Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-27
CMApTEH MI

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 CHATTER VII.
 I arr trld hy I>"rlr who have t1en sea. sick that the ssuud If the wavcs bcating against the hull comes in time to bo m intolcrahlc torment. But bad as this may be it can he nothing in comparison with the pains 1 suffered from the same cause aS l recovered my srnsrs. My brain seemed to l' a cavern into which each moment, with rhythmiCal regularity which added the pHngS 0f anticipation to th0so of real ity. thr era rushed. booming and thunder ing, jarriuI every nCrvo and straining the wulls tu hurstin- and making each mo- mynt uI consciousness q vivid agony. And this lasted lonG-how long l cannot say. But it had suh>idcd somewhat when first opvn,I my eyes and dully. not daring to move my head, looked up.
 was lying on my back. About a foot from my eyes wcro rough beams of wood ] disclosed hy n smoky yellow light, which | tliCkCrrd on tho knuthOlCS and rUdo jOists. The light swayrd to and fro regularly, and | this adding to my pain closed my eyes with q moan. Then some ono came to me, | and heard voices which sounded a long way of and promptly fell again into | drrp >lrrp troubled still, but less painful 1 ly, by the snmc rhythmical shocks, the | samr dull Craahings ill my brain. When l Aw"ke again, I had scnso to know what caused this and whCro 1 was in q berth on board ship. Tho noiso | which had so troubled mo was that of tho waves beating against her forrfoot. The | beams 50 Cl,'~,' tn my face formed the deck; | tEr smoky light came from the ships Ian 1 t,'rn swinging; on q hook. l tried to turn. , S,nIc enc came again, and with gentle hands arranged my pillow and presently t>2an Io feed me with Il spoon. When I | had swallowed a few muuthfuls, gained strength to turn.
 Who was this feeding mo? Tho light WIS nt her back and daz?lcd mo. For n | short while l took her for Prtronilla, my | thoughts going back at one bound to Co ton and skipping all that had happened l sinrr 1 left home But aS l Srrw stronger grew cIyar,Y. and recalling bit by bit | What had haT;vnrd in the boat l rcC0g | uircd Ni>tr, ~S Anne. 1 tried tO murmur thank~ but she laid cool finger on my 1 lips and shook her head. smiling on me. You must nut talk" she murmurCd. "Nuu are getting we'll Now go to sleep | again,
 slut my eyes at once as a child might. | Anuthry interval uf unconsCiouSnoSs, pain lt~~ lt-.~ ll''lt', ltf!lt lilN lSIln aNbht | 1 Wa~ lying UH Ily side now, and without | muN ing cv,ild sru the whole uf the tiny cal !n. Thvlautcrn still hung and smoked. | But Ike light Was steady now, and heard | no >pla>hinE without nor the dull gruan- | ing and cruikinE of the timbCrS within. | There rvi2nrd a quiet which seemed bliss 10 lnr, and l lay wrapped ill it, my l thoughts growing clearer and clearer each | numCnt.
 On sea chest at the farther end of the cabin were sitting two people engaged in 1 talk. he one. a woman. l recognized i'm mrdiatrly. The gray eyes full of com mlnd. the handsome features. tho reddish | brown hair and gracious figure left mo in no duuht, even fora moment, that looked on Mi,trr>r BrrtraIn. The sharrr of her seat was a tall, thin man, with a thought | full face and dreamy, rather melancholy | tyC~. Onr uf her hands rested on his knr,, and her lir~ Hs she talked were close tu lis ear. \ little asidr, sitting on the luWr-t >tyo If tn,. ladder which led to the deck. h, IvlI leaning against tho timbcrs and a Cv1k ahuut her waS Mistress Anne.
 tried {" speak and after more than one effort found my voice. "WhCrc am l." whiSprrrd My head aChcd sadly, and fancird. though I was too languid tu raise my hand tu it, that il was band
 
 r,mrinh, .rd Master Clarrncr and his pur- suit and Ihr fight in the boats and knew that We ought to hr Un our way t0 prison. Whu. then. Was the mild, comedy gentle man wh">y length of limb made the cabin seem smaller than it WAS? Not n jailcI sur>'ly% Mt who clS,:
 1 l could compass nc moro than a whis per, but faint ;ts my voice was they all heard lmr and looked up. ''Anne!" tho ,ldrr lAl!y cried sharply, seeming by hel tone tu direct the other to attend to me Net was sh, herself the first to riso ant come and lay her hand on my brow. An the fever k gunr!'' Sho said speaking ap parrut!y tn tn, grntlrman who kept hi. seat. His head is quite cool, He will dc well new, l am sure. Do you know me: she continued, leaning over me looked up into her eyes and read only kindness. Yes" muttcred. But tn, effort of louking WAS so painful that Clr>,'d ny ,yrs aGain, with sigh. Never tLvlu>s my memory of the events whicl had lie before my illness grew clearer and fumhl,d f,chly fur something whicl should have been at my side. 'Whrrc i -whyrr iS my swurd:" 1 made shift [,
 whisper
 s1Iv laugh,d show it to him, Anne l she suid What a never die it i~! There
 nt;.otrr knight vrrant, We did not forget l. bring il ur the ii, ld, You sc.
 ''liut how, murmurrd, how did yol Cstar,:' l saw that there Was no Qucs
 ti'I "t a prison. Her laugh was gay, he
 voice full "f content.
 ; ''TLut i, a l"i-; story, she answrr,r
 kindly. -Nrr you W, Il enough tu hear il
 l"u thlnh H"u ara Then take some (
 this lir,t You remember that knav
 Philip striking you on the head with a
 oar as you got up: No? Well, it was
 cowurdIy stroke but it stood him in littl
 stead, for We had driftcd. in the excite
 mrnt of the race. under the stern of tn
 ship which you rvncn!bvr seeing a littl
 hrfurr.- There were English scamtn O
 her, and when th,y saw three men in tn
 act of hoarding two defcnselrss wome
 they stepped in and threatened to sen V Clarence aud his crew to the bottom LII
 less they stVCYtd off
 l. 'IIa'' l murmurrd, "Good!" '- And so NSc escaped. prayed the cal ,; tain To take Us on board his ship, th
 Framlingha and he did so. More, pu } ting into Leigh on his way to the Nore, |
 took off my husband. There hc stands I. and when you are better he shall than
 you"
 Nay, he will thank you now, " said ti
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