Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-02

Il could never sec tnht she urtahtu you'
| could never see that she objected TO 1t.
In fact, from what she said. and being gust
US two OF course she had 20 say good
many things 10 me, think she was very
GLAD to find out that you knew It as well as
we did,
MARY Phillipsln | cried, "where is
she2 Tell me this moment"
Look here" said Captain Guy, you're
leaving me out Of this business altogether.
This is Mrs. Mary Chesters."
MIR. Rockwell will be al right when he
gets over this furry" said Mary TO her hus-
band.
acknowledged the correction with anod,
for had no time then for words on the
Don't get yourself fustered. sir" said
Mary, you cant 90 10 her yet. it's too
early. You must give the family time to
come down and have breakfast. am not
going TO be party 20 a scene before break
fast nor in the middle Of a meal. | know
the ways and manners Of that house and
I'll send you at exactly the night time.
Don't bother about names just now"
she interrupted. II know who you're
DO YOU belieye,"I continued, looking
steadfastly at her, that Bertha Nusent
loves me-"
II don't know" she said. THAT it's ex-
actly nv business 10 give this information,
but under the circumstances | take 1t on
myself to say that she most certainly does.
And tell YOU, and YOU may ten hcr II you
like, that / would not have SAID this TO you
If hadn't believed that this thing ought
TO be clinchcd the minute there was a
chance 10 do il. It's been hanging OF and
on long enough. Love yOu, Why, bless
nv soul. SIR. she's been thinking of no.
thing else for the past two or three days
but the coming Of the postman, expecting
n letter from YOU. not considering that YOU
didn't know whore 20 address her, or that
II was rather scant time for letter to come
from La Guavra, where Captain Stearns
would take you if he succeeded IN picking
You up"
The whole affair had scanty air about
it.p said Captain Guy. at least that's
the way look atit."
you've never said ANYTHING Ike that
before" said Mary rather sharply.
"Of course not" replied the Captain,
II wanted 70 keep YOU as merry and cheer
ful as could. And besides, dent say. l
had thought there was no chance OF Mr.
RockweN's turning up. ] only sad l con-
sidcrcd it little scantish.n
Love YOU" continued Mary Phillips.
81 should say go. l should have brought
her on deck to wave her handkerchief TO
YOU and kiss her hand. perhaps, when YOU
blew the state OF your feelings through
trumpet: but she wasn't strong enough:
She was a pretty weak woman IN body ana
mind about that time. But from the
moment told her and she knew that you
not only loved her, but were willing to
saw 80. she began TO mend. And how she
did talk about you, and how she did long
that the two ships might come together
again. She kept asking me what L
tbourht about the condition of your yes
sci and whether it would be likely to sink
If "A storm came on. | couldn't help think
ing that. as far rs | knew anything about
ships, you'd be likely 10 float for weeks
after we'd gone down. but | didn't say that
10 her. And then she began to wonder #
YOU had understood that she had received
your message and was glad to get It. And
| told her over and again tLat you must
have heard me, for | screamed my very
loudest. | am very glad that didn't know
that YOU only caught those two words"
Dear girl!" / calculated. And did
sho send me a message on hie-pre-
You mean 70 say that you got itf"
cried Mary Phillips.
NO said ]. 1T hoated away from me.
What was it!'
81 cot up that little scheme, said Mary
Phillips. ito quiet her l told her that
letter might be- 1oated to you that way,
and that any way it would do no harm to
try. | don't know what she wrote, but she
must have said good deal, for she took o
long time about it. I wrapped it up per-
fectly water-tight. She made the flag her
self out of one of her own handkerchiefs,
with her initial in the corner She SAID
she thought YOU would like that"
"Oh, that it had come TO NE J" cried.
~ wish from the bottom Of my soul that
it had" said Mary, compasslonately. " 1t
would have done you "a lot of good on that
lonely ship"
Guy. "somo shark probably swallowed 1t,
and little good il did him"
"It put lot Of affection md consdera-
ton into him." said Mary, little brusque-
", land there are other creatures con-
nected with the sea who wouldn't be hurt
by that sort of thing"
"There's a shot into me-" cried the
Captain. Don't do it again. l cry quar-
teri
Il must CO." 1 said, rising. Il can wait
no longer"
"Well," sad Mary. "you may not be
much too soon if YOU 20 SLOWLY
But before 60" | said, tell me this
! Why did she not send me some word from