The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-07-26


the sailors Every eye was turned
toward the miserable captain. Y
All at once. from the steefage.
emerged a slender youth.
II The captain stared. ayhast
/ Then he started back with terrible
cry. II nm Jack Hiz'on NJ sa,s-tbe
cabih-boy whom lie thought he had
pushed cxcrbeardon tho previous night
y he rnshcdqrp to the boy and caught
him by the arm. while the sstonished
seancn all came thronging AFT.
What does this mean? speaki
4 Spcalsl'' he Raspcd II pushed you
out Of the long boat into the sea, and
here -
what? oh. sir. Barton, Whaf?r il.
terrnpted the youth, turning as pale as
death fou don't mean -"
~Speak ont Speak out, tell your
roared the skipper, trembling IN every
limb y say J thought pushed you
overheard. Yon were ssleep, as /
thought, there on tie lookout. and -"
Il" Hammered the youth. mo,
L was not I, M s'sf6r rama and said sAs
Noa'd take my pioett She Insisted. and
putting on my hat and cloak so that
no person might guess 1t was she, she
sat 'le7yH IN the boat and sent me below
70 slceR You said you pushed herinto
the sea, bat, 81 course, you are testing.
I You do not mean IT.
What have / donc9, screamed the
miserable man, almost frantic II see,
now y was by ogn tife pushed over
board
tle leaned against the rail for sup
port Tie wrung his hands and tore his
hnir.
Iut She IS not lost. No, nor he
sirieked almost beside himself 'sMa-
bel. Mabel come back To me.v he
added, IN b plaintive. dcspairing voice,
stfetching'out bis hands over the Wild
waters
lie. Is going mad, said Tire mate.
Ent ~ length the captain became
calmeft although his face was As
shastlg rs that ~ tile deal lie wore
SLIP and retraeeA his conrgc toward the
island. When within Il mile On IL, he
ordered q boat lowered
lic had II manned and was pulled Il
tlls heaeh.
4 gronpof Wild landers stood there
= want my wife cried Tie captain.
Nifc2 What rBcin inquired one
hf nv savagcs, who could speak i little
English.
SHE fell overheard last night. hut
She was a good swimmer. ana | think
she iniat have reached tile beach, said
the skipper, confidently.
but the native shook his head.
She Is hcrel ] am sure az itr' In.
sisted the captain.
Mao! Madr nuttcred tie mate, Who
had accompanied hin1.
All that day the skipper searched
abouttlie island for his wife, but no
sign Of her could DC found.
The moment he reached the shin.
Barton was taken down with a raging
fever.
For many days he lay in dclirium.
When he recovered. he was d mere
WreelS Of his former self; hut his mind
Ind recovered from the shock it had !
received
lie cauL now talk ia rational
manner about kis wife,
'She Is lest, Lost Tut viii soon
join her, he said, mnurnfnlly II am
not long for this world
His conscience gave him no rest.
Ills hand il was that had sent her intot
The dark watcrsl True, il was an ac-
ant IL was his violent temper (
tllut had caused il.
Undue time the ship reached lava,
tie Fort If her destination
ne vessel was not long anchored (
when the Skipper went below and took
from pantry some prussic acid, with
Which he intended toput al end 10 his
wretchel life
lie mixed the poison in . cup and
was lbont raising il to his lips when
light, beautiful form descended The
steps, He turned, still hold L
ing tlic SUP, 70 behold mostunex-.l
pettea vision.
For laoment he stared wildly, as If X
lot lanE ait 4 ghost.
Il N his wife=-his own beautiful Il
Wife he saw before him
wild cry escaped him, and the two 4
rushed iHtoeaeh others arms
Then fron the deck there rose a
cheer that made the vessel shake from
keel 70 keclsdn and seemed to split the
very skies.
The crew had seen Mrs. barton
when she caute aboard from shore
boat and we've now expressing the
wild JAY that thrilled them ali.
Explanations were soon made by the
happy Wife
The moment she struck the water, on
that night when she fell overheard,
She hal walked md, inst inctively throw.
ing out her arms She had clutched the
boatmast, which had fallen with her.
10 this mast she clung
Her skill as swimmer assisted her
In keeping her position
she was carried PAST the island. By
that time tie storm had subsidized ana
the moon stone Ahead Of her, ap- If
proacaing, she beheld small
schooner l. passed 30 near her that,
bY shouting she attracted the atten-
lion of the crew boat was lowered,
and She was picked pp. half senseIess
Az soon as she could speak, she told
her story Bttt she could not make
herself understood BY the wild crew,
who We're natives of some neighbofing
island and did, not understand wond y
y English They were evidently trad
ers ia cocoanut ell, and we're bound to
some port NOT 81 distant At dawn 81
she looltct' aba6t her, but, owing,
probably 70 mi intervening lleadland &.
'he could not ste lerlG baa4's ship
HE schooner ltept 8n, ara. III i few
. d.. /. 40 = ! II + 81 y 4 ~