The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-11


You have received no news of IN,
Dreadnaught yet, Mr. Hollisterp"
"No, but it doesn't surprise me ~,
it's a long voyage from here to tn,
Indies"
John may have written from Sinpa,
pore. Didn't he touch there?"
He was TO do so, Molly, but II he
missed the mail even by few hours n
would occasion a delay of a fortnight. "
Then you are not the least bit sur
prised at not having received q letter
from John up TO this timer"
Not the least!" answered Andrew
iollister, to whom the conversation
was becoming very embarrassing.
'And there is no report in the mari
time journals of his having been
spoken?"
mo, not since he fell in with the Fly-
ing Cloud-about--"
Two months ago." interrupted Mol
ly. And oh, why did those two YES
sells fall in with each other? Had they
not done So would not have gone on
board the Flying Cloud, and my baby"
A change came over Mrs. Allaire's face.
and the tears burst forth.
Molly, my dear Molly" pleaded Mr..
Hollister, don't weep. i beg of Won
don't weep"
"Ah, Mr.. Hollis:er, I don't know
but presentiment comes over me at
times. It's very strange. It seems as
II new misfortune-oh, I'm SO worried
about John!'
"You shouldn't be. Molly. There is
no reason for it,"
Mr.. Hollister, couldn't you send me
some OF the shipping journals i'm which
there are marine reports; would like
TO read"
Certainly, my dear Molly, I'll do SO.
However, If there were ANYTHING con-
cerning the Dreadnaught, either that
she had been spoken at sea or had safe |
~ reached the Indies would be the
nrst TO know it.and would at once"
But 1t now became necessary IN
change the conversation. In the end
Mrs. Allaire might have noticed a GER
tam hesitation in the replies made by
MIR. Hollister, whose eyes could not bear
nnfiinchingly the steady honest look
liked upon them. The merchant was
upon the point of broaching the subject
of Edward Manson's death and the
large fortune which he had left his
niece, when Molly put this question:
They tell me that Kate and her bus-
'and have gone travelling. Have they
'een gone longp"
mo, two or three weeks" [.
And they'll be back soon, SUD-
ose." '"P
Il can't say" answered Andrew Hol-
ster. "We have not heard .from
hem."
"lsn't It known where thev wenton
mo. my dear Molly. Lew Barker was
ngaged In some important schemes of
very speculative nature. 1t may have
cen necessary for him to make a long
'ip, very long"
"And Kate?"
MRS. Barker was no doubt obliqed
accompany her husband. can't
We you the facts of the case" :
Poor Kate" said Mrs. Allaire. "I,m I
ry fond of her and / shall be very a
ad 10 see her again. She is the ONLY
lative have now" t.
II was evident that Molly had ouito
rgotten Edward Manson. and the va. "
'ionship which existed between him .
d her. l.
How comes II that Kate has never N n
itten to me?" she asked. %
My dear Molly. you were a very sick q, a.
'man at the time Mr.. and Mrs. Bar. G
left San Diego" nc nc
That's SO, MIR. Hollister, and what by
s the use of writing when the letter
uid be blank TO the one receiving
Dear Kate, she is TO be pitiedl Life 3
st have been hard for her. I've eve
rays dreaded that Lew Barker would In
ONE involved in some crooked frame ="
lon. Maybe John thought SO. too"
And yet" replied Hollister, mo one
expecting such an unfortunate ter.
n
Then 1T was the failure of one of his
'mes that forced Lew Barker 20
G San Diegop" asked Molly. with
gaze riveted upon Hollister. whose ~
'uaint was only too evident. "Mr
lister" she added, "speals; don't con.
anything from me. Iwant TO know
Veil, Molly, I don't want 70 conce,,
you an unfortunate affair which
"o SURF 10 reach your ears. Yes
Ier's matters have of late been go.
from bad TO worse. He could not
his engagements, demands were
? upon him, and, with arrest star.
lim in the face, there was nothing
him but flight"
nd Kate went with himr' ,
o doubt he forced her to do 40.
know she has no will as against
'or Katei Poor Kate!" murmurcd
Ailaire. How pity herl oh, IL
only been In position TO help 4
'u could have done So" said Hol.
Yes, you could have saved Lew
r, not for himself, for he has no 80
upon your sympathy. but for his -
sake"
- and I'm sure John would have Uny
ved OF the use % which would It'll
thus put our modest little for