Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-10-07

saw beyond il, for had not the Dread
! naught already assed far beyond it? In
thought she passed on board the ship,
she stood by her husbands side At
this moment a vessel appeared in the
ofing and stood in towards the bay
and Molly thought to herself how the
Dreadnaught would be sighted in this
way some day and how she would loom
up as she neared land, and how John
would be standing by the ships side,
glass in hand
The time now came when little Waits
health might suffer from his being kept
cooped up too much indoors. The
weather became particularly fine the
second week after Capt Johns depar-
ture, and cool breeze tempered the in
creasing heat. Mrs. Allaire brought
herself to emerge from her retirement,
and on these little excursions was ac-
companied by the nurse carrying the
baby.
In this way on one occasion they made
an excursion to Knob hill, the site Of
many villas, from which point one may
look out to sea far beyond the islands.
At another time they betook themselves
to Coronado beach, where the sea rolls
in angrily and breaks on the shore with
ths noise OF thunder, and here they Wis
tied the mussel beds, where at high tide
the spray covers the beautiful rocky
formations of the coast at this point
Molly set her foot in the way of wave
that crept bubbline and rippling up on
the beach; she touched this mysterious
ocean that seemed to whisper to her Of
distant waters in which Iohn was sail
ing, this ocean whose biuows were at
that moment beating against the Dread.
naught now waited thousands of miles
away. She stood there motionless, the
young captains ship plainly visible to
her wronght-up imagination, while her
husbands name trembled on her lips
Towards ten o'clock on the morning
of March 80, while seated upon the bal
cony of Prospect cottage, Mrs Allaire
saw her cousin approaching the house.
Kate quickened her pace and waved her
hand in q friendly way as II to assure
the captains wife that she was not the
bearer Of any bad news Molly hastened
down to the door.
'sWhat is it, Kate?" she asked.
"Dear Molly" replied Mrs. Barker,
you'll be rejoiced when you hear the
news that bring. Mr.. Hoilister sends
me to tell you that the Flying Cloud
which entered the bay this morning
spoke the Dreadnaught."
''The Dreadnaught!"
"Yes. Mr.. Hollister had just re
ceived the information when he met me
In Fleet street and as he would not be
able 10 call until afternoon, l hurried
here as fast as possible"
"Then there Is really news fsom
John2"
fYes, dear Mollyl A week ago the
Dreadnaught and the Flying Cloud fell
in with each other and exchanged
greetings"
.And they were all well on board?"
Eyes, dear Molly. The two captains
conversed together and the last word
that reached the ears of those on board
the Flying Cloud was your name!"
"My poor Johnl' cried Mrs. Allaire as
the tears gathered in her eyes.
"How happy I am" added Mrs.
Barker, .lto be the first to bring you
this good news"
"And, oh, how thank you," replied
the captains wife. "If you only knew
how happy it makes me. All, II ! could
only hear every day. Then the captain
Of the Flying Cloud really saw my dear
boy, really spoke to hima OH, it's like
Fecsiving another good-by from himl"
$50 it is, dear Molly, and then to
hear too that everything was going on
well on board the Dreadpaught."
Kate" cried Mrs Allaire, 81 must
see the captain Of the Flying Cloud he
will give = {. all the particulars, When