Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-29

the gray OF dawn lay on the sea, dotted
here and there by the schooners or the
fleet, which seemed to be hanging in una.
air, as at the moment there was visible 10
the eve no horizon.
Don't seem 4 recognize nuthin'.-
"Mebbe shes got fever" suggested the
mate, briSkly rubbing his chin.
"Fever nothin'l Not after bcin' in th'
water half an hour. Mebbe she hit one o.
them wooden floats we left. Them dinged
liners keep on crowdin'- u.s. gruwled
Barnes, with a fisherman's hate for the
floating hotels. "Went BY aith never n
foot. See Ter. ies' like tn bankers wife
goin' 1 church on Sunday' A mile q min
ute; fog or no fog, it, All the same 4 them.
They run a. down an never stop. What
tn tarnation we goin' 10 dog She'll han 4
stay aboard till tn run j. over. | can't
afford L yank mp my mudhook this time o.
day"
"Guess she can stand three or four days
in our company, smelling Jilcloths, fish
Kerosene, an punk t'bacco."
"If " don't like tn kind Of t'bacco | buy,
buy yer own. | amt objectin' none"
The mate stepped over to the bunk and
gingerly ran his hand over the girls had.
"Cod's whiskers, Cap'n, thy's a bump n
big's a cork on TIL back o. her head She's
struck one o. them floats all right. Where's
the arnica r."
For three days Florence evinced not the
slightest inclination 10 leave The bunk. She
lay on her back either aSlccn ur with her
eyes staring al the beams above her head
She ate just enough ID keep her alive; and
the strong black coffee did nothing more
than to make her wukeful. NJ one knew
what the matter waS. There wa~ the lump.
now diminished; but that II l.oui,l leave
her in this comato~c state vastly puzzled
the men. The truth j. she mad suffered a
slight conclusion Oh the brain. and this.
atop Of all the worry ~he had had for the
last few weeks, wa sufficient ID cause Thu
Darkness Of the mind.
The final cod was cleaned and packed
away ~ salt, the mudhook raised. and the
schooner Betty Get her sails for the south
west. Barnes realized that 10 save the
girl she must have Il doctor who Knew his
business. Mrs. Barnes %rould know how 10
care for the girl, once she knew what the
trouble was There would bc some news IN
the papers. A young and beautiful woman
did not Jump from 4 big Atlantic liner with
out The newspapers getting hold of the
facts.
A fair wind carried the Betty into her
haven; and shortly after Florence was
sleeping peacefully In a feather bed. an
cient, i l. true, but none the less soft and
inviting. IN ALI this time she had not
spoken a single word.
THE poor young thingr' murmurcd the
moherly Mr.. Barnes. "What beautiful
hairi q, John, | wish YOU would give IN
the sea. ! hate ii. II il terrible. | ann nj
ways watching you in my minds eve. IN
calm weather, In storms. Pieces OF wrecks
come ashore. and | always wonder over
the death and terror back OF them
Don't y worry none about me, Betty. I
never take no chances. Now I'm goin' int
IN village an bring back tn sawbones.
He'll tell "a what 4 do
The village doctor shook lis prizzled
head gravely.
"She'S been hurt and shocked IA the
same time II win hc many DAYS before
She comes around to herself. Just lct her
90 a. she p~lcases. Only keep an eve on her
=" That she doesn't wander of and get lost
LII watch the newspapers and if come
across anything which bears upon the case
iii notify you."
But he searched the newspapers IN vain
Tor the simple fact that he did not think u
glance over the old ones.
Florence was soon able 10 walk about.
Ordinary conversation she seemed ~ nm
dcrstand; but whenever the past was
broached she would shake her head With
browning eyes. Her main diversion con
sisted q sitting on the sane dunes and gaz-
ing out al sca.
one day a stranger came 10 town. lie
Said ne represented Il life insurance com
pany and was up here from Boston 10 take
y httlr vacation. lie SAT On the hotel porrh
'hai evening, surrounded by an admirinr
The stranger had been All over
ne world % u seemed Tie spoke familiar
Y q y. Petersburg, Nadivostok, Shang-
hai, a. The villagers-aomc Of them-mi~ht
have spoken Of Boston. There werr nnr
n Two old timers among the audience. They
nag oecn 70 all these parts. The stranger
knrw what hc wac telling about. After ten
hE 81 M many VOYAGE hr asked IL there
~". \ good bathing beach nearby. Tie waS
'"ld hat NJ would find the most suitable
poi near Captain Barnes cottage Just out
side the village.
~ say Mister, seen anythin' III. tn
p"lcrs about a mi>sin' young woman1n
some one.