Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-08-12
CHAPTER KIN,

son the eastern horizon NV. wtA Cd
on the turn. 1t was ro,nu ue ude
captain sprang upon the ds.. out
gan to give his orders in ~ I'm aud
and peremptory tone. iapata
The anchor was raised u.
and the gallant little briyan.sal san
out to sea. The wind was sa,. aue 50
sailed swiftly down the h.. adt
creek and far out into tho 'soaaea,
In an hour or two the shor.V yen y
land had faded into the distsa ~ aigI
Meanwhile. in the cabin ha,s1
trea was slowly returning 10 ' cs y
hess. No human creature NM rvaseuuI
delicate young lady, would III ea
so long subjected to the powas J, "
roform and recovered easily ~ Y
pletely. VI 0aI
Thus it happened that Ast,o.
her large dark eyes and looked ovsad
her in semi-consciousress r,y 'a
memory OF the past, consciousn ~1A
tie present, Or fear of the futn.s
looked up at the queer ceillng as..
head, ut the strange walls arouos !,
ut the odd little door Mt the baad !,
short stairs, and finally turned hs,
down upon the unknown form
negro woman who had taken ".
ines place. Then she rubhaa !
eyes as though trying to awake -
some unpleasant dream. and hs.1
around once more, while her f.sa Y
gan 10 assume first an exprpsSIo, !
curiosity, then of perplexity. and sss
ly of vague alarm.
What place Is this? How e.m, \
here! Aad-who are your, aha N
Quired. looking wistfully at the Ds-s
Dis ship de Kite. chile. Cam tss|
you. Use lie ste wardess," replIad NJ
negroes. n
"rhe Kite? the captain? stewarasul
What are you talking aboutT II
claimed Astrea, opening her large pvs
10 their widest extent. and then baTI
rising upon her elbow and Throwing !,
wondering glance round the cabin
iou's on de Kite, honey, as M
afore. Cap'n fotch you. Use &c ssv]
ardess, p'inted here for to tend 3
you
But what does it all meanl wAss
Is the Kite going?Who is the eapaa.
Why was | brought here? And whes
oh, where, is my husband, and VII
has he left ne here aloneT exclaiYd
Astrta. heaping question upon Qupsaa
In excessive trnpidation that scared
reached the climax of terror, for ne.
DRY and uud arsta idlng had not IS ~
returned in full force.
"Lor' Gorarmighty. chile, how N
does run on. to be sure, Who you tali
gwire 70 member of all dem QuesiOa
To ply 10 demy Sides which you nH
know 'nuff more bout it dan | DO! n
| know, boas went ashore up de "a
soIr'er's bout 'twix' midnight an "a!
an fotch you OFF all wrap up b s1
in dead swoon; an dey carry you dow
here; an me lebb,r see De sign =
your face till lirtle while ago. whd
cap'p tell me come down ali iel J
you. So how | know anything @
'i!'
Captain? Oh" exclaimed the ~
bewildered girl, in a flash OF Ease ls1
'.you mean Captain Fuljoy. my aa
gra dian. but still don't undersan
it. Why Whatever Astiea "
abou. TO ask vas interrupted by Y
ncgress saying:
"Cap'n F'ull-ob.joy? 80, hone!,
DON know muffin 'ltll bout no w
Eullob-joy. | fers to DE capn u y
81 !p." a.,
Then what does all this mean 4,
where is Colonel Greville! why Z
he left meY' wildly exclaimed Ases
tColonel-who, honey!' inQulfn :
negress.
Colonel Greville, oh. why Las
left me alone so long in THIS s'lal
place? l must have had a fever, :
been out of my mind, and ios !
memory. for l have no recoiiec'I0n
all of why | came here. On, Wv :
| was insensible when they p..,s
me I'm here. All, to be sure. 'aa' !.
ii, | have had a long illness. anu = I
been delirious-indeed. my heau y
very queer still-and they prous~
while l was In n stupor. anu u% MN
taking ME II sea-vOyage Tor NY
/ have heard of such cases peio.r y,
not that it, my good woman! 'Dq''
Astrea. smiling.
FLAPS so. chile, | don't kno" ! I
fin tall bout it, any an
YOU" ~, Il
"why. certainly it is 50. ,h ps d
strange. DO you know, an s,s.ts
weeks of Illness are perfect 9ia ma
NV existence. The last thing ~ !,
Der was sitting In my bedchalns asha
late at night, waiting for my I'M N I
to come in; and feeling ve,' = b
nervous. and being afralu .arr
around. and fancying felt 2.
tall. black spectre behihu hat
screaming and fairting- ant ina d
all. That must nave w, ,,usf b
mencement of my Illness. !. II
been the sudden 6ongesuo .ndd
brain-followed by long ie'e hi
rum! Thank Heaven, !, Crev
now! But why does Coione - and
stay away so long, fray nv II
him know that the crisis rssovs
has PASSED, and that ! nave linn al
MY senses, and wish to see ~
all things" sou'r
"CLile, 1 dom know wna assd!
talkin' 'bou-, no more'n de u d
1 s'pects you don't. nuIhea.l adj
know muffin bout no Color s
Dere's no sica here-ncDer nj n
what? Colonel Grcvilie lsrY
Nor Captain Fuljoy, ne y into
clain.ed Astrea, falling paoA
plexity. oder!
"Nyther de one nor YET uc I'd ten
er In all my borh days n'
en- .~ai
"What? Oh. surely, they y Al