Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-10-21
xould in the end make her ono of th

richest women In southern California
When 1879 had come in there was
none hopeful enough to think that II
would bring any change whatever In
the situation, and yet it did The fact
Is that during the earlier months of the
new year DR.. Bromley and the physi-
clans attached to his retreat had noticed
unmistakable symptoms of a change In
Mrs Allaire's mental condition That
calmness of despair, that stolid apathy
which she had shown for all the petty
details of actual life was interrupted by
moments of emotional activity.
It was thought advisable to remove
her from Dr. Bromley's establishment,
to take her back TO Prospect cottage,
back into her own room; and when this
had been done there were on her part
manifest signs of a realization of what
had happened and of interest awakened
By finding herself amid other surround
ings-
With the coming OF the first days Of
spring-it was April then-the walks
In the neighborhood Of the cottage
were resumed. and several times Mrs.
Allaire was taken out on the beach of
island point Her eyes followed the
movements of the vessels In the offng
and now and then she stretched he1
hand out toward the horizon. But, un-
like the first experience, she made no
effort to escape from DIR. Bromley, who
walked by her side. Nor did the noise
of the waves as they broke foam-laden
upon the sand affect her unduly. Was
there reason to think that in her
imagination she was following the
course of the Dreadnaught as she sailed
out of the port Of San Diego and her
topsails disappeared from sight behind
the cliffs? Yes, perhaps so, for one
day she was distinctly heard to murmur
the name Of Johnl
Yes, had it been that the Dreadnaught
was to come sailing back again; could
John have returned home at this time
and have confronted Molly suddenly,
possibly she might have recovered her
reason, but, alas, what idle speculation
was it to look for the coming of Johnl
For this reason, DR.. Bromley deter
mined to subject his patient to shock
"a dangerous remedy withal, but one
which might be followed by the best
results.
On the morning of May 81 the two
men called for Mrs A1laire at Prospect
cottage. DR.. Bromley's intention was
not to re-enact the heartrending scenes
in any manner; but to place Mrs.
Allaire in the exact position occupied
by her at the moment when her mind
received its direful hurt Mr.. Hollister
launch, and hardly had she set foot
upon the deck when her demeanor was
such as to hold the attention of the two
men spellbound Apparently with an
instructive movement she walked to
the bench on the steamboat side of the
launch and sat down in the corner
which she had occupied when holding
her child clasped to her bosom. Then
she turned her gaze down the bay,
towards Point Iona, as II she were
looking for the Flying Cloud at her
anchorage.
The launch had already made about
half a mile of her course, and Molly's
eyes had not been lowered to the sur
face of the bay. She kept them directed
toward Point Iona, and when at Last
she turned them in another direction, 1t
was with the intent Of watching the
movements Of merchantman which,
with every sail set, had entered the bay
and was heading for the quarantine
station. Molly's face seemed as II
transfgured. She rose to her feet, her
eyes still riveted upon the incoming
ship.
1t was not the Dreadnaught and she
was harboring no illusion that it was.
With q mournful shake of the head, she
murmured:
"John-dear John, you'll soon be
coming back, too, and I shall be there
to receive you"
Suddenly she plunged her gaze down
into the waters of the bay which now
for the first she recognized A pitiful
wall escaped her lips as she turned to
Mr. Hollister.
"Mr. Hollister. is that your" she in
quired, tenderly. "But my little Walt
my child-my poor dear babe-he Is
there-there-yes, / remember re-
MEMBER and with these words she
threw herself upon her knees on the
deck and the tears burst forth tumult-
ously.