New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-26
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Edmunds the explorer upon the eve of his depart
tire for the k1ngo. Who she was, Wyngate did not
know. Il vas not, indeed. until he was seating
himself al the table that he caught his first glimpse
Of her bur that first glimpse left him fascinated
Nor was II her beauty that captivated him, al
though II 2 dark, fragile way she was rarely beau
ttul bur r-r1er The strange ar OF subtle mystery
that seemed surround her,-an indetnable hint
Of some W7-tul sorrow that betrayed itself in the
droop Of her ender mouth and lay hall hidden in
her big da-a eyes. That i was no common grief,
he felt certain. Tor vOuth-she could not have been
above FIVE and twenty-though il suffers deeply,
retains only -a-ely the evidence OF grief.
30, shar1eessy neglectlng the girl at his right,
he gave his tellers imagination full sway, and
began TO e.. Ire plot with his unknown Vis-a-vis
as MS her--- The story grew with beWIlderlng
Tal1dIty. and int@nt did he become upon il that
IS Doubt he would have listened the expert
enoe thai L-uunds was recounting had not the
extracrd-rz- interest which she displayed in it
forced him last 10 give It his attention.
It was, Z 'a.nk, the Strangest experience that
Rave ever ailntered' the explorer was saying
Is Nynga= --rned toward him. all the more
singular, Pc FPS. when II Is considered that L am
not now. ua- have | ever been. believer in the
suIernatu rai Yet / must admit that for this IN
cdent l haze never been able TO find plausible
explanatiar.
The ye--e. was, as think have told you, some
where on r-e Hest coast OF Borneo II was a hot,
humid n such as YOU find only in the South
Seas,-a night that was filed with red stars
taat 1unE .# above Us. scorching the air until
every hrea-- .re drew was sitting Ny cabin
msuferade So taking blanket / made my way
- me h1--ne deck. and lying upon II there
sought relief Sleep
Nhe'ler il came 70 me or not. even now | can
no. saE AI aat / know IS that sometime later |
puhd intt upon my feet and trembling like
man with alae D,stinctly-as distinctly as | hear
NY own voice now had heard a cry for help. 1t
cane tr9-1 The Of the port quarter some two
points north Of our course.
While ras still standing there the second officer
PASSED. ard deserving the strangeness Of my atti-
tude STOPPED and inquired its cause. | told
hil ana l-l edately he set TO discover if any,
one else had heard the cry. He found no one who
mad Moreover, the first officer on the bridge the
man al the wheel and the lookout were all positive
tAdl must have been dreaming. If such a CRY
Lad been gwen they were certain that they would
Id.e heard IT, To satisfy me, however the search
Ash1 Vas turned in the direction whence the cry had
seemed 10 come II showed IS not hing but a vacant
waste OF black, oily waters
- once more lay down upon my blanket How
tIS q time elapsed while ! lay there cannot say
an can tell YOU Is hat again heard d voice cry
w the same curious distinctness Help! For
90 sake help! il came from precisely the same
o-Ie'tlo as before-oif our port bow some TWO
points north Of our course
= his time was sure that had not been asleep
sllt IIdue my way 10 the bridge and explained
= me captain what had heard and once more he
searchllght swept the seas Il ebo,ad sc III, -
We lad seen before-blacl heavng biI1ov,s nj l;r
an r9's A''tieSsy and no But 50 strong
s. ~ iad the cry made upon me that even
MOI satisfied, and demanded that we
. eoUISe TWO points TO the north To tb;e
rcd n ~ mo %as inclined to be skeptcal de
90 was II charge Of the EXPEDITION ,o,Ue,,er
ad when despite his ridcule held ~ ,,i
Ee was compelled 10 Weld ~ my ueildhds
" For more than an hour we e,a.,,.,
Tat had directed. without result IL me curse use
'Fcnght pierced the n<y blacllness Of the n,qbt
~ am our eyes swept the black waters about ne
We found no trace Of anyone in distress a. US
ever just as / was curslng myself for sun
staous fool, and preparing to order our re,,rI
our i"TIner course the voice Of the lookout rang ,t
i'.Ee the heavy pounding Of the engines N0'
Boat ahoyi' he called
Where away: beloved the Captain.