The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-14
AFTER the
S TORN
BY William Haven Ros,
Copyright 1909, BY the
S. s. Mcclure Cannon,

The hurricane had died out, and the
only trace Of the storm upon the wa
tiers was the heavy swell which tossed
the ships longboat.
| The sun shone with tropical fervor
upon the three occupants of the little
craft. Not a sail was within the per.
spective, and no long wreath upon the
horizon gave sign of the presence of &
| steamship.
At the bottom of the boat, his head
resting upon the lap of young wom-
an, man lay. His face was white
and drawn. and the glitter of his eyes
told of extreme physical weakness.
The other man sat upon the stern
thwart and watched sea and sky with
anxious gaze. The woman's face had
the apathy of prolonged suffering.
Water! Water" murmured the
man at the bottom of the boat.
Have patience. Tom" said the wom-
an in mechanical voice. I'VE are in
the track of ships and must be rescued
soon.''
No" said Tom family; you will be
Baved-you and Dick-but not l."
Dick glanced at him in pity, but re-
manned silent. The woman pushed
back the matted hair from Toms eyea.
with feeble fingers, but made no reply.
The look Of death was on the face pill,
lowed upon her knee.
Three days had passed since Tom
and Kate, passengers, and Dick, mas
ter MAJ Iner, had abandoned the sink
ing bark West Wind, bound from Rio
to New York OF the fate OF their
shipmates they had no knowledge
They had gone without food and with
out drink, aud the weight Of Steer OK
haustion had begun to deaden their
senses.
Finally i0m spoke again. He looked
Dick i'll the face searchingly and said:
Twill you forgive me. Richard? l
could die happier ii you would. Kate
will never forgive me, but you might"
"Forgiye you" exclaimed Dick won
deringly. why, what have you donef"
You always loved Kate" said Tom.
YES" replied Dick very slowly and
after pause; Il always loved her"
land she always loved you" said
Tom.
Dick half started from the thwart.
but checked himself.
The woman turned her face away.
81 came between YOU" said Tom. 81
did you both wrong But, oh. how
have suffered! You can't realize, Dick
YOU will never realiZe-the agony of
mock possession. the anguish of having
wife who in her heart loathes your
slightest caress. She never loved me,
Dick, and Nhave been kind and good to
her always. But,what are kindness and
goodness to woman when she does
not love ydu? Nothing. Dick. worse
than nothing"
~ don't understand you at ALL" said
Dick. 81 know that you're out of your
head Speak to him, Kate; it may
quiet him."
But Kate neither spoke nor turned
her head.
mo; you will understand" said Tom,
with more emphasis I'm going to
tell YOU something. If / were not dy-
ing, perhaps you would kill me for it.
but l would rot care. do not want to
i've unless l can have Kate"
Have Kater' repeated Dick. Why,
man, she's your wife,
"No. nc" cried Tom weakly. "She
sever was my wife! It was only an
empty ceremony that shackled her tc
me. She was always yours, Dick and
yours only. Soon she will be yours for
ever"
Speak to him, Kate. He's ravins,"
said DICE hoarscly, but she sat as II
stone, watching the sky line.
"You see" said Tom, "she will not
lie even to soothe, and she is right, for
lies are useless. knew she loved you,
and He'd to keep you apart. You
thought it was friendship and kind
ness that made you master of my West
Wind, but that was the first syllable
Of my lie. I wanted TO put half the
world between you two, so made you
captain of my best bark and chartered
her for China. Then the lie grew and
grew. It was I who had published ii
New York and copied in the home
newspapers the lying notice that you
married a woman in New York the
day before you sailed. After Kate had
read the lie she thought the world was
At an end for her, so she married me.
Now you know 1t all except what /
have suffered. You can never realize
hat"
There now was deep flush upon
Hates cheek. aud Dick was bending
forward. speeches. and glowering
You won't forgive me. then?" asked
Tom pieadinsly. she will soon be
yours. and-and--and I've left her ev'
crytbing."
Blast you and your money" crieo
Dick, now upon his unsteady feet. with
| @ threatening gesture.
But Kate, who still sat with averted
gaze, put her arm across Toms face as
| If to protect him, and Dick sank back
sullenly upon the thwart and turned
his head away too Thus they remain
ed for many minutes. But when Dick
again turned his eyes to the horizon he
| could scarcely restrain an exclamation.
Far away upon the edge of the wa
! tiers was sail.
It then was hut tiny blur. but the
president eye of the sailor saw at a
glance that the vessel was southbound
i and sailing toward them. II the wind
held in the same direction, the shiB
would be apt to make long reach be-
fore going about and must surely pass
% near that thsx- would be sighted.
Good Sanitary Methods
are used at Jim Carriers for cleaning
clothes. Everything well lighted anc
ventilated.