Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-03-16

room," she said. replying to my ques-
ton. II had been there perhaps half
an hour when the old servant, who Used
TO wait on me, came up and said that
my father was waiting for me in the
gardens. I ran down at nee, n fol-
lowed her to the mountain gate, which
the General alone made use OF. There
! met the negro. who said that I must
which Is on the cliffs. as you know. I
did not suspect anything; why should
I! My father vas often at the obser-
vatory with Mr.. Imroth. and I Inn
agined that they had some good news
for me. That was q child's thought.
had we passed the tunnel than two OF
the sailors ran up from the cliff road
and told us that the General had gone
on board h yacht. and that I must
follow him. 1t was a trick. Of course.
me yacht was waiting for me, but the
General was not on board her. l was
helpless in their hands. and we sailed
that night to join h Ellida-"
The Ellida! So that is the name Of
their ship. Imroth Is a bit of sage, IL
appears. Was not the Ellida the ship
of Frithjof in the fable. and did not It
understand every word he Stoke? A
clever hit. They would name him for
a Norwegian and neglect to be SUSPECT
Gus. l see the point Of 1t, and admit
his sagacity. He too you with him.
rot meaning any harm to you, but
principally to brighten me. Well. Joan.
l mould not have been frightened but
1T would be untrue to tell you that I
when most men lose their courage. ]
lost mine entirely upon the night when
they stgnalled a message concerning
you. ~ l had been somebody else, /
should have seen at once that it was
mere sound and fury. signifying MOTH
ing. You. I suppose. were comfortably
in your cabin sleeping meanwhile. That
Is generally the story-one OF two in
a frenzy OF anxiety, and the other
quietly sleeping. Let us say no more
1t. The circumstances will never
recur, l trust. II we live for a thousand
years-an unnecessary piece OF en-
pnaslS. young as my Joan is"
I had brought a smile to her face
now. and she began 10 tell me many
things about Imroth's ship which other.
wise. l am convinced, would neve have
been old at all. There were thirty-two
so.called passengers ON board, she
said. eleven of them women-and a
crew. as she heard. of fifty hands. The
smallness Of this did not surprise me
Here was a ship which rarely went into
port. a great hulk floating in the waste
OF the Atlantic-what need had she Of
men The fellows idled about the deck
all day. as Joan confessed, and at night
there were scenes passing all words to
describe.
we lived as you live In the great,
hotels In London. Ships came to us
frequently from England and America,
n supplied us with all that was nec-
essary. Mr.. Imroth rarely saw anyone.
but. the others played cards all day.
With the men. When he came on
Quarreleo. Then at night all the cabins
would be lighted up. and there would
be dancing and singing and dreadful
scenes until daybreak While Mr.. I'm
roth was on the ship. 1 saw very little
OF 1T at all. He made me keep my
cabin. and he was right to do so. When
he left us. 1t was very different. I
remember that a young Russian fell in
love with me the first day I went on
were others of whom I
cannot speak, n moments 1 shall
never forget. Mr.. Ross was very kind
but he had not Mr.. Imroth's influence
with the men. When he came on
board. Mr.. Imroth sailed for tho
Brazils. and the mutiny began. Some
of the men wished to go ashore; there
were others who would have waited
for their companions who were coming
out from Europe on a relief ship. Then
one night the alarm was given that
your yacht had arrived and was watch
ing US. Mr.. Imroth had told the men
all about you, and when you were
sighted, l believe they thought that
there were other ships with you and that
their n had come. From thai night
1T was was one long scene of terror and
bloodshed. l lived-I cannot tell you
Of 1T, Or. Fan: you would never be-
lieve what I have seen and heard"