Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-09-30

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''DKAk MoLLr,' SAID HE, I WILL NOT
IN LONG"
show Of feeling. "Kate and will do
the right thing. Molly will have the
best Of care"
"And all the consolation I can give
her." added Mrs Barker. "You know
how 1 love you, dear Molly. We shall
see each other often. I shall be with
you every day for o few hours, which
we shall devote to John"
"Ah, yes, Kate" replied her cousin.
hell never be out of my thoughts."
Again Shelton interrupted the con-
versation- Captain" said he, ''it's
time"
"An right, Harry" cried Allaire; "set
the jib and flying jib."
The mate turned away to execute
these orders. which pointed to an Inn
mediate departure.
"Mr. Hollister," said Aliaire, 1.-The
ships launch will take you and my wife
and her relatives back to the wharf
whenever you're ready"
"rm all ready. john" answered the
merchant. "Once more good-by and
good luck"
"Good-by, good iuch," cried the 9TH
ers, rs they made their way down the
ladder to boats waiting for them.
"Good-by, Lew, good-by, Kate"
cried John, extending his hand to them
"0ood-by. good-byr' cried MIRA Bar
ker.
''Come, my dear Molly, I'll 60 with
you to the gangway," said Allaire.
1.-THE Dreadnaught has caught the
breeze already. She's moving"
Molly's heart was too full for words,
She walked In silence by her husband
and upon coming to the ships side
could only sink upon his breast an hs
clasped her tenderly In last embrace
And then little Walt, whom Molly
had taken from the nurse, stretched
out his arms to his father, shook his
baby hands and lisped out, "Pa-pal
Papa"
"There dearest" cried Molly, joyful
ly, ''you have heard him utter his first
word before parting with him!'
Stout-hearted ms the young captain
was, he could not keep back the tears,
and rs Molly took their child from his
arms its checks were wet with them
Molly" no murmured. ''good-by.
good-byi"
Then turning quickly away 10 hide
his emotion, he cried out In q tone Of
command: "Cast offl"
In u moment after the boat was
pushed off and headed for the wharf
where its passengers were landed.
Captain John gave himself up COM
pletely to the work of getting his ship
under way. Tho anchor had nearly
reached the hawsehole, and the Dread
naught, freed from every drag, caught
the wind In her sails, the folds of
which were Tapping violently. The
jib had been set and caused the vessel
to luff little. This maneuver gave
the Dreadnaught little more swing.
so as to steer clear of several vessels
anchored at the mouth of the harbor.
Capt. Allaire then ordered the main
and fore sail to be hoisted, which was
done with an ease and rapidity that did
credit to the crew. The Dreadnaught
now caught the wind on the starbosrd
quarter, and took the direction Of the
offing in such n way as not TO be
obliged to change her tack.
An admiring crowd still fingered on
the wharf intently watching the ship,
which seemed almost coquettishly TO
display her graceful outlines Al she
careened gently under the increasing
pressure of canvas During these man
euvers she passed within half q cables
length of the wharf where Mr.. Hollister
and Molly and Lew Barker and his wife
were standing. In this way the young
captain was enabled TO see his wife, her
relatives and his friends once more, and
to shout last adieu TO them Every
voice answered the greeting, every
hand was waved In response TO Allaire's
salutation.
"Good-by, good-byV" he cried.
Cheer after cheer went up from the
assembled multitude, while countless
handkcrchiefs like one vast white cloud
hung trembling over their heads
The fact In, Capt. John Allaire was
universal favorite and his native city
was proud of the eminence he had at
tanned, and few were there In the vast
crowd who did not secretly resolve TO be
on the wharf ready 10 welcome him
homo again when the Dreadnaught
should make her appearance outside the
bay.
As the Dreadnaught neared the mouth
of the harbor she was obliged TO luff 70
avoid large mail steamer which was
just entering the narrows. The two
vessels saluted each other by dipping
their colors
Still standing on the wharf, Mrs
Allaire kept her gaze riveted upon the
Dreadnaught, which gradually disap-
peared, running before the fresh north
east breeze. She did not wish TO lose
sight of the ships 10 long M her masts
were visible above Point island But
the Dreadnaught soon passed around
behind the Coronado islands situated
outside the bay. For n moment only
she caught q glimpse through break
In the cliffs of the pennant flying at tho
head Of the top mast. and then the
ship disappeared.
"Good-by. dear John, good-byi" she
murmured.
Why was II that a presentiment m
dead rs 1t was inexplicable prevented
her from adding: It'll we meet again"
CHAPTER IL
SOME FAMILY NATrERa
In view of her Importance as lead
ing character in this story 1t will surely
not seem out of place at this point 70
fill In the mere outline sketch of Mrs
John Allaire already made.