The morning call., 1891-07-05


recollection of the one she had lost? Did
not thought of little Walt fash across her
mind? However, this may be, and admit
ting that 1t was natural to regard this
change as favorable one, yet the fact is
that 1t precipitated cerebral disturbance
calculated to aggravate the malady.
La one of these walks Mrs. Barker and
Nanny had conducted Molly to the summit
of Knob Hill. She had taken a seat with
her face turned seward. but 1t seemed as
If her mind was as empty of thought as her
eyes were full of vacancy.
Suddenly her face frightened, tremOr
shot through her form, her eye lighted up
with strange glow, and raising her trem-
bling hand she pointed at a white spot away
out to sea.
Look. Look" she cried.
1t was sail standing out sharp and clear
against the sky as tina suns rays clothed it
with dazzling whbeness.
Look Look" repeated Molly in tones
so strange as to seem scarcely TO have fallen
from human lips.
Hates eyes followed her Cousins move
meu,s with startled look In them, and the
mulattress, with censuring shake of the
head, reached quickly out and laid hold Of
Mully's arm.
Come! Gomez she cried.
But the words did not seem TO reach Mol
ly'S ears.
Come, dear Molly. Gomez pleaded Kate.
And win these words she tried to lead her
a" ay to turn her gaze away from that sail.
hung ike glistening white curtain on the
far western sky Molly resisted.
No, no.! she cried pushing Nanny aside
with startling vigor.
But this menia excitatiOn ended sudd anly.
The sun passed under cloud and the white
and glistening vision faded into nothing
ness. Once more MOlly'S arms dropped
listlessly by her side, the vacant stare came
back 10 her eyes and all consciousness of
the situation ceased. Then Kate took her
by the hand and she allowed herself to be
led quickly back to Prospect Cottage
From now on, by Lew Bankers directions,
Molly was not To be taken for a walk out
side Of the villa grounds.
1t was at this juncture that Andrew HoI-
lister decided 10 inform Captain j ohm of
everything that had happened, the mental
alteration OF Mrs, AllaiTe having now taken
all the symptoms of chronic disorder. Ii
was not to Singapore, whence the Dread
Eaught must already have sailed. after put
ting IN there as had heen contemplated; it
was to Calcutta that III rabled a long mes-
sage, which John would lind on reaching
that part in the Indies. But although Mr.
HOLSTER had given up all hope with regard
to Molly, still, IN the opinion of physicians,
1t was still possible that her mental condi-
ton might undergo some change in the
event OF Her experiencing some mental
shock-as for example, the return of her
husband and her coming suddenly face to
face with him. This chance, it vas true,
was the only remaining one, and although
its promise OF success was very slight
Nr. HOLSTER was unwilling that it Should
be neglected. Hence in his dispatch to
Captain John, after conjuring him not 10
give himself over to despair, he directed MIN
to turn the command Of the ID eadnaught
over to his first mate, Rod Shelton. and to
return to San Diego as quickly as possible
This worthy man would not have stopped at
any sacrifice in order TO have this last ex-
pertinent made upon Molly, and he reQuest ted
the young captain to reply by cable as to the
course he would pursue.
When Lew Barker learned of the tenor of
this dispatch, which, by the way, Mr.. HoI-
lister thought eXDedient to make known to
him, he approved Of 1t thoroughly, but took
care to express his doubts that Captain
Johns return would produce any change in
the patients mental condition of character
qualified 10 bring about IMPROVEMENT. But
Kate chung to the hope that the sight of
John might lift the clouds from Molly's rea-
son, and Lew Barker promised to write to
him to this effect, so that he might return
home at once, promise, however. which he
failed to keep.
BY the LIST of June it would be two months
and a half since the Dreadnaught left the
port Of San Diego. There had been no
news from her since she fell in with the
Flying Cloud. By this time, allowing for
her stopping at Singapore, she ought to be,
In the absence of accidents, upon the point
OF arriving at Calcutta. There had not been
either from the Pacific or Indian OCEAN any
report of exceptionally bad weather which
would be likely to interfere with the speed
OF such fine clipper ship. Therefore Mr..
HOLSTER could not conceal his surprise at
not receiving any news. He couldn't ex-
plain why his correspondent at Singapore
should not have advised him of the arrival
of the Dreadnaught. How could he suppose
that the Dreadnaught would not touch at
singapore when Captain j ohm was eX-
pressly ordered TO do So Anyway, it would
all come out in few days, for the Dread
naught must soon reach Calcutta.
A week went by. June 18th came, and
there was no news yet. A dispatch was
now sent TO the correspondent of the firm of
Hollister IL Co., asking for an immediate re-
ply concerning Captain John Allaire Moth
ing had been heard OF the Dreadnaught at
Calcutta. The American three-master had
not been fallen in with up to date within the
latitude OF the Gulf of Bengal
Andrew HOLSTERS surprise now changed
u anxiety, and as 1t was impossible To keep
the contents of the telegram from becoming
known, the report was soon spread about
the city that the Dreadnaught had neither
reached Calcutta nor Singapore
The Allaire family. SO il seemed, was
about to be stricken with another calamity,
calamity that would reach other San Diego
families to which the crew belonged.
About this time 1t was that n change was
made in the service of the cottage With
out any apparent motive Lew Barker dis
charged the servant, who had been retain ed
until now, and whose work had not given
any cause for complaint. The mulattress
was now left in sole charge of the domestic
arrangements OF the house.
At the end of June Andrew Hollister re-
ceiyed dispatch from Calcutta. The mari
time agencies had no news of the Dread
naught's touching at any port of the course
which she would be obliged to take in ira
yersing the latitude of the Philippines, the
Celebes, the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean,
Now as 1t was three months since this YES