The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-05-24

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'.ssddc,ay r .red iies. Gaze Upon the Water"
the little craft steamed out toward a mer-
the Boundary had done. AS DOlly's eyes
fell upon tho ship, her face lighted up with
an expression of one awakening from q
dream. Her lips began to move. but sud-
denly 1.-THE old look of despair came back.
and she murmured: John. dear John. you
will soon como sailing back, too, and 1 shall
be hero to receive you"
hen she suddenly fixed her gaze upon
down at the CLASSY surface of the bay as if
she would fathom it's dark andimpenetrable
depth.
After the lapse of q few Instants, Q pitiful
self upon her knees on the deck, half moan
ing. half shrieking, There, there-there's
where my little Wat went down; my
precious babe-there-I remember it all. i
remember ii now"
The cure was complete. Dolly Branigan
had recovered her reason. So severe had
been the shock. however. that she was pros
trated for several days. and at times her
mind wandered, but it was the delirium of
fever, and not the dread insanity come
again.
Almost her first question to DR.. Bromley
was as to the length of time she had been
out of her mind.
who was prepared for such an inquiry.
Two nOnthss" murmured Dolly; "only
two monthsf Why. it seems as ii an age
had passed over my head" And then she
added with Q deep-drawn sigh. Only two
monthsf John is not back then. is hef For
1t Is only W months ago that he sailed.
Has he been told that our dear little
babe
YES" said Dr.. Bromley, quietly, 'Mr.
Andrew has written him."
At these words Dolly turned her large,
dark eyes full upon the physician and
asked:
Have they received news of the Frank
Inf"
DR.. Bromley explained that the house
had expected letters from Singapore. but
that they had not arrived yet; that there
was every reason to believe. however. that
the rankin would soon reach Calcutta,
that even now they were awaiting q dis
patch to that effect.
To Mr.. William Andrew. who called at
Dolly's request TO take charge of @ letter
which she bad written to her husband, she
expressed her amaZement at the great
change which had taken place In her face.
And TO Think she murmured, that
W short months should have been able to
do all this. All. my poor dear John, how
changed he will find me. How terribly
changed!'
Convinced as Dr.. Bromley was that it
would be unwise to keep tie real truth
from Dolly any longer than was necessary
was arranged that the gentle-mannered
shipping merchant should break the terri
bic news to her of the four-years dura-
tion of her insanity and of the loss of the
good ship Franklin, with every soul on
board.
But 1t did not become necessary, for il
was Dolly herself who accidentally discov-
cred the true facts of the case. For several
days she had had in mind an intent to
who had saved her life. and who, she had
been Informed. could be found almost any
day on the wharf; and fearing lest the
woman in charge of her-for Jane Burker
object to the long walk, Dolly had slipped
out of the house unseen, and had made her
way towards the docks. Something
prompted her to pass In front of the house
where the Burkers had formerly lived. 1t
was gone! On Its site stood q massive
brick building several stories high. Dolly
pressed her hand to her brow. Gould she
be dreamingf Everything seemed SO
shadowy and unreal to her.
Entering the Office of the steam aunchos
she inquired for Zach Fren. the old sailor.
He had shipped on q vessel bound for some
European port: it was q three-master-the
CallfOrnian-end would be absent months.
And IN order to convince Mrs. Branigan of
the truth of his statement, the clerk had
picked mp 9 file of the shipping list. Dolly
reached ont for it mechanically. Suddenly
her eyes fell upon the headlines: March,
1S79," She uttered q CRY of despair and
III u " u IA0 OIlCcs LICK OWu SLItuklu
astepnded her. Swiftly and steadily she
fled along the narrow sidewalks. Her only
thought was to reach the business office
of her husbands employers. to learn from
truth of which she fnow had but q bewil-
dering glimmer.
II know all. / know all; you have de-
ceived me!' she exclaimed, wildly. as she
burst into Mr.. Andrews presence. Il ave
been mad for four years. Its four years
since the Franklin sailed. For four years
no tidings of her have been received. She
has gone down-lost-lost! i shall never
see my husband again-never-never-"
Dolly staggered backward In q swoon.
Mr.. Andrew laid her tenderly on the sofa,
and messengers were hastily sent TO ind
Dr.. Bromley. When sne returned to con-
seriousness she burst out into the widest
lamentations DIR. Bromley encouraged her
to unload her breaking heart.
Yes. Dolly" he said, calmly, I'VE have
but one thought to comfort us, that when
the good ship Franklin went down Captain
Branigan metdeath like a hero. that he was,
his eyes. But. dear Dolly" interposed Mr..
Andrew, gently. there 10 q silver-nay. /
might almost say. q gold lining to the black
clouds overshadowlng you. Your uncle has
just died-accldentaily SPOT oy one OF his
companions while out hunting. His entire
for~tune-nearly two millions-comes TO
you.n
Dolly appeared not to catch q syllable of
this important piece of information. A
deep silence fell upon the little group 1t
was broken by Dolly starting wildly up
Its mine. is it, Mr.. Andrew. all this
money! she exclaimed, laying hold of the
merchants arm.
Yes. Dolly. all yours" he said calmly;
you're q millionaire twice OVER
Then. with Gods help" cried Dolly.
raising her right ham solemnly towards
heaven. "Pll put it to q good use. III find
Capt. John B~ranigan, for. although you
may think that he went down with the
Franklin: say no. He's alive-I feel it. 1
know it,"
On July "a the Dolly Hope, q fine screw
steamer. fitted out by the wealthy Mrs.
John Branigan and placed under the COM
mand of CAPTAIN Ellis. left the port of San
Diego to fathom. If possible, the mystery
which. for four long years. had hung over
the disappearance of the clipper ship
Franklin.
Captain Ellis entered upon his task by
visiting the Caroline islands, where he
passed three months searching for some
ciew Of the missing vessel. On Dec. 2 he
reached the Philippines, whence, after a
thorough search. he traversed the Celebes