Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-10
THE CALIFORNIANS,
BY JULES VERNE.
 Copyrieht 1891 by the Authors Alliance.
CHAPTER TX. REvET,ATIONR

CHAPTER Ix-
 REVELATIONS
 MT. Hollister and Dr. Bromley had been careful to direct the exclusion of all papers and letters from the cottage. But Molly was now quite strong enough to leave the house, and although the doctor had not authorized her to do so, might she not leave Prospect cottage without giving any warning? Hence it would not do to put off the matter any longer. All arrangements were therefore made. Molly would soon be told that she must never expect to see Capt. John again. But it seems that after her interview with MT. Hollister, Molly had resolved to leave the house without the knowledge of the attend ants, who naturally would have done everything to dissuade her. Yet, even If this leaving the house might not be in any way dangerous, considering the present state of her health, yet 1t might be followed by dcplorable results should she accidentally learn the truth without being in the least prepared for it. Mrs. Allaire's intention in leaving Prospect cottage was to begin action with regard to Zach French. Since she had learned his name, but one train of thought had 6lled her mind.
 "Yes, possibly, they did do something for him." she said to herself. "They gave him little money, but I was not there to attend to it. And now Zach is away on a cruise, he has been gone five or six weeks; but no doubt he has a family, a wife and children, and they are poor people, you may depend. It's l my duty to go and find them out, to look | after their wants, to make it comfort able for them. Yes, must see them. must look after themv'
 And even if Mrs. Allaire had consulted | Andrew Hollister on this subject, how could he have brought himself to advise her against this deed of gratitude, this net of charity?
 On the morning of June 21, towards nine o'clock, Molly left the house with out anyone seeing her. She was dressed in mourning for her child, whose death in her mind dated back only two short months. She was hur- rying in the direction of the docks when she conceived the notion of passing in | front of Lew Barlxer's house. It would | only add little to the distance. ''Poor Kate!'' she murmured. As she reached the spot where the ! Barkers' house had stood, she looked | about her in a half-dazed and bewil- dered manner. It was nowhere to be seenl An exclamation of surprise es- | capped her, and her heart was oppressed | with a vague and indehnable solicitude. | In the place of the narrow, sombeT | building which she remembered there, was a large and imposing building sev- eral stories in height with lofty grated windows on the ground floor. On the top of the structure there was a lantern tower from which waved flag bearing the initials H. w. Over the door there was a sign lettered in gold as follows Harris Washington & Co.,"
 Molly thought she must be mistaken She glanced to the right and to the left No, this was the spot, oD the corner o1 Fleet street, where she had come to see Kate Barker. She passed her hand over her eyes. A strange and mysterious presentimeut flashed upon her. Sht was powerless to explain her own feel ings. The offices of Hollister & Go were close at hand. Afew steps farther brought them plainly in view. Hel first thought was to go there. But no the would stop on her way back, aftel I French's family. Her intention was t get the sailors address at the office o the steam launches near the landing. , With throbbing heart, bewildere mind and restless eyes Molly hurrie along. She now began to scan tn
 faces of the people'she met, and an a
 most irresistible inclination came owe
 her to accost some of fthem, to question
 to ask them-what? They would hay
 taken her for a lunatic. And in fac
 was she quite sure that her reason ha
 not fled for a second time? Could it b that there were gaps in her memory? l A few steps farther and Molly ha
 reached the office of the steam launche! , one of which was just casting off an :, heading for Point Loma. Molly fo e lowed it with her eyes, listening to th steam escaping in puffs from the blac b smokestack.
 What sad recollections rose in ht
 mind, recollections of her child, who's
 little body the waters had been unwil
 ing to surrender. These waSers dre
 her towards them with a strange fasc
 nation. It grew dark before her eye = the ground seemed to yield beneath h.
 feet. A vertigo seized her, she W;
 upon the point of falling. Making
 great effort she turned and entered u office.
 Upon catching sight of this woma
 with the blanched face and contractt
 features the man in charge who W;
 sitting at a table rose quickly ar - placed a chair for her.
 Are you i'll, madam9'' he inquired.
 "Oh, no, it's nothing, sir," replit
 Molly, Ca momentary weakness. r
 better now"
 9r "Be kind enough to take seat. to will be ten minutes before the next bo
 leaves"
 'Thanks," answered Mrs. Allaire. v have only come to ask for some info | 5zii 5'IIiIiiii +|#5;}55.S7Kj|55E=5"jTI