Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-02-18
grasp from which escane was innoss;

SAo"hlS0u dL tIle neap OF dra perieS
ny the side Of the couch, watched the
swing ana sway of the room about her,
anu trled to gather her tortured senses
'osether Betty Lancey had never had
any imagination, but she was possessed
Always with the poise of six men and
IHe common sense of dozen She ex-
ahmed her hands carefully, and found
them without scratch or bruise. She
lett no soreness of body but a numb
heaV1ness of brain, and a confused
medley OF thought. She closed her eyes
ana again dropped into numbness.
ohe awakened from dreams of a
meal at LIE Roy's with Larry Morris
urging her to have just another piece
Of this steak, Betty, do"
by her side was small table, neat
~ spread with dainty linen, fragile
emma, and exquisite silver, laden with
dozen appetizing viands A negro
woman of hulking build was gently
bathing her temples.
THAT'S right, child" said the black
woman, open your eyes and you'll feel
better. open your lips, too, and taste
thls broth. It's so nice! I made it for
you, just the way Mr.. Francis likes it.
lie says it is the incest he ever ate"
Mention of Mr.. Francis" fetched to
mind the shock of an earlier hour to
Betty She suffered herself to be fed,
which the negress did as gently as d
mother might. With reviving strength
Betty found her tongue again. She
questioned her servitor closely
Have I been sick or drugged?"
you've been very sick, my girl But
this sea voyage will put you right
again. When you get back from At
RIGA, you'll"
From Africa? ?" shrieked Betty. ooh
where and why and how am 1 going
there? Oh, what has happened to
me?"
you're sailing straight for Africa in
the most comfortable manner posi-
BILE" answered the negress, but as I
tell you, you'll be sent home we'll and
safe"
Betty sank back quoted and dutiful-
ly ate for the negress. When she had
finished the black woman went away
and came back with steamer rugs and
Wrappings.
My name is Tyoga," announced the
negress, bluntly. Then she set about
combing Betty's sadly tangled hair,
and wound the braids loosely around
her fevered head. I'm going to take
you up on deck, now. Mr.. Francis says
you need the air.
Tall and strong as Betty once had
been the giant negress picked her up
as if she had been a little girl, and
bore her to the upper deck and placed
her IN a luxuriously arranged steamer
chair.
The glare of the sun on the water
hurt Betty's eyes terribly, but the salt
breeze refreshed her and the relief
from the smell of sulphur and the
sputterings of the electrical flashes
was unbounded. The surface of the
water was unwrinkled and sea and sky
were Joined without visible seam at
the iuncture. The craft on which she
was sailing was the oldest Betty had
ever seen. Not larger than comfort
able Yacht, it was devoid of rigging,
machinery, or even sailors so far as
the casual eye could note. All around
Dervaded that uncanny silence born OF
tha dearth Of human companionship.
Ty0ga pushed a little table covered
with books close to Betty's side, tuck
cd her round with the blankets, and
handed her little bell.
.T shall be busy below" announced
the negress, but if you want me,
ring"
Then she disappeared down hatch
wav Betty picked up the magazines
Hs+1assIv and found in addition sever
al current scientific journals in French
ond in German, numerous of the light
or American and English periodicals,
ord San Francisco daily of a date
several DAYS prior to the murder OF
Carisse WAYNE The yacht. for such
po++y termed it in the absence of any
r,ore accurate knowledge of the nature
- the craft, made good time through
tba water. It's soft motion, and the
o1are of the sun, sea and sky acted as
Gentle hypnotic and Betty, with
few final efforts for the retention or
oonsc,ousness found herself slipping
into a dream of wild unrest. once II
.aomed to her that the Malheureus
stood beside her, and then again Tyo--
go-she had hard shift to differentiate
between them, both were so tall' SO
bu11yinp so sombre Had she not heard
their voices in cultural converse
whose sylIables she could not dlst1n-
QliSh she WOulO nave tlIou5A Ii NAAS'I
the dual personality was but trick
of her rebellious fancy and that only
one person beside herself was aboard
this Yacht of enchantment or delirium
The golden day faded in a rainbow
clash Of scarlet and silver, jasper and
Jade. pink and purple and goId ana
Groom Pale evening, star-shot ana
misty followed in its footsteps. At IN
+arIya1s Betty reused to be fed, only to
fall again into her dreams OF Things
cbaotio and things incomplete. Then
-, - crew the dark gray dusk, with
tight and shrivelled little quarter OF
noon above them, Betty heard the
twang and tinkle of a banjo beside
her, and looking saw lie Ma. ene.a t,,s
deen in the shadow, picking from the
-. of the instrument melodies
s. 81 1 all the heartbreak and all the
v WI, of the world within their
a. the night darkened the music
o;~5 opd from the hatCh-