The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-12-24
CHAPTER XIV.
IIEE AT LAST

DreaunauSht, lS'J.
CHAPTER XIV.
LIFE AT LAST.
Two letters had been received from
Capt. Willis since the sailing of the
Molly's Hope. The first reported their
fruitless search among the passages OF
-@I-A- -T-----------L-.-.--.-.-1 far as the
outer edge of the Arafoora sea--The
second made known the fact that Mel
vile and Bathurst islands had yielded
up no trace of the Dreadnaught. There
upon, Mrs. Allaire had been notified
that the steamer would follow the Tim
or sea and SO reach the western coast
of Australia. where the search would
be continued among the different archi-
pelagoes adjacent to that coast, after
which the Molly's Hope would sail for
home, but not, however, until she had
ransacked the smaller islands and en-
hausted every hope of finding some new
evidence of the life or death of Capt.
John and his companions.
by the end of February, however, Mr..
HoRister hegap. .t5ljssf the opinion that
the ssss '<asas being greatly
(; Ysi3 day people could be
: = b i14Ly - sIsland point in
it's stsaiitef would make her ap-
'pe&sance IN the ofiing. AS far
rs they could see her, with
out waiting for her to display her
number, the sailors of San Diego would
recognize her by the cut of her jib, just
as one can tell Frenchman from n
German, or even an American from an
Englishman. Finally, on March 81,
the Molly's Hope hove in sight about
nine miles out, steaming along under
full headway before II fresh north
wester. Before one o'clock she had
entered the narrows and anchored just
inside the bay. The news had spread
rapidly through the city, and crowds of
people had gathered at different points,
some on the wharfs, some off Island
point and some on Iona point. Mrs.
Allaire and Andrew Hollistcr, together
with several friends, in their haste to
communicate with the steamer, had
taken n tug and were already under
way. A strangs spresentiment had come
upon the crowd, and as the tug steamed
~ not cry vent mp. They seemed to
&n5e conclud It9at s{aat .dpFfiai l. l.SlRF
g eeeaejss q azla zIlakd5'la haiabl
ne news 65 81 ,llceesss Would have
been know e 3 SlssI sFs 'I.l s.s silsslS
Twenty minutes later. the tug Bear
ing Mrs. Allaire, Mr.. Hollister and their
friends came up along side the steamer
In moment or SO they had learned the
results of the expedition. 1t was in the
western part of Timor sea on Browse
island that the Dreacinaught had gone
to pieces. There it was that the sur
vivors of the wreck had taken refuge
and there it was that they had met
the + death.
"All?" whispered Mrs. Allaire.
AL" s.:id Capt Willis.
A terrible feeling of sorrow and de-
spair came upon the people as the
Moliy's Hope, with her colors draped
with Grape, steamed slowly in nearer
the city. During the few moments that
Mrs Allaire and Andrew Hollister re-
uapined on board, Capt. Willis had brief
I}'@fiis{lc known to them the facts of the
tho Dreadnaught on Browse
(zl<l< e - decided to delay a report
81 II xf}ssl iof until later. After
french's- hands,
5r4d the stern of
s|a. 81 a5sgsa LOST in
- sias - Is Is "a III aaleis2ff6-
W, ifa'4tIls ger ]
q ~ y ' Is hsiaers1
hefssl b'ss sess,Isa d Aiirel IS II
When To. e 81 s2ss:, sas & 'sllF siFs
her position NJ ssfslsl I'll city Mrs 4
Allaire reappearetI s ! 'E'ilt tsalaIE
proaching Capt. Wilhs beggs1i Ia is ls.1fa !
Mr.. Hollister and also Zach flselefs q
meet her ut her home that same days. .k !
4 later hour. A little before three the 4
men made their appearance at Prospect l
cottage and We're received by Mrs.
Allaire in the parlor on thegrouud floor.
Capt. Willis" sGid she, after they |
had taken their places around table
upon which was unrollede \"
lorthe~n Australia, ''be
make Il report of the expe, ~
Mrs. Allaire listened W
interest, uttering no word
With her clear and hopeful
lpon the speaker. As t!
his report entered upon
ating to Browse islam
lpon the greatest particuh
Capt. Willis, drawing froI
msdalHo2- taCpisbed-