People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-01

dred mad emotions within me. He
continued to gaze alternately at US
for some moments with amazement,
seemingly yielding to deep thought.
well illustrated by his corrugated
brows. He then said, MAY l speak
apart with you from this-lady"
"Certainly." | answered; and l /
asked Jenny to return to the tree /
under which she had been sitting.
She at once went, but with look /
of fear and establishment at my com
panioD as she quilted my side. |
"Mr FurlOng," he exclaimed, |
speaking softly, as if to guard my |
ear against the thoughts in him
which a louder tone might express
l had mentioned my name in telling
himImy stOry-"that girl is my wife.
| bowed. knew in my heart that
he spoke the truth. The suspicion
that he was her husband had crept
into me like the very chill of death
itself, even while he was relating his
adventures. 1t was past all dOrbt-
ing indeed now. OF a surety this
man was my wife's husband! l in
clined my head and he continued:
Can you explain why it is she
does not recognize me9r
"She has lost her memory" l re-
spOnded, scarce able to speak through
the involuntary clinching of my
teeth.
"Ha" he cried, with a start, Il
ask you in Gods name and in the
name OF pity, too, sir, to let me have
her story as you know it.
Irelated il at once; | caught him
bending his ear to hear me. and
wondered at him, believing that my
words dropped very clearly from me.
told him how We had found her in
the dead of night singing in her
madness out in the black calm with
dead sailor for comrade, how
had nursed her, how she had recOv-
cred her intellect, but how her mem
DRY had lain dead. | told him of our
love and OF our marriage in Sidney,
and Of our sailing thence in the
Lady Charlotte" for home, land
the rest" | said, you know"
He stood IN silence, musing over
what he had heard.
| cried out passionately: "Who
was to tell me that she was married
She was without ring on her fnger!'
He answered, still speaking softly
at was always her custom to re-
move her rings before going to bed.
She would do so before washing
her hands, one of her last acts be-
fore lying down. Her wedding-ring
foundered with the Mary Anstru
ther.' yet this hand" said he, hold
ing it up, "for all that slipped it OIL
her finger sixteen months ago. at St
Thomas church, Hammersmith,
where her mother, Mrs. Jameson
lives, or was living when we sailed.
"ohe is my wife" l cried, an,
moved step as if to go TO her, bu
stopped on perceiving him to brin!
his hand to his brow and stagger
Il am faint" he exclaimed; scaI
you give me something to eat?"
. An emotion OF pity and miser
{ filled my heart My first though
} was to carry him to the gig, but al
| odd, unintelligible dread OF givin
him a close view OF the little craI
possessed me. conveyed him t
, the cave instead, where lay a fe
, articles Of food which we ha
. brought from the gig at shutdown o
, the preceding evening. There wer
, some biscuit, and there was also tn
= half of q tin OF boiled mutton. H
= flung himself down and ate ravenou
: ly, while | stood near the entranc,
. watching him with such hurry an
; fury OF thoughts in my brain, that
: feared | must presently fall crazy.
Il thank you for this meal" h
S said presently, after diet G
h cocOanuts and rOots-Pray, SIR" h
e exclaimed, rising and preserving hi
e subdued voice, while | seemed
5 find in the expression Of his face
d sort Of anxious gratitude, so to d
+ fine it, subtle and undetermined
n look, "when do you leave the island
n When | have filled the break,
" with fresh water" answered, Gan
d laid IN a stock of nuts and any 9th,
o commodities fit for food which yc
- will have the goodness to point OF
o to me-
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