The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-24
Author Of out Of Russia. -

I am 10 see you; gladder than you are 70
see any OF us. III venture Ihere-
deary! don't cry It's all right
The old woman's voice dropped to
a soothing note For Dorothy, ali the
experiences Of the past two weeks COM
ing on her afTesh at sight Of wOman's
face, had broken down completely, and
was sobbing on Mother Joyce's ample
bosom
OH she walled I didn't know how
awful Il had been until I saw you. All
these dead ships Her voice died
I know, knowl I: was fifteen
years agOne that but I reminder
There, mavOuTneen, be aisy- Come
along down TO Mother Joyce's cabin
and nave your cry out
She took Dorothy down hatchway
some distance from the babbllng thrOng
into a cool and airy cabin
Sit down wild yees,T she commanded.
sit down with Mother Joyce and wape
II all out I understand, dear heart: I
understand
DOrothy's curiosity soon naz tered
her tears. and before long the two wO-
men were eXchan giug condolences like
old friends. Belonging 20 two different
social worlds. elsewhere they would
never have known each other. But ad-
venture makes strange companions
AFTER q while Joe tapped az the door
-Cap.n Forbes says, Mother joyce. 3"
he explained. '-as how he hOpes Won an
the young lady viii take supper with
Mother Joyce IooEed al Dorothy. who
responded promptly.
IN be glad TO come, Of course she
answered
An right. Joe. Wen come Their
as the sailors footsteps died away.
the old lady turned 80 Dorothy NV
dear. she essayed dlffdeutIy- ITS
cautioninE you ni- I must be It's a
4 bad state Of things fO- pretty young
woman Ike yourself were after hay
ING mere 50 u IS 'TiI you be after
marrying that younE man who saved
your lie and who's been so kind 10
you ever since the wreck
Dorotny sat I'D very straight. and her
Indeed. 7 am not" she exclaimed.
Mother Joyce looked more troubled
/ than ever IT'S not for idle curiosity
m asking. she continued. but be
cause are YOU quite certain you
and true he looks aud-maybe it's not
another chance your be getting"
Dorothy s. cheeks stiG burned. but
uneasiness tugged az her heart strings
the old wOmau's ~ ords-sornethi hing OF
grave import too Joe and Bill had
also hintcd something she did not quite
Marriage between me and Mr.. How
ard Is entirely out OF the question" she
replied quietly. There are reasons
that I can't go into now But I wish
You would tell me exactly what the
trouble IS. dear Mother Joyce. for
am sure there is something dreadfGIIy
wrong
Mother Joyce studied the girl for a
moment
Faith and I VIII size acguIesced.
/ Maybe it's all right IL is-if you re
certain you don't want 20 marry that
young man Of yours The trouble is
the plentiful lack Of females We have
here in the sea. You haven't seen
Prudence Gallagher vet. Shes the one
other woman here she drifted in alone
and half crazy on the ship Swan Two
years aEo- Her husband and everybody
else had been drowned In the two
years she's been here she's been mar
Tied four times"
-Four times, How horriblei How
could She
It's no choice she had There were
twenty odd men here and only Two
women besides her It's not much
about men in the rough you'll be know
ing I think Prudence had 10 make her
choice and make it quick She had 10,
orwell she did the best she could,
and she married two days after she got
here Six months later the poor crea-
ture was a WidOw-her husband killed
by a block fallin- from aICft and knock
ing his brains out The morning after
she married again She had 10, you'll
understand Six or eight months after
ward her second husband disa appeared,
and Cap'n Forbes declared its dead he
must be. and that she must marry once
more. So marry she did Three months
ago Mr. GalleEher's wife died-AIT- Gal