Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-02-26
A SAILORS REVENGE.

"A DhlllNJAO - lOl1 ' INV 14s
Bella Mallison's 3 troubles were the re-
suit Of certain eventualitiea She was
very pretty and had many lovers. These
follow in the natural order Of things
Her father, old Tom Madison, had been
a eoasting skipper; but. his wife dying
about the time his craft was condemned
for unscaworthiness, no had fallen on
evil times and drifted silently down
the ebotide Of his existence, mindful Of
what had been and striving to act we'll
by his girl
So pretty Bella came 20 be tall, slight
and gracefully rounded. looked 90,
though barely n. Sho was q pretty,
flushed. dark haired British girl, who
could row her fathers skiR or stand
her lovers chaff with easy grace.
Matters went smoothly enough until
Dick Hathaway stepped in and gained
the girls promise. Ho was a tall,
bright faced, manly fellow Of 25 OF
thereabouts and skipper of the ketch
SuItana, a craft peculiar to the lower
Thames, trading mainly with tho homo
ports.
One night shortly after their engage
ment the two wero sitting in tho dusk
Of tho twilight talking Of tie future
which lay so bright before thom. Only
one figure looined dark across their
horizon--Bill Hanson, man whose
lovers attentions Bella had persistent-
ly discouraged.
But tho glamour Of love and the
witchery OF tho girls presence in the
nrelit room made Dick laugh lightly at
her fears when she told him.
''Doa't you trouble your pretty head
about Bill Hanson, Bella" Dick whis-
pcrod as he strained her to him. kissing
her good night II must go now, dear.
We're sailing at 10 o'clock, and il Bill
Hanson says anything TO you just let
me know, and I'll"-
''Hushi Oh, Dick, what's that?"
A face glared in upon them standing
in tho flrelight--a dark face framed IL
the window pane-indistinct vanish
ing, then
Crashl
Tho window foil, splintered into q
thousand fragments
Dicks face was dark with anger a.
he strove to FREQ himself from tho cling.
ing, frightened girl But when at last
he got outside he was too late The
street lay vacant and deserted.
A fortnight or so after this Bells
was coming home through the blarine
streets from a spell Of Saturday night'i
shopping. It was n raw, wet evening,
and as the girl hurried along, turning
into tho quieter streets. she heard foot
steps behind her. They blundered stead
lily ON until she came to a narrow pas
sage little frequented, nut a short cul
to her home. Pausing, she cast a hur
ried glance over her shoulder, then do
cided to take the cut. Before she had
traversed many yards she heard the foot
stops quicken. Slaokening her pace, sh,
stepped suddenly into the shadow Of NJ
arohway. hoping her pursuer would
pass In the gloom. But In another mo
nent he had halted abruptly before her
"What cheer, Miss Mallison?" criet
a voice, which she directly recoanises
as Bill Hanson'a
'Oh. how you did frightcn bodyr
cried Bella, quickly proceeding on be-
way.
'stop, Bellar' cried the othor. 'Yol
didn't used to be frightened Of me-
now, did your"
II didn't know twas you. "
faro you sorry it's me7''
II amt glad. returned the girl.
BELLA" answered tho man, sis i
true what hears about Dick Hatha
wRyl'
II don't know what you heard "
Eyes, you do Bella, you know
1.-Two you; strikes me you know It a
we'll as ] do. and yet you chuck mo owe
same as II was only a dawg."
II never gave you leave 20 talk to m
N. " criod the girl holly. You've beel
drinking again. Bill Hanson.
Drinking. have n Yes, have
More nor q drop too. What's more
you've drove mo to 4"
II never encouraged You, I'm sure.
said Bella
"No, you never did. That's wher
! III ottuAe ~ y Allo % NAN Auo A1NAnNs AZ
iue as did the blooming dnwg, dangling
after your pretty footsteps It's me a
did Il all Chuck Dick Hathaway
Bella Chuck him and take me on. "
II love Dick. returned Bella.
''You mean what you sayg'
eyes. / do"
'And I can 90 hangf"
'Oh, never said it''
''No. but you meant it Well, In
on. It's wrote can 60 hang.
He turned on his heel as ho spoke an
ieit her to hurry home. trembling, alone
For q time no more was seen Of Han
son, but a rumor told how no was to b
met nightly AZ tho bar Of tho Golde
Scorpion, q gin palace Of preposterou
radiance at tho corner Of High street
Early in the new year the Sultana start
Cd again. with Dick Hathaway as skil
per, on . trip to Folkestono. this tim
with q cargo OF coal aud pretty Bella
now Q wife Of some three day8' expert
enco~-ae mistress On board