The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-19

Pv HARRY e. CHAPLAIN.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

so! all right; not altered bit.
He asked after you, and told me to
remember him to you II l ever saw
you again"
Hes good sort, II Sherry" re-
marked Wilton.
HE wanted to know if you'd seen
Della lately
81 was just going to ask you il he
had either" and a hearty burst Of
laughter rang out simultaneously
from both men.
Shut up, you two idiots" I ex-
claimed land talk sensibly. If you
have got a joke there between you
pass it on and don't be greedy"
Wilton was chief officer in the
Anglo-Columbian line and had seized
the opportunity of his ship being
docked 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 a post as ships
doctor, and one day when | had been
kicking about Tilbury docks waiting
for a man who never came. | went
into the pub near to get drink and
something to eat.
II was just finishing my meal when
the door opened and a young fellow
hurried in.
"'Hullo, Sherry said, what are
you doing here?'
For a moment I 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 Archer! So you arel
And he shook hands as though l was
the one person in the world he was
most pleased to see.
| could see he was in an awful
state of funk over something, and il
the door opened he looked scared
couldn't stand it.
"'What is the matter with you?
l said.
$50, nothing he answered, though
his face gave the lie to his tongue.
"Then l made q chance shot WHO
is she?'
"'How did you know? he gasped.
Didn't know; | guessed. In Il
cases out-of 20 there is always sh'
mixed uls in the business
"Then l carried him off to prs
vate room, where he told me every
thing.
"Some month or two before he ha,
been out of sorts and consulted
doctor, who recommended a sea voy
: age.
ION looking through the shippin,
advertisements, he came across on
that seemed to be just what he want
ed.
1.-The Isle Of Beauty, Capt. Delislt
had accommodation for one or tw
passengers DESTROYS of taking tri
l TO or from Madeira-would leave I'll
bury in a few days etc, etc.
zone other passenger. gentleman
was also going the trip out, intenc
! ing to winter on the island, and n
E the days passed Sherry congratr
D lated himself on his choice of shiI
for she was a comfortable vesse
well found, and the living was exec
: lent, whilst Capt. Delisle was mos
agreeable, and Sherry decided to T,
turn with him rather than wait 70
another steamer.
when he came on board again h
went into his cabin without seein
). the captain, and before he had bee
;. there very long he heard voices i
the saloon.
THE captain was speaking, and hi
voice had bullying tone in it, whic
Sherry had only heard when he wa
upset by any of the crew.
: SHERRY felt a feeling of pity &c
> the wife rise in his heart.
g IF this happened when. as yet, h
had not seen her, what would it b,
come when he did? In the day
- when the whole affair was but
II memory he raved of her beauty, fc
u when he went in to dinner he was il
IS troduced to dainty little woman
l. hardly more than girl, with COLDER
q real, dazzling golden hair, and eye
: like the blue of the sky he had bee
living under for the last few days.
"The days passed, and the lilSin
he had for the captain gave way
+ Sherrys heart to wrath and hatre
= at his contemptuous treatment of n
wife, whom he declared to himse
was an angel.
THE day before they were due
the Thames matters came to
climax. Sherry heard the capital
bullying her in such fashion tn;
his blood boiled, and he vowed I
: himself that if he could only pc
suade her to seek shelter with SON
. of his or her friends, he would tex
her there as soon as they reache
u Tilbury, and then if there was a wa
y of releasing her from her husbar
2 without any scandal touching he
l., he would marry her himself and gi,
ed her the love she was now without.
of "The captains voice, which no
va sounded as though he had moved t
r ward the companionway, WI
drowned a moment after by the sla
" of the saloon door