New-York tribune., 1905-06-04

of member of her sex caused spasm Of fury,
the fact remains that the patient reached for
his throat. and before attendants could inter
fere he tore open the wound and died almost
instantly. .sse -
The news of the tragedy somehow reached the
stokers' room, and that night a. lifeless hgure
was cut down from a dark corner in the coai
bunkers. Even the most intelligent of seagolng
superstitious, and the ships doctor pc
gan to tremble, nor was his anxiety misplaced
Before daybreak he was summoned 10 a caoln
de luxe. where a wealthy woman. traveiIlnS III
charge of nurse, had deliberately. taken an
overdose of morphine
From that moment officers and crew re-
doubled their vigilance, the doctor slept HShtIy
and peace seemed to have settled on the great
ocean liner The last night on board was duly
celebrated with the captains dinner. followed
by a dance on the promenade deck Ihe secon1
cabin passengers crowded to the ran TO Watch
the gay scene, and the deck below nome
ward bound Italians played their last games Oh
chance and sang merrfly. for on the morrow Ihe
ship would drop anchor in the Bay OF Napies.
Suddenly, above the blare of trumpet and the
crash of cymbal. the laughter of young girls ana
the swish of silken skirts, the hrsl oIncer,
watching the dance, caught the far-on thrilling
cry, Man overheard" Over the railing De
ported immigrant had leaped to death rather
than face the chill welcome which Naples helu
for him on the morrow:
Some years ago young Italian woman, beau
tifu straight, 1.-THE and strong. landed at Ellis
Island and waited for the lover VINO never came
The letter which arrived In his stead was never
shown to the officials. but the girl thrust IL INTO
the bosom of her velvet gown with an express
sion that made the watchful attendant snudder:
She had money. The boat on wh1ch sne nad
arrived carried her back. and the snip DOCTOR
became greatly interested in her case. She rep
resented to him a magnificent study OF a woman
scorned She never spoke OF her fannlly or OF
her future in Italy. and the physician ofteh
thought of her in the next rev years III IIct,
whenever a handsome italian woman Doaroeo
his boat And at last she came once more
little older, a little taller and stFalghter. DuI
beautiful as ever She would not speak OF ner
past or her future merely assuring the shlI,s
surgeon that having made enough money she
was returning to America TO stay Midway OH
the voyage she fell i'll with pneumonia, anu
when the physician saw that she could not IlFe
she read mis- decision in mis- face and asked LOT
a priest st-eTherc happened to he one on board.
and he administered the last sacrament Wnen
he came from the narrow hospital ne hahueo
TO the ships doctor a wicked iooKlns stlietto
THE girl was dead and With her the revenge
of Ave long bitter years. during which she had
worked and planned the death OF the man she
loved and the woman who had stoien MN from
her Five wears of plotting with knife in her
bosorn, Two hitter trips ON the boat from which
her body carefusly weighted. was slipped over
the ships side IN the dead hours of the night,
Some months ago young Englishman was de-
heart. He accepted his senteHce with suspicious
submission The ships officers duly
warned. but they saw no cause for alarm in his
conduct during the voyage III. ate moderately.
steerage passengers. and Sseelned' resigned to
his fate The night before s1heE boat docked
a number of the male spassepsers kYere dancing
on the upper deck Ag foonligi>t exhibiting their
skill in rough jigs and reels. Some of the crew
gathered round to watch and the tide of merri-
ment was at its height, when the deported i'm
migrant rose. announcing that he could out
dance the best OF them. Wilder and wilder
grew his pace, and one by one his competitors
dropped out. Then suddenly the circle of in
tereSted watchers him staggeT backward,
his hand cIutching at his shirt BOSOM The
chief steward of the steerage sprang forward.