Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1911-01-19
BY F. a. mitchell


serted by their crews One was found
on the open sea under sail. the other
at anchor on a coast. These two are
all that thus far have been recorded.
1t remains for me to record Il third.
/ am n gentleman OF leisure given TO
yachting. am fond of cruising on
my yacht either with a party of
friends or single male companion.
During the last season ! started from
the New York Yacht climbs dock at
New York for cruise eastward along
the coast | put in AZ several places
on the route New London. Marble
head. Portland and other ports-for
fresh table supplies. then steamed on,
intending TO enter the st. Lawrence
river and visit the Thousand islands.
We met number Of yachts. for it
was in the season, and yachtsmen are
prone in hot weather to occupy the
cooler regions Of the northeastern
coaSt. Onn evening while Steaming
across one of those beautiful bays that
indent tie rocky coast of Maine we
saw near lh" shore a steam yacht rid
ing at anchor within a cables length
of The shore
Alec Wingate was with me on this
cruise. Alec was the son of a British
bar0net ana had domestic troubles,
lie had married the daughter of Il
colonel in the English army, a very
beautiful girl who after a couple of
wears Of married life during which she
ANA her husband had lived very hap
ply together suddenly disappeared
Whether she had been kidnapped or
had gone of with lover no one could
tell There was no evidence. ut least
none that any one had ever got hold
Of, TO point IN either uf these dircc-
tons The only other theory was that
she had b,eu murdered Wingate had
hunted for her alI over the world ana
had come to America for the purpose.
| had met him and having taken a
liking 70 him. begged him to divert
his mind from his loss by going on
cruise with ne
our course lay near enough to the
anchored yacht to enoblr MS to see
With glasses what sh" was; that is. we
could have seen any haas, people or
other DISTINGUISHING marks. But there
We're neither people nor flags. She
was steamer Yacht hut no smoke
was being omitted from her stack.
Her stern was at one time toward MS.
and what was my establishment to see
no name on her
We slowed Nj, expecting every min
ute to see some one appear on the
deck, but "itcr waiting half an hour
without any one appearing it began
to look ms If either q party had gone
ashore from her for some purpose or
she had been deserted The first of
these theories was not very likely cor
rect In the first place Mt least one
member Of the crew would have been
left in charge and in the second this
was perfectly wild coast, and there
could be no object for any party TO
80 ashore unless for water.
l gave orders to steam mp along
side the uameless Yacht The hour
was about in the evening. and fine
dinner was set in the cabin. A fire
was burning in the galley. Every
boat belonging to the Yacht was in m.
ploce In tho Iocl.ars +, t,,o ,fto, ,o.t
of the vessel were articles of moro ond
female wearing opnoror rho iottor a.
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-. - ,i7'''N 's'O-I'Ieu q uresS con
.,lu0l =" 'oSv" oou locker as one
''''' l,'''i '''''''Eeu 10 ms wire. lie at
once oe ,, via with varying emo
iouS' mere was pleasure at this evil
dence tha' ms wife az least had been
recently alive, There was bitterness
lest she might have been living ON this
yacht with pommour. There was
fear lest though ,e had So recently
lived. She had met with some mis-
fortune.
70 a.Iay this excitement told Win
gate thar De might easily he mistaken
IN the dress. but hp said that fl was
the one IN which be had pnst Iir.pd r.,
see his wife arraycd ana the only one