Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-06-08


his report entered upon the portion re-
lating to Browse island she insisted
upon the greatest particularly
Capt Willis, drawing from his pocket
q medallion furnished by dampncss,
placed II in her outstretched hand. II
contained a portrait OF Molly, photo
graphic miniature now almost faded
out. She had given IL 20 John on tho
sailing Of the Dreadnaught, and IL had
been found by Wills men IN corner
OF tho cave upon second examination
OF inc place, II tnls bller. wines yes
tlneu 70 inc presence Oh Nupt 'onn
among INC SURVIVORS, was not tne con,
clusion lneV',aolc tlat nc nau Pcrisheu
WIN INC OILERS from want ana eN-
Posurc
nau VIC reachca nero rev years
eOone' ou' APP V,n9' P,'haP' We
niene nave iousu oo''ii nnu us coni-
Pan,o" VI ''''i Hs''. "ii'o'
res PerhaPs' siBheu andrew hol-
hster ies' nc Gohtinueu' NJ was
therc tnat tho Moilyb nope should
nave been sent IN inc hrSt place but
VINO voulu ever nave thouBht that inc
D,cAanaugn' nau occn Wrec"eu ON an
isianu Oh the ihulah oceah'
NO one replied Nillisi at least
not from the route he was to have fol-
lowed, ana winch he ana IN reality fol-
low, too, for the Dreadnaught was
sighted TO the south OF Celcbcs island
capt John' having lost control OF his
vessel, must have been swept through
some strait INTO the 1imor sea and
driven upon BROWSE island.
YES, that must have been the way IL
happened" added Zach
Captain" said Mrs. Allarc, "you
have only done what you should have
done In searching the Malaysinn seas for
the Dreadnaught; but II we had only
gone to Browse island on the first cN'
pedition-oh, yes, II we had only gone
therc|
Then, with n sudden change In
her manner and with that same hope
ful ring In her voice, she cried OUT
You found the remains OF i've OF the
castaways on BROWSE island, but what
do you think has become OF the nine
others? Tor besides Capt John and his
mate larry shelton There were twelve
ordinary seamen on board the Dread
nanght
Its mystery replied Wills.
but not Tor meI exclaimed Molly
Know Out ! ASK you what you
think
rerhaps they perishcd when inc snip
went 10 pieces on the rceis'' said Capt
Wits
You thlnk thcn thnt only i've OF
them reached the shore allve'
uniortnnately, that seems TO hc the
only explanation answered MIR Hollis
ter
don = agree with you. came froT
Mrs Allaire. "Why should not John,
shelton and the twelve men have been
able 10 get safely ashore? Why should
not nine Of them have been able To
leave tho islnnd?"
but how, Mrs Allaire2' asked Capt
Willis, eagerly.
ny putting of In launch, built out
Of the remains Of the wreck"
Mrs Allairc," said Willis, Zach
will bear me out In assuring you that
from the condition in which we found
the debris Of the wreck the thing would
have been impossible"
"But the ships boats"
Admitting that they were not bnt.
tered 10 pieces, they would not havo
been stanch enough 10 reach the Sunda
islands or the Australian const "
''And STILL" remarked Andrew Hollis.
ter, "if nine OF the castaways were able
TO get of the island, why should the
other Ave have remained ,boroou
"In my opinion" added Can't. Willis,
'if they ever left tho island in boat
they either went TO the bottom, or else
only reached tho coast to be slain Nv
Australian savages."
The brave woman didn't finch at
these terrible words.
Zach" said she calmly. "wbat do
You think of what Capt. Willis has
said2"
II think" replied French, with n
shake of the head, ~ think that II II
was possible for things TO turn out this
way-it was possible for them to turn
out in other ways"
"And, therefore," said Molly, "mv
position is that we really know nothing
OF what has become of the nine mon moi
found on the island. As for YOU and
your crew, Capt Willis, you have done
everything that brave and devoted mon
could have done"
81 wish that could have done more
Mrs Allaire!"
1--WE are going to leave YOU now, nv
dear Molly" said HOLSTER, thinking
that II was useless to prolong the inter,
view,
""Tis well, my dear friend, =" answered
Molly, with a sad smile ~ dnsirc 90