The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-04
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.urhen tassa, lot IL boz" was the reply.
1--WE have no other women OH; p ~ y,
except d crazy old lady that we picked ie'F's1
"a efasy womanl'' ; Lisa sfy cred
slightly. III \. 4. .a
10 shc IS quite harnless ne con
tined shc has an Idea that sllc Is ~
1tnhrry the Emperor OF China, ana 3Loru
here Indicating the GOV COY
ernorls with hts hand, has kindly l,,i . coI.
sentcd ID play TINT part for the tl1ne
being. 10 ease her mind. she I III M =
East indian servant Il monkey, a l1I,. =
parrot With her. It was the MONKEY q 81
TINT rave US the warning OF the po -
attack the other night that came 20
near being disastrous. "
IA boat attack" exclaimed the girl,
Yes, from your friends at the ,1Na iort.
sBroughton tried to swim out 10 warn
us but tho little boast got ahead OF nm ~
by Il few minutes. We arc Just as faulcn
Indebted to him, however, for his good
Intentions, 35gs
t}5asiThe sky lad already become slightly
overcast, and a low mourning began 70
make itself heard overhead
4 1--WE nro none TOO soon" said LISA :'s1
You can hear 4 Is warning note. Sl II ls
always heard here soon than any any
Where else, In this part Of tho island -,
4 &. 5 CHAPTER xlxx1.
5a3 Every, hour the sounds Of the coming
tempest became moro and more distinct
md dominant Great black clouds be- y
+ gan TO hurtle overhead, and rush rnadly
blythe bowling now low, now louder.
filled tho air. "a s5is il .
s., ut lis mot far or said Brent MS he
strobe UP and down, now and then 'ei
looking nlofttat the narrow prospect a.
$tordcd him. overhead
.S4 ny night "a twill be here In all It's
sstrxigtf was Isissa's reply. ,Jss
I 81 Bys&7 O'clock It seemed as though the
demon ofS%tlle storm was holding high
carnival directly overhead. The wind
9howled furiously, and the rain fell IN
torrents They could hear the crash
OF failing trees above tho believing OF
tho elements, and often one would be
born aloft only to fall into the pool near
by. "a
How deep is the water alongside OF
us ~ asked Brent OF the brown girl. as
they were all seated inthe cabin.
ut is said to range from GO to lso
feet, p was the reply. 1.-THE length Is GOO
feet, and the wldt at the greatest po'he
Is 4O0." VI II II III ~
W At that moment there was q terrific
burst y OF lightning, which made the.
lamps around L hem look pale, to be
followed the next moment by an an.
palling crash j OF thunder. The vessel
commenced to rock gently from side to
side. ~ s353 IN q.
'piG'ood God what makes her do that
exclaimed Brent, mot bit OF wind can
reach her. is. IA
ut Is the earthquake" cried I.isso. 1T
has come! Pray God that It may be no
worse than that. 5ti
All were silent as death. The Badger
continued to roll slightly but the mo-
5tion did not increase. Just as another Ft'r
| from the door which led \ to his miss
tress' cabin and spoke n few II ords 70
Fltzmorrfs in his native tongue.
Miss Brent,n said the latter please
20 to the old lady Babo thinks that
something has happened to her"
Entering the stateroom, which was
occupied by the brlde-elect Of the en-
peror, she was surprised to find her SIT
ting UP in her bed. IS
''Young lady" she said gently, With no
trace OF her former manner will you
kindly tell me where am and what IS
the matter? T seem 70 have been III ana
asleep, and was awakened by a horrible
noise and the rocking OF my bed what What
Is it?" ,3 III NJ b. 81
Mandeleine saw. In an Instant that.
through some myterious agency. she
had recovered herssenses. u
MADAM. /" she said quietly you have
been very III. But this is hardly the time
to talk OF what has happened You are
in safe hands on board OF my fathers
ship. we are anchored In sheltered
bay, protected from fearful storm which
is raging overhead. The rocking Of your
bed was caused by an earthquake, which
We have ali Just felt tho effects off,
S"But how did I & come? And whore ls
| the general, my husband r.
Medoleine saw that there was no way
out OF 1t, SO she said gently: X
do you recalL noth!ng?
5',Nothing ut all. Ny husband-my
husband was very ill---was no not? He
I2is not, SHE did not finish the sens
,tence. but scanned tho girls face ques-
Eyes, madam. T regret to say that he
Is dead" it
The lady raised her hands to hera race
for a moment, and was silent AID
"And T." she continued, have been
out OF nv head ? G dol not recall coming
here. cannot remember anything ex-
cept that my husband WAS very III
TIie tears were running down her
cheeks, but beyond that she made no
| sign or sound OF sorrow
Eyes, you have BEEN out OF your head
for some time. Wei, found you on
board n dlsmasted shin The crew had
LEFT the vessel and the only beings on
board were yourself, your Hindu ser.
want, a monkey and Ia parrot. all OF
which were brought | with you when
you were taken from the wreck"
t"Then you do not Hnow who ] am,
nor whence came?"
88"No, madam. we know nothing except
that your servant saiH that your hus-
band had been In India and had come
to some place on this Side Of the ocean.
he knew5not the name OF It. There. he
told us, he was taken sick and died,
that you were crazed with grief; but
We suppose that he had instructions
| from your husband MS to what to do