People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-09-28

and from no other hand would she
take drink or food. l asked the
captains servant once to carry her
dinner in to her, and when l looked
in upon her an hour later, l found
she had not taken a bite or sup; yet
on my putting the plate upon her
knee she eat at once. Maybe it was
my real sympathy with her that had
penetrated to her woman's heart
through the shell, so to speak, OF
her madness. Captain Christian
sometimes looked in upon her, but
after taking a peep at him she
would turn her face to the ships
wall aud sing to herself. as if vexed.
well, we'll" he would say, laugh
ing, take my word for it, Mr.. Fur
long, she's not so daft as you think
her. She's quick to signal an ugly
face and to show her feelings. Now
if she had clean lost her mind how
would she see that my nose was
broke, or for the matter Of that
know the difference 'twixt you and
me?"
Well, it was two days past fort
night since we had first fallen in
with her. / had smoked out
my pipe dnder the lee of the weather
bulwarks, swinging in a coil of gear
from a Delaying pin, whilst | chatted
with the second mate, inside of
whose sheep.faced head there was
crowded a deal OF marine matter
that gathered tue oceanic flavor
from his hOarse delivery OF it and
from 4 plentiful use Of seafaring
terms. The wet in the wind put an
edge Of cold into it, and stepped
below mainly to see how my patient
did. 1t was seldom my practice to
knock, simply because she never
gave any answer to that sort of in
quiry. turned the handle softly
and found her sitting up in her
bunk with her hands clasped, and
her feet on the deck, and an extraor-
dinary expression OF puzzlement and
astonishment on her face. The in
slant got sight Of her eyes knew
that hec mind had returned to her.
The feyerish light was gone; there
was new intelligence, but filled
with dismay and amazement in her
regard. No unmeaning smile made
her face pitiful to the encounter of
our gaze.
She said IN sort of breathless
way, Where am I?n
''Ha" cried |, you shall learn all
presently. Thank God the ugliest
feature of your illness has vanished. "
do not | know you?" she ex-
claimed, looking at me earnestly.
You seem like one that have
dreamed OF, that have met again
and again in dreams.
She pressed her hand to her fore
head, still staring at me. Her man
ner was full of agitation though her
voice was peculiarly sweet and gen.
tie. ! saw her run her glance over
her dress, then at her feet, and then
lift her hands to look at them. Her
establishment was really q kind OF
terror in her, and | judged it would
be wise in me to relate her story to
her since she had now her senses
and might gather something sooth-
nc in perceiving how, matter-of-fact
after all was the incident of our
falling in with her, and taking her
on board. There was little enough
to relate. and | had soon made an
end. She listened to me with a sur
prising look of bewilderment, her
eyebrows lifted, her lips parted, hel
hands as restless as if she were in
/ physical pain.
! That's the story" said l; "you.
sufferings occasioned a little eclipse
OF the mind, but you are now we'll
again and will be better and stronger
yet after a bit"
You found me in an open boat
with dead sailor?" she inquired.
breathing with an almost hystericaI
swiftness; chow was that? Where
did | come from? Who put me in
the boat?"
do not you remember"
ID remember nothing" she cried.
ITO BE CONTINUED.