La Junta tribune., 1899-05-20

| l was thrown up by the waves; he. he!
but l can't wait here. / have done my
bidding"
Stop" replied Philip; answer me
one question. Do you sail In the same
vessel with me this timer"
I'D rather be excused" replied
Schriften; Il am not looking for the
Phantom Ship. Mynheer Wander
decken;" and with this reply. the lit
tie man turned round and went away
at rapid pace.
rs not this n summons. Anime!
said Philip. after pause. still holding
the letter in his hand, with the seal
| unbroken.
Il will not deny it. dearest Philip.
II is most surely SO; the hateful mes
senger appears to have risen from the
grave tina, he might deliver II. For
give me. Philip; but I was taken by
surprise. viii not again annoy you
with woman's weakness"
MY poor Anime" replied Philip.
mournfully. Alas! why did no, per-
form my pilgrimage alone? 1t was
selfish OF me to link you with so much
wreichedness. and Join you with me in
bearing the fardel OF neyer-ending
anxiety and suspense"
And who should bear 1t with you.
my dearest Philip. II 1, is not the wife
| of your bosom? You little know my
| heart II you think I shrink from the
duty. No. Philip. 1t is pleasure, even
in Its most acute pangs: for consider
that am. by partaking with. relieving
you OF n portion OF your sorrow. and
| feel proud that l am the wife OF one
| who has been selected to be SO pc
ouliarly tried. But. dearest. no more OF
| this. You must read the letter"
Philip did not answer. He broke the
seal. and found that the letter in
timated to him that he was appointed
| as first mate to the yrow Katerina. a
vessel which sailed with the next fleet:
| and requesting he would join rs quick
| ly as possible. as she would soon be
| ready to receive her cargo. The let
ter. which was from the secretary.
| further informed him that. after this
voyage, he might be certain of having
| the command of vessel as captain.
upon conditions which would be ex-
| "hth upbu DoAIu-
Il thought. Philip. that you had re-
| quested the command of vessel for
this voyage" observed Anime. mourn
fully.
| Il did" replied Philip. '.but not hav-
ing followed up my application. It ap-
| pears not to have been attended to- II
has been my own fault"
| "And now II is too late"
"Yes, dearest. most assuredly so: but
1t matters not: I would as willingly.
perhaps rather. sail this voyage as first
mate"
Philip. l may rs well speak now.
| That | am disappointed. l must con-
fess. fully expected that you would
| have had the command of a vessel, and
you may remember that exacted a
| promise from you on this very bank
upon which We now sit That promise
shall still exact. and now tell you
what l had intended to ask 1t was.
my dear Philip, permission to sail with
you. With you l care for nothing.
can be happy under every privation or
danger; but to be left alone for SO long.
brooding over my painful thoughts. de-
voured by suspense. impatient, restless
and incapable of applying to any one
thing-that. dear Philip. is the height
OF misery. and that is what feel when
you are absent. Recollect, have your
promise. Philip. As captain you have
the means OF receiving your wife on
board. I am bitterly disappointed in
being left this time; do. therefore, to a
certain degree console me by promis-
ing that I shall sail with you next voy-
age. II Heaven permit your return
II promise II, Anime. since you are
so earnest. l can refuse you nothing:
but have a foreboding that yours and
my happiness will be wrecked for
ever. am not visionary. but It does
appear to me that strangely mixed up
ms l am, at once with this world and
the next. some little portion Of futurity
is opened to eme. have given my
promise. Anime. but from It 1 would
fain be released"
And II i'll do come. Philip, II is our
destiny. Who can avert fate?''
anime. We are free agents. and to =
certain extent are permitted to direct
our own destinies."
"Ay. SO would Father Seysen fain
have made me believe: but what he
said In support Of his assertion was to
me incomprehensible. And yet he said
that It was part Of the Catholic faith.
1t may be SOL am unable to under
stand many other points. wish your
faith were made more simple. As yet
the good man-for good he really is
has only led me into doubt
Passing through doubt, you Will ar
rive at conviction. Anime
| Perhaps So" replied Anime; but
/ II appears to me that I am as vet but