Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-27

her hand in mine, and the wondrous smile of those lustrOus eyes the last impression of which was conscious.
 A long, dreamless sleep followed. When I awoke onco more, the light still hung steady, but the peacefulncss of night was gone. We lay in the midst of turmoil. The scampcring of feet over the dock above mo, tho crcaking of tho windlass, the pumping and clattering of barrels hOiSted in or hoistod out, tho harsh sound of voices raised in foreign tongue and in queer keys, suflicod as l grew wide awake to tell mo we wcro in port.
 But the cabin was empty, and lay for some time gazing at its dreary interior and wondering what was to become of me. Presently an uneasy fear crcpt into my mind. What if my companions had deserted me? Alone, i'll and pennilcss in n foreign land, what should l do? This fear in my sick state was so terrible that I struggled to get up, and with reeling brain and ncrvCless hands did get out of my berth. But, this feat accomplished, 1 found that 1 could not stand. Every thing swam before my eyes. 1 could not take a single step but remained, clinging help lcsSly to the edge of my berth, despair at my heart. tried to call out, but my voice rose little above a whisper, and the bang ing and shrioking, tho babel without went on endlcssly. Oh, it was cruel, cruel! They had left me!
 think my senses were leaving mo, too, when l felt an arm about my waist and found Mistress Anno by my sido guiding mo to the chest. I sat down on it, the certainty of my helplossncss and tho sud den relief of her presence bringing the tears to my eyes. She famed me and gave oh Y1Nn hn NUb hi Ia for getting out of my berth.
 II thought that you had gone and left me, ," I muttered. I was us weak as a child.
 She said chccrily: Did you leave us when we were in troublcP Of course you did not. There, take some moro of this. After all, it Is well you arc up, for in a short timo we must move you to the other boat"
 Tho other bont?"
 "Yes, wo arc at Dort, you know. And we arc going by the Waal, branch of the Rhine, to Arnhcim. But the boat is here, close to this onc and with help think you will bo able to walk to it.''
 II am surc I shall if you will givo me your arm, '" I answered gratefully.
 But you will not think again." she re piled, that we havo deserted youf'
 
 ways"
 wondered why a shadow crossed hoI face at that. But I had no time to dc moro than wonder, for Master Bertram coming down, brought our sitting to ar end. She. hustled about to wrap me up and somehow, partly walking, partly car rird, 1 was got on deck. There 1 sat dowr on a bale tu recover myself and felt al once much tho better for the fresh, keer air, tho clear sky and wintry sunshine which welcomed me to n forcign land.
 On the outer side of tho vessel stretched a wido cXpansr of turhid water, five or six times as wide as tho Thames at London and foam llUckCd here and thcro by tho III running tide. On the other sido was widca and spacious quay, paved neatly witt round stones and piled hero and thCr( with merchandise, but p0sScssing, by vir tue of the lines of lcailcss clms which bor dcred ii. quaint air of rusticity in tn, midst of hustle. Tho sober bearing of tht sturdy landsmcn, going quietly abou their business, accorded well with tho sub stantial comfort of the rows of tall, steer roofrd houses I saw beyond tho quay anC seemed only made moro humcly by the oc casiunal Swaggur and uncOuth cry of sum | half barbarOuS seaman, wandering aim lCsSly about. Above tho town rOSc thu | heavy square tower of a church, n notabi | landmark where all around, land and wa ter, lay so low, whoro tho horizon sccmC, | so far and tho sky su wido and breezy. So you havo made up your mind t. come with us, said Master Bcrtram, rr turning to my side. He had left mo t. | mako some arrangements. You under stand that if you would prefer to go hum 1 can secure your tendance here by good i kindly people and provide for your pas 1 sage hack when you feel strong enough |, cross. You understand that? And tha the choice Is entirely your own? So whicl will you do?"
 changed color and felt did. I Ishrunk as being well and strong should not hav l shrunk, from losing sight of those thre faces which I had known for so short | time, Yet which alOnc stood between my self and loneliness. II would rather com with you.' 1 siammcred. But shall b | great burden to you now, 1 fcar.'
 It is not that" he replied, with heart | assurance in his voice. A weeks res and quiet will restore you to strength and then the burden will be on tho othe shoulder It is for your own sako giv you the choice because our future is fu the time uncertain. Very uncortain," h repeated, his brow clouding over, and t become our companion may expose you | fresh dangers. We arc refugees from Eng