New-York tribune., 1904-09-28
Ibe Blue Grfr1 Mystery.
BY j. MACIAREN CoBBAN.

The Blue Gum steamship was On her VOYAGE fror,
Australia TO LONDON With 10 passengers and a
considerable cargo OF mutton and wool There
we're two passengers that were The c,,,o, . 49,.
eyes and the thoughts OF all the rest and these two
were the Rev. James Garland and his ,-,,,-, -
II plain to experienced married naorI. ~ -
couple were quite new to the business of v,,arrta,.
& Iney ws+s presumably @ on their honeymoon. The
suLlPtloA NeS ulscOvered TO De correct nv i11S
clous natronS who made judlcoas ana Sv1nr ttbsIi,
inquiries Of the young wife In Is veil S1o tt
a number of people shut in toSafbe- A"1 T6 i tasI
nus tS-leVe us tedtum by incessant gossip
t3r tnis purpose godsend. and the discussion 81
if5 tloL eI.1uss the man and the did not
Men are so mercenary." sighed Miss Ncyvh,r,s-
TO Mr.. Dicks. the second officer ~ " ''7i
More particularly parsons" said Mr Dicks.
.tn, But there n was one thing especially which con
terest; II was suspected that Nj Garland treated
MS Wife no better than ne ought
"Oh. James, Don't, DON'T How, cr,,aI ,,o, ara
That was one Of the things young 1IarIow said
Il9o n Tau f overheard S and young NARROW ought
catch T the brides eye and hold it,
Ian Ocean the Blue Gum Experienced a srorr1 rTbe
SSlup vas II no danger, but the hatches had 10 be
come on deck The waves We6f Fos6 t0TSdds3 aSd s7o 20
IA IN Lnunaer on the decks and swished IN salt cat
whale The Bride dTTi3 tb f0rI an Ea5s 5s 1osa SI
to her cabin and once the cry came from it pierre
ty, Ing!y INTO tne saloon. Oh. can't endure il,
came forth and voluntarily explained
-. sAeS s afraid Of the storm he said. "and it has
We :I7I1s, are in the. the hands Of God"
. HyPocrtteE mUrmured young NARROW and the
others looked at each other with a lifting Of the
passed the wind sank the sea caned HS tbs sun
shone, and the passengers came eagerly on deck
moonlight night The air Was soft and baImy "I Mss
fr nc M 1irt9r Tsclined on deck ehaiT and gazed
tTacted something OF a tune from old flute. when
strldlng in among them and demanding in a husky
voice:
Have you seen herr demanded Mr.. Dicks. turn
Me seen her?' exclaimed NARROW. What do you
u thought you commonly knew her where
Has no one seen herr again cried the husband
/ casting his eye round upon the company. She
was in cabin half an hour ago. and now cam
hnd her anywhere"
with susgestious- Perhaps she had gone to look
az The engines; the ladies were fond o. gazing at
| !heZa through the ocean Perhaps ghe was hiding
| Bough" But behind all suggestions iurEed the
/ dark thought that perhaps she had gone over
hiding place in the ship.
| NY poor wife My dear wtfer' cried the dis
tracted husband She has not been herself since
| ''Shame." muttered young NARROW aside
| Where can she be gomez the husband con-
/ tinued- DO you think she can have gone over
| That's just what do think. SIR" said the cap
| tain. and there's no use now our putting about
some time later the captain and Others were
darkl! discussing the matter IN the smoking room.
The question is" nurmured the captain. "if be
| Wei said baId-headed passenger. who sell
/ dom spoke. If what I've heard be true he had a
What have you heard2'' asked the captain.
/ His wife told my wife in confidence. that be-
| fore they left Sydney she and her husband had
made wills in each others favor-in case anyt1ing 9
happened"