear-an unmstakable tear, big, leaden and un-
yentional-rolling down the fat face Of the man
known as Predecessor. The skipper saw It, too,
Come cried he bluntly, " don't give way,
brother We ore all in the same boat
The stout man seemed by melancholy shake
Of the head to demur,
"You do not think so? Come, how do you
foot it upp" asked the sailor bris1ly, affecting
interest as 1 thought, to draw the other into an
argument
:, . They have neither, wife nor chid,' he began
" You have only wife,
the msrc Ranf ma ga" sharply She is
in hundred rec ay in hor th1sana God bless
well, you have no children" the other meel1y
answered, and l have seven, Perhaps that
seems small thing to you, and to make no dlf'
ference
But the skipper, nodding. gravely, confessed
that there was something in the distinction. Aud
on the instant ray of light pierced my mind;
] OWNED who was the plainly dressed woman L
had seen watching the house. Clearly the woman
in hundred The shippers wife. And the two
girls, then-who were theyP Sir Eldred had no
wife or child. No; but at mention OF those re-
lott Aus
lips as in q smile arrested by some gloomy thought
before it took shape, had been visible to one OBJ
serving him. No, he had no wife or child; but
that he had one who some day might be his wife
/ felt sure as sure of it as She was then waiting
and watching outside sharing for some unknown
reason the ill-lit, wind,swept pavement with the
other woman, and dong wiley service before
her time.
No wonder that marveled as I set on the
olives. What-what on earth did IL all mean
The glimpse of light | had gained only made the
was gone. The butler was giving me the sign
to retire The wine was already beginning to
%e ON the the bar5ne to the as a & GSd
come. in another moment the door would have
been closed behind me- when n sound, clear and
prolonged broke the momcntary stiffness of the
square There was nothing in the sound-to me.
though | have heard in lonely farmhouscs and
found it ecrie enough, and though ! know that 1t
is n sound Of awe to supersiltious ioik III alone
would not have stayed my hand upOn the door;
but the effect it produced did. The baronct sworc,
disturbed as it seemed to me, for others rather
than for himself; Fricdricsson started nrrvouSly
muttcred something, and fdgctcd oddly with his
collar. Again the sound rose and fell dlsmally,
of wine as if bv n single impulsc. The skipper
was not one Of these He looked flushed. and was
straining as if he Lad something IN his windppc
The clerks face could not sec his back being
toward me- But lac seemed little moved. even
when third time the long droary howl OF dog
rose on the night air; and Sir Eldrcd, with
ferccr oath. sprarg from his sent
Bund, where the fcnd is that brute? p he
cried roughly. I" II is not Flora? Then send
out and have it stopped. Have it stopped DO
YOU hear you fool? Don't stand there gaming
{ AG COZ! "S hung HIS ''"''>'" '' '''' ''
turned hurricdly to the butler who was by
nv side. to learn why he did not 90. lie 60?
His whole soul was CRYING 10 be gone TO feet !
thnt would not carry him away His face frozc |
nc. His fat checks were Quivering with over |
mastering terror. and his eyes looking past me
past Sir FIdrcd toO-wcrc tho eyes Of n man look; !
ing upon death. I turned with a quick shudder |
TO confNlt the worst
Hal The sl1prer was clawing at his throat /
in an ugy fashion Ills face h1G crown oprTlG
1oSFs ' Hoscs % s"i9 10 @1ssf and VIA
n maediction on the buffers cOwardice II am not |
particularly brave, but there are some things |
such as loosenng n nccicloth. which one does /
owe to ones fellOwcrcatnreSl | sprang forward
and undd the poor fellows collar: and then tned /
+,
that wcre right or noi bu5 thinking. r- ne was
inclined to he violent, that so he would do him. |
self least HARM
"A doctorl" 7 cried, trying to restrain him, |
for he was pulling the cloth from the table |
" Quick fetch a dOctor!' I darcsay that ! spoke |
almost as imperiouSlv as had SIR Eldrcd himself, |
for the truth was that WAS discusted with them
one and all. The butler had escaped / heard
him fling omen the outer door and rush down the !
steps. And l hoped that he had gone for doc |
tor But of the others only Sir Eldrcd. and he |
but perfunctorv as thought. and with dam |
tincss that could never have been less in place
gave me any assistance. The clerk had flung |
himself face downward on sofa. and was vlsl-
bly, shaking from head TO foot. The bald trades
man had retreateG TO Inc G.';1T go. :" IN" room;
and was looking at MS in silence over the back OF |
an armchair behind which he had intrenched |
himself No help would come from them. although |
the poor sailor was now in evil case, roaming at |
he mouth, and working his il vs. Remembering or
fancying that the tongue is sometimes injured in .
these fits / snatched spoon from the floor and |
tred TO insert the handle between his teeth, so as
10 prevent them closing but before | could effect !
this Sir Eldred clutched my arm and knocked |
the spoon from my grasp
Are you mad ?" cried, enraged by his in
reference
Are YOU mad. man ~ he answered, scarcely
lble to speak for excitement and still holding |
my wrist while the perspration ran down his face.
Are you mad, or a fool tired of your life
Hold him down. That is enough, if you can do
It. Bund has gone for the doctor. BY heaven,
you are foolhardy fellow. hut brave onc!'
"The doctor will come daresay," l answered,
not understanding him whit But do not
fancy he Will put our fiendS tongue IN, II once
he bites it off,"
/ meant to be rude. II is not easy to hold down
man in a fit and be civil 10 the lool;cIs-on in
KID gloves But somehow Sir Edrcd missed the
rcbukc. Re more cautious man." he said,
"If | thought this would happen /
would have left the poor fellow TO himself. And
IIigginson? He said he would come at any hour,
night or day! And why the deuce does he not
,ome? But here he Haio!"
glanced up: not at the wretchcd cowards-they
we're beneath regard-but at the newcomer. II
was not the doctor But il was the next best
hing: il was the woman had seen in the square |
the shippers wife. And never felt more thank
ru to sec any one. She would know something
about these attacks and what ought to he done
When | heard her cry Jacll!" and rush toward
him with arms outstretChed to clasp him and
wife like save him from himself the actlon seemed