Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02

ner and with that same hopeful ring in he
voice, she cried out: "You found the re.
mains Of five of the castaways on Browse
Island, but what do you think has becom,
of the nine others, for besides Captain Joh1
and his mate, Harry Shelton, there were 1;
ordinary seamen on board the Dread
naught"
"1t's a mystery" replied Willis.
"But not for mel'' exclaimed Molly. y
know but ask you what you think?"
Perhaps they perlshed when the ship
went to pieces on the reef" said Captain
Willis
'You think, then, that only five of them
reached the shore alive?"
Unfortunately, that seems to be the only
explanation" answered Mr.. Hollister.
'T don't agree with you," came from Mrs
Allaire. "Why should not John, Shelton
and the twelve men have been able to get
safely ashore? Why should not nine of them
have been able to leave the island?"
''But how, Mrs. Allaire?" asked Captain
Willis eagerly.
"By putting off in launch, built out Of
the remains Of the wreckp'
"Mrs Allaire," said Willis, "Zach will
bear me out in assuring you that from the
condition in which we found the debris of
the wreck, the thing would have been i'm
possible" 1"
"But the ships boats"
Admitting that they were not battered
to pieces, they would not have been stanch
enough to reach the Sunda Islands or the
Australian coast"
"And still, remarked Andrew HoIlister,
eff nine of the castaways were able to get
of the island, why should the other five
have remained there7"
'In my opinion" added Captain Willis,
eff they ever left the island In q boat they
either went to the bottom, or else only
reached the coast to be slain by Australian
savages."
The brave woman didn't finch at these
terrible words.
zach, " said she calmly. ".wha. DO you
think of what Captain Willis has said7"
of the head, "I think that if it was possible
for things to turn out this way-it was pos
sible for them to turn out in other ways"
"And, therefore," said Molly, "my po-
sition is that we really know nothing of
what has become of the nine men not found
on the island. AS for you and your crew,
Captain Willis, you have done everything
that brave and devoted men could have
DONE
'T wish that could have done more, Mrs
Allaire."
eve are going to leave you now, my dear
Molly" said Hollister, thinking that it
was useless to prolong the interview.
'Tis well, my dear friend" answered
Molly, with sad smile. 81 desire to be
alone for a while; but whenever Captain
Willis wishes to confer with me concerning
John and his companions, shall be happy
to see him."
'T shall be at your command, Mrs.
Allaire, replied Willis.
"And you, Zach," added Molly, 'fbear In
mind that my house is yours"
"Mine?" repeated the seaman. "But
what's to become of the Molly's Hopep"
''Ihe Molly's Hope?" echoed Mrs. Allaire,
as if astonished at the question.
Your intention no doubt is, my dear
Molly" said Andrew Hollister, ''that if an
opportunity occurs to make good sale Of
"What. sell the Mollys Hope?" cried
Mrs. Allaire. mo, Mr. Hollister, neverp'
Mrs. Allaire and French exchanged
glances 1t was plain that they understood
each other.
During 1888 nothing took place in any
way qualified to draw public attention to
the mystery of the Dreadnaught. Captain
Willis went to sea again in command of
one of the Hollister fleet. The merchant
and Zach were the only visitors received at
Prospect Cottage AS for Mrs. Allaire her
tine was wholly devoted to the children of
the Walter Home.
The first six months of 1890 hsd gone by
when one of the San Diego papers, in its
ssue of July 26, contained piece of news
he effect of which was, it may be said, tre- |
nendous in both the old world and the new.
To Be Continued Ne1t Sunday.