Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-15

age, strongly built, with face Drowned by exposure and eyes full of determine tion, this man had something frank and pleasing about him. You felt that he belonged to the kind that never shrinks back nor hesitates, but goes straight to the place where he is told to go. The welcome that he received from Mrs. Allaire was so full of gratitude that the honest sailor quite lost the use of his tongue.
 'My friend" she exclaimed, after her feelings had somewhat quieted down, cit was you who saved my life, you who did all in your power to save my poor babe, what can do for you?"
 French insisted that he had only done his duty. A sailor who wouldn't do what he had done would be no sailor at all-he'd be a mere hireling. His only regret had been that he was not able to save her child. But he couldn't accept anything from her for what he had done. He thanked her for her kind wishes, and with her permission he would call to see her while he was ashore.
 "I've been looking forward to seeing you for number of years, Zach," said Mrs. Allaire, "and hope that you'll be with me the day Capt. Allaire returns"
 "The day Capt. Allaire returns?"
 ''Zach, can you bring yourself to think"
 That Capt. John has perished? Not by any means!" cried the boatswain.
 "Then-you have hope" "More than hope, Mrs. Allaire! have firm and solid conviction. Would captain like your husband permit him. self to be whislzed away on the skirts ot a gale? Not hei Such a thing was | never knownv'
 The sailors words and the manner in which they had been spoken sent a thrill through Molly's heart. It was such a comfort to know that she would no longer be tie only one to think that | Capt. John was not lost, and that thls other person was one to whom she her self owed her life. She saw something providential in all this.
 ''Thanks. Many thanks. Zach, you little know how happy you make me. Tell me, oh, tell me again that you be- lieve that Capt. John was not lost in this wreck"
 "Yes, Mrs. Allaire, yes! And the proof that he IS still alive is that he will be found some day or other. And if that's not a proof"
 Hereupon Zach French entered into a number of details with regard to the finding of the fragment of wreck by l the Golden Gate. As he concluded Mrs. Allaire said:
 'Zach, I'm resolved to institute a new search at once."
 Good! It will succeed this time; ! take part in it.''
 ''You will ship under Capt. Willis?"
 "That will, madam"
 ''Oh, thanks, Zach. With you on board the Molly's Hope it will seem to me like one more chance in my favor" "
 q believe it, Mrs. Allaire," replied i the boatswain, with kindly light beaming from his honest eyes. "1'm ready to sail any momentP
 Molly had taken hold of the sailors hand. She felt that it belonged to a true friend of hers. Her feelings got the better of her and she was now con vinced that the boatswain was des- tined to succeed where others had failed.
 However, although Molly had no doubts on the subject, yet as Capt. Willis had suggested it now became necessary to determine positively whether the fragment of wreck picked up by the Golden Gate had really be- longed to the Dreadnaught. This piece of the wreck had been forwarded to Hollister & Go. by express from San Francisco and been sent to the superin- tendent of the ship yard, by whom it had been submitted to the examination | tofA
 The fragment of wreck which had been picked-up by the Golden Gate of
 Melville island about ten miles out from shore, was & piece of a ships stern, or rather of that carved cutwate1 which is commonly attached to the
 prow of sailing vessels This piece o1 wood had undergone considerable change of texture, not from lying in the water for a long while but from ex posture to the inclemency of the
 weather. Hence the conclusion that il must have remained for long time or this reef on which the clipper ship haG ) struck, then in some way or other beer detached, possibly by the action of { strong current, and tossed about in tho l water for several months or possibly
 weeks, when it was picked up by th' NdIS buI It COulo ITOu ) Capt. Johns vessel? Yes, for thu t carving on this piece of wood matched - that which had ornamented the prov f of the Dreadnaught. This was the con l clusion reached by the builders at Sal l Diego. The lockwood, for such was tn
 fragment, was positively recognized a l identical with the stock on hand. The, - even discovered the mark of the irol s brace which clamped the cutwater t e the ships prov, and also the remnant n of coat of red paint with tracery o e foliage in gold line.
 Therefore, the fragment of wrecl '- picked up by the Golden Gate once be
 longed to the good ship Dreadnaught y of this there was absolutely no doubt l. This point established, it became quit 5 possible to accept Capt. Willis theor T that since the Dreadnaught had bee n signaled in the Java sea to the soutl
 east of Celebes island, she must hay