The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-11-26

Fortunately another thought now
took complete possession of Molly's
mind. 1t was this: Thanks to this
fortune willed to her by Edward Man
son, there would be no necessity of
John following the sea any longer. She
would never again he left alone! This
voyage on the Dreadnaught for the az
count of IIollister & Co., would be the
last one that he would make. And was
it not to be the last. since Capt. John
was never to come back from it again?
"Oh, Mr.. llollistcr," cried Molly,
"now John will not he obliged to go to
sea again. We shall be torethcr-al-
ways together-nothing shall separate
us again" And To think that this hap
piness was to be shattered by word
word which must needs soon be
spoken. Andrew lIolliSter felt himself
quite unnamed. lie made haste to
cad the interview; but before taking
leave of Mrs. Allaire he eyacted prom
Use from her that she would do nothing
rash, that she would not leave the
house. that she would not resume her
former way of living until the doctor
had given his permission. On his part
he assured her that if he should receive
any news from the Dreadnaught, either
direct or indirect, he would Immediate
ly communicate with her.
When Hollister repeated this CONVEX
sation to DIR. Bromley, the latter open
ly expressed his fears that Mrs. Allaire
might accidentally learn the terrible
truth that she had been robbed of her
reason for four years, that for four
years no tidings had come from the
Dreadnaught and that she would never
see her husband again Yes, it was far
better that either Andrew Hollister or
he should in the most tender manner
possible inform Molly of the real state
iof affairs.
It was therefore tdecided that after
the lapse of another 'week,when there
could be no more reasonable excuse for
keeping Mrs. Allaire indoors, she should
be informed of everything.
"And may Heaven give her strength
to stand up under the blow!" exclaimed
Andrew Hollister.
| During the last week of June, Mrs.
Allaire's life at Prospect cottage took
On very much the aspect of other days.
Thanks to the skill and intelligence Of
those in charge of her, her mind in
creased in strength with her body.
| Hence Mr.. Hollister found himself NOR,
and more embarrassed when Molly
pressed him with questions which h
nad been forbidden to answer. a
On the afternoon of the esd, he wen
to see her for the purpose of placing
.ertain sum of money to her credit, ant
of giving her q statement of her proper
ty which, in the shape of stocks ant
bonds, had been put in charge of one o
the safe deposit companies.
During this interview Mrs. Affair
took very little interest in the subjec
fconversation. She hardly listened t
what he was saying. Her every wor
was John. Her thoughts were all wit
him. What! no letter yet? She wa
greatly worried. How was it that tn
firm had not even received cablegran
announcing the arrival of the Dread
naught in the Indies?
The shipping merchant strove to cali
her by saying that he had just tele
graphed to Calcutta, and that he nigh
have reply any day. However, If h
succeeded in turning her thoughts on
of this channel she threw him into n f
otagitation by crying out:
'Mr. Hollister, there's u man that
haven't spoken of as yet-the one VIII
saved me and made such efforts tosav
my child-that sailor"
t'That sailor?" stammered HollisteI
"Yes. that brave man to whom ow
my life. Has he been rewarded?". ..
HE has, Molly" ~
And this was fact. 1t had been done
''Is he in San Diego, Mr.. Hollister?"
mo, my dear Molly, no. was tol
that he had gone to sea again"
And this also was true. After he ha
given up work in the harbor this ma
had shipped on several vessels and wa
at that time away on voyage.
"But, anyway, you can tell me wha
his name is?" asked Mrs. Allaire.
ellis name is Zach French"
Zach French? Oh, thanks, Mr.. Ho
lister" And apparently, now that sl
had learned the mans name, she di:
missed him from her thoughts.
But in fact from that day Zac
Erencn was never OUT OF molly ulut
From that moment it became impossibl
for her to disassociate him from th
catastrophe which had been enacted i
the bay. She resolved to find Zac
French when he returned to port-h
had only been gone few weeks. Sh
would learn on which vessel he ha
shipped. No doubt it was one who's
home port was San Diego. His shi
would be back in six months-or n yea
and then-by that time, too, Dreat
naught would be home again, and Joh
and she would take delight in reward
ing Zach French, in paying this debt {
gratitude. Yes. John must now 500
bring the Dreadnaught into port an
then he would resign command of he
they would part from each other.
"And, OH" murmured Molly, ''why
it necessary that our kisses and OF
tears should be mingled on that day."