The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-31

Dlduing.'
stop" replied Philip; answer me
one question. Do you sail in the same
vessel with ME this time?"
I'D rather be excused" replied
Schriften; Il am not looking for the
Phantom Ship. Mynheer Wander
%decken;" and with this rely. the lit
tie man turned round and went away
at a rapid pace.
rs not this a Amine?"
said Philip. after a pause, still holding
the letter In his hand, with the seal
unbroken.
Il VIII not deny It. dearest Philip.
IL Is most surely so; the hateful mes
senger appears TO have risen from the
grave that he might deliver It. For
give me. Philip; but | was taken by
surprise. | will not again annoy you
with a woman's weakness"
MY poor Anime replied Philip,
mournfully. ALAS! why did | not per-
form my pilgrimage alone? 1t was
selfish of me to link you with so much
wretchedness, and join you with me in
bearing the fardel of never-ending
anxiety and suspense"
And who should bear II with you,
my dearest Philip, IL it Is not the wife
OF your bosom? You little know my
heart IL you think | shrink from the
duty. No. Philip. 1t Is a pleasure, even
In It's most acute pangs; for | consider
that ] am, by partaking with. relieving
yDI nf "a nnrtinn IF com, gn,,ov onJ
| feel proud that | am the wife OF one
who has been selected TO be so pc
c~uliarly 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 Vrow Katerina, a
vessel which sailed with the next fleet;
and requesting he would join as 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 a vessel as captain,
upon conditions which would be ex-
planned when he called upon the board.
Il thought, Philip, that 20. had re-
Quested the command of a vessel for
this voyage" observed Anime. mourn
fully.
81 did" replied Philip, "but not hav-
ing followed up my application. It APP
pears not to have been attended to. 1t
has been my own fault"
"And now 1t Is too Late
Yes, dearest, most assuredly so: but
II matters not: / would as willingly,
perhaps rather, sail this voyage as first
mate"
Philip. | may as well speak now.
That | am disappointed, | must con
fess; ! fully expected that you would
have had the command of a vessel, and
you may remember that I exacted a
promise from you or 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 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 n one
thing-that, dear Philip, is the height
Of misery, and that is what / feel when
you arc absent. Recollect, / have your
promise, Philip. AS captain you have
the means Of receiving your wife on
board. am bitterly disappointed in
being left this time; do, therefore, to a
certain degree console me by promis-
ing that shall sail with you next 10Y
age, IL Heaven permit your return"
Il promise 1t, Anime, since you are
so earnest. | can refuse you nothing:
but have a ~foreboding that yours and
my happiness will be wrecked for
ever. l am not a visionary, but it does
appear to me that strangely mixed up
as | am, at once with this world and
the next, some little portion of futurity
is opened to me. ! have given my
promise, Anime, but from it | would
fain be released"
And II i'll do come, Philip, it Is our
destiny. Who can avert fate?"
anime, we are free agents, and to a
certain extent are permitted to direct
our 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. l 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
1t appears to me that | am as yet but
on the outset OF my journey. But
come. Philip. let us return. You must