The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26

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you don't say sol How was hep
20! all right; not altered bit
He asked after you, and told me tC
remember him to you IL / ever saw
you again"
He's a good sort, is Sherry" re
marked Wilton.
HE wanted to know if you'd seer
Della lately"
Il was just goi.lg to ask you il he
had either" and hearty burst oi
laughter rang out simultaneously
from both men
Shut up, you two idiots" ex-
claimed, "and talk sensibly. If you
have got a joke there between you
pass it on and don't be greedy"
Wilton was a chief officer in the
Anglo-Columbian line. and had seized
the opportunity of his ship being
locked to run up and see me, whilst
Archer was young doctor and an
old schoolfellow of both of us.
well" said Archer, this took
place some two years or so ago. l
was in treaty for post as ships
doctor, and one day when had been
kicking about Tilbury docks waiting
for n man who never came, 1 went
into the pub near to get drink and
something to eat.
was just finishing my meal when
the door opened and q young fellow
hurried in.
Hullo, sherry said, what are
you doing here?'
For moment l thought he was
going to faint, he went so white.
then he stared at me, vainly, trying
to recognize me-
Don't you remember me, Sherry?
I'm Archer
Frank Archerl So YOU are,
And he shook hands as though 1 was
the one person in the world he was
most pleased to see.
l could see he was in an awful
state of funk over something, and if
the door opened he looked scared,
and was generally so nervous that |
couldn't stand it.
What is the matter with you?'
l said
%, nothing he answered, though
his face gave the lie to his tongue.
Then | made chance shot Who
is she?'
How did you know?' he gasped.
Didn't know; l guessed. In 10
cases out of 20 there is always she
mixed us in the business
Then ! carried him off to a pri-
vate room, where he told me every
thing.
Some month or two before he had
been out of sorts and consulted a
doctor, who recommended sea vow
age.
"On looking through the shipping
advertisements, he came across one
that seemed to be just what he want
ed.
The Isle of Beauty, Capt. Delisle.
had accommodation for one or two
passengers DESTROYS of taking trim
10 or from Madeira-would leave Til
bury in few days etc, etc.
One other passenger, gentleman.
was also going the trip out, intend
ing TO winter on the island; and as
the days passed Sherry congratu-
lated himself on his choice of shin
for she was a comfortable vessel.
well found, and the living was excel
lent, whilst Capt. Delisle was most
agreeable, and Sherry decided TO re.
turn with him rather than wait for
another steamer
When he came on board again he
went into his cabin without seeing
the captain, and before he had been
there very long he heard voices in
the saloon.
The captain was speaking, and his
voice had bullying tone in il, which |
Sherry had only heard when he was |
upset by any of the crew.
sherry felt feeling of pity for
the wife rise in his heart.
IF this happened when. as vet, he
bad not seen her, what would it be-
rome when he did? In the days
when the whole affair was but n
memory he raved of her beauty, for
when he went in to dinner he was in
troduced to dainty little woman
hardly more than girl, with golden.
real, dazzling golden hair, and ewes
ike the blue of the sky he had been
living under for the last few days.
The days passed, and the liking
le had for the captain gave way in
'herry's heart to wrath and hatred
u his contemptuous treatment of his
wife, whom he declared to himself
sas an angel.
The day before they were due in
he Thames matters came to
'iinax. Sherry heard the captain
bullying her in such fashion that
MS blood boiled, and he vowed to
himself that II he could only per.
uade her to seek shelter with some
= his or her friends, he would teke
ier there as soon as they reached
Injury and then if there was wav
y releasing her from her husband
any scandal touching her.
le would marry her himself and give
Ter the love she was now without
The captains voice, which now
ounded as though he had moved to-
ha